Author Archives: richlubbers

Part of our day at Northrise University is spent in class.  We usually go to class in the morning, learn something, then go tour a manufacturing plan in the afternoon (a panorama of a quarry for a local cement factory … Continue reading →

Spending time in the guest apartment at Northrise University in Ndola, and one of the things that has most struck me is the commitment to hospitality that the people we have met have shown to us. It is always incredible … Continue reading →

You know, flying is fun, especially if it’s with people you know and love.  And some of the people on this trip are pretty cool.  I got to travel to Nike four weeks ago with three of the other individuals … Continue reading →

Currently in Organizational Behavior (that’s kind of an HR class on crack steroids), we are studying motivation.  This is an apt time in the semester to be studying such things, because it is when motivation is waning the most.  I find … Continue reading →

Spring Break seems to help the semester so much that I don’t know why there isn’t a comparable break in the Fall.  When did it start and who was the first to have one? In researching that question, I discovered … Continue reading →

Weeks come, and weeks go. This last week was one that I was glad to see go.  Midterm, quiz (in my hardest class), and a couple minor projects/papers.  The midterm and quiz were doozies, while the rest of the work … Continue reading →

I really want to play the guitar well.  However, it turns out that a large amount of practice is necessary to do so.  Same thing seems to be true for basketball, soccer, the recorder, and ballroom dancing, all of which … Continue reading →

One of the things that I love about Baylor is the nature of the discussions that occur in passing, in between the class times.  Last week, my wife was really sick.  We spent 16 hours over the course of two … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to write about the MBA experience here at Baylor for a little while, but this will be a more personal blog.  See, I love the church, and it’s hard to stay away from writing about a major … Continue reading →

One of the classes we have (get?) to take is Organizational Behavior.  It’s one of those classes that is really cool, except that the professor is obsessed with Disney.  Disney is not cool, Mickey Mouse is scary, and all of … Continue reading →