I was playing the back nine at Torrey Pines when I got the call. “Sir, HAPS President O’Loughlin has injured her ankle and cannot participate in the World Summit 10K next week. You’ll have to step up.” Just then, HAPS…
(I asked Javni Mody what it’s been like as a member of the HAPS leadership.) In 1993 I was still a rookie professor teaching anatomy and physiology. I thought I should spread my wings a bit more and do some…
Checking phone messages. “Hi Anne, this is Caryl Tickner from HAPS. I’d like to talk with you about running for a position on the Board…” Hmmm, Really? I sort of fell into teaching as a second career around 18 years…
Take it from the Money Honey, keeping track of HAPS’ finances is a complicated yet very rewarding experience. Elizabeth Becker has been the Treasurer for HAPS since 2008 and is still finding excitement in each year. Having said that, Elizabeth…
Our president, Valerie O’Loughlin, blogged recently about our mid-year meeting in Jacksonville. She explained how the Board of Directors (BOD) and the Steering Committee (SC) meet for an extended weekend to get a lot of work done. It was a…
One of my jobs as HAPS President to plan the agenda for the HAPS Midyear meeting. This meeting is an opportunity for the Board of Directors (BOD)and the Steering Committee (SC) to meet face-to-face to discuss HAPS business. We typically…
Most of us in HAPS thrived in high school, college, and even graduate school classrooms that were driven by educators who lectured. At the start of class, the instructors would walk into the room and begin to talk .. draw…
These past two and a half months as HAPS president have been keeping me busy. I am in the midst of planning our mid-year meeting for the Board and Steering committee, assisting the Jacksonville committee for the HAPS 2014 planning,…
I spent the summer traveling and thinking about new ideas for my courses or updates or changes to current ideas for my courses. It was a time of great hope and great promise. The first week of classes was a…