Written by Jeremy Hawkins Professor Matt Gage When I think of finding blessings in adversity, my mind automatically jumps to Professor Matt Gage. I first met Matt in 2005. He and his wife Michel had taken a leap of faith, moving their family of four from Iowa to Utah to begin working on a PhD. […]
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An Olympian Who Chose to Get Back Up
Written by Jeremy Hawkins An Intriguing Story 2024 was an Olympic year. I didn’t watch as much of the Olympics as I have in some years, but I did catch some of it. One story that intrigued me was that of Olympian Kenneth Rooks. On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Rooks surprised the steeplechase world by […]
The Puzzle We Call Life
written by Jeremy Hawkins As a university professor, I love graduation. It represents the culmination of years of hard work and it launches students into whatever comes next. In our most recent December commencement ceremony I enjoyed listening to Sonia Gutierrez share some thoughts as one of the commencement speakers. She is a remarkable individual […]
New Year, New Perspective
written by Jeremy Hawkins Living a Good Life Like many, I begin each new year with resolutions or goals I hope to accomplish. My efforts this year are centered on living a good life. This is a personal mantra I recorded in one of Lynnie’s gratitude journals last August. One area I find myself particularly […]
A Thanksgiving Reflection on Giving & Receiving
Written by Jeremy Hawkins A Good Story I am a sucker for a good story. As Lynnie and I discussed what to post this week, we thought it might be fun and fitting to share this Thanksgiving story from over 80 years ago. What Does Turkey Taste Like? The family always gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. […]
Choosing a New Normal
Written by Jeremy Hawkins It’s All Good! Lynnie and I had the opportunity to hold a Zoom interview last week with Paula Cooper, a friend and local Social Studies teacher. The text thread shared minutes before our Zoom interview represents Paula well and is a fitting way to start this post. Lynnie told us she […]
Pruning Stimulates Growth
Written by Jeremy Hawkins Cutting Things Back With fall fully upon us, the focus in my yard has turned to cleaning out the garden, winterizing the sprinklers, pruning things back, raking leaves, and the like, so that everything is ready to grow again next year. The idea of cutting things back to help them grow […]
Choosing the Light Path
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It’s Time (To Write Your Own Eulogy)
If you were to write your own eulogy today, what would you say about yourself? Family Passing On My last two grandparents passed away in 2020. My mom’s mom, Grandma Hadley, passed in July, and my dad’s mom, Grandma Hawkins, in December. You all will remember that we were amid a global pandemic then, so […]
Father to the Fatherless — A Dream Turned Into Reality.
Written by Jeremy Hawkins. Mathias Mulumba is currently a student at Colorado Mesa University studying business management and entrepreneurship. He is also a father, a husband, a survivor, a fighter, a dreamer, an entrepreneur, a builder, a believer, and so much more. This is his story. Long & Difficult Days Mathias grew up poor in […]
Blooming in Different Seasons
Written by Jeremy Hawkins Blooming Patterns The other morning I was out in my yard after a workout when I began to think about things blooming in different seasons. I noted that our limelight hydrangea was getting ready to bloom. Down the fence line, the butterfly bush was in full bloom already. Our knockout roses […]
God is in the Details
Written by Jeremy Hawkins Jade Jade Duckworth is a former student of mine, having graduated nearly a decade ago. For better or worse, Jade was unique in the CMU athletic training program – she is black and CMU is a predominantly white institution. Because of the relationship that Jade and I developed, her entire senior […]
The Loads We Carry
Written by Jeremy Hawkins Many Hats Two hats I wore at Colorado Mesa University this past academic year came with the titles of Assistant Vice President of Academic Innovation and Director of Graduate Studies within the Office of Academic Affairs. At a university, an Office of Academic Affairs oversees the education side of things – […]
Sometimes You Just Have To Go Through It
Written by Jeremy Hawkins Sydnei Littrell is currently a second-year graduate student in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program at Colorado Mesa University. I have worked with her as a professor and a mentor for a few years now and was grateful for the opportunity to interview her for this blog post. Inspired […]
Hurricanes – A Blessing or a Bother?
Written by Seth Hawkins Since he first started collecting house plans in high school, Seth Hawkins has been fascinated by the way people interact with the places and spaces in the world around them. Through a varied career that has spanned everything from financial planning and human resources to operations, product, event, and program management, […]
Headaches: A Blessing or a Bother?
Freaking Out A Bit I think it was somewhere around 5th or 6th grade when I got my first migraine headache. I remember it freaking me out a bit. My arm and part of my face went numb and I had a hard time forming a sentence. Since then I’ve learned to pay attention to […]
