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CityU Library Reviews “Engaging minds in the classroom: The surprising power of joy”

Review by Jennifer Bodley, Librarian Do you know how to make learning joyful? My daughter’s 2nd grade teacher does. He uses shaving cream for math lessons. Consequently, my daughter loves math. She doesn’t just love playing in the shaving cream, but she loves doing math in the shaving cream! In Engaging minds in the classroom:…
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Meet Angel Gonzalez – CityU’s Veteran Navigator

In our continued effort to serve men and women in the military, City University of Seattle brought on a Veteran Navigator, Angel Gonzalez. Angel served in the United States Air Force for 10 years, is a proud mother of sons who are in the service, and comes from a long line of family members who have…
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CityU Library Reviews “Lean in: Women, work, and the will to lead”

Review By Carolyne Begin, Librarian In the year since its publication, Lean In, written by Sheryl Sandberg, has generated debate and increased the amount of attention on women in the corporate world.The book was on the Times best seller list for a number of weeks, becoming one of the most widely read feminist books. While…
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CityU’s MBA Sustainability Program Ranks Among the Top in the U.S.

As a top producer of MBAs in Washington State, CityU is proud to be ranked by The Best Schools as having one of the best MBA Sustainability programs in the U.S. CityU was the only Washington State based institution to rank and is proud to make this list. The concept of sustainability needs to be an important consideration…
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Persistence and Leadership: A Story of an Epic Swim

-Written By Dr. Rebecca Cory This weekend I completed the longest swim of my life. It was about 2.5 miles (swim distances are never precise, as you never swim a straight line) as I circumnavigated Seward Park in Seattle. Seward Park, for those of you not from Seattle, is a city park that is a…
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MBA Students Place 3rd at GMC International Finals in Sochi

This year, five of our MBA students secured the win at the Slovakia Global Management Challenge (GMC). As a result they were able to go on and compete at the GMC finals in Sochi, Russia on September 18. The GMC is the largest strategy and management competition in the world, with participation from more than…
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CityU Library Reviews “The power of habit”

Review By Theresa Gehrig, Librarian Forty percent of our daily actions are done by habit rather than by a conscious decision. “When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in the decision making… it stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks” (Duhigg, p. 20). Thus, the automatic nature of your shower…









