Dr. Colleen Robb

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Student Presentations – Three Ways to Up the Stakes For Students

By drcolleenrobb on February 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Ah… student presentations.  Most of us as professors use student presentations as an exercise where students demonstrate 1) their mastery of the topic and 2) their communication skills.  Most of the students […]

Corrections

By drcolleenrobb on January 21, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

These corrections are related to the post 20 Surprising Spelling Mistakes From College Seniors. The corrected statements are pasted below the original statement and marked with a bold font. I don’t want […]

Encouraging Creativity In Your Students

By drcolleenrobb on January 15, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

In my Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, I often find that students are a bit intimidated by some of the creativity exercises we do in class.  Research shows that as students move through […]

Research Motivation – An in class exercise

By drcolleenrobb on January 11, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Do your students ever moan and grumble about research projects?  Do you occasionally put them into teams for research projects?  Do your students perhaps not seem to grasp the importance of inquiry? […]

Fundraising Declines Are a Symptom That Something Else is Wrong

By drcolleenrobb on January 10, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

I was having lunch this past week with two intelligent and highly-educated women who also shared my passion for nonprofit strategy.  They were working on building a series of workshops designed to […]

Four Words That Entrepreneurs Should Never Use

By drcolleenrobb on January 8, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

One of the key success factors of entrepreneurship is the ability to communicate. An entrepreneur needs to be able to communicate their business concept, their offering, and their value in quick and […]

Over 20 Surprising Spelling Mistakes from College Seniors

By drcolleenrobb on January 8, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Can you spell graduation without a computer? A college senior probably couldn’t. I remember what shocked me the most when I began teaching college students – their poor grammar and spelling skills. […]

They Stole My Name! Or did they?

By drcolleenrobb on January 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

This week, I headed down to our local business incubator to participate in their Morning Mentoring. It is kind of like a version of speed dating, but designed so that entrepreneurs can […]

Hi, here is my blog… read it

By drcolleenrobb on January 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

I love my friends dearly. I adore many of the folks I have business relationships with. I truly care about what these individuals think, feel, and desire. I am one of those […]

Great Teams Give Credit Where Credit is Due

By drcolleenrobb on January 6, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Last night one of our student entrepreneurship teams met with a self selected group of mentors (myself included). This group’s mission is to help this student business prove their concept in order […]

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