So last year Fr. Biondi had a little cocktail party type of thing for faculty.  It was a funny gathering in a way because on a campus like SLU you rarely run into people from other colleges and schools within the University.
Anyway…I got to talking with a colleague in Sociology and Criminal Justice (Katie McKinnon…an [...]

Another reason to be excited this Fall…
I was filmed for a new show on the History Channel called Clash of the Gods airing this Fall on Monday nights.  I was brought in as a consultant for the episodes on Beowulf, Thor, and Lord of the Rings.  I think those episodes start the second week of [...]

I’m running around trying to get my clothes ironed this morning while watching Sesame Street and changing a diaper…
I’m fired up today.  Today is Convocation at the arena, and I’ve been invited to walk in the faculty procession.  I like Convocation and Graduation…call me a sucker for pomp and circumstance.
Im sure a lot of my [...]

Tomorrow my academic year officially begins with the College of Arts and Sciences Chairs and Directors Retreat.  I always look at it as the kickoff to things, as in the coming weeks everything starts getting absolutely crazy.
Last year I added a post about this time of year, and “…that smell in the air…” as my [...]

Ive been busy as all get out this summer.  After seven long years we have completed the Kilteasheen Archaeological Project in Ireland, and we are now trying to put together our plan for the site publication and the post-excavation analyses of all the information.  What started out as a project that we thought would run [...]