This is such great news! The PR department is so lucky to have you. We all feel so lucky to have you for Campaigns, and I know that many more students will now be able to benefit from your experiences.

Congrats!

Jonathan

It’s gratifying to know that my reasons for teaching are the reasons that you all appreciate me. I have to say… this has been a great day.

I still don’t know how you do it all, I remember wondering how you managed to find time to keep up with all the social media-ing you do (not to mention the teaching, working, mothering, etc). You’re one of the only teachers I had who is still actively involved in helping me in the job search, and how you manage to pay attention to the little details like that boggles my mind. I’m glad you’re staying at UO because you’re more than just a good teacher; the fact that you stay actively involved in your students’ lives is super awesome and thanks so much for continuing to help me on my search. Good luck!

Now we just need to write our book so I can become an in-demand speaker and consultant.

I am so glad that you’re staying. Students and all those you’ve mentored, including me, need you to be a teacher. You bring so much to the PR sequence, you make it fresh, fun, always incorporate new ideas, and challenge students. And your model is now being replicated in other places–I would never have gotten my job if I hadn’t learned to be the teacher that I am from you. I can only pray that OU someday appreciates your value and pays/treats you accordingly, but in the meantime know that all of us value you SO much!

I’ll go ahead and reiterate what your students and Tiffany have mentioned and say, how relieved I am to hear you are staying. I’m a true believer that everything happens for a reason and more often than not, we find that timing is essential. I think your heart has always been in teaching and consulting, but maybe you needed that time to step away from it and gain a second, outside perspective. It may have been the reality check you needed to realize that this is what makes you the happiest. You often wonder if something can make you happier or if there are other things you should be doing. It’s most comforting when you step away and examine your life and realize how happy you really are. These last 6 months must have been emotionally draining, but I think you’ll continue what you were doing but now with reassurance and a fresh mindset. Thanks for sharing your story with us. I assume that we in one point in our lives will have to take a step back and really evaluate our lives and career paths. If I’m ever in that position, I’ll think of you and remember that in the end, it will all be okay

I apologize for being somewhat Dr. Phil here, but It was what I was feeling at the moment! Heck, I decided to follow my heart.

I know most of us will be graduating in the spring, but maybe we can all agree to participate in an online class taught by you. It’ll be a social media approach. What do you think ?