I love this perspective on the PhD experience. #PhD #dissertation #PhDchat #PhDlife #PhDstudent #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #AcademicWriting insidehighered.com/advice/2021/07…

"My parents hugged my brother and told him again how proud they were. I think they were expecting him to return a man — or, at least, someone who wouldn’t lie about having dinner with the president of Sears." Marc Inman, The Sun magazine thesunmagazine.org/issues/548/my-…

My brother’s raw essay about experiences with our brother.

This is written specifically about bonding with new hires remotely, but has excellent suggestions that can be applied to managing all remote employees. I especially loved it since it's my dissertation topic! #remote #virtual #hybrid #leadership #management hbswk.hbs.edu/item/managers-…

This article really resonated with me. The world would be a much better place if everyone extended a little more grace to each other. We can start within our own spheres of influence. #grace #leadership #management @leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2021/08/16/the…

Dissertation manuscript = approved! Dissertation defense = scheduled! #PhD #dissertation #dissertationdefense #PhDchat #PhDlife #PhDstudent #AcademicTwitter #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter Academic Chatter™ OpenAcademics @PhDvoice PhD Speaks

My Dissertation Haiku After many years Of frustration and, yes, tears, I defend today. #PhD #dissertation #dissertationdefense #PhDchat #PhDlife #PhDstudent #AcademicTwitter #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter Academic Chatter™ OpenAcademics PhD Voice - Independently Run PhD Speaks

⚫️⚫️⚫️ Utah State hosts BYU this weekend in a blackout game! Ryan Olson and parker ballantyne preview the match and get you ready on this week’s episode ‼️ Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agg… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0NAXDS… Or anywhere else you get podcasts! #AggiesAllTheWay

I am so excited & honored to be a speaker at the United States Distance Learning Association International Forum for Women in E-Learning next week in New Orleans. Are any of my higher ed friends attending? #USDLA #IFWE

I was truly inspired by Merlyna Valentine and her story. DOME = Don’t Offer Me Excuses. #USDLA #IFWE

I was honored to be a presenter at the United States Distance Learning Association International Forum for Women in E-Learning. I loved learning from so many talented and inspiring women! #USDLA #IFWE

1/2 Today marks 25 years of Western Governors U.'s existence. As we celebrate this milestone, I reflect on our remarkable history. In just 25 years, we've become the largest online, competency-based university in the nation that has changed the lives of more than 250,000 graduates.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Class of 2021 with commencement in 2022. Both of us! So fun to graduate in the same month as my kid! Ryan Olson #USUGrad22 #Bachelors #Business #Marketing @HuntsmanSchool #NCUGrad2022 @NorthcentralU #PhD @PhDvoice PhD Speaks #AcademicTwitter Academic Chatter™

Enjoying one of my favorite places! #VacationYou #Sweepstakes Evolve

I happen to know that the director of the Bountiful Museum (my mom) has been working hard on this fun event. Please support the Davis County Museums! #Utah #UtahEvents #DavisCountyUtah #PlayInDavis #DiscoverDavis

I’m so excited to be a presenter at the Online Learning Consortium this week in Washington, DC! Any of my higher ed friends going to be there? I’d love to see you! #OLC #OLCaccelerate #accelerate2023 #highered #highereducation #education #onlinelearning #conference

I’ve been chasing them in every northern state in the US & finally saw them from my own front porch in northern Utah. 🥺 #aurora #borealis #auroraborealis #northernlights

Today is my 21st anniversary w/ WGU! I love my job, colleagues, teams, the work we do, and that I still learn something new every day in this new age of AI. I’m grateful for all of the many amazing people (co-workers and students) I’ve been able to interact with over the years.

Hey #SaintsOnX #LDSX #LDX friends! I am the new Primary president for a bow tie (2 ward) Primary. Anyone else’s ward doing the bow tie? What’s working? Not working? I’d love to connect with others to share ideas! ❤️💛💙