by Morgan Bortz | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Experience Institute
I’ve always been a ‘get it done’ kind of person. I’m usually juggling more than one project or opportunity at a time. I don’t like wasting time or energy doing something that isn’t productive. There was once a time when I had three part time jobs, was a full-time...
by Morgan Bortz | Jun 1, 2016 | Blog, Experience Institute
Two weeks ago, I was working on a project to help me reflect on my past two terms and plan for the third. I found myself struggling to find a common thread between them. I felt stuck and I couldn’t seem to make sense of it. It was hard to focus and I felt like I was...
by Morgan Bortz | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Experience Institute, Travel & Lifestyle
Beyond the day-to-day tasks and nagging time clocks lies a deep desire to help. To me, help is not just defined as making something easier or serving someone, but more the act of truly providing value and opportunity to one’s deepest need. This desire isn’t new, just...
by Morgan Bortz | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog, Experience Institute
Over the past couple years, daydreaming about graduate school was becoming a frequent occurrence. I would brainstorm through the 3 or 4 topics that I wanted to study, and spend time researching programs, professors, costs, etc, I even bought some vocabulary flash...