I just happened to type the date we started juicing (July 29, 2011) into Excel and noticed it’s exactly 600 days ago today! I can’t believe my beautiful wife Bev and I have been juicing for 600 days – this July will make it 2 years. In that time, I’ve lost 54 pounds – almost [...]
February 27, 2013
IT Industry Panel Shares Insights at UNG
We had a great number of our 350+ computer science and information systems majors turn out for the IT Industry Panel discussion at the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus. Seven industry insiders, from IBM and CareerBuilder.com all the way to local IT firms in Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Cumming shared their experience and insights with [...]
October 31, 2012
Computer Science at North Georgia
Beginning January 2013, the Department of Computer Science will operate as a separate academic unit from the former Department of Math & CS, and I will be serving as the first Department Head of Computer Science (interim) at the new, consolidated university. The new Department of Computer Science will house Bachelor’s degree programs in computer science [...]
September 15, 2012
Leadership article published in CIO Magazine
Last month, I made the transition from Chief Information Officer (CIO) here at North Georgia back to my tenured position as an associate professor in computer science & information systems. This month, an article I submitted to CIO magazine this past year was published. You can access the article here: What Would the Next CIO [...]
August 31, 2012
Teaching an old professor new tricks…
I’m taking a class this semester through Coursera.org (http://coursera.org), one of the growing number of university partnerships to offer massively online, open, free college-level courses to anyone, anywhere. The course I’m taking is Gamification – applying game elements to non-game situations. In my case, I’m interested in finding new ways to make computer science more [...]
July 31, 2012
Four Tickets into the Middle Class
I’m developing a theory that states there are four traditional pathways or “tickets” into the middle class: 1) Get a stable, 40-year job with a growing organization, 2) Be a successful entrepreneur or investor, 3) Have a valuable special talent, and/or 4) Get a relevant university degree. A colleague and friend of mine, Dr. Markus [...]
June 30, 2012
Investing Tips from… Yogi Berra?
This article is a reprint of a class on money management I led at Dahlonega Baptist Church in the Koinonia Sunday School class back in 2002. I recently gave a Toastmasters speech on these 10 points after a friend gave me a photocopy of the old handout I provided in that class, and I thought [...]
May 25, 2012
Leaving a Legacy of Leadership
Closing speech for the 2012 University System of Georgia L3:Summit Student leaders, university system colleagues, thank you for the opportunity to share this closing speech to what has been an incredible week of leadership training here at the L3:Summit. You’ve heard advice from leaders like Chancellor Huckaby, you’ve participated in training and team-building exercises provided [...]
May 2, 2012
North Georgia Network lights the fiber in Dahlonega
Today, I was joined at the podium by Senator Steve Gooch, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, NTIA Program Manager Scott Woods, NGN CEO Bruce Abraham, and others to celebrate the lighting of the 100 Gigabit North Georgia Network fiber project in Lumpkin County. All but two sections of the 260-mile Terabit-capacity communications network through 12 north [...]
April 1, 2012
Bringing back childhood memories
In a break from my usual technology-focused blogging, I’m sharing a few childhood memories conjured up this past weekend while coloring Easter eggs with my sons Alex, 3, and Max, 2. I am, however, posting this under Social Media, because it’s also my first Pinterest post. (See the “pin” for this article at Pinterest.com) Handmade [...]
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600 Days of Juicing!
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IT Industry Panel Shares Insights at UNG
- Computer Science at North Georgia
- Leadership article published in CIO Magazine
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Teaching an old professor new tricks…
Dr. Bryson Payne
Associate professor of computer science, former CIO at North Georgia College & State University. Respected academic, transformative leader, successful fundraiser.
March 21, 2013
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