It’s March and the news is saturated with speculations about college basketball teams and competitions. A major part of any team endeavor is choosing your teammates. Whether it is a pickup game of soccer, a team project for a class or a research collaboration, choosing the people who join your team has a lasting impact.

I recently attended the Responsible Conduct of Research workshop hosted by the Research Office. As part of the program, professors Emil Hernandez-Pagan and Mary Watson described the objectives of UD’s mentor training programs and some of the topics covered in the workshops they offer.

Congratulations to the newly minted Doctor of Physical Therapy students who were hooded last Friday afternoon! What a happy event! I was also privileged to join the Graduate Student Government (GSG) business meeting and have a few moments to update the GSG on our efforts to improve. We chatted about stipends, housing and other topics. One senator asked me what I thought about recent activity with graduate student unions around the country. I’ll share my answer here because it is very much on my mind.