Piscitelli Who am I—and what am I doing in this place?

23/Th 1:00 PM Ritz

Title: Who am I—and what am I doing in this place?

Description: “If our goal is to motivate and retain the student, then we must pay attention to ourselves—our health and our well-being. This highly interactive session focuses on how to maintain balance and wellness in our personal and professional lives. Professor Piscitelli will guide participants in a discussion about how the choices we make help to define our workplace, affect our lives, and influence our future. Come prepared to share, learn, and examine how to tune your life-strings.”

This concurrent session is by our Thursday morning keynote speaker Steve Piscitelli.

A seasoned award-winning teacher, workshop developer, and keynote presenter, Steve Piscitelli brings energy, humor, interaction, music, and practicality to each workshop. His book Rhythms of College Success: A Journey of Discovery, Change, and Mastery (Pearson Prentice Hall) embraces the power of personal choice and addresses the often competing needs of college students. Through musical metaphors, the book shows how respect, responsibility, reflection, and renewal fuel student success.  

Steve’s latest book Study Skills: Do I Really Need This Stuff, 2^nd edition, (Pearson Prentice Hall) uses critical thinking skills as a base for academic success and personal choice.

Steve also wrote, produced, recorded, and released his first music CD Same Tune, Different Song. Some of those songs you will here today as he sings about the challenges and joys of both the workplace and the classroom.

Steve currently serves as professor of history, education and student success at Florida Community College at Jacksonville. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida with his bride, Laurie, and his canine companion, Buddy.