Today was officially the first teaching day of the spring semester for me. I got my first look at how I will be spending my semester. Oh yes, it is going to be a wild ride. I have a whole slew of energetic, thoughtful and engaged students who appear ready to learn. Yes, this is [...]
Tag: NDSU
Quarantined!
Today I learned from a NDSU colleague that my message to her within the NDSU system was quarantined. Oh my. Apparently, my messages cannot be trusted to mingle with the other email messages. Apparently, in this instance I was recognized as a pariah in the NDSU message system. Where did I go wrong? When did my potential [...]
I herd that! ;-)
I didn't go to Frisco to see the Bison play in the championship game, but it doesn't mean I wasn't there in spirit. I know so many folks were likewise there in spirit. But when the Bison emerged victorious and clinched the championship title I can tell you that the cheer that arose from not [...]
The merriment of it all…
I did a bit of shopping about town last night after the Bison football game and I have to tell you, there is a merriment about town. Something about combining the joy of the holiday and the ecstasy of the Bison playing in the championship game has folks fa la la-ing in a way that [...]
Fly away…
Today another flock of my little birds officially leave the nest and fly away to new adventures. While I understand that was always the goal, I can't help but be a little sad each time another group of my students leave to pursue the next chapter of their lives. I miss them when they fly away. But [...]
Disparity…
I recently became aware of a fairly significant disparity between the base budgets for NDSU and UND. I must confess that I do not pay all that much attention to those sort of things...mostly I just pay attention to what I get paid and whether the funds to complete Minard Hall will be allocated. I [...]
How about them Bison??
Today, I have to give NDSU's Football Team its due. How about them Bison?! They are having a fabulous season; and, as a person who is essentially still in her infancy as an engaged supporter I am thinking that I came to the field at just the right time. They have been on fire all season [...]
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