End of Term

I have a cold.  I realize that news is not exactly earth shattering or unexpected this time of year.  But still, I don’t like having a cold.  You can’t go anywhere without a pocketful of tissues.  When people realize you have a cold they treat you like you are carrying typhoid or the bubonic plague.  Even close friends give you a wide berth as they make sympathetic little comments. Of course this time of year I am use to my faculty colleagues giving me a wide berth in the hallways.  Usually if they see me coming they duck into the nearest open doorway.  I try not to take it personally, I know the behavior is driven by the fact they owe me assessment data at the end of the term.  I send out regular emails this time of year subtly encouraging faculty to turn their assessment data in at the end of the term before they get away from campus Continue reading End of Term