Fall classes begin Monday, and as this week comes to an end the campus is almost eerily quiet. I've become accustomed to the bustle and urgency of the open registration period, which became more bustling and urgent as Aug. 17 got closer.
But I know the silence of our campus two minutes before closing time on the Friday before the beginning of classes is deceptive. Next week will be like a volcano erupting as more than a thousand students begin classes and registration -- still more urgently -- continues through drop/add week.
I'll be taking part in the happy madness by serving on a couple shifts on our campus' "Friendly Teams." Those are the little groups of faculty and staff who will be stragically stationed around campus looking for that lost look, that uncetain gaze.
Anyone who walks onto this campus next week who appears confused or uncertain better be prepared: we're gonna get friendly on them.
About the blogger
- Diana Parker
- I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.
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