A Long Absence

When SUU switched over to Google mail, there came repeated requests to consolidate all my Google accounts. I tried to follow their directions, but landed in one mine field after another. I had given up, thinking that I would never be able to add to this blog again, but low, and behold, here we are! We just finished a very busy week. The College is undergoing what we call "program review", an process mandated by the State Board of Regents to take place every seven years. We have been preparing for it for about 18 months, and we had three external reviewers visit campus just last week. There were several really busy days there, lots of meetings and conversations, but they left campus late Friday afternoon. One of the reviewers was my good friend, and colleague, Larry Davis. He and I have been friends for thirty years. His skill set and experience set him up to be a good reviewer, and my central administration agreed to have him. He came early (last Monday) and we spent some time together. While here, in typical fashion, Dr. Davis cooked up about three publication projects, one of which will include our Dan. We worked hard each day, and played some serious Five Crowns each night. Lots of fun. We concluded the week by taking him down to the condo on Saturday night, and then on to catch his plane on Sunday afternoon. That gave us a chance to enjoy some unstructured time, and even included breakfast at Weiss Deli (love that place). Dr. Davis is home packing for a couple of semesters abroad, and he has officially retired from his university teaching position. Amazing to think about. Everybody here is well, and Bubby and I are excited to head out on our own adventure in a couple of weeks, a ten day luxury cruise! We will (finally) be celebrating our 40th in appropriate style. Who would have thought we would ever be here? Buboppy