Well... Tom Levinson from Admissions emailed me back. He's concerned that they don't have a student affairs structure at Cambridge (which I knew) and that I won't have experience with the projects that will be going on in May and June (which I was wondering about too). Sigh. I think it would still be good for me to do something with assessment and planning--anything really. I tried to convey to him that it doesn't need to be overly student affairs-y. Hopefully he gets that, but at the same time, I do want to be working on a project that is relative and interesting to me. Perhaps he'll come back with project ideas in the next email or perhaps he'll just say no thanks and then I can move on. He did offer to give my information to some of his colleagues at different universities, so that might be good.
2017 - Year in Review
This year has undoubtedly been the most fast paced one so far. Like, unbelievably fast. I said numerous times that it seemed as though only half of the amount of time had passed. In August, it felt like April. In October, it felt like June. I'm getting more bummed about how quickly the days, weeks, months, and years are disappearing. I feel like I just got used to writing "2017." I didn't accomplish much in 2017. I taught some classes and took some classes. I went to work and helped some students. I was not good at all about writing my book reviews. I still like that idea, but, realistically, I know I won't be on top of it. I read 21 books this year, which doesn't sound like much to me. I have the goal of 30 books for 2018! Generally I feel like this year has been a downer and I hate that it's the second year in a row that I feel that way. There was stress around Philip's job situation. There wasn't much to look forward to. I hope I can get mo...
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