I've moved back into my office

I am exhausted. I moved back into my office today after they installed the carpet. We each had to put a diagram on our door to let the movers know where the furniture went. We were told that if we wanted to re-arrange our office, this was the time to do it as the movers would do the work for us.

Well, I had thought long and hard about re-arranging my office because it has been the same for 2 years, but I decided against it. When I got in today, and saw the arrangement, I got some ideas of how I could change it so away I went.

To see the old office, go here: http://personal.stthomas.edu/clkluck/office/2003. I’ll get new pictures up when I can.

They are also digging a big hole outside in the parking lot. Supposedly they are installing bunker like rooms underground for the electrical system. Four are going in across campus and they each are supposed to be the size of a small house’s basement. I’ll have to get some pictures of that up too.

End of the school year

Well, the school year for me is done and Amy has just a little over a week left with her class. The summer is looking busy with our anniversary trip, Amy’s tutoring, and my working at STEPS (more on that later).

We are getting new carpet at work so I had to box everything up in my office and move out for a few days. I should be able to move back in tomorrow. It is now a slow time of year for me so I am able to finish up projects that got put off during the busy school year and start on new goals and projects for the upcoming academic year.

One of the projects I am currently working on is end of year reporting. I need to figure out how students interacted with our office and see if I can notice any trends. One basic item I look for is the number of students applying for jobs. We’ve noticed that the number is going down through our On-Campus Interviewing program while the number of employers coming to campus to find students is going up. It is not unusual to see that when the economy starts picking up.

There are not to many numbers I can discuss here, but if you are interested, I could certainly talk your ear off. I love data.

Back from Milwaukee

I have now returned from a work-related conference in Milwaukee. During that time Amy’s cousin Laurie stayed at our house with Amy to keep her company. The conference I went to was the National Meeting for the National Association of Colleges and Employers. I learned quite a lot and have many ideas for my campus career center in terms of technology.

I didn’t do too much in Milwaukee outside of the conference. A group of us went to the Milwaukee Ale House one night, and the conference hosted an Oktoberfest party in Old Heidelberg Park.

A few things I noticed about Milwaukee is that every tower has a clock on it, every church has a tall steeple, and the presence of beer ads are like no other.

Buddy's New Diet

We went to the vet on Tuesday to get Buddy checked out. She seemed to have a problem now and then with items involving fecal matter that I won’t get into.

The vet informed us that she was a little over weight and probably wasn’t getting the fiber she needed. She now has to be on a diet that really gets her to eat her greens. Buddy has never liked pellets and really loves her treats. Unfortunately we need to cut back on the treats and make her eat the healthy stuff.

Right now I’ve been giving her some Romaine lettuce and parsley. I’ve also cut back on the amount of food we’ve given her so that she doesn’t have the luxury of only eating what she likes. Usually in the morning she is hopping around waiting to be feed. Once I put the dish in her cage she immediately dashes over and picks out the stuff she likes and pushes aside what she doesn’t. The stuff she doesn’t like used to end up in the trash. Not anymore, we need to get her to eat it.

Yesterday morning, when I fed her I left the uneaten stuff she hates in her dish and gave her a few of her favorites. When I put the dish back she dashed over like usual, but when she poked her head in the dish she stopped, looked up at me as if to say, “what, that’s it?” and slowly made her way over to her hay stack for a few munchies. She was not impressed.

Yesterday afternoon I fed her Romaine and parsley for the first time. It took her a while but she started eating it and finished it all up by the next morning. Today she worked through it pretty quickly.