Week 8, From the Confines of the Office

15 November 2007

Alright. So yes, I have been remiss in my duties to compose my weekly blog in a timely fashion. However, over the past few weeks, I have been keeping busy with travel, visitations and catching up on work.

The last week of October, my associate and I spent time in Houston recruiting students from the Gulf Coast of Texas. It was one of the best weeks in terms of both our time in the schools talking and working with prospective students, as well as one of the nicest weather patterns that we have been in during our time away from Vermont. Now, as I write this, it is raining in Vermont and tonight, the rain will switch over to snow and we will receive our first snowfall of the season, something that is long overdue!

Last Saturday, over the holiday weekend, we hosted our annual Veteran’s Day Open House, which was a wonderful demonstration of the Corps of Cadets and Norwich University as a whole. Prospective students who arrived early enough were able to hear the drum beat of the Regimental Band and the cannons of the Independent Battery as the Corps marched in honor of our Veterans. Overall, I think that all students who came for the event learned more about Norwich and the college search process as a whole. Hopefully, they will choose Norwich as their alma mater, but if not, hopefully they learned more about what they’re searching for in an institution of higher education and they find the right fit, wherever it may be.

So as this week comes to a close, it’s time to head home for Thanksgiving Break. I have not been home to Massachusetts since the beginning of July, so I am ready to hit the road and head south for a week or so. It will be a well-needed change of pace and change of scenery to see old friends and family for the holiday. Then when I return, it’s just a short jaunt to the next vacation.

And, as we head towards Thanksgiving, make sure you don’t eat too much turkey; as you are what you eat!

Happy Thanksgiving.

Until then, I remain.

Tim