So, perhaps you're all wondering what being Chair and actually being in situ is like. First, there are a lot of meetings. I feel a surprising need to acquire a Blackberry or some such device. My brother-in-law who is also at the U and has also taken on an administrative position put it well this morning. We were at a day long (although I skipped out for other meetings after lunch) workshop for new administrators where we sat next to each other around a very large boardroom table in the very serious central administration building. At one point he leaned in and confided that he actually finds the "whole administrative thing remarkably enjoyable". I have to concur. I find myself composing memos in my head. And you know you're pretty much a goner when presentations from the U's internal auditing department about fraud are surprisingly riveting. As far as day to day operations, we are in high gear with classes starting on Monday. There is a kind of frenetic energy level which I love although I cannot see my desk and I have yet to finish unpacking my office.
Just to keep things really exciting we have a family camping trip Friday-Sunday.
