It’s that time of year! I am again supporting Carroll University’s Giving Tuesday effort. Without the financial support of Carroll University Alumni, a Carroll education would be out of reach to many future Pioneers. Every gift, big or small, helps open doors for Carroll students.
It’s approaching six and 1/2 years since I left the Carroll campus and retired from teaching. Yet in the past 48 hours, I’ve been in touch with several dozen members of the Carroll Community, whom I have known for the past 47 years.
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Initially published in 2015.
Tonight, I’ll finish reading Meg Wolitzer’s novel The Interestings. I recently teased the student assistants that I’d love to follow the trajectory of their lives over the next 30 years, as Meg Wolitzer does with her characters. In some ways, I have been able to do that for past students by comparing where they are now (as conveyed to me via Facebook, LinkedIn, and campus visits) with the information I have kept in their advising folders — photos, letters, and occasionally even a paper they wrote. Recently, I was reunited with a former student (selfie available upon request) whose daughter might be enrolling this year and might even be assigned to work with me. So many memories were triggered by the Carroll chimes, familiar places, and familiar faces. Feel free to share your Carroll Moments with me.
Below are some photos from several years ago. Precious Carroll moments that evoke several stories about you!
Thanks for the memories and all you taught me.
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