The campus has bloomed with banners, posters, archways, and pictures honoring the spring graduates. I couldn't help but take pictures, but had to ask Tinsley, my RA, what the banners said. Although each color represents a word or idea in Mandarin, taken together they say the future is bright and beautiful. That's the Mandarin version of "The future's so bright, I have to wear shades!" I told him I wanted one of the banners for my TAMUCC office, but he laughed and said he didn't think he could do that for me!
One of the students sat in on my first day of class then went to OU for the semester. He just returned and came to the UG class this morning. He went to church at OCU every Sunday (my OKC university). He traveled many places that I am familiar with including Arkansas, Kansas City, Dallas, and the long drive to Florida (in his case, Panama City where he observed a naked man jumping on a mattress in the moonlight!). I really enjoyed talking with him about the classes he took and the different teaching styles he experienced. He followed me and sat closely as I worked with each team and their pending final presentations. He indicated the opportunity costs of leaving the class were high, and he wished he could have taken it. That was a nice compliment! Another student has been talking about all the things we have been doing and all the things she has been learning with other professors (including one who "graduated from Yale"). She is now heading a project to videotape the presentations. One copy will go to the President, another copy will go to my Chair, Jane Lai, another copy will come to me, and they may use it for future advertising...although no one else will be doing the same kinds of projects as I have been doing! It's all a great way to end the semester on a very positive note!
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