Climatologists understand that abnormal weather is perfectly normal; there's nothing odd about the March-like conditions that have turned this vacant campus into a muddy, grimey puddle. Work continues on classrooms 8-11 (the English Department is moving back) so North Street is crowded with work vehicles.
Meanwhile, the new Wise Community Center is lagging a couple of weeks behind, so the center of campus is still a mess.
In a recent page entitled Valuing Intangible Assets, I noted that Proctor is many things at the same time, including a business. So while the faculty room is vacant and most doors are locked, pockets of wild activity endure. The Admission Office, for example, is flooding with apps--each of which initiates an extensive reference process. Each year, the ratio of wholly appropriate applications (meaning the profiles warrant serious consideration) increases, so the workload for Chris Bartlett and company is great. Here, he takes a moment for a spontaneous pas de deux with Guinness:
Upstairs, the Development Office is operating with the hammer down, as annual giving tracks 79% ahead of last year, with $523,000 in (and six months to go!).
New Yorkers! Start spreading the news.... We're coming to Manhattan for an alumni reception January 15, but where? You tell us! Use the Comment feature below to nominate your preference for an informal Proctor gathering!
