tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92122646635641389192012-01-17T13:20:55.491-06:00Guild Directorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914861404912142339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212264663564138919.post-73240631826533976842009-05-13T12:07:00.001-05:002009-05-13T12:08:23.120-05:00

OK, most of my blog readers have switched to Facebook. It is an easier way to stay up to date. See you there!

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The snow is deep.

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I have the competence and interest in resolving everything on my list, just a lack of time.

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Today marks the first of several Harre Union Grand Opening events - so I'll be over there a couple times today.

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The day is open, so I will stay on track and get caught up!

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I took Wednesday off to go to the dentist and how I'm back working double time finishing a board report and preparing for tonight's BOD conference call.

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For 20 years Valpo has taken MLK Jr day to celebrate and reflect with a day full of activities.

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Classes were canceled after 4 pm yesterday which allowed me an early start to a hair-raising drive home.

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Forgot yesterday - brain must have been frozen with the sub-freezing temps. Today I will trek to the Harre Union to meet with Stamats - the firm doing Valpo's marketing audit.

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In spite of the cold, I walked to Chapel to attend the debut of a global worship service at Morning Prayer.

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We're in the process of mailing a letter, written by Kristy P, to non-member recent grads which, I think, really sums up reasons for connecting to the Guild.

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Over the past few days I have been taking the time to make some connections that I always think about making, but never take the time to do. It is rewarding and I may need to do it more often!

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The newsfeed at the right shares the exciting news about the new Harre (HAHR'-ree) Union, but words can't describe how great this space is and will be for VU (Thank you Guild for the $89,000 Nat'l Project donation which funded a stage in the dining area!).

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It is the last day of Christmas and we will attend Whiting's 12th Night program (where they burn the trees) tonight.

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I'm going to try something new: one sentence blog entries.

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It has been awhile. It reflects that I haven't had a spare moment for some time. Things are looking up and more posts will be coming out soon!

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The week is like a baseball game with Monday being the top of the first inning. Baseball of course is on my mind as the Brewers are going to the playoffs! Yeah! I'm disappointed in the Packers, but at least we have one Wisconsin team to cheer about today! Busy, busy time ahead in the office. Spent the weekend getting caught up on work and home stuff, so at least I'm entering the week at pace

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The campus will celebrate Founders Day with a special morning prayer service followed by CAKE! I hear the Crusader is on the loose and there is some contest to find him... hmmm... The Student Alumni Association are excited about the plans for the day and have worked hard to make this a fun event that students notice. For those of you who keep track of these things...this would have been

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It was on my radar, but it happened quickly. Last week the Guild had its web design updated to complement the University's pages. It looks good and I'm especially pleased with the CWC page. The next step there is to get the CWC e-mail template ready so we can send a mass e-mail out as a Save the Date. No save the date postcard this year, but frankly I don't think it is necessary. AlumniNews

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The flooding is down, but it has been a crazy week in NW Indiana. I'm thankful that my biggest inconvenience was having to find a new route to work. My house didn't blow up, my house isn't two stories under water, my car is working. Yesterday I had the honor of taking my father-in-law to his 69th high school reunion. A great gang. They are planning the 70th! We're saddened by the Packers

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The rain didn't bother me for the first 72 hours. It gave me the motivation to get things done around the house - which I did. My goals were to take out all of the recycling (87% complete and the bin is full with newspapers, mags and kitchen garbage), do all the laundry including bedding, towels and clothing (90% complete - unfortunately we keep wearing clothes...so this is a losing battle),

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The weather is so similar today as it was seven years ago when we were all rocked by the events of September 11. Today's freshmen were 11 or 12, soon college students will not have any vivid recollection of that day. Flags fly lower, we feel lower. Somethings you can't forget.

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Had to take the car in for a repair today. At least it is under warranty. Going to the car doctor - as Robby and I call it - is one of my least favorite things to do. Unfortunately I have to do it more often than most because of the miles I put on my car. At least I have a nice rental. I'll have lunch today with KZ. The day is otherwise meeting free, so I hope to chip away at the to dos -

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The Tellers meeting took only 3 hours! A huge relief considering the nightmare we had in 2006 where we were there for 7 hours and didn't finish! Boy, the lessons we have learned. Our nine tellers from the Chicagoland area did a great job. The results will be public after the Guild Board verifies the report at their Oct meeting. Stay tuned for the results that will be announced at the annual

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It has almost been six months and we're still working on the plantar wart. Today the doctor suggested that we could cut it out, however I'd have a hole in my foot that could take 3 weeks to heal. Since I'm serious about getting some exercise and September is a comfortable month to exercise inside or out, I'm going to put off that step. I figure that by November I'll need to put my feet up!

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After days and days without rain, it looks like we're in for a soaker today. This may help the last of my zucchini up at the WI farm grow. All summer my father-in-law and I have a running joke about the zucchini. It is not his favorite, but is seems to be the one thing that we grow best. So far I have kept up with the supply - freezing casseroles, making zucchini brownies and zucchini crisp.

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You'll see that I added a new feature on the right ---> that gives Valparaiso University headlines. Thought that could be fun. I registered for Homecoming West and Homecoming yesterday. Homecoming will be pretty awesome with musician Mark O'Connor playing. Rick and I have scheduled a date night! I wasn't planning to attend Homecoming West in San Diego, but I'm glad that I am. I'll leave

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I'm tracking Rebecca's (Guild member and good friend) spontaneous roadtrip to Memphis after Gustav came to visit her hometown. Glad she is safe! We hired a marketing intern yesterday named Ashley. I thought we'd be without one this semester, but glad that a talented student surfaced. Looking at her projects, she will be busy!A lot of time is being consumed with Inauguration planning and report

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This post's title is how the President started his Opening Convocation speech. These words echo as each day we begin. We begin again. Robby's illness was short lived, so the weekend plans went forth. I think it may be a new tooth? He is in a significant growth spurt and has complained more than once that his legs hurt.The details for the Tellers meeting are in place: Schaumburg, IL at 1 pm

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[Play game show loser music.}Robby is sick. Home.

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My prayer continues to be that God will provide time for everything needing to be done.We're taking Robby to his first Packer game Thursday, then to the County Fair on Friday, then to his Summer Reading program awards event Sat, then to the 150th Campus Kick-off Sunday.Whew!

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Convocation takes place at 11. Heckler gave us a preview of his speech yesterday at staff meeting. He asks himself each day how he will serve Valpo's mission. Each word is precious in the statement. This guy gets Valpo. We welcomed our new student employee Christiana. She is a freshman (can we keep her 4 years?). In personal news, I taught Robby a game. I say, "I one the goldfish." He

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First, I had a great time at the Academic Overture! There were more people there than usual...or maybe I have just left too early in the past. This annual event gets administrators and faculty together. Music, food, catching up...a great time. The rest of the weekend was pretty good. I'm feeling a little foggy - stress? lack of sleep? If you have a chance, check out Valpo's new homepage!

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Had four meetings on Thursday - three related to the Inauguration. The third of three included President Heckler to give him a run down on the plans to date. So far, so good! The fourth meeting was about the University's new web design. So many people have worked SO HARD on this. It should be launching any day (hour?) now. I also saw a preview of a new online community for Valpo folks (

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Our vacation to Lake Superior is still on our minds. We attended a show at the Big Top - a "Praire Home Companion" style theater. We have purchased a few of the CDs of past performances - including "Riding the Wind" a show we saw performed during vacation. One song is about ferrying over to LaPointe - the main village on Madeline Island. The words are something like "Over to Old LaPointe..."

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The inauguration planning is in full swing. I'm involved with hospitality and logistics - a fitting and exciting role. Now, if I could only find time to finish those summer projects. The campus is a buzz as the students have already started to return. They are finding a new football field, the Union landscaped (ready to open in January), new parking lots and generally a beautiful campus. The

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"Shark Boy" and his Amazing Parents are back from a much needed and much enjoyed vacation. Robby chose our new title. In every way did we have fun: kayaking, canoing, swimming, exploring, hiking, touring, ferrying, eating, napping, reading, etc. It was good to get back in touch with myself, my family and my dreams.

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Specifically, I asked God to "open enough time in my day to get what must get done, done." Here and there, there have been pockets where I have been able to focus - Rick taking Robby for the day, a free evening, a day or so away so I could read a book I was assigned to read. THANK YOU, LORD! I'm also thankful for the energy I have been given. I'm almost hyper. I'm thankful for those in my

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It has been a good weekend. I was down in my hometown. After lunch with my longest friends (we've been friends since before we could talk!) I attended a memorial service for the husband of a Guild member. They used to live in my hometown, then moved to NC for retirement. It was a 6 degrees of separation moment. Got to catch up with another Guild member while there. Then...the main reason

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Those who know me, know that when there are no posts to the blog, there is just no extra time in my life. Forgive the lack of update. I'm excited to announce that Karen started on June 30 as the Guild's new admin assistant. She has been thrown into the fire as we're behind on getting the Annual Commitment Plan stuffed and mailed (though, we are making steady progress). Many chapters waiting

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This morning I felt sandwiched between the alarm clock buzzing alternating with feet kicking my back. These longer summer days are meaning less sleep for me at night! Tonight Robby starts soccer camp!

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Have those of you who watch the "amount raised" on Goodsearch.com noticed that June appears to be the best month yet? It may be attributed to promoting it to parents and students at FOCUS. If every parent, student, alumni and friend of VU used goodsearch for the Guild, we would be unstoppable! We're getting the ACP ready: ballots, stationery, inserts. I'm feeling quite behind on it all...but

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This week has been better than last week. Pieces are falling into place and my productivity is at 110%. I had lunch with a good friend which was a special treat. Gotta get back to work!

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Hello -Today brings the following:- First day without Diane. - First FOCUS 2008.- Lots of RUNNING AROUND- Dodging more potential rain (this has been weird!)Valpo started a summer walking program for employees to encourage us to get 10,000 steps a day. I'm guessing today it won't be a problem.

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I just love Facebook. This virtual social network thing makes it so easy to stay in touch with so many random people! The Guild Advisory Team recognized that local groups meeting on a monthly basis wasn't going to last, but didn't exactly know what would replace that. It seems that we have an answer. Although the bugs haven't been worked out and there is so much to learn, the Guild is ahead

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Last week left plenty of room for improvement. First, I was in meetings 3 of the 5 days...which prevented me from completing my Board report and other must dos. (making me feel behind this week). There was a time when I could take home work with me and get it done, however right now that is not possible as I am busting my butt from the time I get up (about 5:30 am) until I go to bed (about 10:

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Robby found most of the parts of his 2006 Halloween costume, when he dressed as a cowboy, and decided to wear it to school. He has practically outgrown it all, but we decided to let him squeeze into it one more time. His horse, Cookie, was left in the stall (aka his cubby) during class.Mrs. Harre did a great job at the luncheon. I was disappointed with the number of NO SHOWS. Some suspect

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We learned that, as of yesterday, we have 668 members - last year's total. So every membership we receive between now and June 30 will add to the first increase in Guild members in years. We're wrapping up details for the Senior Lunch. Mrs. Harre will speak. I wish there were more students attending. I think they have a lot going on this senior week and the students are having to pick and

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Moms will appreciate this link!

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It is weird how every day this week felt like Thursday, but now that it is Friday I'm saying "eek!" So far I'm on track with my to-do list. Diane is out today. Tonight I'm going to the boss's for dinner to celebrate with some outstanding seniors who have worked in OIA over their college career - including some Guild student employees.We're headed to Wisconsin for the weekend. The man who

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As a fan of good customer service (I love to receive it and TRY to give it), this story was touching and motivating:http://www.stservicemovie.com/

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Friday I went back to the podiatrist for more torture. He says we've almost gotten the wart taken care of. Please God. I ended up working from home Friday, as able, because the pain is distracting. Otherwise the weekend was great. It was a real weekend with few plans. Rick went to his dad's to do a lot of yardwork, Robby and I stayed home. We went to the zoo yesterday which is one of our

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Lots going on. Here is a bulleted list:- Our outcomes video (being created by an intern to be shown at our annual meeting during Homecoming) is coming along great. Maybe I'll post it here in the fall?- Candidates have been chosen for the 2008 ballot (announcement May 1ish...)- Linda was in the office and we created an agenda for the May 31 BOD meeting.- Had an AWESOME time hanging with the

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Countdown Clocks at WishAFriend.com

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to make time stop for a second!?! Seriously, time is flying like sand through an hour glass. It is after 4? It feels like it should be noon! And, I don't think that I should still be on my first to do of the day, still! I've gotten all sorts of stuff "done" today...just not what I had planned! That said, one event that I've been doing the dets (details) for is a wine and cheese gathering for

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I found this on another blog. Those who know me know that I'm constantly mixing up words. Maybe, English isn't my first language! Why English is so hard I will be curious to see if anyone needs a translation or clarification on these!Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn:1) The bandage was wound around the wound.2) The farm was used to produce produce.3) The dump was so full

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When I awoke, I had been dreaming (or nightmaring) that I was chosen to represent the faculty and staff at a tribute to President Harre. My charge was to give a speech in front of the entire Valparaiso University community. As usual, my inspiration came late: about an hour before speech time. But, since the entire Valpo community was there, everyone was stopping to chat. And, for some reason

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Yes, we survived our earthquake - my first! At 4:46 am I felt the earth move. With trains always going by near our house, I'm used to a certain level of vibration, but today felt different. I knew I wasn't going wack-o when Rick confirmed he felt it too. We went right back to sleep, but I was excited to confirm that our experience was an earthquake when I checked the news.I found this on

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Today is the Celebration of Undergraduate Research on campus, to which the Guild provides funding. I plan to get over to the Christopher Center to see the projects that the students participated in this year.We had a "cake emergency!" I got to bake a cake last night, then Diane brought the frosting and delivered it. It was a team effort! Sometimes you do what you have to do.The web conference

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Planning this web conf is as intense as planning conv!

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The Guild is excited to present its web conference on April 13...but the details to get there may be the death of me! Ha! Today I will be entrenched in the details. I think we're ok on the presentation end. We have good help from IT, so all the techno-mumbo-jumbo is not for me alone to figure out. Now the trick will be getting the participants prepared. I fear that they will want to attend,

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You'll see that I added a link to goodsearch.com at the right. This site will give the Valparaiso University Guild one penny per search. Just visit goodsearch.com and make sure that "Valparaiso University Guild" is your designated charity. Buying online? Check out the many, many retailers that will give the Guild a percentage of your purchase if you connect through goodshop.com. Let's face

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Good news! 10,000 sheets of stationery ordered today; 110 people completed the web conference survey; our 77th anniversary is in 11 days; we received 30 Guild Campus Gift grant proposals; 2 new members yesterday; 1 more chapter closed its bank account; 1 member was elected mayor of her town. A good day for the Guild!

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Something seriously got into me this weekend! I basically cleaned the entire house. We don't even have company coming!!! I picked up, dusted, vacuumed AND windexed windows/picture frames!!! I usually only do one of the above per quarter! It feels good. Now when I go home, I have manageable household tasks and I feel like doing them because I can look at the parts needing to be done rather

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Today the price to ride the Indiana Toll Road went up. Of course, the Indiana Toll Road neglected to really tell anyone. I searched and found an article posted in the NWITIMES on 3-29. In 2006 our Governor leased the Toll Road to a foreign company for the next 75 years. The state received $3.8 billion. Soon after the deal was inked, the company started installing the transponder readers.

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It was hard for the Class of 2008 to imagine that in 50 days they will be Valpo graduates when there was snow falling yesterday. Though spring has arrived, warm weather seems far in the future. Could May commencement be around the corner?Yet hundreds of seniors attended the "Grad Finale" in the CCLIR. I was there letting them know that they can give back directly to Valpo students through the

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As has become my tradition, I came into the office on Good Friday to CLEAN. Robby has daycare, so he has a place to go and I have the office to myself. Since moving 16 months ago, I had YET to unpack some boxes. The work was well worth it. I love feeling organized! While in the office, I was walking around barefoot (I wore snow boots because of a Winter Storm Warning that only produced a

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If you go to our webpage, you will see on the right hand side a button prompting folks to "Take A Survey". This is to gather information about a new proposed national fund raiser. After years of selling items, the Guild is considering selling intellectual property to build its Guild Endowment Fund. This could be done through web conferences which are becoming increasingly popular within the

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To cover our bases, we're contacting the groups who still have a local checking account open by phone. There are over 20 groups. I'm surprised that that many have stayed open - especially when from the national perspective less than half are active. The active ones may continuing operating until June. In following up with one former chapter, I learned that they had closed their account by

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I aged overnight. No big deal at this age, but distracting. I think about the past, I think about the future. My boys fetched me breakfast and we had a little family time. Tonight Rick will be at NU's Dance Marathon. I plan to enjoy having control over the remote.Everyone is ready for the weekend. Valpo Men's Basketball play tonight and may go on to play Saturday. It is fun to see how the

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With the win on Saturday, Valpo gets to host a Men's Basketball playoff against UW-Green Bay tonight. With the students on spring break, we need to fill the seats. Robby and I are considering going - depending on the weather. This may mean that I have to wait to watch the primary returns. Rick and I have become very interested in the contest between Clinton and Obama - to the point where I

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However, I would take rain over snow. It is nice to see a little grass! Snow is coming back. This weekend was fantastic! The house, while not clean, is in better shape. I'm feeling relaxed. On Saturday, Lisa and I had lunch and happened upon a movie set (this kind of thing always happens to us!). The movie is Humboldt Park. It's Monday. Here we go again!

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Yesterday I looked on my calendar and realized that I didn't have any meetings. I decided to request a spontaneous vacation day. I have been in desperate need of a mental health day. So far, this has been just the ticket. I have taken care of the items on my to do list that can't be done on the weekend (lots of appointments scheduled, running a couple errands). And, I took a nap. Did seven

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Trees can't will their leaves to stay green when autumn arrives.

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It is Robby's 4th Birthday! Yeah! So, four years ago I was in labor. Just reflecting on what he has learned in the past year is amazing: the alphabet, to go potty, vocab words. He is fitting so much together. The kid also has some great dance moves and a silly personality. He brings great joy and I'm looking forward to his fourth year. We are so blessed! As I said to a friend recently,

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So, how cool is this? Within a matter of minutes I received updates on two of the 2007 grants that the Guild awarded. First, in spite of the snowy weather - FIVE benches were delivered to Mueller Hall this afternoon. This will provide seating for students (and professors) before and after class.Then, I received an e-mail from Doug Kocher in the Communications Department. A quick snipet from

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Where is February going? SO FAR this week, we have been busy sending a State of the Guild newsletter, providing nominees for the Guild scholarships to financial aid, discussing the prayerbook that the Guild is funding, attending a webinar, attending a cabinet meeting, prepping the Day of Prayer postcard, etc. etc. It is a week when a lot of projects can be pushed to the next step. Last

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Ah...Valentine's Day! We will be videotaping some people who LOVE the Guild for an outcomes video that we plan to premiere at the annual meeting this fall. This is the first day of taping. People may be surprised to know that I'm always a little reluctant (nervous?) to do something new- that is out of my comfort zone. I procrastinate, stall, avoid. This job certainly gives me plenty of

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A lot of Guild committees are up and running. The nominating committee "met" via conference call on Sunday to begin their work at finding the 2009-2011 board members. (Nominations are welcome!) The national fund raiser committee will "meet" Wednesday night. The 2009 CWC committee meets Saturday in Chicago. 2008 is in full swing!

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The weather is hitting rock bottom. Each day we get closer to spring, so I'm trying to keep a happy outlook.Students have been calling lapsed members. Most of the people who were members last year are renewing. Most of the people who didn't renew last year (were members in 2005-2006) are not - but it allows us to remove them from our list and 1) save some money; 2) move on. I'd like us to

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The SUN came out - just a little - today. We needed it around here. The snow just keeps on coming!!! Somehow I've managed to have safe rides back and forth so far.I was out of the office at the end of last week to attend a work function with Rick. He learned on Friday that a staff person had passed away. That put a damper on things, but we still had a nice time being together. I spent

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This morning I learned that our Provost's son died on Sunday. He was 30. Details haven't been shared, but I heard it may have been a stroke or heart attack. This man's son goes to the same daycare as my son, so I actually knew him as an acquaintance. It brings even closer to home the sadness that I feel about last week's deaths of Heath Ledger (28) and Randy Salerno (45). Though I don't know

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The Guild Board came to town last Friday and Saturday. They were welcomed by arctic temperatures (which led to some car problems...). It was a productive weekend.Unfortunately, one board member (Sue) had to resign due to personal reasons. According to the Guild bylaws, the Board appoints her replacement. Sue brought some geographical diversity to the board and she is an excellent strategic

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Did I mention that I received a new hard drive on Friday, Jan 4 when my old hard drive crashed? This week Diane will receive a - planned - computer upgrade. The next step is getting me more memory. Wouldn't it be nice if I could just insert a chip in my brain to receive more memory?The new monthly e-update seems to be liked. The next step is posting it so folks can access it directly from our

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We hit the ground running when we returned to work on Jan 2. Since then, a letter to parents of nearly 1400 freshmen and sophomores has gone out, the new look for the monthly e-update has been sent to 909 people, and we're getting ready for the student employees (two interns and one aide) to return. My hard drive crashed Friday - thank goodness I save to the network. I'm desperate to get the

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Christmas break started several days ago, but I really haven't had much "break." Friday I rushed home to finish cleaning the house. One good thing about having company is that it forces me to clean the house! We were just getting that done when my family arrived Saturday at 11 am. We had a fun day watching Elf, giving presents, eating soup and playing Christmas Bingo. Sunday, my nieces

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Yesterday, it was announced that Mark A. Heckler will begin as Valpo's 18th President in July 2008. Valparaiso University has poised itself well over the past few years and this appointment will allow us to continue to foster an environment of scholarship, freedom and faith. We should all be proud.On a sadder note, I learned that Wilma Eickhoff passed away. She was one of the first Guild

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Monday - hosting a "snack break" for students studying in the Christopher CenterTuesday - attending a press conference where I anticipate we will learn who the president-elect is, then taking Guild employees (in particular the student employees) out for a holiday lunch.Let's get through these two days first! Maybe by then, some of the snow (we have about a foot!) will be melted!

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We have the OIA office holiday party today! Lots of fun, games, and food. It is a great opportunity to get to know the colleagues in a more relaxed setting.Then, finals begin next week! Whoa! The Guild is hosting a "study break" in the Guild reading room of the Christopher Center Monday (Dec 17) afternoon. We using some items leftover from the football stand and care packages to support the

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What a great time we've been having around here! The three finalists selected by the search committee were highly qualified.Each complimented the University on how well poised it is to advance itself.Each was complimentary of Valparaiso University as a campus community and whatValpo represents as a private, Lutheran institution. Each candidate has certainskills that could lead Valparaiso

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What a couple of weeks it has been! We're covered with snow and cold temperatures have hit us like a punch in the gut! Compared to the recent mild Decembers, life is balancing itself this year. In theory, having the Presidential Candidates on campus in December was by design since January and February can be even less desirable. Murphey's Law assured that the candidates would have the

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A student, Travis Brison, was killed in a car accident on his way home for break. Apparently he fell asleep at the wheel about an hour from home. This is crushing.

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It is hitting me how many people are retiring or leaving Valpo. President Harre, Chief Lloyd, Deaconess Williams, and more. The CIO for VU has resigned to take another job as well as Prof Morgan to go to Duke. Lots of goings, lots of transition. There is happiness in their starting a new phase or taking the next step in a journey, however they will be missed!

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For the past few weeks, I have been involved in a couple new committees or participating on committees in a new way. The biggest privilege is serving on the Presidential Support committee. This committee plans the University President candidates' visits. The search is going quick and they will be on campus before we know it. Second, was participating in interviewing the new executive chef for

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Going through a transition takes a lot of patience and flexibility. I find that most people lack both.

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There he is, my fire-fighter. The costume was great for the unpredictable weather we get in Indiana this time of year: weather proof, warm, headgear and flashlight included. It only needed a fire extinguisher!

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Here's a new easy way to raise money for the Guild. Just start using GoodSearch.com as your search engine and online shopping mall. Every time you search the Internet or make an online purchase at one of their partner merchants, GoodSearch makes a donation to the Guild. It's powered by Yahoo! so you get great search results! We've already made $1.72! Imagine what we could do if all Guild

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Robby will be a "fire-frighter" for Halloween. Pics to come. Last night, Guild members delivered some "Scare-Packages" to students. We will transfer the $25,085 for the 12 Guild Campus Gift grants today. More a TREAT than a trick!

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So, a couple days ago I joined "LinkedIn" another virtual social networking site. It isn't as straight forward as I found Facebook to be when I joined that a couple years ago. That said, I'm amazed at the people I'm connecting with. What also strikes me is how successful so many of my friends have become since I knew them in a more innocent (?) time... in college or earlier. I'd like to

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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.- Chinese ProverbSome people see things as they are and say 'why', I look at things that never were and say 'why not'.-Robert F. KennedyIf you can't convince them, confuse them.- Harry S Truman

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