Pumping Stellite Bichromium Carbon Alloy (Or, Working for the Weekend)
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2007: We're having a One Year Out Reunion on Saturday, May 17 from 8:00pm-12:30am in the campus bar, and you are all invited! There's a Facebook event for it; check that out for more info. I hope to see everyone there!
The Senior Giving bar night on Tuesday was a success; who would have thought that a bunch of 21-year-olds who haven't seen each in other in a month would want to come together to drink cheap beer and eat free pizza? I guess there are still some mysteries in life (another great mystery: who let the dogs out?). As of right now, the seniors are at about 25% participation, which is definitely a good start, but now it's time to shift things into high gear. The Big Hig wants at least 50% by Spring Break, and I'm not inclined to disappoint him! Speaking of our giving progress, it's pretty exciting to be in the Advancement office these days; this is by far the College's best year ever for fundraising, and I definitely encourage all the alumni, parents, and students out there to be a part of it.
I actually got to see a really exciting example of the fruits of our fundraising efforts last night when I went down to the Athletic Center to use the gym....
....As you may know, Conn is building a brand new fitness center this October, but in the meantime there are some long overdue and much-appreciate renovations going on with the current facilities. What I hadn't expected, however, was the degree to which the exercise machines were getting upgraded. The gym was closed for about five days last week to install some new equipment, and when I went down there last night to check it out I was stunned! I felt like I was working out in the future; I don't think I've ever seen that much brushed nickel and streamlined ergodynamic architecture in my life. Definitely check out the company's website to see these things (preview: the company is called Cybex, so you know it's got to be high-tech).
I'm also happy to report that today is FRIDAY! Don't get me wrong: I like working at Conn, but there's nothing quite like the weekend. Tonight I don't have any plans, but I'm thinking about catching a flick since there are so many good choices out there right now (I'm still on the fence between the new Rambo movie and 27 Dresses; what's a girl to do?). I can't go too hard tonight, though, because there are two alumni games and athletic receptions tomorrow morning that I have to staff. I suggested that the women's ice hockey alumni just play against the men's basketball alumni, which would have cut the amount of work I have to do in half, but for some reason nobody went for the idea; go figure! Tomorrow night I'm heading downtown for the 29th annual Hygienic Art Festival, which should be, if its name is any indication, both festive and sanitary. The Rivergods will be playing right across the street at the Roadhouse, so I'll be able to get in double the fun without any additional commute. On Sunday, I'll be on campus again to staff a CELS event that will feature a bunch of alumni who are involved in finance; I'm going to ask them if they think investing all my money in chocolate pudding futures was a good idea.
Well, that'll about do it for this post, except to announce that I have a BIG SURPRISE that I'll be revealing next week! Until then, feel free to post comments on what you think it might be (hint: it's not that Nate got a hair cut; that would never happen).