I'd been wondering what to do about helping our new faculty member settle in. When I arrived, I had a couple of good friends, and so I wasn't so worried about finding other things to do (though when they left, wow, did it look stark). But I don't do much these days, because I'm focused on paying things off and saving some little bit in anticipation of moving. And there are weird dynamics that could play in: gender, proximity to tenure, cultural backgrounds, etc, etc.

I'm proud to say it worked, with about 12 people showing up, and several apologizing because of prior commitments. I think some good connections were made - the folks in Women's Studies, for example, seemed to find some new allies. And a few people have even asked to have it happen again.
I wonder what they'd do if I counted it as service?
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Nice.
September 15, 2008 at 1:13 AMAt my dream university, that would be a full-time administrative position. (Or maybe: "Oh me? Well, I have a 3-3 but right now I get a course release each semester for my position in Cat Herding and Beer Wrangling.)
Good for you, and it sounds like it was good for them too.
September 15, 2008 at 7:33 AMI did need it. I'm likely to need it again soon, too, the say this week has started.
September 15, 2008 at 9:05 PMI'm with you, Sis. It would be a dream job - and really, it shouldn't be hard to make it part of a job anyway. I guess I didn't feel like I had the time or energy to try it here before and only now have I either found that (or found the necessity to push beyond it).
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