First week report
The first week went well. I have figured out how to send mail, connect to the Internet, buy things, get a projector in my classroom, access the gym, and a thousand other small things you need to do to function. My lab is being renovated and should be ready soon. I met my grad students and am excited to start working with them.
One notable thing about our campus is how many students wear MyU tee-shirts. At any given time (and not just on game days) you might stroll across campus and see the following: a group of students in MyU t-shirts eating lunch, a facilities worker with MyU logo on his uniform and a MyU baseball cap, a food service worker with a MyU uniform, several giant banners advertising different MyU Initiatives or departments, and uncountable other students walking by in MyU shirts/sweats/polos, etc. My unscientific estimate is that about half of the people you see are wearing some kind of university apparel. There is also a remarkable uniformity in color scheme, with all official university items (banners, street signs, information booths, temporary barriers around construction sites) conforming to school colors. I just received a copy of the alumni magazine, and apparently there is polling data showing that our alumni are more apt to promote the university than average university students across the nation.
I have an explanation for the uniformity of color! At Public U. the acceptable colors/fonts/seal for official signs and publications are mandated by The Powers That Be.
Comment by Amanda — August 26, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
That’s a lot of school spirit!
Comment by msphd — September 22, 2008 @ 8:05 pm