Did you ever get so busy that you're not really paying attention? Well, this definitely happened to me a lot in th past couple of days. If you are not from Connecticut, the weather hasn't been the best this winter ... it's cold and has snowed a few times, most recently on Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't a lot of snow .. probably 2-3 inches so when I got up the next morning, I just went about the normal routine.
The sun was out and I just prepared to take my kids to school and then go on to work. We leave just after 8 a.m. every day ... nothing different on Wednesday or so I thought. I did not watch the TV that morning so when I arrived at their school and didn't see any other cars, I became suspicious that there was a delayed opening. I went in to the main office and there was an employee there who confirmed with me that indeed there was a 2-hour delay.
I said, "Why? I got here with no problem." The employee did not think that was very funny. Anyhow, I turned around and drove home, waited almost 2 hours and repated the process. How exciting!!! I guess you always need to pay attention to what is going on around you.
Later that day, I continued working. You see, this is the time of the year that it really starts to get busy in admissions. The applications continue to pile in .... a record-setting year already. The programs that are offered here are in high demand and we want to make sure that we continue to provide the proper level of service to all of our prospective students. I guess that is why one of our maintenance employees came in to my office and asked, "What are you doing here?", I relpied, "I work here." Another attempt at lame humor I guess. (I used to be much funnier when I was younger)
This employee was asking me what I was doing there becasue it was 12:30 a.m. - as in 12:30 in the morning. And I live nearly an hour from campus. Sounds like fun, right? Again, maybe I should pay more attention. I hadn't realized that it was that late. Time flies when you are having fun.
I was also talking with one of my co-workers just a few minutes ago and discussed how college is a fun time. Soemtimes, our students are stressed out, but they really shouldn't be. They are in a great time of their life and should take advantage of all the opportunities that come their way. For example, our Forensic Science program is one of the nation's original six (started in 1975 by world renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee. It's also one of a select few that is FEPAC (Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission) accredited through the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).
Students in this premier program take advantage of it. They learn every day from a world class faculty in state-of-the-art facilities like our National Crime Scene Training & Technology Center, our National Cold Case Center, and the Cyber Crime lab. They wouldn't have gone anywhere else. So pay attention! What is really important to you? You might miss something if you don't pay attention. Research your college options and then compare. You'll be extremely satisfied with what we do here at UNH - if you don't know that already! And you won't have to turn around and go home becasue you weren't paying attention!
