Winter Term is almost complete

  Hi All, hope everyone has been enjoying the sunny warmer weather, I know I have been trying to soak it in. This past week has been a whirlwind yet again. I submitted my Portfolio last week and actually got it back and graded already this week, which was a relief. I submitted three labs modified for my Final Project for Biological Instrumentation. All that is standing in my way for the end of this term is my MAT project. I met with my advisor yesterday and she talked about changes I can make to my paper to polish it for the final submission on Monday. I think after meeting with her I know what needs to get done and now all I need to do is do it. Though this project has had its challenges, I have learned so much about myself, teaching, the research process and reasons why my blog for my students could be very successful. I truly hope I am able to implement this plan once I get a permanent teaching position.
  Today we started to wrap up the fetal pig dissection. All the students have left is the optional brain dissection and separating out the intestines, so we can measure who has the longest intestine. Separating the intestines without nicking or cutting them is something that requires a lot of finesse and patience, so I am excited to see who wins in the end. Today, third quarter mid-term grades were due. I was quite pleased that quite a bit of my students have increased since last quarter, so hopefully they can keep up the momentum for the rest of the quarter.
  On a side note, this past Friday, the Graduate College hosted an etiquette dinner at Glen Sanders Mansion. It was open to all  UGC students, for $15 you paid for a four course meal with an etiquette expert. I initially wasn't sure if I was going to go, but thought having more exposure to proper dinner etiquette as well as a great meal with great company how could I go wrong? It was a great evening, the food was excellent, the room we were in was nice, the etiquette speaker was knowledgeable and entertaining and there was a good crowd from UGC that participated. I am thrilled I went, it was definitely a great different way to spend a Friday evening.
   Well that is all for now. I will check back in soon!