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Someone should really bring the glory of the Space Launch System to the forums. America's going back to the moon, & SLS is gonna be the rocket to do it.

Someone should really bring the glory of the Space Launch System to the forums. America's going back to the moon, & SLS is gonna be the rocket to do it.

Life on the university campus:

It's been a while since I've shared one of these with you. Today's installment is about two students I have at a local community college where I adjunct teach. Both students scheduled appointments to come see me during office hours today. One scheduled at 9:00 and the other 10:00. Normally, my office hours do not officially start until 9:30 a.m., but because of the needs of students who want to see me, I often will be at the campus early. I truly believe in putting the needs of my students before my need of comfort.

9:00 a.m. I've been at the campus for about fifteen minutes. Noticed at 9:15, the student has not shown up for the scheduled meeting at 9:00. Check email - nothing. Check phone - no missed call. Simply no nothing! So, for the next thirty minutes what do I do? Surf the web and watch Family Feud videos of Steve Harvey. One by one, five students/former students trickle in to do the office hour hangout thing.

9:45 a.m. Student with the 10:00 appointment shows up early. So, I invite this student in my office and toss out the five "office toads" (term meaning students and former students who come to hang out in my office) out so the student can have my full and undivided attention. The student shows me the progress on their project paper for the course. We take care of some minor issues, student leaves at 10:30 satisfied and ready for the next step of the project paper. Still no word from my first appointment student.

10:50 a.m. Student from first appointment has still not shown up, no email no phone call. Walk across campus for my 11:00 class. I teach a 12:30 class right after that one. Finish my second class at 13:45 and head to parking lot where student from first appointment sprints to over where I am at, then laughs and says "I'm glad I caught you. I'm not a morning person and decided I wanted to see you this afternoon." So I asked the student why he made a 9:00 a.m. appointment and his answer was, "because I know you have early morning office hours. I'm not an early riser and since you don't have anything important to do, I'm here now..."

This student was shocked when I walked over to my car and proceeded to get in. He even asked, "can't we meet now? I'm here." My response was, simply No, I cannot meet you now. You missed your scheduled appointment at 9:00 this morning. I have off-campus obligations which need my full attention which is why I have early morning office hours. Please schedule a meeting next week since I won't be back on campus until Monday.

If he hadn't told me I didn't have anything to do and if he would have valued my time, this story might have had a happier ending for him.

Moral of this story

When you make an appointment with a professor you need to keep it. If you cannot keep it, get word to the professor explaining why you won't be there. Don't just not call them and act like it's not a big deal. A professor's time is as valuable as your time is to you so don't waste it. And after missing an appointment never tell that professor "since you don't have anything else to do..." because you will not like the response you get.

Is that a pic--achoo!

No Superbowl for me tonight. I'm watching Stargate the director's cut on Blu-ray.

No Superbowl for me tonight. I'm watching Stargate the director's cut on Blu-ray.

Time for a new appearance. How’s the new pfp?

YOU'RE ALIVE???

I just realized. I've been active on this forum (after the Great Forum Purge of 2012) for 5 years...

Ok, today has been spent doing various tasks including grading mid-terms. The mid-term was valued at 100 points; today I actually had a student score a perfect 0/100 AND misspelled their name on the exam. Incredible.

Hello.  Remember me?

I run into you too often for you to have a mere ~500 reputation. I need to share the gold a bit more, you're a decent member of the forums with content I enjoy reading.

Hello.  Remember me?

Hello.  Remember me?

So, what's on the agenda today:

• Grade exams
• Grade final project papers
• Wonder why I assign so much crap
• Go watch students present projects

Going to be a long day.

When did they make you moderator?

Woo! Just broke the big 8k.

Woo! Just broke the big 8k.

Woo! Just broke the big 8k.

Woo! Just broke the big 8k.

Woo! Just broke the big 8k.

New profile picture! Back to the Shuttle: Episode II.

While I do not mind being contacted on the Steam messenger, I feel the need to dispel certain rumors that seem to be circulating. So far, in the last two weeks, I have been contacted by three separate people asking if I have been approached about my becoming a moderator. To set the record straight:

I HAVE NOT BEEN APPROACHED BY ANYONE ON THIS FORUM ABOUT BECOMING A MODERATOR 

The moderation team has its own criteria for selecting moderators. If you look above my dots, it clearly does not say MODERATOR, it says MEMBER, or some other thing... but definitely not MODERATOR. Yes, while I was asked to make the TOTM and TOTY tags, that's the the extent of my assistance to the forum in any sort of capacity resembling an "official" capacity.

That is all. You may go back to your normal daily activities.

While I do not mind being contacted on the Steam messenger, I feel the need to dispel certain rumors that seem to be circulating. So far, in the last two weeks, I have been contacted by three separate people asking if I have been approached about my becoming a moderator. To set the record straight:

I HAVE NOT BEEN APPROACHED BY ANYONE ON THIS FORUM ABOUT BECOMING A MODERATOR 

The moderation team has its own criteria for selecting moderators. If you look above my dots, it clearly does not say MODERATOR, it says MEMBER, or some other thing... but definitely not MODERATOR. Yes, while I was asked to make the TOTM and TOTY tags, that's the the extent of my assistance to the forum in any sort of capacity resembling an "official" capacity.

That is all. You may go back to your normal daily activities.