Astute readers will recall that the week before classes started I went up to Honey Rock, a camp settled in the Northwoods of Wisconsin that is owned by Wheaton and used for a variety of programs. I went to help run their Passage program, a transition-to-college curriculum. I had a tremendous time, not only from working with the students and enjoying the scenic beauty of the camp itself, but also from the special opportunity to hang out with and really get to know a bunch of other faculty members here at Wheaton. Those sorts of opportunities are all too rare, but extremely valuable as we learn from each other and build real community. I think many of realized this, so one of the Chemistry profs who went designated herself the "Social Chair" and started planning a few times this semester that a few of us could get together and reconnect during the semester. Tonight was one of those times, and we had a sweet time of hanging out, being ourselves, laughing, driving bumper cars maniacally into each other, and making spectacles of ourselves at bowling (whether from greatness or from... well... its opposite).
Behold, my
greatness. (greatness at
what, I won't say -- this picture nicely leaves out the spectacle that followed this moment... )
One of the things that makes Wheaton College so great and so special are the really interesting, talented, and usually downright funny people that make up its faculty ranks. I'm really enjoying getting to know them better.
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