Snow, but no snow day.

Yeah, it’s going to snow again this afternoon. Just because the local school districts close when there is a glimmer of snow in the hours to come doesn’t mean Virginia Tech will do the same. A good rule of thumb – if the BT is moving so is VT.  If ever the weather gets bad and you want to call someone to check, call the VT Weather line at 540 231 6668. DO NOT listen to the local radio or TV stations for information about VT Closings. The local media outlets got it wrong a few years back and that wasn’t good for anyone!

Important Dates

Monday, 1/28    Last day to Add/Drop

Thursday, 1/31  Enroll for VT Education Abroad to Technische Universitat Darmstadt

Friday, 2/8        Summer Course Request Closes

Senior Reminders 

Senior Pics

Next week will be the only opportunity to have your senior photo retaken. Retakes will be offered at the Duane Stevens Photography Studio @ 107A North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, 540 382 5893; walk-in only from 10-5, Monday – Thursday. I have spoken to Duane and he suggests that you come on Monday because Wednesday and Thursday are very busy and the wait time will be longer.  

DARS

Please check your DARS & let me know if you see something troubling.

Review Class for Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam: 

The Fundamentals of Professional Engineering Review Class will be taught spring semester 2013.  The review class is taught only in the spring semester.  If you plan to take the FE exam in April or October 2013, please plan to take ESM 4404 this spring 2013 semester.

 

Helpful Tools

Are you ready to start the new term with new skills or refresh your current skills that will help you make the most of your academic career? The Student Success Center has several seminars on academic success that are available to you. PLEASE check them out, course offerings include:

• Time Management
• An Ap for That
• Test Taking …. A classmate of yours took this and it help immensely
• Tackling Your Textbooks & Lecture Note-Taking – I highly recommend this one for everyone
• Memory
• Overcoming Procrastination
• Making it Through the Final Stretch

http://www.studentsuccess.vt.edu/Academic_Success/seminarseries.html

Random 

In Ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a woman was considered a marriage proposal.

Ut Prosim

 Sandbox

1. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. - Mark Twain
2. My school days were the happiest days of my life; which should give you some indication of the misery I've endured over the past twenty-five years. - Paul Merton
3. I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100. - Woody Allen
4. My school was so tough the school newspaper had an obituary section. - Norm Crosby
5. Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.
6. I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia.  Let them walk to school like I did. - Yogi Berra
7. In elementary school, in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from the smallest to the tallest. What is the logic? Do tall people burn slower? - Warren Hutcherson
8. You learn something every day if you pay attention. - Ray LeBlond
9. In youth we learn; in age we understand - Von Ebner-Eschenbach
10. If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers. - Edgar W. Howe

My Schedule 

Next week I anticipate being available for appointments during the following times:

Monday, 1/28 - Friday, 2/1: 10-4

I am working on a MSE Advising Group in Scholar. Once complete you will be able to schedule appointments through Scholar as well as obtain commonly used forms.