extravaganza...

so at the university where i work we have fall semester, spring semester, and then may term. this whole thing was new to me upon my arrival here. i had done fall semester and spring semester (and summer sessions if you so chose) in undergrad. and fall semester, january term (j-term), and spring semester (and summer sessions if you so chose) in grad school. but never may term.

now let me expand upon may term... it is a month long session in which students generally only take one class, sometimes they are study abroad classes where students have a chance to visit wonderfully great places like buddhist monasteries and rainforests - but for only 4 weeks. the other students have the opportunity to take some make-up classes, etc. but the majority of students take calsses such as: wine tasting, beer-making, the chemistry of art (where they learn to make crayons), life, religion & the simpsons, etc. that meet for 2-3 hours 3-4 times a week... i kid you not.

sounds great, right?

well, may term is also fondly referred to as "play term" and frequently described as "a keg a day in may" or "every day in may" (yes, that is referring to drinking). so basically it is a nightmare for administration... particularly my department. it's tough to program for students when their hardest decisions during may tend to be whether to go to the pool, get a drink, lay out on the quad, or get a drink, go to a party, or get a drink...

anyway, to make a long story less long... a couple of the organizations that i advise, along with my department, sponsored the DIVE-IN MOVIE POOL PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA last night and it was a HUGE success. we had a giant BBQ, tons of pool games (belly-flop contests, t-shirt relays, water balloon tosses, etc.), great prizes and we showed JAWS!!! at the pool!!!

so what was i doing at work until 11pm after i finished my regular business for the day? i was flipping burgers and judging belly-flops...

now that is what i call "play term"!