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EDITOR'S NOTE Words to Live and Learn By A S THEY DO EACH FALL, COLLEGE PRESI dents welcome new students with words they hope will inspire, words that will impart some shared wis- dom or enlightenment about the journey on which they are about to embark. For example, Georgia Nugent, president of Kenyon College Ohio , cautioned students to make sure they were, in fact, on the right journey. Many of you may have had the experience of sitting on a plane about to take imagine what other people are experiencing. Gerald Jakubowski, president of Rose-Hulman Institute off, when the steward says, `If Columbus is not in your travel plans, you should get off this airplane...' Well, Kenyon is of Technology Ind. , reminded students that their college kind of like that. If civil engineering, or hotel management years could shape them as people. Remember that a col- or marketing is in your immediate travel plans, you should lege education is much more than what you learn between probably get off this plane; that's not where we're headed the covers of a book. Get involved in extra-curricular ac- here, she said. We don't offer tickets to a job. We offer tivities including athletics, and the visual and performing arts. Immerse yourself in roadmaps for plotting a life. To some, college is preparation for everything that Rose-Hul- Even in the face of the report man has to offer. There is a from the Commission on the Fu- smorgasbord of activities to ture of Higher Education that, a job, when the more compelling choose from, but it is up to in part, calls for greater account- you to help yourself. ability and outcomes assessment, reason is preparation for life. The food metaphor was Nugent's words were echoed in continued with if you'll welcome speeches across the na- tion. Richard Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan Uni- pardon the pun this sage advice from Jeanne Neff, presi- versity, told new students, You should resist the pressures dent of the Sage Colleges N.Y. : Make the most of these to define your undergraduate experience as preparation for a college years. One way to do that is by considering your ma- job when the more compelling reason is preparation for life. jor an entree, not the whole meal. What I mean by that is We hope that you will indeed approach your years here with you should explore all possible ways to be involved during this thought in mind. ... If you do this, you will find your the time you are here. Consider adding a minor or second major, participate in internships, and look into studying life transformed. Welcome speeches are also a time to remind students that abroad. College is a chance for you to truly reinvent yourself. their college experiences will go far in helping to shape them Think of this time as a fresh start at becoming the person you as people. While many have drawn inspiration from Robert want to be now and as you grow into your future. All good words to live by, and if even a fraction of the Fulghum's book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kinder- garten, Colgate University N.Y. President Rebecca Chopp class of 2010 takes them to heart, the world might be a bet- says she can distill all the advice a freshman needs to what she ter place. learned from being on crutches after foot surgery. While it is always best to stand on your own two feet, the really impor- tant point is keeping your balance, she said. We expect you to be tolerant of others in this community. You will learn a lot more if you take another step or hop, in my case and try to Write to Tim Goral at tgoral@universitybusiness.com. 10 | October 2006 universitybusiness.com 01 ddni.6001gpsdE MA 04:62:01 60/12/9 http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - October 2006

Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Behind the News
Marketing
Future Shock
Admissions
Viewpoint
Financial Aid
On the Hill
Beyond Baldrige
Made in America
Wiring the Dining Experience
Lighting The Way
Internet Technology
What's New
Calendar of Events
Direct Connect
End Note

University Business - October 2006