The 11-mile loop around Cades Cove provides a series of views of the cove, the mountains and the wildlife. Whether I’m biking, driving a car or walking around the cove, I am filled with the beauty of the location — but reminded of the solitude and hard life for those who lived there. No calling […]
Note: No electrical lines And there was a reason — no electricity. As we now consider how to reduce our electricity use, we talk about using compact flourescent light bulbs and setting our air conditioner at a higher temperature. The approach at the Tiptons’ home in Cades Cove was different — lamp light and sunlight, […]
A different kind of ‘posts’ along Sparks Lane in Cades Cove in the Smokies. I’ve not been posting as I’ve been hiking in the Smokies. Cades Cove at one point had more than 300 residents, who were very self-reliant, as they were miles from the nearest store. “No service available” certainly meant much more than […]
The first year of the JEA mentoring program: 5 states participated – Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin 10 mentors were trained and began working with new teachers 25 new teachers were involved At the JEA/NSPA convention in Anaheim last month, the mentor participated in the second phase of their training. They swapped success stories, shared […]
What an appropriate mortar board topping for Lauren Ruff, advertising major and director of AdWorks, a creative group within the Ad Society. She made Hedwig from directions she found on the Internet — printing the pattern on her printer and then putting Hedwig together complete with some individual paper feathers. What made Hedwig even better […]
Reception in Weimer Courtyard Hundreds of students and parents walked from the O’Connell Center to Weimer Hall for refreshments and to meet faculty members. An aerial view helped me find a couple of students so I could meet their parents.
View from my seat on the back row The speeches were made by Alumni of Distinction — each sharing how starting as a student at UF had helped lead to career success and then offering some brief advice. Hope the students were listening: Maintain your professional and personal integrity. Be willing to take some risks. […]
Lining up – One of my duties as a graduation marshal was to help line up the journalism graduates in the hallway outside the arena floor. A highlight of being marshal is getting to see and visit with so many of the students who were in class with me two or three years before when […]
Pinpointing travels – One of UF’s initiatives is to encourage students to have travel and study experiences out of the country. Sunday night after graduation, six faculty members in the college, three graduate students and 92 undergraduates left for a month of study and travel in Spain and Greece.
A special part of graduation for many students is decorating their mortar boards. One had painted a UF logo and her initials. Theother had a map with pushpins showing all her travels.
Julie Dodd 