It is two days before Graduation and the campus is in a frenzy.
Most students have finished up exams. But a few have one this
morning.
The library has been successfully and totally moved from the
computer lab. We now have a library with book shelves holding hundreds of
books, tables to study at and even a few couches and comfy chairs to read in. It’s
a proper library.
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| Irene and Jerlas after presenting her final project (very well)! |
Candidates for graduation have presented their final
papers, publicly defended them, and are now awaiting results to find
out if they will graduate on Saturday. (see photo on the right)
Visitors have been
steadily arriving since Monday. Even more will come tomorrow.
The stage is getting set up, as are the tents for spectators to
sit under during the graduation ceremony. Chairs and parking and decorations are all being prepared. The campus is changing before our eyes!
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| He occasionally uses a brush to "cut in," but the painter does not protect the space around him, like the floors! Our cleaning crew will have a bit more work today :) |
Final grades are being submitted (or calculated!) by the teaching staff
– hopefully providing all of the grades and details for the 2nd
semester.
The diploma _____ (covers? books? folders? what are they called?) are here,
with UCBC’s logo on the front – they look wonderful.
The grass – all of the grass – is being cut today. Thankfully not
by hand, or with the weed whacker (there must be a real name for that!), but
with a small push mower. It is gas-powered, so even though it will take most of
the day to finish the lawn, at least it won’t take 3 days and 10 people!
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| Painting outside of the Welcome Center |
The walls in the Academic Building are getting a fresh coat of paint... Dad, you might not be so impressed with the technique - but hopefully it will look great when the work is finished! The outside of the Welcome Center is also getting a make-over. (see photos on the right)
The CI-UCBC Board meeting started yesterday and goes until
tomorrow. It is great re-connecting with members of the board and getting to
know some of them a bit better.
Noé presented about the Work Program yesterday in the Board
Meeting. He talked about the progress of the Program and some of the challenges
that he’s faced… And he put together a wonderful presentation showing the
changes on the UCBC campus, over the past four years. It’s remarkable to see.
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| UCBC is getting ready for graduation! |
Hopefully we’ll be able to upload the presentation so you can see
the photos, soon!
Until then, it’s back to work :)
