It's been awhile
I know, it's been awhile since I entered anything in this blog. I've been meaning to keep it up, but the longer you go, the harder it is to get back into it. Sorry about that.
Anyways, the last day of the conference was very good. It was billed as a "post-conference", so attendance was down a bit from the regular conference, nevertheless, those of us who were left had a very good time. Chris Blake did a very good presentation on Conflict Resolution, Annette Melgosa showed us a video and led a discussion on "Communicating Across Cultures", and after lunch Gilbert shared his thoughts on Servant Leadership. He always has the best pictures for his PowerPoint slides. Then it was finally time for Genevieve to be part of the panel discussion on Effectively Communicating with Administrators. She'd been a bit worried about this, but was able to share some interesting stories and insights on how she dealt with Southern's administrators. Carolyn led out, and Ralph Köhler and Annette contributed as well. After the break, Linda Mack and Bruce McClay shared some thoughts on Communicating with Faculty & Students, and Paulette Johnson taught us how to think Beyond the Grapevine. All good presentations.
For supper, Paul & Marge Seifert took us out to the local "must-visit" restaurant, Valentino's. Man, what a place. All-you-can-eat Italian buffet. I'm lucky I don't live in Lincoln, I'd be eating there too much. It was crowded, but the food was very good.
Sabbath, we went to first church, and then took ourselves to the Henry Doorly Zoo over in Omaha. The weather was extremely warm, but the zoo was great fun. Oddly enough, the desert exhibit turned out to be a good place to go for a break from the heat! We went on our own, and not with the rest of the ASDAL people on their tour because we were leaving straight from there to drive back to Collegedale.
But I have to give it to Sabrina and her staff, this was a very good conference. I just hope we can do as well when you all come to visit us at Southern this year!
Anyways, the last day of the conference was very good. It was billed as a "post-conference", so attendance was down a bit from the regular conference, nevertheless, those of us who were left had a very good time. Chris Blake did a very good presentation on Conflict Resolution, Annette Melgosa showed us a video and led a discussion on "Communicating Across Cultures", and after lunch Gilbert shared his thoughts on Servant Leadership. He always has the best pictures for his PowerPoint slides. Then it was finally time for Genevieve to be part of the panel discussion on Effectively Communicating with Administrators. She'd been a bit worried about this, but was able to share some interesting stories and insights on how she dealt with Southern's administrators. Carolyn led out, and Ralph Köhler and Annette contributed as well. After the break, Linda Mack and Bruce McClay shared some thoughts on Communicating with Faculty & Students, and Paulette Johnson taught us how to think Beyond the Grapevine. All good presentations.
For supper, Paul & Marge Seifert took us out to the local "must-visit" restaurant, Valentino's. Man, what a place. All-you-can-eat Italian buffet. I'm lucky I don't live in Lincoln, I'd be eating there too much. It was crowded, but the food was very good.
Sabbath, we went to first church, and then took ourselves to the Henry Doorly Zoo over in Omaha. The weather was extremely warm, but the zoo was great fun. Oddly enough, the desert exhibit turned out to be a good place to go for a break from the heat! We went on our own, and not with the rest of the ASDAL people on their tour because we were leaving straight from there to drive back to Collegedale.
But I have to give it to Sabrina and her staff, this was a very good conference. I just hope we can do as well when you all come to visit us at Southern this year!
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