Creed taped on my bathroom mirror. These daily reassurances that grander plans are in motion are comforting. Offices are moving, new faculty and staff are coming on board, buildings are going up and coming down, renovations are under way. Things are changing so fast that it's a challenge to keep up with where people's offices are. Development has moved into the Rebekah Conference Room, Public Safety has moved to the old Development house, Publications and Public Relations have moved into the old Public Safety office, Student Activities has moved into Winship Lobby and the Library is now located in a temporary building in the Rebekah parking lot.
Couriers are dizzy by the time they make the rounds on campus.
When the hustle-bustle gets a bit dizzying for me, I try to stop and focus on a fixed object, something that remains constant, like the Main tower. In this pause, I'm allowed to recall our grander plan and realize that all our daily activity is driven by it. Crucial administrative services are being provided and the primary endeavor, teaching and learning, goes on uninterrupted. I am reminded that not only is there a plan but the plan is working.