tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post115404918719023153..comments2023-09-20T11:39:52.182-04:00Comments on Crunchy Granola: A Job People Seem to Respectsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154487684313387842006-08-01T23:01:00.000-04:002006-08-01T23:01:00.000-04:00I'll look forward to reading your reflections on c...I'll look forward to reading your reflections on chairdom; you may not know the ways in which you've been a 'mentor from afar' for people like me. All the best on all fronts for this coming year...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154124054882476642006-07-28T18:00:00.000-04:002006-07-28T18:00:00.000-04:00hooray!hooray!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154076230762514622006-07-28T04:43:00.000-04:002006-07-28T04:43:00.000-04:00That is so awesome, Crunchy. I'm glad to hear it. ...That is so awesome, Crunchy. I'm glad to hear it. I also think it's pretty awesome to come into anything infused with a positive outlook...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154057923113566342006-07-27T23:38:00.000-04:002006-07-27T23:38:00.000-04:00What rev dr mom said.You ROCK!What rev dr mom said.<BR/><BR/>You ROCK!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154057574314098382006-07-27T23:32:00.000-04:002006-07-27T23:32:00.000-04:00Congratulations on becoming chair!And btw, I think...Congratulations on becoming chair!<BR/><BR/>And btw, I think it's pretty awesome to be director of first year writing; what a way to have an impact on kids' college careers! If they can master or improve their writing first year, it makes everything so much easier for everyone for the next three years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154056959369427052006-07-27T23:22:00.000-04:002006-07-27T23:22:00.000-04:00Mazel tov on the impending chair-dom!Mazel tov on the impending chair-dom!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154055083737765232006-07-27T22:51:00.000-04:002006-07-27T22:51:00.000-04:00Congrats on the position - so wonderful! :)Congrats on the position - so wonderful! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154051445278525192006-07-27T21:50:00.000-04:002006-07-27T21:50:00.000-04:00Congrats on the new position. I'm sure you'll do ...Congrats on the new position. I'm sure you'll do a great job . . . just as you did as WPA. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1154050409230503302006-07-27T21:33:00.000-04:002006-07-27T21:33:00.000-04:00What an interesting post! You've got a bunch of t...What an interesting post! You've got a bunch of threads here that I'm interested to see play out over the coming months and years.<BR/><BR/>Your commentary on the chairs conference reminds me of our childbirthing classes--the nurse who was running it said on day one that she would not tolerate any negative childbirth stories in the classes, she kept saying "For whatever reason, people always tell the horror stories and it just makes everything harder." When Ella was born we had such a wonderful experience, and our childbirth instructor encouraged us to tell the story to others, to sort of counteract all the negative stuff out there.<BR/><BR/>So maybe what you need to do is work to spread the word about the positive sides of being a chair. If that group that talked about leadership and vision and strategic planning wasn't out there, then you'll have to create it yourself.<BR/><BR/>My current chair is fantastic. IMO, he seems to balance the competing responsibilities (to the U, to us writing instructors, to the TT people, etc) just beautifully, and he very clearly has a strong strategic vision for where the department is headed and where the university is headed. Working with him has made me realize how powerful that kind of strategic thinking can be, and sadly how lacking it was in some of the chiars I've worked under in the past.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com