Vibrant campus pulse beats as we greet fall semester

This is a great and exciting week at our university. Opening meetings for faculty and staff, Move-In Day, great social events and activities, final class selection and more create a palpable pulse on campus. I was so very impressed with the breadth and depth of new faculty talent and with the willingness of faculty to expand core class availability to accommodate students. New computer labs at RiverPark campus are terrific and important. There's still lots of construction going on, possibly causing some inconvenience, but the promised results are a positive sign.

Residence Life has done wonderfully in managing "Cougar Inn," our fall partnership with the Holiday Inn, which is housing temporarily the overflow from our campus student apartments. These are all signs of growth and progress.