So tomorrow is a social kick off event for the graduate program I’ll be starting in a week. It would be a generally wise decision to go rub elbows with my soon-to-be academic colleagues. I’m told that this whole networking thing is the name o’ da game, after all.

However, tomorrow – at the same time, no less – is the orientation meeting for our school’s iDesign Transition Team. And while I’ve respectfully rescinded my name for Transition Team membership, it will be the beginning of a landmark process of grassroots reflection, planning, and implementation for and by my school’s community. It will be the start of positive progress at our school and my input (like all stakeholders) is welcomed.

So … networking will not be happening this weekend. Sorry future classmates, my students’ interests are still first.