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Tomorrow is a BIG game day here in Happy Valley. I admit to not being all that confident of our chances, but I think we will hang tough and if we are in it in the last 2 minutes, we can win. So turn on ESPN for GameDay and enjoy […]
This week has been hectic, with the Board last week and Homecoming this week. So from my SHC blog I bring you an update: This morning we arrived at 7am to drive the float over to the staging area. The students had been up most of the night, not working […]
Saturday morning my colleagues and I flew out for Boston and a whirlwind trip that I am calling “The Patriot Tour.” We are taking our campaign case to some of our most ardent supports of the College. Our first night was at the Colonial Inn, established in 1716. They had […]
Tomorrow morning I will be hitting the road for the next five days (making the rounds and making our case for the capital campaign). While getting ready I have been listening to the BBC’s “Thought for the Day.” For Yom Kippur the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, had a wonderful piece. […]
For those just returning to Targuman, I haven’t completely changed modes of blogging, it is just that I received a new camera (Sony Alpha D100) and I have having a great time using it. To that end, I thought I would share my pictures with you all. The new version […]
One of the great things about State College is that on my 4 mile “commute” I drive past horses, cattle, poultry barns, sod farms (85% of the grass used on all golf courses in the world were developed at PSU), and pigs. I love it. So the horses were grazing […]
First Night with the Dean! This year’s convocation had a twist: late night talk show format. This was the most fun I have had in a LONG time. It was great! Be sure to check out the podcast. Some highlights: The Pulse was our student band. The Provost was my […]
This week is orientation at the Schreyer Honors College at PSU. Students will arrive on Wed with our big, first-ever “First Night with the Dean” that evening. It should be a hoot (it will be a late-night format with yours truly hosting) and there are a lot of great events […]
Below is an edited transcript of a chat I had this afternoon. I have an IM account (drcbrady) for chatting with students so it is not rare that I get messages popping up from folks I do not recognize. There are moments when how I decide to reply is very […]