{"id":172,"date":"2007-09-27T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2007-09-27T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2007\/09\/27\/tarred-and-feathered\/"},"modified":"2007-09-27T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2007-09-27T10:10:01","slug":"tarred-and-feathered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2007\/09\/27\/tarred-and-feathered\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarred and Feathered"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Kim Johnson<\/em> – So here it is, my first entry, of what I hope becomes many entries as a Wabash blogger. I started Monday in the Public Affairs Office and have spent much of my first week making my way around campus to meet new colleagues. The rest of my week has been an attempt to decipher how I fit into this unknown community within the community that I have known and been a part of nearly my entire life.<\/p>\n

In a sense, I feel like a freshman starting over again at Purdue. I remember my mom\u2019s advice after I came home from my math placement exam in tears feeling completely overwhelmed by the huge world that is Purdue University. \u201cYou only have five classes your first semester,\u201d she said. \u201cLearn where those five buildings are, then next semester learn the next five.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I have been around the campus in the past enough to basically know which building is Baxter and which building is Detchon but as with anywhere Wabash has its own vernacular that makes me do a double take as I sit in meetings and think \u201cwhat are they talking about?\u201d And so, the \u201cfive buildings\u201d that I am learning this week are more on a figurative level than literal.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Thursday of my first week and I have not yet been dipped in a vat of hot oil until I turned golden brown so I would say it\u2019s been a successful week but it isn\u2019t over until the Homecoming Queen is crowned at half-time on Saturday. (I\u2019d say until the \u201cfat lady fraternity pledge sings\u201d but from what I have been told, those may be one in the same \u2013 which scares me a little.)<\/p>\n

All kidding aside, I must say for as long as I have lived in Crawfordsville (nearly 31 years minus the time spent at Purdue and one year in Michigan), I have overlooked how much Wabash is truly a gem in our community.<\/p>\n

Every person I have met this week has been so welcoming and helpful but the thing the sticks in my mind the most is how much every single person here cares about the students. Whether he or she is a professor, a dean, an administrative assistant, a coach, a librarian or an IT expert, it\u2019s not just about a job but it\u2019s about being passionate about the students and their education.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about pride in the heritage and tradition that have carried so many men through life. Most importantly it\u2019s about grooming high school boys to become men who, as the mission states, \u201cthink critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely\u201d.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s a really cool thing.<\/p>\n

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