Happy first week of school for some of you all! For us in Oxford, it is a beautiful morning and we are excited for the 2010-2011 school year! I always enjoy the first week of classes because students are very excited to see one another and our new first year class, their first step into university life. It's always fun having students stop by my office in between classes just to chat about the summer and what interesting things they’ve done. I had one student, Robert, who helped with Teach For America in Atlanta, Georgia for the summer and another student Sierra, who is excited about her Urban Teaching Cohort which takes place in Over the Rhine, a low-income area in Cincinnati. Not only will she have the opportunity to do her student teaching in nearby Cincinnati, she will actually live in Over the Rhine and get the opportunity to immerse herself in that community. If you are interested in checking out this opportunity through the School of Education, Health and Society, feel free to visit http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/digitallearning/utcVideo.html to view a video.
In addition to hearing about the students and their summer, during this time is when we also find out about national rankings through national media outlets. Some of those are the U.S. World Report has recognized us as #2 among national universities for our commitment to teaching, Forbes labeled us "Best Buy," PARADE Magazine named us a Top 25 public university, Washington Monthly talked about our success for low-income students and lastly, G.I. Jobs designated us a "Military Friendly School."
We really hope your school year begins well and if you have any questions, feel free to leave it in the comment box!
