September 2008 Archives

Its hard to believe that we're already five weeks into the semester. I feel like things are still getting started but in consulting the syllabi for my two classes, Operations and Marketing, the mid-semester projects aren't very far away. We're now a month or so into Year Two of the three year Kelley program. There are times when it feels like its flying by - like when you think about the fact that it's been about thirteen months since we met for our welcome dinner at University Place. There are also times when it feels like this program may go on forever - like when I consult my handy Vista Sidebar gadget to see that there are still over 600 days until graduation. Regardless of your perspective on the speed of time, there's no getting around the notion that choices are imminent. We don't have that many "core" classes remaining so we'll soon need to choose our electives, and as part of that, if we're going to Major, and if so, what our Major will be. We have to choose if we're going to participate in an Enterprise, and if so which one. We have to decide if we're going to do the China experience early next summer or the Brazil experience over Spring Break. That may not seem like a lot of choices but the choices we make can certainly be impactful on the rest of our professional careers. Have you made your choices, yet?