Wednesday, March 30, 2011

When obligatory nostalgia suddenly becomes voluntary...

RT: Five weeks until graduation, really? Today was a sunny day signaling spring's steady approach and appropriately marking the very beginning of the end.

I got an email today from the Chancellor about taking a "senior survey" so that the University could make improvements on its undergraduate programs. The end of the email made me super nostalgic:

I sincerely hope your years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been happy and productive. I am certain that you will find they have provided you with a solid foundation upon which to build a career in business, education, government, and anything else you attempt. Enjoy your final weeks on campus, and please stay in touch with us after graduation.

The finality of it all is daunting. U of I has been my coach and confidant for the last four years, and now it's time to proceed to the next level. It's like attending college was this yearly game I played where I scored points in the form of letter grades, and "real life" wouldn't even enter the picture until round five.

I'm ready for round five. I guess I just didn't think it would arrive so soon, unexpectedly, on a sunny day during the onset of spring.

1 comment:

Nick Nafta said...

They want you to keep in touch after graduation especially if you become a successful alumna that contribute big bucks to the Chief.