IPCW Update #2

If we thought Monday went well, Tuesday was even better. This year we have a solid group of Coe students who are helping out with all ten sessions. It is so wonderful to have the same people coming back because they know the scoop and help to make each session even stronger than the one before. 

Each session starts out with registration and mix and mingling. We had people holding doors open for our guests, students running the check-in and setting up athletic appointments, and even information tables run by students! As one of the coordinators, I talk to families and check in with our student helpers. I love being in that role because I get to know everyone better. 

After registration is underway, I scoot out and head over to Hickok Hall, where the panel is held. Some of the panelist arrive and I get to chat with them while we wait for the group to move from Upper Gage to us. When the group does arrive, Max kicks it off with an introduction of President McInally; every time Max speaks, he reminds me of all the good times the Presidential Search Committee had picking McInally. After the president, the student panel (with special guests) comes up. This is what we get to sit in front of: 

Neato, right? 

And once we actually have people sitting in those chairs, we look like this:

See me in the purple pants?!?

I love love LOVE being on panels. It's fun to answer questions from the audience, especially if the people you're with on the panel are a good bunch (which they ALWAYS are). By Friday, our panel will be almost perfect (in my opinion). 

Post-panel is a campus tour. I give the tour but love having my escort chime in. We have to find Charlie the Kohawk, roaming around campus on the most energetic party-bus (okay it's a golf cart) that I've ever seen. 

The tour ends at the caf with either lunch or ice cream for a treat. And if it's lunch, then we eat, take a break, and do it all again in the afternoon. It truly is like Groundhog's Day nine times. 

Gosh darn, these are the weeks where my love for Coe is able to really really REALLY shine. But I'm exhausted, so I'm going to sleep and get ready for another day!