This summer has been one of my busiest summers to date! I always thought I was busy at Coe (my undergrad) with a job in Admissions and then helping a professor get ready for the first-years to come (aka readying the First-Year Experience program) but I guess that helped me be ready for a summer in Illinois..
Read moreMORE BOOKS -- Summer Reading Part II
Got another set of books to share with you! I love summer for the fact I can really pound out some books that I've been meaning to read for months!
Read moreHyperlink Roundup -- July 11th
More links, a few videos, and stuff you should probably at least open up in a tab to read for later.
Read more“Ms. Hailley, Ms. Hailley!” Summer at UNCC
I walked into the center last week to be greeted by this now 8th grader:
“Hey stranger.”
His greeting contained a hint of sarcasm with a hint of truth. I hadn’t been back to the Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center (UNCC) for a string of days since May. I had visited the center twice before the current visit but his greeting stung a little. I missed the center (and the kids) like crazy but have two other summer campus jobs right now. Sometimes I have a hard time keeping everything straight.
So then why am I willingly at the center, ready to teach a series of weekly classes on Monday afternoons until the end of July?
Read moreLife update...in photos
Summer is #FLYING by. Is it really July?!?! There never seems to be enough time to read all the books on the bookshelf, read all the articles that have been printed, and spend time in the sun by the pool. Here's a quick peak at my summer so far, from whatever photos I have taken on my phone. Enjoy!
