Orientation Day SFASU Doctoral Program Educational Leadership

The day started out a bit bumpy for me. I had two separate letters with two different start times. Not wanting to be late for my first day, I chose the earlier time. The drive takes a solid hour, so I gave myself plenty of time to park, walk, take care of necessities, find the classroom, take a deep breath, and meet my classmates and professors. As it turned out, the later time was the correct start time. I found the local Starbucks, and treated myself to a mocha latte and some lemon bread. Class started at 10:00AM. We met some of the Doctoral Faculty, and made our introductions. We all seemed to be brief and straight to the point in our introductions. then a classmate mentioned children, and we all went back around to speak about our families. It was nice and ended up being a bit of an icebreaker. After the meet and greet, about half of us went to the student center to get our student ID's. Several of the class members already had theirs. From there, we walked to the opposite end of the campus to the Campus Police Department to purchase our parking permits for the summer. We realized we could purchase them online, so we left and headed the uphill climb to the Regent's room where our lunch awaited.

The beginning of a new chapter! On June 5, 2015, I will begin working on my doctorate degree at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. I am so excited for this opportunity and for the people I will be working with.