Faculty Appreciation Week

I arrived on a recent Monday morning to find 4 members of our 1L class decorating the deans’ suite door with balloons and brightly colored paper. On Tuesday, there was a bunch of helium-filled balloons tied to the sign at my parking space. On Wednesday, my fall semester Christian Foundations students invited me to their writing class, where they presented me with a gift bag filled with cool Green Bay Packer items—including a picture poster of Brett Favre. Not Brett Favre in that ridiculous green and white of last season, mind you, but Brett Favre as he was meant to be—in beautiful Packer green and gold!

It was Faculty Appreciation Week. The brainchild of 3L COGS Senator Meghan Terry, Faculty Appreciation Week was a tremendous encouragement to me and all members of the faculty. We received gifts, cards, notes, and food. It was quite amazing to watch our students—who often are academically, physically, and financially stretched—reach out and selflessly show love to us.

For five years now Princeton Review has ranked our law school among the top 10 nationally for “Student Quality of Life.” I know we would rank at least that high if Princeton Review ever measured “Faculty Quality of Life.” And much of that is due to the love and care our students show us every day.

Thank you, students!