In a day and change, the spring 2009 term will start up after the winter recess. Tomorrow is MLK Jr Day, something that ASU is focusing on part of its movements to be socially embedded. And there are no classes tomorrow.
But that changes Tuesday. And it's also the same day as Pres.-elect Obama's inauguration. This presents dilemmas for many of my friends. My colleague Sam Richard has been in DC since Saturday. I have a class that begins at 10.30am. (The swearing-in is at 10.00am Phoenix time.) I'm probably going to go to my class because it's the first meeting for that class, but then again, this is an historic moment for the US and for the world. (I'm sure that the Cronkite building is going to have a live feed of the inauguration. So perhaps I'll go there and see the oath of office, the first bit of Pres. Obama's speech, and then run to class.)
At any rate, it will be good to get back to classes. I've accomplished all I wanted to during the break, so I'm ready to start with classes again. I'll be back on the Tempe campus after a semester break. If you're wondering about getting from Downtown Phoenix to Tempe, check out some of my previous entries. They'll guide you in the right direction.
One more thing: the ASU College of Public Programs is now on Twitter! Twitter is a micro-blogging social media service. We're on @coppasu, or http://twitter.com/coppasu.
In closing, to all who start classes this week or who have already started both here and abroad, my best wishes for a sucessful semester.
Cheers-
Edward Jensen
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