This block two major pre-scheduled administrative meetings were canceled. An announcement on Project 2024 and a public facing “Coffee with the President” were abruptly rescheduled as the start of the second semester got into full swing. In the absence of these meetings, administrators were hard at work aiming to find a solution to an issue at the heart of CC’s identity.
The Project 2024 meeting was meant to be an update on the current standing of the initiative. The project, which aims to make some fundamental change to CC’s individuality, has had a bumpy start. One of the participants of the Project 2024, McBaller ‘19, joined the group to leave a lasting legacy on Campus. “It’s been a difficult process to be a part of because I don’t know if anyone here truly realizes that a process is supposed to have, say, some forward moving momentum? Right now we’re still very much in the ideating-towards-collaborating-to-innovate stage.”
““This was supposed to be the perfect casual lighthearted space to get the recommendation I’ve been seeking for my new ethical internship with McKinsey.””
The other major meeting was an hour set aside with President L. Song Richardson to have a sort of office hours with anyone who wanted to stop by. “Coffee with the President” was supposed to be a casual space to make connections. Some students in particular were disappointed to see the hour rescheduled. “I had put together a whole slideshow with corresponding physical leaflet elements for my part of coffee with the president,” Miranda Gorgen ‘23 said, “this was supposed to be the perfect casual lighthearted space to get the recommendation I’ve been seeking for my new ethical internship with McKinsey.”
Both of these events were rescheduled for a critical reason. Board of Trustees member Dick Upyas said, “there were a number of outstanding administrative tasks that needed immediate and full attention this block. Issues that legitimately will define how CC is viewed in 100 years.
One of these major tasks is finding a new conference room chair for the Spencer Center board room. Board member Upyas is especially involved in this process, “I refuse to sacrifice lumbar support for increased rolling capabilities, and I think others’ refusal to budge on this issue is just another example of tactless ageism that has become so common-place these days.”
Once this issue is settled, administrative capacity should increase precipitously. Until that point students are being asked to reduce or eliminate all administrative asks for Block 5.