I always thought we should mix up offices among the various disciplines so that
an
historian would have an office next to an artist, psychologist, chemist, etc,
etc. We
were that way back when I first arrived on campus 43 years ago, had only a
fifth of the
faculty (100) and a seventh of the student body (1500). We had only 1 1/2
buildings for
the entire faculty and classrooms. We were at that time a true campus
community,
interacted with each other, partied with each other, appreciated each other.
We weren't
balkanized. Then, we started to grow and the turf wars began, the separation
into
different buildings and campuses began, the division into departments, schools,
and then
colleges began, and the deterioration of the campus community began.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier http:/www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
Valdosta State University
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