The Now: March 29, 2023

On Wednesdays, our University has food trucks on the plaza and lots of students show up. I took advantage of this to do some quick outreach. I handed off flyers for our library survey and answered a few questions. It was a bit cold and breeze but an awesome way to spend an hour. I love our community.

Here's what else I'm working on:

1. Faculty Portfolios: I'm on review committee for library faculty. I got to see everyone's portfolios which is always enlightening. My colleagues are doing some amazing things. Since this is our annual review process and not just a chance for me to hype my coworkers, I had to sit down and write feedback and give ratings. Not my favorite thing, but it is a good exercise.
2. Webinar Prep: I'm hosting our last webinar of the spring semester on Friday. This one, targeted to faculty, is about research data management. I put together my agenda, found some resources, and am now finalizing my slides. I just need to create a handout of resources and then run the thing. There is so much on the topic that it's impossible to do in an hour. Instead, I'm approaching this as an intro and then pushing follow-up with the library.
3. Taxes: Blergh. 

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