Graduate School- Complete

Well, it has truly been a long and arduous journey…but I have completed graduate school. At least in the class sense. Yesterday at 7:01 pm, I drove away from Aderhold Hall (UGA’s College of Education) where I have spent countless hours doing numerous projects and group assignments, after my last class session.

Oh, how good it feels to be finished!

Well, I’m not completely done. I still have work to turn in, and finals to complete. However, it’s a good feeling to know that I won’t be taking classes again for a while.

I’m sure that some of you are wondering what I’ll be up to post-graduation. And, for the most part, I’m not too sure. I will be staying in Athens, looking for work; and beginning to carve out my place in the world. I most likely will NOT be teaching, not because I don’t want to, but because I know that God is leading me elsewhere. That, however, is another story for another time.

Anyhow, as I finish up with these last assignments and finals, I might be around more often. Back to the blogging world. Back to my regularly scheduled life, already in progress.

Thanks for all of your support and encouragement! Peace and Blessings!

Soliciting Prayers…

Graduation is coming…but before I get there, I have to do the following:

3 book reviews (due before April 26)
3 final papers (due April 24, 26, and 27)
2 final projects (due April 24 and 26)
2 final exams (May 3)
1 comprehensive exam (April 14)

I’m probably forgetting something, but we’ll see. I’ll try to keep you updated on my progress. You just keep me in your prayers.

Shirley Franklin speaks at UGA

Mayor Franklin speaks at annual Holmes-Hunter lecture

If you didn’t know, I love Shirley Franklin. She’s classy and sassy, and runs a tight ship as mayor of the City of Atlanta. So, of course I was excited when I found out that she was going to be the speaker at the annual Holmes-Hunter lecture which celebrates Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first African American students to enroll at UGA.

However, my excitement was short lived when…I realized that I couldn’t attend the lecture because I had class. In all honesty, I was expecting my history professor to cancel class (seriously, it’s a class that studies the historical survey of African-American political thought). But, she didn’t…so I sat in class wondering what Shirley Franklin talked about, while making cynical observations about the leadership style of Marcus Garvey (which is another discussion for another time).

Nevertheless, while I consistently and confidently believe that UGA has a ways to go in its attempt to be a truly inclusive community, I will say that they have done a phenomenal job with programming this year. Andrew Young has come, Shirley Franklin has come, and Elaine Brown is coming. Pretty impressive…and hopefully, they’ll keep up the good work.