Day 1 – April 2021

Day 1 – April 2021

Dear Smitties, As you review all of the accomplishments from across campus for the month of March, you will find an overarching theme of collaboration. This is a major characteristic as we put the final push on in the last five weeks of the spring semester which leads...
Day 1 – October 2020

Day 1 – October 2020

Dear Fellow Smitties, It is with pride and pleasure that I forward this second Day One report of the Fall Semester. We all owe a vote of thanks to our many colleagues who contributed and to Bianca and Shannon who assembled the report. And, it almost goes without...
Day 1 – September 2020

Day 1 – September 2020

Dear Paul Smith’s community, The fall semester is off and running as demonstrated in the messages below. One important clarification – my email of last Friday suggested that our ability to stay open would depend on having no more than “5% of our student...
Day 1 – May 2020

Day 1 – May 2020

Dear Paul Smith’s community, Greetings from the beautiful but very quiet Paul Smith’s campus. It is heartening to see the daffodils poking out of the ground and the snow pack (finally!) gone. Typically at this time of year we are planning for end-of-year activities...
Day 1 Update – March 2020

Day 1 Update – March 2020

Dear Paul Smith’s community, In any organization it is challenging to strike the right balance between over-communicating and keeping everyone informed. In addition to knowing what is going on, good communication ensures our students, faculty, staff and alumni have a...