Tag: Personal Reflection
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The Freshman Who Wasn’t

Many years ago, probably August of 1998 or 1999, I was sitting outside Joy Hall at Greenville College on the first day of school. It had been move-in weekend, which meant I was exhausted. I was the Resident Director of Joy Hall, and after helping welcome a building full of new students and their families,…
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A Roommate Assignment and a Family Tree

This time of year, my social media feed is filled with pictures of parents taking their kids to college. There are pictures of dorm rooms, cars packed with far too much stuff, families standing in front of college signs, and parents talking about the mixture of pride and sadness that comes with driving away and…

