Another Academic Year ended and it has gone way too fast! Most of my and several of my staff’s attention has been on the upcoming Clapp Library renovation. We were off to a quick start last July, but then had to pause in December because of budget issues. Then we spent the first three months this year preparing programmatic enhancements ideas for the Trustees, which was approved in April and we have been back to the intense design phase, which is fast coming to a close. Now starts the real work of planning the move! We are excited and well prepared. Stay tuned.

I came back last Monday after a week in Southern Spain. My family and I rented a car in Madrid and drove to Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, Cadiz, Arcos de la Frontera, Seville and back to Madrid. It was a fantastic trip with so many things to see, but I was expecting to see more Moorish things than we were able to see. Food was a bit bland for my taste, but there were always the add ons 🙂

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