There’s a certain “something” about going back to school, and one can feel it almost palpably at Cardin. For myself, this is my 45th (!!!) back-to-school in my life, 29 of which have been “on the other side of the desks” – but it’s still exciting and a little nerve-wracking (after all these years, I don’t sleep well the night before, so full of anticipation). There are “new school year’s resolutions” (be more organized, keep on top of things better, and so forth), new supplies (nothing like the smell of freshly-sharpened pencils), new classes (tend to be quiet at first, then quickly become more confident at this school), and so forth. For those of us who’ve been around the institution for a few years (I was part of the founding faculty), there are “old” faces to greet (how did your summer go?) and “new” faces to meet (hi, welcome to Cardin). An anecdote: you know what a special place Cardin is when graduates of the opening class (’07) come back to see old faculty, and to help set up the school, as happened with me this past Sunday. This year, things are a little weird – just over a week’s worth of classes, and then 4.5 days off for Rosh Hashanah – a somewhat foreshortened week thereafter, for Yom Kippur, and then two very short weeks for Sukkot and Simchat Torah….and then September’s over! I wish everyone the best of luck for the coming school year – may it be a year of learning and growing, challenge and opportunity, sweetness and laughter!
Leslie Smith Rosen
Dean of General Studies
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