As I glance out of my office window I notice green is not the dominant colour any more– rather now it’s shades of yellow and brown! And, yes, it is the first day of Fall and time again to blog!

In the middle of August I found out that, when one deans, emergencies can occur. But despite the sudden departure of a professor, cool heads and great help and cooperation brought about good remedies. Generosity and juggling assured the Campion course offerings in Fall 2009 and Winter 2010. How important to Campion College is people working together!

Early September I was quite intrigued when I discovered that the faculty and staff of Campion were going to have our ‘retreat’ on the Friday before classes began at Sherwood Forest. I only knew about the Sherwood Forest in England. The possibility of confronting Robin and his merry band crossed my mind. But Saskatchewan’s Sherwood Forest just outside of Regina turned out well. It was a fabulous spot for us to pray, reflect, and talk about the Vision and Mission of Campion College.

The opening of a new school year, even after having more than sixty of them, is always exciting for me. Headstart was grand because I was able to meet the hundred or so students and got to present a ‘study helps lecture’ in the afternoon. I had lunch and an enthusiastic chat on film making with one lad from Campbell Collegiate who serendipitously decided to attend that very morning.

I suspect I have the best students in all the University in my English 100 course. Already they have handed in two written assignments. It takes me awhile to put the names to the faces, but with the good participation in the class it should not take the whole semester to do that! Having finished John Steinbeck’s The Pearl, we are just launching into Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Really good stuff.

That’s it for now.
Frank