Welcome back to school everyone! Well, not everyone is back yet. Some of us still have a week of summer work left (like me) and the final students don't move in for two weeks. Those education majors who are student teaching this semester have already moved in, and some athletes are trickling back onto campus for their preseason practices and games.

I'm pretty excited to get my school year under way. This fall will be pretty fun for me. I've joined the Campus Activities Council and we're cooking up some good times for the student body. I also have a bit of a lighter class load, so that will prove nice to help me "ease" back into school work from my fun summer.

Summer has been a nice break for sure. I spent some time in Columbus OH with the Mennonite Convention, and this past Thursday went to a Jason Mraz concert in Chicago with some friends. Both of these mini trips were for sure the highlight of my summer months.

I again have been working in the Public Relations office here at Goshen, where we've been working on our Peace by Peace campaign. It's a great job which has proven to provide a great variety of experiences which I only hope are better preparing me for what I will start looking for later this year as I prepare to graduate in April. I'm amazed at how fast the college experience flies by, but I've got many great memories and new knowledge to show for it.

Enjoy your last weeks of summer, if you haven't already returned to school yet! -Tim