Friday, May 1, 2009

The Proposal

No this is not the new Sean Penn movie.

Seriously. As (whatever my job title will be), I want to bring alums closer to Elon and bring callers to their goal of better and more pledges. The guidelines for the blog are below. I think that should go smoothly as long as we understand the albeit small amount of resources that must go into it. We should also talk to the dude/lady who operates the current one and get their take (meaning we will 'take' it from them to save it) on it.

I'm extremely willing to do the compartmentalization; looking back on the post, the categories seem pretty useful if not predictive. We could add two more categories to make it an even ten, maybe relating to the importance of certain programs and the values of connections and networking. In time (meaning I still have yet to think of it), we will be able to give these group cheerful names lest they be called 'AWVCSPOC.' I know, sounds dirty.

Like compartmentalization, I can work on the GPR, and its formula. Both steadilty. Whether this can be done with any celerity that doesn't involve typing steroids, I'm not sure. The point is that it is a project that, as long as I've got the small amount of data I need, won't stop.

So those are the main projects. With regard to the other ideas (and forthcoming ones), I see two choices though I'm actually going to lobby for both so I hope that made sense. As I'm sure the new supervisors have pledged (Ha!), the walls might gain some life or at least new paper. I can both manufacture little quotes or bits to place as reminders or trials for callers. I can also create a little manifesto (a little bit of an oxymoron) and incorporate some of my thoughts (approved by you of course) into the Training Manual. This is a big step (on mother earth) but a good one.

Lastly, I promise a stronger time committment for both the projects and annual giving. I'm going to put my actions where my typed words are. What do you say?