The Library is buzzing with activity. This morning when I arrive to open, there are a dozen students waiting to be let in. How unusual! I open 15 minutes early, I am so happy to see them.
Every computer is occupied. The clacking of keys punctuates the air as people pummel out papers and create bibliographies. We are down to the wire now. Small clusters of students gather here and there to complete group projects. In the quiet area every table is filled with students focused on notebooks and study guides, preparing for exams. There is a hushed undertone of angst.
Few eat at Garlock, preferring instead to load a Styrofoam tray and cart their food into the Library so they can continue cramming in the relatively quiet atmosphere conducive to such work. I love it! This is how busy we should be all the time. Here where the crux of classroom and dormitory lies, where friends sweat it out together, creating the almost palpable growth of mind and heart. Here where students are transformed to be able to shape and serve the world.
We partner with them in their work. Coming alongside wherever and however we are able. We cannot do their work for them, but we can help smooth out the kinks and knots so they can move forward. Yes, this last week of the semester is what it comes down to just before the doors open and recess is declared.
After which, it will be much easier to find a parking space [smile].
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