Once upon a time, I was something of a buffoon. A sit in the back row with my hat pulled low rather be anywhere but here kind of student, inclined to do a cross word rather than take notes.
Were I still that same doofus, I might be inclined to suggest a little game of Big Speech Bingo for Friday.
Of course, I’m not (at least not at work….usually), and so I’m NOT suggesting anything of the sort, but if I were, I might be inclined to put together a list of 24 phrases/words that might show up in the Don’s speech on Friday.
I was thinking about how much I’d matured since those days, when I was struck by the urge, just for auld lang syne, you know, to put together the list that I would use (note the subjunctive there, Don) if I weren’t so mature now (which I am). This is the list I came up with. What am I missing?
1. College to Careers
2. Completion
3. Lumina Foundation
4. Graduation
5. Credentials of Economic Value
6. Key Performance Indicators
7. Reinvention
8. Zero Based Budgeting
9. Performance Based Funding
10. Customer Service
11. Harold Lounge
12. Enrollment Management
13. 10,000 Small Businesses
14. Mayor Emanuel’s Vision
15. Disruptive Technologies
16. Economic Club of Chicago
17. Return on Investment
18. Life of the Mind
19. GradesFirst
20. 1708 Contract
21. Student Learning
22. IPEDs
23. Team
24. Career Paths
The Harold Lounge 
How about “tenure process” and “teacher evaluation processes”?
Good ones.
What about ‘Students’?
How ’bout ‘Dean of Instruction’?
Then there’s ‘New Faculty’.
Hey PhiloDave, can we do a quick Price Is Right contest on what time the meeting will end? If so, I say 11:43am. Yes, I am probably being optimistic (not realistic, nyuk, nyuk).