We’re almost there, Fellows. The end of the semester is almost here and hopefully everything is going well for you. I am writing to you in order to bring you up to speed on what is happening with the Advisory Board and how what we’re doing will affect in the near future. This week at our meeting, the Advisory Board discussed our progress on the recognition event that will be occurring in January. We are currently in the process of getting our wearable item created for the event and putting together a program. When we get all of the kinks worked out, we will be creating an order form of sorts that you will be receiving via email within the next month. It will be very important that you complete and return the form as soon as possible because this will tell us how many people plan to attend the event and who will be recognized. Again, this will be pivotal in our planning, so I cannot stress enough how important it is that you actually respond when you receive this email.
In addition to the January, we are currently planning a forum for April in conjunction with the LAUC and the Center for Democratic Deliberation. More news about this will be made available when the specifics are finally decided, but we will most likely be looking for people to help with this at some point next semester. Finally, I have received some questions about some of the requirements of the Paterno Fellows Program and how to know whether or not you are on track to graduate as a Fellow. Currently, the program is working to create a database that will answer some of these questions and help you plan what you need to do in order to finish the program. It is currently in the testing phase (actually the Advisory Board and some others are being used as the guinea pigs for the database) and will be available to all Fellows and Aspirants when all of the glitches are fixed. Hopefully this entry answers some of your questions about upcoming events and requirements. Have a great Thanksgiving break!