Travelogue 6

On Monday this week, while Jordan began work building a fence for his grandmother in Albany, I took Phillip to Corban College for a campus visit. He and Jordan both visited Corban last summer before our move but we thought it might be worthwhile for Phillip to see it again because their computer science major might be an option for him.

As an alumnus, I was impressed with how nice the campus looks. A lot of the changes are substantive--new dorms, new chapel, etc.--but a lot are more cosmetic . . . a new paint job, stone facades, nice landscaping. That's not to say that the cosmetic items aren't a lot of work or don't cost anything, but rather that the smaller things can add up to make a strong first impression for a campus.

Phillip and I met with Bryce Bernard to learn more about the computer science program and I appreciated Bryce's honesty in spelling it out for us. Afterwards, I told Phillip that I really didn't think it was the right program for him--it's really more of a business major with a computer information systems emphasis--and he agreed but still thinks it may be a possibility for him and he wanted to get the full campus tour. Next Monday, I plan to take both Jordan and Phillip to check out George Fox University. When you live 2000 miles away, you have to take advantage of opportunities to do things like this!

This was my first visit to Corban since they built the long-awaited clock tower. I was never certain that a clock tower was a real necessity but it does look nice and we were able to find the bricks that have my folks' names on them. I was also pleased to see that they've hung a new sign outside of the reference section of the library with Dad's name on it.