I am not a full-time student. I work 40 hours a week at a job in St. Paul. Normally, one night week is class where I leave early and commute across town to the St. Mary’s campus in Minneapolis. To make up for the loss time, I work longer hours on Wednesday.
This week began an interesting transition of sorts. While my Non-Profit Financial Management class is wrapping up, the Ethics and Arts Law class began. The transition already began with classes on two nights a week and much longer hours on Wednesday. This overlap is scheduled for three weeks. One week down, two weeks to go.
The good news is both classes are coming along fine. I am working on my final project in the Financial class which entails a budget and a report to go along with it. The project has an arts element to it, which will placate my fellow artists in the room. However, it is primarily a community-based organization that I am creating a mock budget for. So far, it has been going smoothly. The paper and presentation is due in two weeks.
There is not a true indication as to where I stand in this class. That remains to be seen, but needless to say I should be in decent shape nonetheless.
The real good news is the Ethics/Law class. I have a feeling I am going to do well in this for various reasons. One, this is a subject I am very interested in. Two, I always found legal and ethical matters fascinating. Three…and perhaps the best part…both of my professors has ties to The Loft. This is a good thing, indeed!
I came away from this week in a better space. However, I am not looking forward to the 10-hour days on these next three Wednesdays. It’s been said many times before: It will be worth it in the end. Let’s hope so!
This is a quick post, I know. There are too many things out there that are not concrete right now. This is only to say that my motivation and retention level is in a better space than the beginning of the Summer Semester.