The networking crew finished up on Saturday as well with the last few “tweaks” to our new switches and cabling. It has been a long time coming (we’ve been working on this since November 2006 when we isolated the problems). It is a relief to be finally done with it. The crew has a limited command of English and my Arabic is even more limited so at times it was a challenge to understand each other – but we got through it.
This week we begin working on “mid-term accreditation” reports. The staff will meet in small groups to discuss and evaluate how the school is doing in various areas – facilities, student life, curricular areas, etc. This is part of an ECIS study that is conducted on member schools. It is sort of like the NCA reports that are done in the states. In addition, we have various other committees that meet on a monthly basis that we attend (Education, Policy, Facilities, Finance, etc). Not a week goes by without some sort of committee meeting.
Over the past couple of weeks the workers have been sprucing up the campus. They have been trimming trees, replacing bricks, painting and hauling away old items. They do such a nice job of keeping the campus looking neat and tidy.
