OMG: Discovering What My Research Assistants Are REALLY Doing…

Two soon-to-be graduates Phoumany and Ryan

I’m going to miss these two student friends/students/best teachers/fellow conspirators when they depart campus on May 11 as graduates. Thanks, Phoumany and Ryan for all the laughter and learning and for making my Carroll experiences more joyful.

Things we’ve done in Dr. Simpson’s Office Over the Past Few Years: (red items added by DumbleDave)

1. Catalogued over 1,000 books (Dr. Simpson most likely has read them all!)
2. Decorated the office for his birthday.
3. Decorated every other holiday.
4. Played Temple Run.
5. We wrote a book!
6. Played nose-goes when the phone rang.
7. Learned how to use fountain pens.
8. Created and Conducted Rogers Hospital Climate Survey.
9. Almost got killed… multiple times.
10. Utilized all furniture in the office.
11. Became PC savy and MAC savy.
12. Played with random trinkets.
13. Conducted “Power of Ten” study.
14.  Researched Purple People Eater

15. Helped Evaluate Carroll University’s Alumni  National Day of Service Food Drive

16. Wrote a winning grant to received IPads to develop a Virtual European Immersion course.

17. Tooled around with most of Jane Hart’s technology learning tools.

18. Made sure that Dr. Simpson ate his lunch.

19. Laughed; cried; cheered; booed.

20. Complained.