As the end of the academic year end comes into sight, it becomes a busy but fun time at Louisiana Tech. There have been many activities on campus and across the community this week as our faculty, students and alumni come together to celebrate accomplishments for the year. I have also had numerous students, prospective students, alumni and friends stop by my office for a visit. And I have been meeting with members of my administrative team as we consider reorganization of some functions and responsibilities of my cabinet. Monday evening, Kathy and I went to the TECHSPYs. We enjoyed visiting with many of the student-athletes who were in attendance and I was honored to present the Presidential Award to Katie Sloan (soccer) and Xavier Woods (football) for their outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments. On Tuesday, we welcomed visitors from Jackson State University who came to tell us about a special program named “Call me Mister” for attracting more black males into education programs.  I also welcomed to campus my colleague Dennis Epps, Chancellor of Louisiana Delta Community College, to sign an agreement that provides his staff with better access to our graduate programs. On Wednesday, I headed over to Bossier Parish Community College to visit with Chancellor Rick Bateman to discuss more collaborations between our two institutions. On Thursday, I was very proud to present the National Championship trophy to our Powerlifting Team led by Josh Chovanek and AJ MacFarland. The team is now making plans to compete in the World Championships in South Africa. This is the first time that our entire team has been selected to participate in that competition. Congrats to our IronDawgs! Later Thursday, I traveled to Monroe to participate in a reception with the Tom Scott Foundation and those students who have been recipients of the Foundation’s scholarship program. I left that event to head back to Bossier City for the Tech & Tails event hosted by the NW TAG group and Argent Financial Group. This is always one of the best alumni events of the year. We were pleased that several leaders and employees of our industry partner, CSRA, joined us for the event. On Friday, Kathy and I hosted faculty and alumni of our professional aviation program who are having a week-end celebration of the 50-year anniversary of that program. It truly has a distinguished history of producing some of the nation’s top pilots. And the program has attracted students from all across the nation, even back in its early days. The alumni have been very supportive of our program and return to campus each year for a get-together called AvFest. I understand that the Ruston airport has been particularly busy!   Here are a few of my favorite pics for the week: