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I'm having some issues dealing with all this news. Not sure if I am just more mature now, globally aware or I can relate but it is affecting me more then 9-11. I was a sophomore here at NIU then and I remember everything about that day but I never think I cried. Since I found out about the VTech shootings yesterday I keep randomly tearing up. A part of me thinks I just need to turn off the TV and stop reading the news but its almost my responsibility now as a university staff member to know what is going on so I am able to help students with questions or concerns if they have them. The more info I know the hard it is hitting. One of the first shot and killed was an RA in the dorm...an RA just doing his job and trying to make sure his residents were safe. I love my CA staff and it just hurts me to think about that. I guess this RA was also very well known on campus and in the marching band. urrrg.
I can't imagine the feeling of being a staff member on this campus. What would I do? How would I feel? Because I am thinking of this am I selfish? That school will never be the same for many of those students. The love and pride I am sure many of the students have for that school will be tarnished because this tragedy.
While NIU and VTech might be thousands of miles away we are all part of the higher education community and this is just disgusting. A campus should be a safe haven for people to learn and live.
We are having a all CA staff meeting tonight after Hall Council. Not sure how our staffs are handling this or if its affecting them at all but we need to check in. A few of my staff checked in with me yesterday to make sure I was doing OK and handling this well. They are so great and have made me love my job more then anything this semester, we just need to make sure THEY are OK.
Ok, this is the end of my rant. I guess its just something I needed to get out since its making me feel things I haven't felt before. I love my school, my staff and my job.
I can't imagine the feeling of being a staff member on this campus. What would I do? How would I feel? Because I am thinking of this am I selfish? That school will never be the same for many of those students. The love and pride I am sure many of the students have for that school will be tarnished because this tragedy.
While NIU and VTech might be thousands of miles away we are all part of the higher education community and this is just disgusting. A campus should be a safe haven for people to learn and live.
We are having a all CA staff meeting tonight after Hall Council. Not sure how our staffs are handling this or if its affecting them at all but we need to check in. A few of my staff checked in with me yesterday to make sure I was doing OK and handling this well. They are so great and have made me love my job more then anything this semester, we just need to make sure THEY are OK.
Ok, this is the end of my rant. I guess its just something I needed to get out since its making me feel things I haven't felt before. I love my school, my staff and my job.