There are several things I took for granted until last night’s Exec Meeting.  Because Sung was on call with his RA job, he was not allowed to leave the premises of Jester and we had to meet there.  Also – because this university is overcrowded, all of the study space in the entire complex was taken up with supplemental housing.  We had to meet in an open room with different groups coming in and out and someone constantly “playing” the piano.  I realized last night that I am incredibly subconsciously grateful for the quiet, piano-less, brightly lit conference room in the Frito with thousands of electrical outlets for our laptops where we usually meet.

Somehow we withstood the noise, lack of power, light, and privacy to knock out the meeting in a very short five hours.  Last night was the first round of committee selections, which ran long because we received more applications for more committees than I’d ever seen during my two years on Exec.

Hopefully I don’t sound like I’m complaining because that couldn’t be further from the truth.  Don’t get me wrong, I wish we could get the work we have to put into this organization done in one short hour every week, but I truly have yet to reach a point where I’m tired of working so hard, so often, or so long for UBC.  Pouring over the dozens of applications on the plane to and from Vegas this weekend was not a chore.  In fact, going through the committee selection process is one of the most reenergizing things for me and all of Exec. 

We joked this week that the top ring in our logo has a gap in it simply because we are literally never done reading applications, but the truth is that it reminds us that Council members (both new and old) are still with us.  For me, it reminds me that members don’t take their spot on Council for granted.  It displays the incredibly colorful and vibrant passion that some members have for one, two, several, or all of our programs.  It shows the diverse interests, perspectives, and goals of Council, and most of all it brings us back to the mission of serving McCombs.

I’m looking forward to the next round, even though it looks to take just as long on OU weekend.  We are opening our first McCombs-wide committee this week, so I can’t wait to see the applications we get for that too.  I love it.  I love empowering people and ensuring that the UBC programs I love are well taken care of.  Keep ‘em coming!

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