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I should remind you that I work in Higher Education and love visiting college campuses. I try to stop and visit noteworthy campuses as much as I can when traveling (Pepperdine has been the most impressive thus far). 

I went to a wedding down in Roanoke this weekend and on the the drive back yesterday we drove (a touch out of the way) to visit Virginia Tech. I have never been to Tech and figured I’ve lived it’s VA for over 3 years it’s time. After about 2 hours at Tech we made our way north with another stop at UVA. 

The visit to UVA (the “flagship” public university in the state) got me curious just how many flagship campuses I’ve been to. Thanks for the list wikipedia (note that Texas as 2…of course they do). I’m shocked I’ve only been to 8/51 (bolded). Looks like I have a new life goal! 

• University of Alabama
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• University of Arizona
• University of Arkansas

• University at Buffalo

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Connecticut

• University of Delaware

• University of Florida

• University of Georgia

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

• University of Idaho
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Indiana University Bloomington
• University of Iowa

• University of Kansas
• University of Kentucky

• Louisiana State University

• University of Maine
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• Mississippi State University
• University of Missouri
• University of Montana

• University of Nebraska–Lincoln
• University of Nevada, Reno
• University of New Hampshire
• University of New Mexico
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Dakota

• Ohio State University
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Oregon

• Pennsylvania State University

• University of Rhode Island
• Rutgers University

• University of South Carolina
• South Dakota State University

• University of Tennessee
• Texas A&M University
• University of Texas at Austin

• University of Utah

• University of Vermont
• University of Virginia

• University of Washington
• West Virginia University
• University of Wisconsin–Madison
• University of Wyoming

Back in early June I went to a mid-level managers conference/institute sponsored by one of the professional associations in my field. It was very energizing and helped me push through my current work slump.

I’m hoping to relocate to Southern California at some point this year, I had hoped to already be there by now, but I can’t force big life changes. So I’m still applying and keeping my eye out for opportunities, but I also realized I need to make the most of my time here. 

I’ve set up a series of informational meetings with some various higher ups at work. I had one lunch meeting last week and one coffee meeting today. Both have been very invigorating. I know I have a lot to offer and I’m better than the work I’m doing. I want more. I want to manage multiple full time staff members, I want to make big decisions. So by meeting with some power players at work hope to perhaps get invited to some of their tables while I’m here.