This is the eighth edition of my Desk Notes. Facilities Management has finished up with almost all of the "summer" projects at this point (Yes, I do realize it's fall. I think I was tipped off by the torrential down pours … either that or the consistently bad news coming out of Pullman and Seattle vis-à-vis football) and we are starting to gear up for next summer. We have four major on-going projects that will continue through the academic year.

This is the seventh edition of my Desk Notes. I got a number of responses to my query as to whether I should continue with these Desk Notes through the academic year. The consensus seems to be that they furnish some good information or, failing that, a bit of a diversion in a busy day. That being the case, I will continue sending these out until the FCC intervenes. For those of you who have more than enough e-mail, please just hit “delete” when you see the Desk Notes subject or, better yet, set up a rule that automatically will send it to the trash bin.

This is the sixth edition of my “Desk Notes.” For those of you who have not been here this summer, the original concept of the “Desk Notes” was to give a little more insight to staff and faculty on the ongoing construction during the summer. I am uncertain whether I should continue through the academic year as I am acutely aware of the competition for the time and attention of the staff and faculty. On the other hand, I guess you can just hit “delete.” Let me know your thoughts.