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Blog Entry 140 of 196 Dial 'T' for Tabitha
I'm a bicycling poet who lived in Parker for several years and worked at YourHub.com, covering Parker and Franktown for two years.

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National Signing Day for professors and librarians

Article Contributed on: 2/7/2007 5:02:17 PM

Today, some high school athletes officially signed on with colleges. This is a big deal known as National Signing Day each year.

Yes, it may not be realistic, but I don't think that'll ever stop me from at least brainstorming about an idea that I like.

Imagine, if you will, a National Signing Day for professors and librarians. National Signing Day is a day of media frenzy for high school seniors who are signing on with colleges that want them on their sports teams. Now, I don't shun sports -- I grew up in a Broncomaniac family and after seeing four Broncos games and one Avs game, my life will be fulfilled when I witness a Mammoth game.

But I'd love to see libraries and institutions of higher education crowded with media and eager educators and librarians.

"Why did you choose that school/library? Have you been a fan of that college/library?" are a couple questions journalists can ask.

And i f any mentors for the professors and librarians are there, reporters might ask what kind of student the professor or librarian was, what s/he meant to the school where s/he got his/her degree, what his/her strengths as an educator/librarian are.

If you're a teacher, librarian or volunteer, give yourself a pat on the back. Make it your own National Signing Day.Post a couple paragraphs or more about why you chose what you do and where you do it. And if you know a teacher, librarian or volunteer who deserves recognition, post their story.

Related Links:

Three Overland High School studentsget geared up for college on National Signing Day
CU recruits stand out from crowd
Three Columbine athletes sign to colleges
Kari Foreman signs with Montana State University
Lakewood seniors sign to play college football
County athletes sign for colleges, universities
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Tabitha Dial wrote on 2/10/2007 @ 7:31:40 AM

Jamie, thanks for the comment (and for being a volunteer). I like the joke and may have to tell it to my friends today.
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Jamie VanEaton wrote on 2/9/2007 @ 9:01:08 PM

I am a volunteer, but my help is limited to making copy magic in the workroom. I can coax copies out of an old Riso like Bing Crosby can buhbuhbuhboo. It's a romantic job, and I'm not in it for the donuts... though people keep offering them to me. As an aside, I have a library joke. Did you hear the University of Washington library burned down and all 5 books were destroyed? The sad thing is two of them weren't even colored in yet.
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Tabitha Dial wrote on 2/9/2007 @ 8:11:43 AM

Wow, Joe -- 4.2 GPA? Wow. Perhaps academic scholarships are more difficult because they involve much more competition for less scholarships.
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Joe McDaniel wrote on 2/9/2007 @ 8:08:47 AM

Your idea is right on the money. My daughter went to CSU on a full ride athletic (swimming) scholarsdhip but could not get an academic scholarship despite a 4.2 GPA, Nat'l Honor Society and all the rest. Why aren't academic scholarships as easy to get as football or baseball etc?
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Tabitha Dial wrote on 2/8/2007 @ 7:22:44 AM

Thanks, Bill. How come I knew you'd be posting a comment? Much appreciated.
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Bill Boucher wrote on 2/7/2007 @ 11:14:14 PM

Good Idea!
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