Around 2 pm Thursday, WCPD, WPD & WFD responded to a reported bomb threat in the Alkek Fine Arts Center. Police quickly determined the credibility of the call was low. Emergency personnel conducted a precautionary search of the facilities & confirmed was no threat to the public.
The campus is looking beautiful on this sunny, summer day. Make it your academic home this fall. Register today! https://t.co/fpXETX11JV #WCCoyotePride
There is a line when it comes to "other duties as assigned." Today it was trying to figure out how to add source code to our website. I can write a press release and craft social posts but I'm no coder.
You know you're a nerd when you have strong feelings about the placement of hyphens (-), en-dashes (–) and em-dashes (—). ... And when one of them is your favorite (It's the en-dash for me.)
FB observations on my personal profile:
Cute video of my toddler = reactions & cute gifs
Lamenting about my brain not doing what I want it to do at work = comments of comradery
Shares funny memes = laugh reacts
Shares posts about gentle parenting and why I don't spank = crickets
Nothing makes you feel your age faster than going from complaining about having to switch from MySpace to Facebook to realizing you have no idea what to do with Snapchat or Tiktok. #ElderMillennial
I recently learned that "high-functioning autism" used to refer to anyone with an IQ of 70 or higher. That's a huge range when I know of people on the spectrum with an IQ of double that.
In the newly released AP Stylebook, 56th Edition:
Avoid the vague terms high functioning and low functioning in reference to disabled people. Instead, be specific about the condition, and use descriptions of people’s ability levels only when relevant to the story.
LP Ladouceur speaks at the Weatherford Noon Lions club about his professional football career, time with the Dallas Cowboys and what he's doing after retiring from the NFL.
Reads book on how to be more productive at work. Key takeaway - turn off social media, turn off email, do as much as possible offline. Well, if I do that then I can't do my work! #SocialMediaManagementProblems
I don't tweet often, but I have to give a big shoutout to @PrezFarmer on his outstanding speech last Friday and the surprise promotions he announced. #WeCare#CultureofCaring#Promoted You can see what he had to say about the future of #WC at https://t.co/yXt8GQZJQ4