Today is freshman move-in day on campus, my second favorite day of the work year after commencement. This is the time of hope and promise — where students come with their future before them, ready to conquer the world. I wrote in a previous blog that IBM wanted “forward thinking world changers”; most freshmen believe they would qualify for the job, if not now, certainly after four years.
I liken this day to the colored cups that we are handing out as part of our “swag” for the year. When empty, the cups appear to be a translucent white — nothing special. But when cold water is added to one version of them, the cup appears to turn the water yellow. Liquid added to an identical-looking cup turns the water blue.
And so it goes with freshmen. They, like the water, are actually unchanged at the moment, but put in a new environment both appear to take on new characteristics and qualities. Somehow they seem “better” or at least “different” in an instant.
Here is to all the college freshmen — wherever you enroll — wishing that your dreams and hopes are realized.
— beth triplett
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