The summer term begins tomorrow, and I’m looking forward to the two classes I am taking (Comparative Public Policy and Public Policy Formulation). They count as “concentration” courses in my field, which you might have already guessed is Public Policy. 🙂 Instead of two brief summer terms, Valdosta has one long term, so it’s like another regular semester.

I finally got feedback last week on my term paper about the Art & Science of Strategic Philanthropic Management. I’ve mentioned before that this particular prof has some very interesting ways of looking at the world universe, and it would behoove you, as a student, to try to grasp his various trains of thought and hold on for dear life.

I had hoped that my topic would pique his interest because of the focus on technology and consideration of scholars outside of those we discussed in class. In the comments section for my grade, he remarked that my paper was good (hooray!), but its main flaw was that I referred to the “transformational” role that the nonprofit sector plays, yet I failed to consider the possibility that all nonprofit organizations may not, in fact, exist for the betterment of humanity. For instance, some terrorist cells masquerade as nonprofit organizations; therefore, I glossed over some potential ethical dilemmas. *sigh – fine. I’ll take my A- and be happy with it … besides, I made an overall A in the class! Wahoo!