| 14:53 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Dean |
| 14:53 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Chancellor |
| 14:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Miss Gronk |
| 14:54 |
Gronk Seriman |
Good evening, Chancellor Jarvinen |
| 14:54 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Afternoon, Word. |
| 14:55 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi all |
| 14:56 |
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Jewel (jewelfargo) scratches ingo behind his ears |
| 14:56 |
RainyDayRecess |
Hello everyone ;) |
| 14:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi rainey |
| 14:56 |
Ingo (tkb158) |
puRrrRrRrrrrRrr |
| 14:56 |
Frigid Cryotank |
H'lo... |
| 14:56 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Rainy |
| 14:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Good post-zenith, Miss Rainy. |
| 14:58 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Kara2016 gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 14:58 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Is this going to be a Text class or an Audio class? |
| 14:58 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi Tasha |
| 14:58 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
hello, everyone |
| 14:58 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Well technically it's not a class.... |
| 14:58 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Hello Everyone |
| 14:58 |
RainyDayRecess |
Hi Tasha! |
| 14:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome Tasha. |
| 14:59 |
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RainyDayRecess waves |
| 14:59 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
It will be of high class |
| 14:59 |
Dottie R Long (drlong) |
Hi Tasha |
| 14:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Wonderful you could make it. |
| 14:59 |
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Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) gives that 'look' to Elfbiter. |
| 14:59 |
Ingo (tkb158) |
Greetings, Tasha |
| 14:59 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Good to see you Tasha, Rainy |
| 15:01 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
very slow to rez |
| 15:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne is inworld, I'm going to wait for her to make it up here. |
| 15:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
Katrina, to answer your question, these meetings are usually text-only. So the transcript can be easily posted online. |
| 15:02 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
all set |
| 15:03 |
Gronk Seriman |
http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna/qna_index.php |
| 15:03 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
a lot of people I have not seen for a while |
| 15:03 |
Gronk Seriman |
...is where the transcripts are posted. |
| 15:05 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
given the crowd, I'll do a 2 giveaways today |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks Miss Gronk |
| 15:05 |
Kara2016 |
smiles brightly. |
| 15:05 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
2 add on flight packs, just for decoration, no scripting. |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Okay, I'm going to start and switch to a notecard reader. |
| 15:06 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) replaces his melted shades |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith |
Welcome to this week's Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith |
This is an open meeting. All are welcome unless individual mal-behavior requires otherwise. Transcripts will be posted following the meeting. |
| 15:06 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
so send me im iwth a number between 1 and 1000, nearest guess wins. |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith |
As an exception to our normal ordering, I'm going to make an announcement before turning to Phrynne for her report. Please hold your responses and question until I finish. |
| 15:06 |
Agatha Macbeth |
666 |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea, please don't interject right now. |
| 15:07 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
ok |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith |
If you look at our admin page on the website, you'll notice that a new title and job description precede and follow Phrynne;s name. (http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/admin.php). She is now Dean of Commons and Special Projects. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith |
Her role as dean of commons is much the same except for making maintenance of the faculty kit official rather than de facto. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith |
The main addition is her role as Dean of Special Projects. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith |
Phrynne has been coordinating getting tutorial translations done all along. This change makes the role official. I will be working with Phrynne on implementing the translations not so much as chancellor as being a graphics capable volunteer. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith |
Phrynne's new title and role explicitly moves the Advent Calendar under her sole discretion. She advocated for this responsibility and I have agreed. I have complete faith in Phrynne and her staff to act in the best interests of Oxbridge. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith |
Phrynne no longer has to report to me on Advent Calendar progress; it's entirely her baby. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith |
Since I no longer share the responsibility, it also frees me from the ethical sense that I should contribute to it. There are many creators out there and I expect to be creating far less in SL in the coming year or two (more on this later). |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith |
What projects I do finish or what spin-offs I have from exhibits for VWBPE (Virtual World Best Practices in Education) or SL16B (SL's 16th birthday party), I plan on giving to Andrea for fundraiser auctions. |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith |
With all that said, please congratulate Phrynne on her new title and responsibilities, following which she can give her report. |
| 15:09 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
congrats, Phrynne |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(and report not necessary) |
| 15:09 |
Gronk Seriman |
Yay, Phrynne! Woot! |
| 15:10 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
*applause* |
| 15:10 |
RainyDayRecess |
Yay! For Phrynne!! |
| 15:10 |
AiriDokeshi |
Congratulations. |
| 15:10 |
Jewel (jewelfargo) |
WTG Phrynne :) |
| 15:10 |
Frigid Cryotank |
Phrynne, very nice. |
| 15:10 |
Ingo (tkb158) |
Wooo Hoooo! |
| 15:11 |
Phrynne |
Thank you. This just formalizes what I've been doing all along. My report is that there is now a large rabbit in the green area near the Rose Garden, and it is there for people to sit and lounge on -- it is supposed to be able to support seven people. It is friendly and its nose twitches. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea, I had this set for you to report next, but since Phrynne wants to be here only briefly, I'm going to skip over that and go next. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith |
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| 15:11 |
Wordsmith |
Okay, my report, and I'm going to ask you again to hold comments and questions until the end. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith |
Simple things first. For this year, My prior Advent gift commitments still hold. I finished up a coffee mug for one of Phrynne's advent gifts and am finishing up some animation scripting for another. I'm also working on one other gift. |
| 15:11 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Congratulations Phrynne |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith |
We are in good financial shape. If I paid tier today plus set aside three weeks of stipends, we would still have 258,620 $L in the account, which is 33,620 $L above my target point for the start of next quarter. My many thanks to all. |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith |
MrK Kas has withdrawn his gamified Advanced Camera class. He was only getting one or two participants per week, not enough to get the group interactions that he had hoped to observe. He leaves with no bridges burnt. |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith |
I've also removed my "Intro to Mesh" class from the schedule for the time being. I will be continuing to work on it, albeit at a slower pace, and will put it back up when I can actually teach it. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith |
Now to the more complex change. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith |
I'm shifting about 90% of my purely social time in SL back to RL, reserving a bit for helping in the plaza and on groups. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith |
I've a few stacks of scientific journals on my desk, a number of computational biology books to read, and a Society of Mathematical Biology conference in Montreal come next summer. They all need part of my time. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith |
It may be also that my recorder calls to me, and I should pick it up and play it again. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith |
This is both a change in activity and a substantial psychological recalibration for me. A shift from the more extroverted side to the more introverted freelancer. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith |
I keep hearing phrases from old submarine movies in my head. "Clear the decks. Rig for silent running. Take her down". I likely watched "Run Silent, Run Deep" too many times decades ago. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith |
I will reevaluate things come January, but January is barely a start and last time I made this switch it was a two-year hiatus of social presence in SL. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith |
I won't know where this one will lead me and what time it will take for a good while. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith |
The change mainly just affects my social time in SL. I remain on call to staff and can be summoned inworld. I'll still be here at Q&A. |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith |
I'll still be updating the calendar, compiling class and visitor statistics, keeping tracks of finances, being the outward representative of Oxbridge. In short, all the Chancellor stuff you might expect. |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith |
This also involves my making sure that parts of the infrastructure I've developed are brought up to date, potentially improved, and backed up where someone else can retrieve them should that need ever occur. |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith |
I expect my forays into SL to be shorter and far more directed. Pick up a ban notecard. Divest an angel of an axe when needed, as happened yesterday. |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith |
(It was time for Elfbiter to leave and one was in the halls. She was a nice lady and complied politely) |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith |
When I am about, my non-door remains open (you have to TP to get into my office). |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith |
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| 15:16 |
Wordsmith |
That's what's up at Oxbridge. Open for questions. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Except, let's do Andrea first. |
| 15:16 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
good luck with the recorder |
| 15:16 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Heh |
| 15:17 |
Gronk Seriman |
Is that recorder digital, or old-school magnetic tape? |
| 15:17 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It is a musical instrument, Miss Gronk. :P |
| 15:17 |
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Tasha (natashafetishqueen) assumed wind instrument |
| 15:17 |
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Gronk Seriman smies |
| 15:17 |
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Gronk Seriman smiles |
| 15:18 |
lovejoy2199 |
And, you when there first, Gronk. Beat me. |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea? |
| 15:18 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Fundraiser was a good turn out, we brought in some much needed funds, Still on track for the October fundraiser, Updating donation roles and such, |
| 15:18 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I'm done |
| 15:18 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Chancellor Sir, I am quite new here to this VW. Do you have any quick thoughts that I should constantly consider? |
| 15:19 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
Katrina, maybe one for the tutors to discuss with you after the reports |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Run through our tutorial downstairs, take Lindal's avatar safety class, then pursue your interest. |
| 15:20 |
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Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) seconds the taking of Avatar Safety.... |
| 15:20 |
Dottie R Long (drlong) |
Lindal's Safety class is an essential, in my book |
| 15:20 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
I did that earlier today about Ms. Lindal's class. Quite educational that I had not know many of those things she discussed. And how do I get downstairs? |
| 15:20 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) would enforce taking the AVatar Safety class if he could... |
| 15:20 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
oh, there will be a donation prize for donating at the fundraiser, But it isn't ready yet. |
| 15:20 |
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Tasha (natashafetishqueen) adds Smart Shopping |
| 15:20 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Of course you would, Elf. |
| 15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, you can fly, you can sit on the teleport disk on the front porch. |
| 15:21 |
Kara2016 |
parachute. |
| 15:21 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Or, in the favorite way of some people, take a jump from the edge. It's fun. |
| 15:21 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
There is a parachute giver at the landing. just add one and jump |
| 15:21 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
click the box to get the parachutes to your inventory |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And yes, open to questions. |
| 15:22 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
a short statement from me, if I may |
| 15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Of course, Asst Dean Tasha. |
| 15:23 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
as you know my time in SL has been limited recently because I have been taking care of my father following the death of my mother last Autumn. Dad is a lot better and more able to take care of himself |
| 15:24 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
I have moved into a very pleasant cottage and gotten a dog, and am able to be here more often |
| 15:24 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
the puppy sleeps a lot, but luckily I do not use a microphone so you cannot hear the snoring |
| 15:24 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Aww |
| 15:24 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
thank you |
| 15:25 |
RainyDayRecess |
Good to hear Tasha ;) |
| 15:25 |
Agatha Macbeth |
*Hug* |
| 15:25 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Great news to hear. Always pleasant to hear good things instead of doom and gloom |
| 15:25 |
RainyDayRecess |
Great to have you back more often now ;) |
| 15:25 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
:-) |
| 15:25 |
Kara2016 |
Smiles brightly.. |
| 15:26 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
pictures available on request |
| 15:26 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Oh. May I say something to the staff on hand, Word? |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Sure, Cal. |
| 15:26 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
(Since other methods of communication are...well.) |
| 15:27 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
So, I'm not sure if most or all of you know, but I have decided to leave Oxbridge. You all are awesome, and I hope it continues. |
| 15:28 |
RainyDayRecess |
What? Wow okay ;( |
| 15:28 |
RainyDayRecess |
We sure loved having you here |
| 15:28 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
I am very sorry to learn that, Cal |
| 15:28 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
My time in SL is starting to come to a close, with many RL responsibilities. If you wish to keep in touch outside, please let me know. |
| 15:29 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
May every dear step you take, may you be richly blessed along the way. |
| 15:29 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Stay safe and well. |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Be well and excellent |
| 15:29 |
RainyDayRecess |
You will be missed ;( |
| 15:29 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
I will. I'll continue to come visit on occasion. |
| 15:29 |
Kara2016 |
Hugs Cal, stay safe. |
| 15:29 |
RainyDayRecess |
Oh, good ;) |
| 15:30 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
...I'm done. |
| 15:30 |
Gronk Seriman |
Sad to hear, but obla-de obla-da. Life goes on. |
| 15:30 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
RL intrudes |
| 15:30 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
(RL has always come first though) |
| 15:30 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you, Cal, including for what you've contributed. May you Journey well. |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions and comments? |
| 15:31 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Still hosting the Writers' Meeting in Thursdays |
| 15:31 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
No Sir, the Tutors set me up real nice. Thank you to them both. |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
11 am. (with Elf and writers mtg) |
| 15:31 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Yup |
| 15:32 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
*chuckles* Yet I always seem to miss it. |
| 15:32 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anyone else? Questions? Comments? Confusions? |
| 15:33 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Reminds me of something a boss of mine once said "Questions? Comments? Concerns? Explosions?" |
| 15:33 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:33 |
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Tasha (natashafetishqueen) goes back to bed |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hearing none, |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
this meeting |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
is adjourned. |
| 15:34 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Fast meeting. |
| 15:34 |
RainyDayRecess |
Thanks you Deans ;) |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all for coming. |
| 15:34 |
Jewel (jewelfargo) |
Thank you |
| 15:34 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Good bye all. Thank you for coming. |
| 15:34 |
Agatha Macbeth |
NN |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'll post the transcript shortly. |
| 15:34 |
Gronk Seriman |
When will they fix the pinball machine in the Tutor's Lounge? |
| 15:34 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Thank you for having this session |
| 15:34 |
Gronk Seriman |
Too late! Gah! |
| 15:34 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
Wait, we had a pinball machine? |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Every week, generally, Katrina. |
| 15:34 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Will someone tell me where the Tutor's lounge is? |
| 15:34 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
we have a lounge? |
| 15:34 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Aces |
| 15:34 |
Kara2016 |
what pinball machine? |
| 15:35 |
Katrina Viktoria Black (katrinaviktoriablack) |
Good evening to all. I bid you all a farewell till next time. I shall leave now. |
| 15:35 |
Gronk Seriman |
The one in the Tutor's Lounge. It's been broken for weeks. |
| 15:35 |
Kara2016 |
Thank you deans. |
| 15:35 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:35 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Loungs has been broken for years, probably |
| 15:36 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
But anyway |
| 15:36 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Bedtime for me. |
| 15:36 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
mmmmmm |
| 15:36 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
be well, Cal |
| 15:36 |
Caladon Rae'thiel (saeldurrae) |
I will, Tasha. |