Good News

I got my letter today saying that I had successfully passed pre-tenure review! I was good to very good on teaching and service and very good to outstanding on research. It's nice to get that feedback. And I've already started working on the things that the committee recommended to improve teaching and service, so that's kind of nice.

I figured out the problem with the machines that I vented about on Monday. It wasn't really user error in the sense that I claim no responsibility, but it was sort of user error. It basically boils down to using technology that is so old no one really understands all of its "nuances" any more. So the data collection from Saturday and Sunday still has to be made up, but it won't be a problem any more.

I'm on a thesis committee with the student defending today. In my opinion, the thesis is not ready. No fatal flaws that will keep the student from finishing, but it needs serious rewriting. Probably multiple drafts to go.