Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Opportunity Purged
10/5/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 5, 2012
Earlier this week I wrote about the opportunities that a bye week affords the office during a bye week. The week has come and gone and it ended with a massive clean-up. The Oxley Center opened its doors in January 2001. Since that time four athletic directors have held office and countless rotations have occurred with coaching and administrative changes but, today's clean-up was second to none.
The athletic department staff gathered in the Oxley Center lobby at 9 a.m. Workers were treated to a clean-up uniform (t-shirt), donuts, and bagels. By the time I came in from football practice the lobby had a whole new look. The office suites were more of the same. The same exercise took place in the field house where baseball, cross country, tennis and swimming are housed.
The day was bitter and sweet. Everyone likes a freshly polished desk and certainly the clutter is nice to loose but you toss photos and posters that had been saved just in case.
Next week will also feature a trip to the University's archives to store things that can't be forgotten. As well as a visit to Howard Schnellenberger so that I can return a 1980 University of Miami football media guide, featuring Mark Richt a 6-1, 190 sophomore quarterback who currently is the head coach at the University of Georgia, a team FAU fell to earlier in the year.
Thanks to everyone for making the work place a little cleaner and hip-hip hooray for a game next week. ULM, 8 p.m. Saturday, on CSS.
