Tbers, The link below will take you to an article by Mary Deane Sorcinelli Associate Provost and Director, Center for Teaching at the University of Massachusetts on the top 10 things new faculty want to hear from Colleagues. It is especially good reading if you are a new faculty member. http://www.ntlf.com/FTPSite/issues/v13n3/topten.htm Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 IM: oneontatltc "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"