I am excited to return to the Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) of the University of Washington Tacoma for the first time in a very long time, quite possibly 589 days. Renovations started during the COVID closure kept the second floor of the Snoqualmie building off-limits until today. I held my very first in-person drop-in hours in the TLC since March 2020.
Previously shared with Writing, the second floor is now fully dedicated to the Quantitative Center. The “back-of-house space” has been opened up and that is where I am sitting for drop-in hours (aka office hours except I’m not in my office.)
I’m worried there are not enough electrical outlets for charging computers and tablets while working together with students. But it is only the first day. I remember portable power stations from before. Maybe they just haven’t been returned to their place yet. It’s still early. There is time.
I have missed this space. I have missed the people in this space. As an urban-serving commuter campus, the TLC served as a hub of collaboration and community—exactly what we have been missing for so long. Now is the time to rebuild that community. It is good to be back.
Math in the Time of Corona 