We had the 'International & Exchange Student Orientation' today. Most of the presenters had a flair for presenting, as they took us through their presentations on 'Legal Services', 'Immigration', 'Health Services', 'Rules for TAs', 'Computing facilities', 'Environmental Safety', and most importantly, 'Harassment Awareness'. They all made it appear like they simply loved what they were doing.

I guess that's what kept me awake thru 7hrs of presentations in the auditorium, though they just refer to it as Room 308 DCC. That, and the free lunch.

And we still weren't done. We all had team presentations to make to Dr TT that lasted another 3hrs. He brought in the owner of Tosca Grille to talk to us. Chef Larry Schepici had put a lot on the line by venturing to open a 'Manhattan-style' restaurant in downtown Troy. It was absolutely superb to see this entrepreneur talk. I could feel the oodles of energy that has been firing his imagination. As we made our presentations on our findings, the purpose of 'Statistics Bootcamp' emerged - that the numbers don't really reveal everything. So don't rely only on the Stats.

That's given me something else to think about.. how the world's Consulting firms make their conclusions based on mostly data, and a few meetings with their respective clients. Obviously Consulting is not about telling people what they think they already know.