Just had the opportunity to spend a few days in New Orleans to work at our office booth at ACUHO-I , the Association of College and University Housing Officers. I was especially impressed with the keynote speaker, Professor Roland Fryer, a Harvard professor who collaborated with the authors of Freakonomics. He spoke about his involvement in the NYC Opportunity Project which is studying how students in low performing schools respond to financial incentives. It was a very inspirational speech with some very interesting ideas about how people and children are motivated. I certainly will be borrowing Freakanomics from Bart when I get home to check out some more of these insightful ideas about human nature.
The other benefits of the attending the conference: enjoying the charmingly scaled architecture of the French Quarter, eating New Orleans cuisine, and sampling beignets at Café Du Monde!
St. Louis Cathedral
Gold scuppers!
Loved this freestanding facade
Each building has it's own distict look and color
A storm is coming!
I always have to make a stop here when I'm in town- so good!
Yum!
Grabbed some dinner at Mr. B's
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