I have been offered and have accepted a position at the University of Rochester that will start at the beginning of March 2008. The position is for an 18 month Project Manager working on the Extensible Catalog (XC) project, a grant funded Library systems project. The blog for the project is located at http://extensiblecatalog.info/ if you would like to learn more about the project that I will be working on. I am very excited about the new position and think my talents and abilities will be put to good use on the project.
As most of you know, I have not recently been looking for a new position and have happily been working on my art projects for the past 7-8 months. I have however maintained a weekly query with Monster.com for Rochester area project manager positions to stay informed about what is out there. This position popped up a while back and it peeked my interest so I applied. Happily, the project Principle Investigators liked me and thought I would be a good fit.
So what does this mean for my art? Obviously it means that I will have less time for it, but I am hoping to still find some time. I am going to try to get a couple of items dye painted before I start the new position and hope that I will be able to still squeeze in some quilting time in the evenings and weekends.
I will also be considering taking some art and art history classes. That will be an awesome perk for me (it was also how I paid for my MBA).
