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Inviting for the student-faculty dinner

My house will be having a student-faculty dinner, where students invite faculty members, including professors, teaching fellows, or preceptors, to join them for a formal dinner at our house dining hall. This year, my house will be holding the dinner next Thursday on October 22. I am actually quite excited for this because it means a great dinner.

Last year, for the freshman faculty dinners, the Annenberg dining hall was in its full glory with formal bleach-white table cloths, delectable desserts, interesting entrees (including swordfish), and more. Unfortunately, I, for some reason or another, did not ask any professors or even teaching fellows last year. Thus, this time, I want to enjoy every aspect of the student-faculty dinner: I want to be able to learn and have an interesting conversation will dining on deliciousness.

Yesterday, I had decided with a friend to invite one of the organic chemistry professors. I sent an email last night but received a reply this morning that he could not come due to lab meetings. I was afraid that that he would not be able to come; all the professors seem so incredibly busy here. After that email, I immediately start to plan to ask my Chinese teacher, but a few hours later decided to email one of my Introduction to Neurobiology professors. I feel that although I can talk with my Chinese teacher and get to know more about her, I am really more interested in learning more about the neurobiology field. After all, this will be what I am heading towards.

I am still awaiting the reply. But that reminds me, I have to send off another list to emails to professors to invite them for upcoming club events. I am finding that formal email sending has become a larger and larger time commitment.