Beginning Of The Semester

Well, I managed to survive the first day of classes for the Fall Semester 2011. Now I only have the rest of the 16 weeks to endure. I don't think I'll have any problems with my returning Second-Year students. They're a pretty good group. Unfortunately, I am anxious about my smaller than usual group of First-Year students. I only have 6 new students compared to the average of 14-18 every August. Because of that fact, my Department Head and I were "called on the carpet" by our Divisional Chair because we should be doing more recruiting. My theory is, we can't force students to enroll in our curriculum.