Last night my grandson and I played hide and seek. It is the same every time. Ian, age 3, hides in the pantry closet and yells, “Find me, Grammy, find me.” I knock on the door. He opens it and squeals with delight. He has been found. We play this game for hours. He always hides in the same closet and waits for my knock on the door. Every time he squeals with delight when he is found.

Have you ever wondered how many children are never found? How many with potential are overlooked? Do they drop out of school or stay in the minimum wage pantry all their lives because they think higher education is beyond their means and no one tells them anything different?

It is a goal of the College of Education to locate every individual with promise to let them know that obtaining a college education is not beyond their reach. Our recruiting staff, headed by O.B. Garcia, is literally knocking on doors to find individuals with the drive and desire to obtain degrees. All of us in the college—faculty and staff—assist in this endeavor. And each time we discover another promising teacher for tomorrow, we squeal with delight.