0.. I (f) a: w 0 <( w _J L We asked students what they wanted to know from Dr. Bruce Mclarty, university president. His responses offered a glimpse into the daily life of Harding 's fifth president, serving his fifth year as president during the 2017-18 school year. What do you enjoy most about being president? What about it? "If T am out walking on campus or if I am having lunch with students or faculty members or staff, that is what I enjoy the most. Those moments are the times where I pinch myself and say I cannot believe I get to do this, and I especially love being able to encourage people and being able to do that as president is a particular joy. (...]The most difficult part of being president is the people part when I have to deal with rebuking or releasing an employee or having to reprimand somebody for something. That is not my wheelhouse; it is something I have to do when things have gone badly in some way or another, so the people side of it is the best and the worst aspect of being president." What time do you usually wake up and what time do you go to bed? "It' not unusual that it will be midnight getting to bed, but 10:30 P.M. is my usual bedtime. I get up either at 6:00 A.M. or :00 A.M. There are a couple mornings a week that l have standing breakfast appointments, so l will get up at 6:00 P.M., but if it's a normal day, I will get up at 7:00 A.M. and be at work by 8:00 A. l." What are some daily habits that you think are important to make and to keep? "I think wherever people put prayer and ~cripture it is important to have that be a regular part of your life. A thing that is typically not a problem for college students, but becomes a pr blem later in y0ur career is where are tho e relationships you are paying special attention to? [...]Of course, connection with church is something l could e~sily forget to say something about because it has always been a part o f my life." What is your favorite cereal? "I am going to sound so old and nerdish for thi , but my favorite cereal is Rice Chex with a banana cut up on top of it. That sounds horribly bland I know, but that would be it right now. guilty pleasure would be Reese's Puffs."
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