I just spoke with an admissions counselor at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition this morning. She answered all my questions, and was very easy to talk to (as expected, once I learned that she is also a practicing health counselor.) I asked her hard questions about the school and its profit-making structure, fun questions about the visiting professors (yes, Sally Fallon is coming this year!!!) and weird or awkward questions about similarities between this program and seminars like the Landmark Forum. Fortunately, she had also done the Forum before, and so was able to answer my questions about that, specifically as to whether the Forum has influenced IIN's coursework (No - let me know if you'd like me to comment more on this.)
What is So Awesome is that I'll be able to get a certificate from Columbia University's Teachers College at graduation (assuming that it's feasible for me to pick up the extra work involved). It's that ivory tower stamp of approval I am looking for to really be able to make a dent in changing how our society thinks about food!!!
Bumps in the Road
I wasn't going to fully commit to this until after speaking with the admissions counselor today. Unfortunately, she called a few minutes after I got a call about scheduling an interview for my application in for Director at my job. But the thing is, I couldn't do both. Being Director involves a multi-year commitment -- one that to break off early indicated that I am greatly lacking in personal integrity. If I am Director, then that's who I am, committed for 4 or 5 years (though they want someone for 10 or more!) And it's a responsibility I can't share with the time and effort I need to put into IIN and into creating all new health habits for myself this year. I know enough to know that about myself! So it's one or the other.
So now I have this interview on Monday... I need to talk to my colleague L about it tomorrow, and see how best to proceed. I want to be there for the next year & perhaps longer, continuing to be fully committed to my role as Asst. Director -- so I need to be careful not to offend anyone, or burn any bridges by appearing insincere/stringing them along by pulling my application out at the last moment!!!
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