tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post1483483338827206131..comments2023-07-05T02:15:26.621-07:00Comments on The Two Body Problem: Dear Prospective Student Visit organizersPUI profhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-72696003381270392032009-11-16T18:58:13.055-08:002009-11-16T18:58:13.055-08:00My PUI asks about whether we would welcome visitor...My PUI asks about whether we would welcome visitors to class; and I would say that no one should walk into a lab without the proper protective gear, and without an escort -- or without letting the instructor know ahead of time!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-65828889506274178262009-11-14T16:20:54.322-08:002009-11-14T16:20:54.322-08:00I don't think you're over-reacting. You...I don't think you're over-reacting. You've done a careful job of preparing your students for any possible hazards/reactions - this is your *responsibility* as the person in charge and you've executed it well. When someone just *pops in*, you are still *responsible* for their safety even though you weren't given the opportunity to prepare that person. Uncool. <br /><br />Interestingly, we had a similar thing happen in my lab recently. Some students from another campus came in to learn some things about what goes on in a research lab - I think that the education angle is pretty awesome. But it does concern me that these students were allowed to do some stuff with not-already-dead animals (the instructor handled that part to be fair). But it also concerns me that this seemed to be organized on rather short notice, so I'm pretty sure that there were no security measures taken, like, I dunno, informing the campus security that we would have visitors here? It's unlikely that in such a small group of science majors we would have had any ARAs, but I don't like that this possibility seems not to have been considered. I wish we could have open labs - I'm not ashamed of anything I do and I think a lot more people would supportive and interested if they could see how it's done. However, that's not really the world we live in right now. I am irked that my safety and yours was overlooked.Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.com