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*written by Eric Simonson

My association with µþÂáö°ù°ì±ô³Ü²Ô»å±ð²Ô starts back in 1980 when I was hired as one of the original summer student workers from Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ. Back then, Joseph Hopfensperger, caretaker and visionary for what µþÂáö°ù°ì±ô³Ü²Ô»å±ð²Ô would become, was testing out his idea for summer seminars for adults.

There were six of us employed that summer and our job was to cut cords of wood in the daytime and serve meals to guests at night. It was a magical summer, and it cemented my affection for Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ's “northern campus."

Since then, I have returned to µþÂáö°ù°ì±ô³Ü²Ô»å±ð²Ô as an instructor. I was married in the chapel, and I started the Door Kinetic Arts Festival there. Clearly, µþÂáö°ù°ì±ô³Ü²Ô»å±ð²Ô has been a significant part of my life, and I hope it stays that way for years to come.