NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 16 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:
On the first day of class, Milton Soto-Ferrari, Ph.D., pauses before opening the classroom door.
Even after years of teaching, the associate professor in the School of Supply Chain, Logistics and Maritime Operations still feels a familiar sense of anticipation.
"There's a moment right before I walk into the classroom when I feel that familiar flutter, and I've come to welcome it," he said. "The students on the other side of that door are having the same feeling. Once the conversation starts, it melts away for all of us."
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