Take Five is a regular feature where we chat with a member of the EMU Alumni Association Board of Directors. This issue, we speak with Karen M. Tabb (’04), who was elected this spring to a new term.

Q: As a 2004 graduate, you’re a perfect candidate for GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade). Are you a member? Was it your idea?

A: Yes, I am a GOLD member, but I cannot take any credit for the program. The Office for Alumni Relations created GOLD to better serve the needs of recent graduates. I do plan to participate in many of the fun activities put together by the office.

Q: “Take Five” yourself and sum up your years at EMU in five words.

A: Dude, where’s my parking space?!

Q: Did you ever receive a parking ticket as a student? How many?

A: Did I ever! I received countless tickets as an undergraduate. I am pretty sure that I still need to pay for one or two. Oops.

Q: What’s your biggest challenge right now?

A: I can honestly say that I don’t have any major challenges right now. I try to stay laid back and take life in strides. I learned long ago that life is too short to become stressed and overwhelmed by challenges.

Q: What would you put in the time capsule going into the new student center?

A: That would be a toss-up between my bootleg Louis Vuitton bookbag and a miniature replica of the coffee trailer that was located on the southwest corner of Pray-Harrold.