-What would motivate you to attend these days? -Would you opt writing a reflective piece for extra credit?

Out of FS 101, FS 102, and FS 201, which would you “get rid of”? In other words, in what course did you benefit the least?

-Do you live or want to live off-campus? Why? What are the benefits? What issues might arise? What would make you want to live on-campus?

Today we really narrowed our vision. We came up with the following list of goals: -Enhance students’ residential experience -Improve the housing stock -Expand the tax base -Beautify the neighborhood -Creating an Allegheny “Imprint” -Enhancing the Gateway -Focus the College’s resources -Making downtown attractive -Recruitment of students and staff -Partnerships and alliances -Sustainable housing We also began to create a list of tasks which will need to be completed in order to make these visions become reality. By tomorrow it's my guess that we'll have the beginnings of a draft final report.

-How much do you know about our study abroad opportunities? Do you know how much they cost? Can you earn course credits? What programs are sponsored by Allegheny? Can you participate in programs not supported by Allegheny? -Do you perceive the study abroad, away, and EL terms affordable? -Should there be more EL opportunities? Should they be domestic (i.e. Within the U.S.), international, or both? Would you go on an EL term during winter break?

-What questions do you have for the committee?

Today the committee examined the Allegheny College Statement of Community, Allegheny College Mission Statement, Scope of Diversity and Gender Equity Committee, the Unusual Combinations Trademark and the Board of Trustee Task Force Diversity to help us define what we think diversity and social justice should mean at Allegheny College. We also talked about how our charge and work will lead us to collaborate with other sub-committees to create a truly strategic plan.

-How do feel about the major and minor requirement?

Last Friday we had representatives from ACCEL speak with the committee about what they are doing and how it connects to the “Unusual Combinations” brand. From that presentation we observed that ACCEL is living the “Unusual Combination” brand in everything they do! Thus today we decided to discuss HOW ACCEL is living the “Unusual Combination” brand. We then proceeded to asked ourselves what we can do with this information to help us strategically plan initiative that will help the entire Allegheny College live the “Unusual Combination” brand.

-What would you think about having a mandatory physical education course requirement?

Today we talked about how we can realign the structure of what “applied liberal arts” means at Allegheny. We did some awesome brainstorming and came up with a list of initiatives. Tomorrow we will be sifting through some of these ideas and comparing them with the areas we have defined as “missed opportunities” on campus.

-Would you take a class that was scheduled to be co-taught by two professors from different departments? -If you are a major or minor in an interdisciplinary program (black studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, etc) what has your experience been like?

We had four guest speakers today: representatives from the international studies, biochemistry, women’s studies, and neuroscience departments. The entirety of the meeting was centered on the varying successes of these programs. Tomorrow the group will try to highlight some of the structural conflicts that restrict faculty and student willingness to participate in interdisciplinary programs.

-From your perspective, what resources does Allegheny College offer when it come to diversity efforts?

Today we looked at different readings such the Biennial Report of the Diversity and Gender Equity committee, recruitment and retention information, etc and analyzed how it contributed to our work and our management model.

-What value do you see or acquire, if any, from having to major in one division and minor in another?

Today the “Unusual Combinations” committee reviewed the academic departments; we looked at department brochures, websites, their catalogue section and written learning outcomes. We examined how the “Unusual Combinations” brand, interdisciplinary collaborations and the curriculum and co-curriculum is integrated in these marketing and informative readings.

-How was your first year residence hall experience? -Where have you learned about personal, social, and environmental responsibility at Allegheny?

A representative from the Center for Political Participation came to speak to us this afternoon. Afterwards, we talked about the relationships between academic curriculum, ACCEL, and the residential college. We made good headway, especially after we highlighted the moments where personal, social, and environmental responsibility are being taught and where there are missed opportunities at Allegheny for these transfers of knowledge to take place.

-What does wellness mean to you? -How do you think Allegheny promotes wellness?

Today we spent some time reflecting on what we have learned about integrative learning and where we still need to go. We had a guest speaker come in to talk to the committee about living learning communities. The committee will continue to discuss the idea of wellness and integrative learning across the curricular, co-curricular “limits.”

Today the committee focused on what we view as the "big goals/plans". The general categories were Study Abroad/Away, International Students, & Curriculum/Co-Curriculum. Each member contributed their solidified vision for the future of our program. With all these great ideas, now we need to become a bit more tactical!

-What physical features or enhancements would you make to the greater community? On this one, think small. What small changes would you suggest?

Today we had some guests from the Meadville community. We talked mostly about what we could do together to enhance the greater community. This included ideas, broadly, which could benefit all partners, while also showing the Allegheny name, Meadville name, and other partners’ names.