Coffee Conversation – Dr. Erin Koterba – Why is keeping our distance so hard?

On October 20th, Dr. Erin Koterba led a Coffee Conversation exploring how challenging it is to physically distant during a pandemic. She noted that most people in the US expect to have conversations at about a 4 foot distance. The new guidelines to be physically distant at 6 feet or to generally avoid social contact is very challenging for humans, who are social animals. The students noted a number of challenges they have faced – from not being able to visit family to trying to remain safe and follow guidelines while maintaining friendships.

Service – Cypress Point Park trash clean up

While we’re unable to take large groups of students to Cypress Point Park to do our regular trash clean up, individuals students are taking up the charge. Two students, Elise Johnson and Austyn Keelty, picked up two bags of garbage at Cypress Point park recently.

Honors Symposium – Dr. Edward Pompeian – Why History?

In the first Honors Symposium of the 2020-2021 academic year, Dr. Edward Pompeian led a discussion on the importance of studying history, particularly as relates to present issues of immigration, politics, and rights. Given the pandemic, the symposium was held on Zoom and close to 200 Honor students attended.