Last semester, I read a Defender article on President Neuhauser and found out that he often has lunch with students in Alliot. I wanted to join him and contacted his secretary to find out if this would be possible. The response - as it usually is in the SMC community - was yes. I then rallied a small group of friends to join me for lunch with the college president in Alliot.
We told him things we liked about the school (individual attention from professors, warm community, first-year bonding in the quad) and discussed things that we would like to see change. Other topics of conversation included the controversial new housing lottery system, how to reduce noise disturbances on weekends, the construction of the new student center and the transition between high school and college. He also told us quite a few stories about college pranks that he had experienced when he was a student.
This lunch is a great example of how accesible the SMC staff and faculty are - even the college president cares to hear about each student's opinion.
Left to right: my tray of spicy stir-fry, Yan-Bin, Lhanzi, Lauren K., President Neuhauser, Greta, Brendan, Lauren M., Dillon
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