This semester has ended well for us. At the beginning our group struggled with formulating questions that would challenge students to honestly respond about their social interactions with one another. We then realized that we would not have enough time to do them all. We decided to do a panel discussion. Originally we were going to hold the event in Sarratt and have it open to the public, but we experienced problems scheduling available dates. The group ultimately agreed to have our discussion in our faculty advisor’s (Dr. Laurie Woods) sociology class. Since our project is sociologically based, we believed that a diverse class of students would produce optimum results. Woods’ class included various groups of athletes, student groups, ethnicities, and classes. We spoke with the class on Tuesday, November 30. Even after much preparation, each group member was still a bit nervous about whether students would be willing to give open feedback. We knew that their willingness to participate was imperative to our project. Amazingly, their responses greatly exceeded our expectations. Students later told us after class that they enjoyed the discussion thoroughly. They stated that it opened up a dialogue that would not usually occur on campus or off campus. Our work this semester concluded successfully.
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