It was noted that most of the students attending the meeting were graduate students and that there is need to get more undergraduates involved in the planning process.
More students are likely to become aware of the PoE during preregistration next week.
In addition, it is likely that the Program will be the subject of an article in the Daily soon and there is also the possibility of running advertisements in the Daily . Some stimulus may be needed to attract students back into the field after a 2-3 year hiatus. Most of the meeting consisted of an informal, free-ranging discussion of the kinds of courses that students would like to see incorporated into the PoE. A recurrent theme was the need for courses that cut across the boundaries that separate the traditional disciplines, in which students can be active participants. Team taught and seminar courses in which students have an opportunity to question and interact with the faculty are viewed favorably by students. Service learning, team projects, field work, and engagement with the outside community are attractive elements to include in the 'capstone courses' mentioned in the TFEE Report.