The faculty are restricted to two committees and are given time to research and teach. There is a beautiful faculty club, where dinner dances for faculty are held every month. The staff and faculty are part of the residential college system, creating a community among all individuals on campus. The university is in discussion about having affordable housing near campus. All undergraduates live in one of eight colleges.
Students eat in their respective colleges.
The colleges compete with one another in such things as sports and knowledge of traditions. Students live on campus through their junior year. The students are knowledgeable about the university's traditions. The alumni magazine is distributed every other month to alumni and parents. There is a strong parent program.