This learning takes place through intense interaction of students both with each other and with faculty and staff. Unlike many residential colleges, CRC is not run primarily by professors. While faculty and staff make crucial contributions to the CRC community, much of the energy that makes CRC such an exciting place to live and learn comes from students themselves, running their own residence hall on a town-meeting model of participatory democracy. Whether the topic is a local city council race, the next day's chemistry exam, or a documentary film about World War II, students engage in intellectual conversation with other members of the CRC community at all hours of the day and night. The result of this energy which is so abundant in CRC is a dizzying array of activities.
Students join together in interest groups on topics ranging from philosophy to ping-pong.
And they seek out opportunities to serve others by spending their spring break building houses in Texas with Habitat for Humanity. One need only witness a sophomore presiding over a convocation of several hundred students, faculty, and staff to see the benefits of living in such a community. Pathways to Excellence Project. All rights reserved. Some photos courtesy of Jeff Miller and are used in accordance with the terms found at the ONPA Photo Library .