Forum for the Future Post-Conference Report (2015) by Claremont McKenna College

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 TO: HIRAM CHODOSH, ROBIN ASPINALL, MAX BENAVIDEZ, MATTHEW BIBBENS ’92, GEORGETTE DEVERES, JOHN FARANDA ’79, JAMES FLOYD, JEFFERSON HUANG, LEE SKINNER, CYNTHIA HUMES P’15, RONALD RIGGIO P’10, MICHAEL SUTTON ’76, NICHOLAS WARNER, DAVID MGRUBLIAN ’82 P’11, SUE MATTESON KING ’85 P’18, CARROLL STEVENS, SUSAN MIRBACH P’16 P’20 FROM: CAMILO CUELLAR ’09, KATIE WALKER ’10, APRIL WEATHERS ’12, DARRIN ROBERTS RE: FORUM FOR THE FUTURE CONFERENCE 2015 CC: CHERYL M. AGUILAR THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT DETAILING THE EVENTS OF THE 2015 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE CONFERENCE: EVENT DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 DOCUMENT INFORMATION: THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE 11 EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS YEAR’S FORUM FOR THE FUTURE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING ALUMNI FEEDBACK AS IT RELATES TO THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE THEME OF #CMCSOCIALSCENE.

Table Of Contents E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY 3

T H E G R E AT C O N V E R S AT I O N N O T E S 1 3

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 4

F O RU M TA L K S E X P L A I N E D 3 1

STEERING COMMITTEE 6

F O RU M TA L K S 3 2

N A R R AT I V E 8

BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES 50

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 10

LIST OF FORUM MEMBERS 54

REVIEW OF CONFERENCE EVENTS 11

REGISTERED GUEST LIST 58

T H E G R E AT C O N V E R S AT I O N E X P L A I N E D 1 2

Steering Committee

K ATIE WA LK ER ’1 0 C O-C H AIR

KATIE WALKER ’10 SPENT HER YEARS AT CMC COLLECTING PASSPORT STAMPS, STUDYING

FOR LANGUAGE EXAMS, AND BAKING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HER BELOVED FAWCETT HALL. UPON GRADUATION, SHE MOVED TO TALLINN, ESTONIA, TO STUDY THE INTEGRATION OF LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS A FULBRIGHT STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOW. SHE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA, WHERE SHE WAS

RESEARCHING TOURISM IN POST-CONFLICT REGIONS. KATIE IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE, WHERE SHE WILL EARN AN MSFS IN GLOBAL POLITICS AND SECURITY.

C AM I L O C U E LLA R ’ 09 CO -CHAI R

CAMILO CUELLAR ’09 WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO BUT CURRENTLY RESIDES IN LOS

ANGELES. WHILE AT CMC, HE TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE CLAREMONT CONSORTIUM’S CROSS-CAMPUS MAJORS AND GRADUATED WITH A DUAL DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM CMC

AND LATIN-AMERICAN STUDIES FROM SCRIPPS. DURING HIS TIME AT CMC, HE WAS ACTIVE

IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS; UNCOMMON GOOD, A MENTOR PROGRAM FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH; AND CLAREMONT CABALLEROS. ALSO DURING HIS COLLEGE TENURE, HE LANDED

THE LEAD ROLE IN THE POMONA THEATER’S REVIVAL OF ZOOT SUIT, WHICH RAN FOR TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY, HE IS A FINANCE AND TREASURY ANALYST AT AMERICAN GOLF

CORPORATION, WHICH OWNS AND MANAGES 95 GOLF COURSES ACROSS THE U.S. CAMILO

ENJOYS PLAYING BASKETBALL, TRAVELING, CYCLING, DOING CHARITY WORK, AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

A PR IL WEATH ER S ’1 2 EXEC U TIV E S E CRE TA RY APRIL WEATHERS ’12 HAILS FROM RURAL EASTERN OREGON, WHERE SHE WAS RAISED UNTIL VENTURING TO CLAREMONT FOR SCHOOL. SHE STUDIED GOVERNMENT AND SPANISH WHILE

AT CMC. THIS ACADEMIC MIX AFFORDED HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. SEMESTER PROGRAM AND STUDY ABROAD IN GRANDA, SPAIN, WHICH HELPED DEVELOP HER SPANISH (AND LISP). SHE NOW MANAGES PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS

FOR THE 130-PERSON BIN FILLING DEPARTMENT AT MCMASTER-CARR INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. NEAR LOS ANGELES, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN SINCE GRADUATING FROM CMC IN 2012.

APRIL ENJOYS THE GOOD FOOD, BOTH FROM MARKETS AND RESTAURANTS, THAT LOS ANGELES HAS TO OFFER, AS WELL AS THE ARTS: DANCING, MUSEUMS, AND MUSICALS. SHE ALSO APPRECIATES EXPLORING CAR-RULED L.A. BY BIKE.

NARRATIVE H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N H A S L O N G R E C O G N I Z E D T H E D E L I C AT E B A L A N C E T H AT M U S T B E M A I N TA I N E D B E T W E E N T H E S O C I A L A N D ACADEMIC LIVES OF STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS. MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES VIEW THESE TWO ASPECTS A S I N S E PA R A B L E A N D C R E D I T T H E I R E N G A G E M E N T T O T H E HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR STUDENTS. NEVER BEFORE, H O W E V E R , H A S S O M U C H AT T E N T I O N B E E N D I R E C T E D T O R I S K Y S O C I A L B E H AV I O R , S U C H A S H I G H - R I S K D R I N K I N G , S E X U A L M I S C O N D U C T,

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CAMPUSES

A C R O S S T H E C O U N T R Y. W H AT ’ S D R I V I N G T H I S AT T E N T I O N ? I S SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSIBLE FOR PUSHING THESE CHALLENGING ISSUES TO THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS AND NEWS FEEDS? O R H AV E T H E S O C I A L N O R M S T H AT O N C E R U L E D T H E D AY T R U LY B E E N L E F T B E H I N D ? # C M C S O C I A L S C E N E , W H I C H W I L L F O C U S O N T H E E V O LV I N G S O C I A L L A N D S C A P E O F T H E C O L L E G E A N D T H E P E R S O N A L A N D S O C I A L R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y I N I T I AT I V E , EMERGED IN RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS AND FORUM’S DESIRE

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H A P P E N I N G O N C A M P U S A N D I N T H E G R E AT E R C M C C O M M U N I T Y.

Conference Schedule F R I D AY, O C T O B E R 2 , 2 0 1 5 6:00 – 7:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION WITH THE CL AS S O F 2 0 1 6 * GA NN QUA DR A NG L E , K RAV I S CE NT E R

7:00 – 9:00 PM

WELCOME DINNER AND PROGRAM* GA NN QUA DR A NG L E , K RAV I S CE NT E R

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 5 8:00 – 11:00 AM

REGISTRATION FLAMSON PLAZA

8:30 – 10:00 AM

WELCOME BREAKFAST AND COLLEGE T RUS T E E PANEL * MA RIA N MINE R CO O K AT HE NA E UM

10:00 – 10:15 AM

TRANSITION TO SESSIONS

10:15 AM – 12:00 PM

THE GREAT CONVERSATION MCK E NNA A U DI TO RI UM

12:00 – 12:15 PM

TRANSITION TO LUNCHEON

12:15 – 1:45 PM

LUNCH AND COLLEGE UPDATES* MA RIA N MINE R CO O K AT HE NA E UM

1:45 – 2:00 PM

TRANSITION TO AFTERNOON SESSIONS

2:00 – 3:00 PM

FORUMTALKS MCK E NNA A U DI TO RI UM

3:15 – 4:00 PM

ROBERTS PAVILION HARD HAT TOUR COL L INS DIN I NG HA L L

4:10 – 4:30 PM FORUM FOR THE FUTURE BUS INE S S S E S S I O N MCK E NNA A U DI TO RI UM 4:30 – 4:45 PM

FORUM FOR THE FUTURE CONFERENCE P HO TO MCK E NNA A U DI TO RI UM S T E P S

4:45 – 5:30 PM FAREWELL RECEPTION FLA MS ON P LA Z A * JOINT EVENT WITH IMPACTCMC:2014

REVIEW OF CONFERENCE EVENTS THE FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S FORUM FOR THE FUTURE CONFERENCE WAS #CMCSOCIALSCENE. FORUM MEMBERS STARTED THE DAY WITH A WELCOME BREAKFAST IN THE ATHENAEUM, WHERE, ALONG WITH IMPACTCMC VOLUNTEERS, THEY ENGAGED FIVE COLLEGE TRUSTEES IN AN OPEN QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION WAS FOCUSED ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUT ALSO INCLUDED COMMENTS REGARDING THE FUTURE GOALS OF CMC AND VARIOUS PROJECT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. THE CONFERENCE THEME WAS FURTHER EXPLORED DURING THE GREAT CONVERSATION IN SMALL GROUP TABLE DISCUSSIONS. DURING THIS SESSION JEFF HUANG, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, ADMISSION, & FINANCIAL AID, OFFERED FORUM MEMBERS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE AND EFFORTS OF THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE (PSRI) AND THE HIGH-RISK ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE PREVENTION PROGRAM. MEMBERS, EQUIPPED WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, THEN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION AND OFFERED CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO THE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, TITLE IX, ATHLETICS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CAREER SERVICES, AND OTHER OFFICES WHO ARE CONNECTED TO PSRI. DURING LUNCH, FORUM MEMBERS HEARD FROM PRESIDENT CHODOSH, ASCMC VICE PRESIDENT IRIS LIU ’16, AND VARIOUS SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS REGARDING THE STATE OF THE COLLEGE. AFTER LUNCH, THE CONFERENCE CONTINUED WITH FORUMTALKS, IN WHICH FORUM MEMBERS MADISON FRIEDMAN ’14, YING HAN CHENG ’10, AND MICHAEL ZAYTSEV ’11 AND CURRENT CMC STUDENTS KAYLILANI MINAMI ’17 AND VARUN PURI ’16 WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES ON THE TOPICS “LIFE AS A MIDDLE MAN,” “COMPARING THE #CMCSOCIALSCENE TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY & TOP 10 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES: WHY WE DO IT BEST,” “YOLO AT CMC,” AND “CRUSHING IT AFTER CLAREMONT: 3 PRACTICAL STEPS TO PEAK PERFORMANCE.” THE DAY CONTINUED WITH TOURS OF THE NEW ROBERTS PAVILION AND REVIEW OF THE COMPLETED UPDATES ON THE SOUTH CAMPUS PROJECT FOLLOWED BY THE FORUM BUSINESS SESSION. DURING THIS SESSION, APRIL WEATHERS ’12, KIM MUNOZ ’10, AND THOMAS BOERIGTER ’12 WERE NOMINATED AND ELECTED ONTO THE FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE. THE GROUP ALSO DISCUSSED THEMES FOR THE COMING YEAR AND PROGRAMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED.

THE GREAT CONVERSATION THE GREAT CONVERSATION EXPLAINED THE GREAT CONVERSATION IS THE FORUM’S VERSION OF TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE BREAKOUT SESSIONS. INSTEAD OF THE GROUP BEING DIVIDED BY SEPARATE ROOMS BASED ON THEIR INTERESTS, THIS SESSION WAS REDESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AN INCREASED LEVEL OF COLLABORATIVE INTERACTION AMONG FORUM MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE COLLEGE BY HOSTING MODERATED SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND ENGAGING VARIOUS TOPICS TABLE BY TABLE. EACH DISCUSSION IS LED BY THE CMC STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE AND/OR EXPERIENCED IN THE RESPECTIVE TOPIC DISCUSSED AND IS ASSISTED BY A STUDENT LEADER. THE STAFF MEMBER ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR TABLE’S QUESTIONS AND FIELDS THE ALUMNI RESPONSES. BELOW IS A LIST OF STAFF MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED, THE TOPICS DISCUSSED, AND THE ALUMNI FEEDBACK.

TABLE TOPICS ROLE OF RISK – YOLO FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: BROOKE NAYDEN ’13, CAMILO CUELLAR ’09, CHRIS FERRER ’14, JACK HOUGHTELING ’14, KEVIN SULLIVAN ’13M ’13, LAUREN CALLAHAN ’14, SOFIA JAMAL ’13, SUSIE LEE ’12, TIFFANY OTOYA ’10, TREVOR BELTZ ’12 STUDENT RECORDER: MICHAEL IRVINE ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: WILLIAM WALKENBACH, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEAD MEN’S BASEBALL COACH SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: THIS CONVERSATION FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE NEW ALCOHOL POLICY, AND WHETHER THESE NEW POLICIES HELPED MITIGATE RISK OR ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED IT. ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WAS THE 15-PERSON POLICY, AND HOW EFFECTIVE THIS WAS. ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES RAISED WAS THAT THIS PUSHES STUDENTS INTO ROOMS AND OUT OF VIEW OF THE RAS. JUST BECAUSE AN EVENT IS SMALLER, DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE SAFER, AND INDEED IT SEEMS AS THOUGH 30 PEOPLE PLAYING BEER PONG ON NORTH QUAD IN FULL VIEW OF THE RAS IS IN MANY WAYS SAFER THAN 10 STUDENTS TAKING SHOTS IN A ROOM WITHOUT ANY OPEN SUPERVISION. THE DECISION WHETHER AN EVENT IS SAFE OR NOT SHOULD BE A JUDGMENT CALL MADE BY THE RA, NOT BASED ON AN ARBITRARY NUMBER OF STUDENTS. FINALLY, IT SEEMS THAT THESE RULES DO NOT HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR LIFE OUTSIDE OF CMC, WHERE THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON GROUP SIZE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DECISIONS CAN BE MORE REAL THAN WHILE IN THE CMC BUBBLE. THIS DISCUSSION SEEMED TO AGREE THAT IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE FOR THE ALCOHOL POLICY TO PUT MORE DECISIONMAKING POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE RAS WHO COULD MORE ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A SITUATION IS UNSAFE, VERSUS DECISIONS BEING BASED ON GUIDELINES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ACCURATELY ASSESS THE TRUE RISK OF A SCENARIO.

CHERISHED TRADITIONS FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ALEKSANDR GRABOVSKIY ’11, ANA KAKKAR ’14, ANDY WILLIS ’14, ANKIT SUD ’14M ’14, CHRISTINA BRANDT ’14, CLARK KISSIAH ’14, CLAUDIA RAIGOZA ’14, JESSICA DANG ’13, KANUPRIYA RUNGTA ’14, LYNSEY CHEDIAK ’14, NICOLE APPLETON ’14, TIM BURKE ’14, KIMBERLY MUNOZ ’10, BROOKE NAYDEN ’13, CHRIS FERRER ’14, LAUREN CALLAHAN ’14, SOFIA JAMAL ’13, SUSIE LEE ’12, TIFFANY OTOYA ’10, MILAN REED ’11, BRAD HEATON ’09M ’13 STUDENT RECORDER: HANNAH BOWER ’16 AND KATE EGER ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: BETH SALIBA ’05, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS MANAGER SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS RECALLED A NUMBER OF THE EVENTS THEY REMEMBER ATTENDING SUCH AS 6:01, MR. STAG, THESIS PARTY, TNC, MADRIGAL, ETC., AND HOW THEY ARE SAD TO HEAR THAT A NUMBER OF THESE EVENTS HAVE CHANGED OR GONE AWAY. THEY DISCUSSED HOW A NUMBER OF THESE EVENTS BOLSTERED A NUMBER OF POSITIVE FEATURES, BUT OFTEN RECEIVED BAD REPUTATIONS BECAUSE OF A FEW PEOPLE TAKING THINGS TOO FAR. IT WAS MENTIONED HOW THE INITIAL REACTION AT CMC IS TO CANCEL EVENTS AND NEVER LET THEM HAPPEN AGAIN, INSTEAD OF CREATING POLICIES THAT TRULY

KEEP STUDENTS SAFE AND ENFORCING THEM. IS THERE A MIDDLE GROUND? CAN THE COLLEGE CREATE PROGRAMING AND EVENTS WHERE ALCOHOL IS PRESENT, BUT NOT THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE EVENT? THIS GROUP ALSO MENTIONED THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH THE NEW POLICY PUSHING RAS TO ACT AS MORE OF A POLICE FORCE THEN TRUSTED SUPPORTER.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SOCIAL SCENE FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ALYSSA ROBERTS ’13, CHLOE HAUENSTEIN ’14, KELSEY ROSE ’10, MILAN REED ’11, NOUREEN NANJEE ’14, SEAN MCGREGOR ’08, TAUSEEF RAHMAN ’07 STUDENT RECORDER: SURYA SENDYL ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: JOANN YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS, & SCOTT BUSIEL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES, EVENTS & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS FOCUSED THEIR CONVERSATION OVER THE WAYS THAT THE SOCIAL SCENE AT CMC BLEEDS INTO ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT OVERLAP. IT’S CLEAR THAT STUDENTS ON CAMPUS USE SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY DAY; IT’S A WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH AND TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. HOWEVER, THE FORUM MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTED THAT WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA FOCUSES ON PARTYING OR DRINKING, IT BRINGS ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER RISKS THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFORE. EMPLOYERS AND CLIENTS LOOK AT STUDENTS’ SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WITHOUT THE STUDENT EVEN BEING AWARE, THIS COULD HINDER THEIR CHANCES OF GETTING HIRED. ANOTHER PANEL MEMBER, WHO WORKS AS A WRITER AT BUZZFEED, BACKED UP THIS CLAIM, SAYING THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED TO BUZZFEED, SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND SEARCH. SHE DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THIS HAPPENED UNTIL MUCH LATER. SHE ALSO KNEW OF OTHERS THAT LOST JOB OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. PRESENTED WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE PANEL MEMBERS CONSIDERED POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. SOME SUGGESTED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO NOT POST ANYTHING QUESTIONABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WITH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TODAY, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REAL PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET. OTHERS DISAGREED, ARGUING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA THEN BECOMES BORING. IT CREATES A CULTURE OF “SQUEAKY-CLEAN” PROFILES THAT BRINGS WITH IT OTHER ISSUES. ONE FORUM MEMBER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ARE NECESSARY. THIS WOULD EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE THREATS OF POSTING QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COULD ALSO BE COMBINED WITH CAREER-ORIENTED SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING.

LEISURE TIME FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: JESSICA DANG ’13, KANUPRIYA RUNGTA ’14, NICOLE APPLETON ’14, ELIZABETH IKEJIMBA ’12, CAMILO CUELLAR ’09, CHLOE HAUENSTEIN ’14, NOUREEN NANJEE ’14, ATHENA CHIERA ’06 STUDENT RECORDER: SURYA SENDYL ’16

STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: BRIAN DAVIDSON ’08, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FELLOWSHIPS SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: WITH ALL THE TALK ABOUT ALCOHOL POLICY AT CMC, IT SEEMS LIKE CMC’S SOCIAL SCENE HAS DIVERGED FROM LEISURELY ACTIVITIES WITH FRIENDS TO IRRESPONSIBLE DRINKING AND PARTYING. HOWEVER, IN OUR COMMUNITY HERE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR FREE TIME WITH LEISURELY ACTIVITIES. THIS LEISURE TIME SHOULD NOT ALWAYS BE ABOUT DRINKING, ALTHOUGH DRINKING IS DEFINITELY MAKING USE OF ONE’S LEISURE TIME—IN ORDER FOR THE COLLEGE TO INCREASE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AMONG STUDENTS, IT NEEDS TO ORGANIZE SPACES IN WHICH LEISURE TIME CAN HAPPEN. SPACES SUCH AS MARKS BASEMENT, THE MOTLEY, AND EVEN THE HUB ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF THIS—THESE SPACES MUST ALSO BE STOCKED WITH PROPER AMENITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENJOY THEIR TIME SPENT THERE. IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE SPACES MORE ENTICING, THE COLLEGE SHOULD PUT ON VARIOUS FORMS OF GAMIFICATION TO ATTRACT STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND ENGAGE IN SOCIAL GAMES. THESE THINGS INCLUDE PING-PONG TABLES, POOL TABLES, GROUP COMPETITIVE GAMES, ETC. THE COLLEGE SHOULD ALSO STRIVE TO CARVE OUT TIME FOR STUDENTS’ LEISURELY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SCHEDULING CLASS TIMES AND DATES ACCORDING TO A STUDENT’S MOST OPTIMAL STATE OF WELL-BEING, ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. IN ORDER FOR ALL THESE MEASURES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE SHOULD BE A MESSAGE BOARD DISPLAYING THE OPTIONS FOR VARIOUS LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES: THE LEISURE INFORM. THIS WOULD FUNCTION SIMILARLY TO THE PARTY AND WEEKEND INFORMS—THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE MULTITUDE OF LEISURELY ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM ON ANY GIVEN DAY. SIMILARLY, CMC SHOULD UNIFY THE PARTY AND WEEKEND (CPB) INFORMS, IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO MERGE THE DRINKING AND NON-DRINKING SIDES OF THE CMC SOCIAL SCENE. BY DOING THIS, THE COLLEGE WOULD BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE A UNIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM, ALLOWING STUDENTS EASE IN FINDING THEIR CHOICE IN LEISURELY ACTIVITY FOR THE DAY.

HAPPINESS AND MENTAL WELLNESS SESSION 1 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: APRIL WEATHERS ’12, ELIZABETH IKEJIMBA ’12, GAVIN LANDGRAF ’14, KATIE WALKER ’10, LAURA EPSTEIN ’14, MICHAEL ZAYTSEV ’11, MICHELLE BRODY ’12, MIKEY SHOEMAKER ’12, SHREE PANDYA ’14, YING HAN CHENG ’10 STUDENT RECORDER: MICHELLE GOODWIN ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: AMY BIBBENS, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, & CHRISTINE CROCKETT, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR WRITING AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE & VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN GAPS IN SUPPORT FOR MENTAL WELLNESS ISSUES, AND THAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE. ONE PANEL MEMBER MENTIONED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW OF ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HER DURING HER TIME AT CMC. SHE ADDED THAT SHE HAD A FEW BAD EXPERIENCES WITH MONSOUR COUNSELING, AS THE THERAPISTS THERE FELT TIRED AND FED UP TO HER. NATURALLY, THIS WAS DISCOURAGING TO SOMEONE WHO WAS SEEKING HELP. MANY OTHER PANEL MEMBERS AGREED WITH WHAT SHE SAID, CONVEYING THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES DURING THEIR TIME ON CAMPUS.

LARGE VOLUME WAS IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WAS PLAGUING THE CURRENT SYSTEM. HOW CAN THE ISSUE OF EXCESS VOLUME BE RESOLVED? CLEARLY WE NEED MORE RESOURCES IF WE ARE NOT MEETING CURRENT DEMAND. ONE PANEL MEMBER CITED THAT MORE RESOURCES ALONG WITH GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIREMENTS AS NECESSARY. PROFESSORS AND EVEN OTHER STUDENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS POSSIBLE OTHER SOURCES OF HELP. PERHAPS A BIG BROTHER/SISTER PROGRAM THAT CREATES A CONNECTION, ALLOWING FOR CROSS-YEAR CONVERSATION, COULD BE A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS.

OWN GOALS. STUDENTS MUST LEARN BEHAVIORS THAT HELP THEM RECHARGE. SOME IDEAS SUGGESTED WERE, A “TAP-OUT” DAY WHERE STUDENTS CAN BE EXCUSED FROM CLASSES. OR PERHAPS, GIVE STUDENTS EVERY WEDNESDAY OFF. ADVISORS WERE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TO DO MORE. VULNERABILITY WAS IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TO BE ENCOURAGED. STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN BE VULNERABLE AND REACH OUT FOR HELP.

OTHER FORUM MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THE CMC CULTURE AS A FEEDER FOR A HIGH-STRESS LIFESTYLE THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS AND MENTAL WELLNESS ISSUES. THE CMC MOTTO “LEADERS IN THE MAKING” IS UNSUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN. STUDENTS TAKE ON NUMEROUS RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING AS WOA LEADERS AND RAS, AND THEN ARE UNABLE TO PERFORM ON OTHER ASPECTS.

EVOLUTION OF THE CMC SOCIAL SCENE SESSION 1 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ANDREW BERGMAN ’14M’14, ASHRAF MATHKOUR ’15, CHANGHOON SUNG M’12, JEFFREY MACDONALD ’13, MADISON FRIEDMAN ’14, AND MEGHAN HEINKE ’12

ACCESS TO STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS BEING REALLY HELPFUL. MAKING THESE ISSUES OF STRESS VISIBLE MAKES THE ISSUE NORMATIVE AND EASIER TO APPROACH. THE SERIES ON THE FORUM ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH REALLY HELPED AS IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO OPEN UP. SESSION 2 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ANA KAKKAR ’14, CLAUDIA RAIGOZA ’14, ANDREW BERGMAN ’14M ’14, ASHRAF MATHKOUR ’15, JEFFREY MACDONALD ’13, MEGHAN HEINKE ’12, KAYLA BENKER ’13, MERRIEL FOSTER ’14M ’14 STUDENT RECORDER: BEN TURNER ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: AMY BIBBENS, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, & CHRISTINE CROCKETT, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR WRITING AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE & VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: CMC IS WIDELY TOUTED AS BEING THE HAPPIEST COLLEGE IN AMERICA. BUT THIS MASKS MUCH OF THE UNHAPPINESS PRESENT HERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF STUDENTS DEALING WITH PERSONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES HERE ON CAMPUS. HOW CAN WE HELP THEM? THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE AT A SMALL SCHOOL TO ENGAGE IN IN ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS, VERSUS DEVELOPING THEIR OWN PASSIONS. THIS IS WIDELY KNOWN AS THE “FOMO” SYNDROME. THERE IS STRESS SURROUNDING STUDENTS AND THE IDEA OF BEING CMC. THIS PRESSURE STARTS EARLY ON DURING FRESHMAN YEAR. MORE AND MORE FRESHMEN ARE TIRED. THEY ARE OVER-EXERTED AND WORRIED THAT THEY ARE FAILING ALREADY. THEY MUST PICK BETWEEN HAPPINESS OR SUCCESS WHICH IS A DANGEROUS PARADIGM TO BE THINKING IN. MANY PRESSURES WERE IDENTIFIED AS AFFECTING THE TYPICAL CMC STUDENT. FIRSTLY, YOU HAVE A LOT TO PROVE BEING A CMC STUDENT. THIS IS MOTIVATING BUT CAN ALSO BE CRUSHING. A STUDENT IS UNAWARE THAT HE/SHE IS UNDER PRESSURE, AND THIS CREATES POOR BEHAVIORS. EMOTIONAL AWARENESS WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING MISSING HERE AT CMC. STUDENTS LEARN TO WORK TO “UNFEEL” THEIR FEELINGS. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF COMPETITION THAT ISN’T OPEN. THIS LEADS TO A LOT OF SELF-PRESSURE. OPEN COMMUNICATION IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WE MUST ESTABLISH LIMITS AND EXPECTATIONS. THIS MUST START EARLY. STUDENTS MUST BE TAUGHT TO REDEFINE THEIR SUCCESS AND CREATE THEIR

STUDENT RECORDER: BEN TURNER ’16 AND KATE EGER ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: JEFF HUANG, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, ADMISSION, & FINANCIAL AID SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS DISCUSSED HOW CMC’S CAMPUS HAS LONG BEEN THOUGHT OF AS LIBERTARIAN AND THEY WONDER IF STUDENTS AND ALUMNI STILL THINK OF THE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY. THEY ASKED IF THERE IS A WAY TO STILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE ACTIVITIES THEY WISH TO ENGAGE IN WHILE STILL TEACHING RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES. IT WAS NOTED THAT IT IS EASY TO BUILD YOUR OWN SOCIAL EXPERIENCE AT THE COLLEGE, BUT NOW THAT MAY COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE EVENT HOST WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISIONS OF THE GROUP. FORUM MEMBERS MENTIONED THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT CMC WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO DEAL WITH BINGE DRINKING AND ITS EFFECTS ON SOME LEVEL, BUT ASKED IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO MITIGATE THE RISK AND EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CHOICE. WILL IT HAVE ANY AFFECT? THIS REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT MANY FELT THAT IT IS WORTH A TRY. ASSOCIATED WITH RISK, FORUM MEMBERS QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT SMALLER GROUPS INCREASE THE LEVELS OF PEER PRESSURE EXPERIENCED BY CERTAIN GROUPS. THEY WONDERED IF BREAKING EVENTS UP INTO SMALLER GROUPS MAKES THE DANGERS MORE PREVALENT INCREASING THE CHANCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AS THOSE AT RISK (DRUNK OR OTHERWISE INTOXICATED) WILL BE EASIER TO IDENTIFY. THEY DISCUSSED THE PRIORITY OR SHIFTING THE MINDSET OF STUDENTS TO THINKING BEYOND THE 15-PERSON POLICY AND PLANNING AHEAD. INSTEAD OF HAVING TO KICK OTHERS OUT OF AN EVENT, JUST REGISTER THE EVENT FOR 30 PEOPLE AND THEN THE WORRY HAS EVAPORATED. THE LIMITING FACTOR WITH THIS OPTION IS THAT IT REMOVES THE SENSE OF SPONTANEITY FROM STUDENT GATHERINGS. FORUM MEMBERS WONDERED IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT A SCALING PROCESS COULD BE PUT IN PLACE THAT WOULD STREAMLINE THE STEPS IN ELEVATING THE TYPE OF EVENT. COULD A REAL TIME APP BE CREATED TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROCESS? WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE MORE CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS ON HAND THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROCESS? FORUM MEMBERS CLOSED THEIR DISCUSSION BY BRAINSTORMING WAYS STUDENTS MIGHT BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE SOCIAL CULTURE CHANGE PROCESS. HOW CAN THEIR POSITIONS BE UTILIZED IN COMMUNICATING THE POLICY SO THAT IT IS NOT AN US-VERSUS-THEM SCENARIO, BUT A STUDENT-TOSTUDENT, PEER-TO-PEER METHOD?

SESSION 2 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ANDY WILLIS ’14, CLARK KISSIAH ’14, LYNSEY CHEDIAK ’14, TIM BURKE ’14, MIKEY SHOEMAKER ’12, KEVIN SULLIVAN ’13M ’13, SEAN MCGREGOR ’08, DILCIA LOOMIS ’10 STUDENT RECORDER: HANNAH BOWER ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: JEFF HUANG, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, ADMISSION, & FINANCIAL AID SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: IN THIS SESSION THE FORUM MEMBERS FOCUSED MORE ON THE ROLE OF THE RA IN RELATION TO THE NEW POLICY. THIS DISCUSSED HOW THE NEW POLICY SEEMS TO PLACE THE RAS IN A POTENTIALLY AWKWARD POSITION, SERVING AS BOTH FRIEND AND DISCIPLINARIAN. THEY ALSO MENTIONED HOW THEY FELT THAT THE POLICY CHANGES DON’T OFFER HARD AND FAST RULES FOR THE RAS TO ENFORCE. THEY FEEL THAT IT SEEMS TOO FLEXIBLE AND DISCRETIONARY. FORUM MEMBERS ALSO QUESTIONED, “WHO DRIVES THE SOCIAL SCENE AT CMC?” TO THEM IT SEEMS LIKE A FEW PEOPLE ARE RUINING THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE. HOW CAN CMC ACTIVELY DECREASE THE GLORIFICATION OF BAD AND EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR AND INSTEAD INSTILL COMMUNITY BUILDING?

WHAT’S MISSING? FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ANKIT SUD ’14M ’14, CHANGHOON SUNG M’12, CRYSTAL ADAMS ’12, GAVIN LANDGRAF ’14, YING HAN CHENG ’10, JACK HOUGHTELING ’14, TREVOR BELTZ ’12, OLIVIA GRAHAM ’13, SARA STERN ’12 STUDENT RECORDER: JORDAN ARONOWITZ ’18 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: KRISTIN WEYMAN, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS

GAIN MORE VALUE OUT OF THEIR LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION. OVERALL, THIS CONVERSATION ADDRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF SOCIAL LIFE ON CAMPUS, AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF ALL THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM ON CAMPUS AND SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL.

WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE MODERATION? SESSION 1 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: JULIA STARR ’12, KRISTIE HOWARD ’14, MIKE KARP ’06, PETER LI ’06, SARA STERN ’12, TEJAS GALA ’09M ’13 STUDENT RECORDER: JORDAN ARONOWITZ ’18 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: DT GRAVES ’98, DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PLANNING SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS DISCUSSED HOW MUCH OF THE DRINKING AT CMC IS FOCUSED AROUND THE EVENTS AND PARTIES THAT ARE PLANNED. OFTEN THE SMALLER THE EVENT, THE MORE DRINKING IS ENCOURAGED, AS STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT FEEL LIKE DRINKING FEEL PRESSURE TO CONSUME ALCOHOL IN ORDER TO FIT IN. BIG SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS LIKE MONTE CARLO AND PIRATE PARTY ARE GOOD WAYS TO INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS IN THE SOCIAL SCENE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO COORDINATE AND RUN. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEANT THAT PARTIES SHOULD BE FUN JUST BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL; SCHOOL-SPONSORED PARTIES NEED TO CATER TO A MORE DIVERSE CROWD. ADDITIONALLY, THE FORUM MEMBERS LOOKED AT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE INCLUSIVITY THAT CMC IS MOST KNOWN FOR. THE 15-PERSON RULE SEEMS TO THREATEN THIS, AND PRESENTS OTHER PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY. IS THE ONE PERSON WHO IS HOSTING THE EVENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF EVERYONE ELSE AT THEIR EVENT? THIS DOESN’T SEEM FAIR, AND ALSO THEN EXCUSES EVERYONE ELSE ATTENDING THE EVENT OF ALL RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH CAN LEAD TO POOR AND DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS. ACCOUNTABILITY NEEDS TO BE SHARED AMONG ALL ATTENDEES, NOT JUST THE PERSON WHOSE EVENT IT HAPPENS TO BE.

SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS FOCUSED THEIR DISCUSSION ON WHAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE CMC SOCIAL SCENE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT REVOLVE AROUND DRINKING. THEY DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS ON CAMPUS, AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE A MEDIUM OUTSIDE OF PARTYING FOR STUDENTS TO SOCIALIZE. RECENT STEPS THAT CMC HAS TAKEN, SUCH AS THE OPENING UP OF MARKS BASEMENT, HAVE BEEN POSITIVE STEPS IN THIS DIRECTION, BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO GETTING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND SPACES OUT TO THE STUDENTS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE TO GO OFF CAMPUS, OR TO THE OTHER COLLEGES TO EXPERIENCE THESE EVENTS, AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

SESSION 2 FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: MICHELLE BRODY ’12, ALYSSA ROBERTS ’13, HESTER LAM ’15, HILARY HASKELL ’14, JONATHAN HIRSCH ’12, TESSA DECANDIDO ’14

ADDITIONALLY, THIS CONVERSATION LOOKED AT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CPB RESOURCES, AS WELL AS BETTER AND MORE FREQUENT INFORMATION DROPS ON CLUBS AND EVENTS AROUND CMC AND THE 5CS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KEY AREA, AS IT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THINGS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE DRINKING OR PARTYING. IT CAN HELP BROADEN STUDENTS’ HORIZONS, AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN A MORE ECLECTIC SOCIAL LIFE. ADDITIONALLY, IT CAN HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN ACADEMICALLY AND CAREER-WISE, AND MAY HELP STUDENTS LOOK BEYOND THEIR ECON. MAJORS TO

SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY CMC STUDENT DRINKS. AMONG THOSE WHO DO, STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN WHAT IS A RESPONSIBLE WAY TO DRINK WITHOUT HARMING YOURSELF AND OTHERS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT MODERATION IS BEFORE THEY GET TO COLLEGE, ESPECIALLY WOMEN WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM A MENTORSHIP FROM OLDER, MORE EXPERIENCED CMC SENIORS. ALCOHOL EDU WAS NOT AS HELPFUL AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE, AND SEEMED TO MORE THROW OUT FACTS RATHER THAN ADDRESSING THE CORE ISSUES.

STUDENT RECORDER: DANNY KING ’18 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: DT GRAVES ’98, DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PLANNING

IT IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR US TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION SO THAT IT IS NO LONGER COOL TO DRINK TOO MUCH. UPPERCLASSMEN CAN BE AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO STAY SAFE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR SPORTS TEAMS SO THAT HAZING DOES NOT OCCUR, AND SO THAT YOUNG TEAM MEMBERS DO NOT FEEL PRESSURE TO DRINK. THIS IS ON THE STUDENTS, AND NOT THE COACHES. THE EXISTENCE OF COOL NON-ALCOHOLIC ALTERNATIVES FOR YOUNG STUDENTS IS INCREASINGLY NECESSARY IN TRYING TO SHIFT THE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM THE FOCUS ON ALCOHOL.

GENDER AND SOCIAL NORMS FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: CAITLIN HIGHLAND ’14, CRYSTAL ADAMS ’12, GABY ANDRADE ’12, KAYLA BENKER ’13, KIMBERLY MUNOZ ’10, THOMAS BOERIGTER ’12 STUDENT RECORDER: IRIS LIU ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: NEELA RAJENDRA, DIRECTOR OF KLI’S ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE PROCESS OF REACHING OUT AND EDUCATING THE STUDENT BODY ABOUT GENDER AND SOCIAL NORMS. MANY OF THE ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION INVOLVED SETTING UP A DEDICATED SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN COME TOGETHER TO FIND OUT MORE. ONE CHALLENGE TO THIS IDEA, HOWEVER, IS THE POSSIBLE LACK OF COMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH TALKING ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER AND SOCIETY. IMPORTANTLY, THE HISTORICAL NOTIONS ABOUT A CERTAIN TOPIC REALLY IMPACT WHAT A STUDENT IS COMFORTABLE SHARING. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EMBRACE THE CHANGING DYNAMIC. WE SHOULD, AS AN INSTITUTION, TAKE EXPLICIT OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE, AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED. ONE PANEL MEMBER AT THE TABLE MENTIONED THAT NO ONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIM/HER COMING OUT, BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW TO REACT OR TALK ABOUT IT. PEOPLE ONLY STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT DURING SENIOR YEAR BECAUSE THERE WAS LESS PRESSURE, AS PEOPLE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE. BUT THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO START HAPPENING EARLIER, SO STUDENTS CAN START TO BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE. PERHAPS ALLY TRAINING CAN BE PUT IN PLACE FOR ALL FRESHMEN, MAYBE EVEN ALONG WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF VALUE TO HAVING FACULTY INVOLVED IN THESE TRAININGS, AS THEY BRING TO THE TABLE HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, MAKING THEIR PERSPECTIVES MORE ENCOMPASSING. THE FACULTY ALSO NEEDS TO GET TRAINED IN ORDER TO BE UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST STANDARDS. FORUM MEMBERS FELT THAT MOVING FORWARD, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HOLD EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE. WE NEED TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MAKE THE CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE. WE CANNOT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS OR IDEAS. CLEARLY, ALL THE PROGRESS IS HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO AREN’T REACHED? THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

STUDENT RECORDER: BEN TURNER ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: KARI ROOD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS REVIEWED THE STUDENT PROGRAMMING AND STRUCTURE THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE CREATION OF CPB AND THE CHANGES IN ASCMC AND THOSE POST. THEY DISCUSSED WHAT THE TWO GROUPS ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE COLLABORATING ON MORE EVENTS FOR STUDENTS. FORUM MEMBERS ASKED IF THERE WAS STILL A GENERAL FUND FOR STUDENTS TO HOST THEIR OWN EVENTS AND IT WAS EXPLAINED WHAT CROWN FUND IS AND HOW IT IS BEING USED. THEY MOVED ON TO DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A STIGMA AMONG STUDENTS AND ALUMNI IN REGARDS TO SOBER EVENTS. MANY FORUM MEMBERS MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS/IS, BUT REMARKED ON HOW THE CURRENT SYNERGY BETWEEN CPB AND ASCMC’S EFFORTS CREATES A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR DRINKERS AND NON-DRINKERS. IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT PART OF THE ISSUE LIES IN WHAT TYPES OF EVENTS WILL INTEREST STUDENTS AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHOSE TASTE CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. FORUM MEMBERS THEN DISCUSSED HOW CMC HAS BECOME THE SOCIAL CENTER OF THE 5CS AND THE PRESSURE THAT PUTS OF CMC STUDENT EVENT HOSTS AND STAFF. THEY DISCUSSED WHAT MOVING TO A CMC-ONLY MODEL WOULD MEAN AND WHAT AFFECT THIS WOULD HAVE ON THE OTHER COLLEGES. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT MANY NON-CMC STUDENTS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS AT EVENTS, AS THIS WOULD FORCE US TO LIMIT OUR EVENTS TO CMC. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE IDEA OF THE CONSORTIUM MODEL. IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED THAT EVENT HOSTS ARE UNDER MORE SCRUTINY THEN EVER FROM THEIR PEERS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARTIES ARE WELL ORGANIZED, POLITICALLY CORRECT, AND INCLUSIVE. MOVING FORWARD, FORUM MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE DESIRE TO SEE BETTER COMMUNICATION FROM THE COLLEGE REGARDING WHAT EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE AND WHAT PROBLEMS ARE BEING FACED. THEY ALSO EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO REVIEW THE SOCIAL NORMS SURVEY DATA TO ASCERTAIN WHERE CMC FALLS ON THE SPECTRUM AND WHAT STUDENTS ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR OUT OF THE SOCIAL SCENE.

SOCIAL SCENE AFTER COLLEGE FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: BRAD HEATON ’09M ’13, DILCIA LOOMIS ’10, HESTER LAM ’15, HILARY HASKELL ’14, ISABEL HARBAUGH ’13, JONATHAN HIRSCH ’12, MERRIEL FOSTER ’14M ’14, TESSA DECANDIDO ’14 STUDENT RECORDER: ELI LANDMAN ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: BRANDON GONZALEZ, ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSION

THE ROLE OF THE CAMPUS PROGRAMMING BOARD (CPB) AND ASCMC FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ATHENA CHIERA ’06, CAITLIN DRULIS ’06, COADY SMITH ’12M ’12, KATY FEMIA ’06, MOE ABDUL-RAHIM ’15, OLIVIA GRAHAM ’13

SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: MAINTAINING A VIBRANT SOCIAL SCENE AFTER CMC CAN BE A VERY DAUNTING THOUGHT FOR SOME STUDENTS AND RECENT ALUMNI. THIS SENTIMENT WAS HARKENED BY THE PANEL AT THIS TABLE. SOME OF THE FORUM MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A SENSE OF “GUILT” FOR THOSE ALUMNI THAT TRY TO MAKE FRIENDSHIPS OUTSIDE OF THE CMC

COMMUNITY. THIS SEEMS TO BE STEMMING FROM THE FACT THAT A LOT OF CMC STUDENTS, WHILE ON CAMPUS, DON’T BRANCH OUT TO MAKING FRIENDS IN THE OTHER 4CS. THIS THEN PLAYS OUT POSTGRADUATION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME TO FORM OUTSIDE-CMC FRIENDSHIPS. ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION THOUGH, GOT THE WHOLE TABLE MOVING. SOMEONE ASKED, “IF IN 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THERE WAS NO TNC, BUT YET CMC CONTINUED TO PRODUCE INTELLIGENT, PERSONABLE, MOTIVATED STUDENTS (LIKE WE’VE ALWAYS DONE), WOULD THE ALUMNI HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?” THIS DIVIDED THE TABLE, WITH SOME PANEL MEMBERS EXPLAINING THAT THE SOCIAL SCENE AT CMC IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A CMCER’S ABILITY TO LIVE AND WORK IN A HIGH SOCIAL CAPACITY. OTHERS WERE INDIFFERENT AS TO WEATHER OR NOT TNC EXISTED, IF WE STILL GOT THE SAME OUTCOME—INFERRING THAT THERE WERE OTHER MEANS TO ACHIEVE THE SAME END.

ACCOUNTABILITY FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: MICHAEL ZAYTSEV ’11, SHREE PANDYA ’14, TAUSEEF RAHMAN ’07, COADY SMITH ’12M ’12, MOE ABDULRAHIM ’15, KRISTIE HOWARD ’14, MIKE KARP ’06 STUDENT RECORDER: MICHELLE GOODWIN ’16 AND MICHAEL IRVINE ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: MELISSA SCHILD ’01, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF FACILITIES AND CAMPUS SERVICES SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: FORUM MEMBERS BEGAN THEIR DISCUSSION BY LOOKING AT TWO QUESTIONS, “HOW DOES ACCOUNTABILITY WORK?” AND “WHO SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE?” REVIEWING THESE QUESTIONS DOVETAILED INTO A DISCUSSION REGARDING WHAT THE COLLEGE VALUES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A VOCAL MAJORITY THAT HAVE POPULARIZED THE NOTION THAT “DRINKING IS THE CLAREMONT WAY” AND IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN THAT SORT OF CULTURE THEN CMC IS NOT FOR YOU. HOW CAN THE COLLEGE REALIGN ITS VALUE SET AND EMPHASIS OF EDUCATION AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH THAT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION? FORUM MEMBERS AGREED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CULTURAL ISSUE. MORE REGULATIONS WILL NOT CREATE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY STATED THAT IF THE RULES ARE POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT EMPOWERS DOS AND RAS TO ENFORCE THEM, IT REMOVED THE ONUS FROM THE STUDENTS TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE POSITIVE WAYS THE COLLEGE IS PROMOTING INTERPERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IS ITS MEDICAL AMNESTY POLICY. FORUM MEMBERS WONDERED IF THERE WAS A WAY TO INCORPORATE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THIS POLICY INTO THE EXISTING HIGH-RISK DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY. THE CONVERSATION THEN SHIFTED TO A DISCUSSION REGARDING POST-EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CAMPUS? IT WAS MENTIONED THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THEIR OWN MESSES AND MAKING SURE THAT AFTER EVENTS ARE HOSTED, PART OF THEIR EVENT PROTOCOL IS HAVING A POST-EVENT CLEAN UP PLAN. WHETHER OR NOT THEY FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE PLAN WOULD THEN BE CONSIDERED WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO REGISTER THEIR NEXT EVENT. THOSE WHO DIDN’T COMPLY WITH THE POLICY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REGISTER EVENTS AND SERVE AS THE EVENT HOST FOR UP TO A YEAR.

RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: CHRISTINA BRANDT ’14, CAITLIN HIGHLAND ’14, THOMAS BOERIGTER ’12, APRIL WEATHERS ’12, KATIE WALKER ’10, LAURA EPSTEIN ’14, KELSEY ROSE ’10, ISABEL HARBAUGH ’13, CAITLIN DRULIS ’06, JULIA STARR ’12 STUDENT RECORDER: IRIS LIU ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: NYREE GRAY, TITLE IX COORDINATOR & CHIEF CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICER SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: CLAREMONT MCKENNA’S SOCIAL SCENE IS DIVERSE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL; YET A SEEMINGLY UNDERLYING FEATURE IS THE PROMINENT SO-CALLED “HOOKUP CULTURE.” FORUM MEMBERS INTENDED TO INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY AT CMC, IN HOPES OF ACHIEVING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SAFE SOCIAL SCENE. WITHIN THE GROUP, THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT MONOGAMY AND COMMITMENT ARE HIGHLY UNCOMMON AT CMC, A DISTINCT FEATURE FROM OTHER SIMILAR LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES. FURTHERMORE, RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CMC STUDENTS SEEM TO BE VERY CASUAL— THE FORUM MEMBERS REPORTED THAT IT’S COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO HOOK UP THEN IGNORE EACH OTHER THE NEXT DAY. ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE CMC IS SUCH AN INTIMATE, CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY, NOTHING IS A SECRET—EVERYONE KNOWS WHOM YOU HOOKED UP WITH ON SATURDAY NIGHT BY SUNDAY MORNING. WITH SUCH A PERVASIVE AND CASUAL HOOK-UP CULTURE, SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY “NORMALIZED” ON CAMPUS. THEY REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM—ONE OF THE GROUP MEMBERS WAS EVEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE STUDYING AT CMC. SHE KNEW HOW PREVALENT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT ARE ON CAMPUS BECAUSE SHE WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS—SHE SPENT TIME FINDING OTHER SURVIVORS AND HEARING THEIR STORIES, WHICH FURTHER PROVES THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FORUM MEMBERS ALSO FOUND THAT PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, ALTHOUGH WELL KNOWN, DO NOT GET REPORTED BECAUSE THERE IS A PERVASIVE CULTURE OF “PROTECTING YOUR OWN.” THIS IS PERPETUATED BY CMC’S “BRO CULTURE;” COACHES AND OTHER ROLE MODELS MUST STEP UP TO TEACH YOUNG MEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSENT RATHER THAN ENCOURAGING RECKLESS BEHAVIOR. SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPPENS FAR MORE OFTEN THAN REPORTED AS FEW ACTUALLY GO THROUGH WITH THE OFFICIAL TITLE IX REPORTING PROCEDURE; THIS COULD BE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM LACKS AN OPTION TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT. YET, AT CMC, IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE WANTS TO HURT OR OFFEND ANYONE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULTERS; AT OTHER COLLEGES, STUDENTS EAGERLY RALLY AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PERPETRATORS OF SEX CRIMES. FORUM MEMBERS FOUND THAT MOST CMC STUDENTS SIMPLY DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT RAPE IS NONCONSENSUAL SEX. THEIR EXPECTATION OF A RAPIST—A SKETCHY MAN IN A HOODIE SNATCHING A GIRL IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING—IS ENTIRELY MISALIGNED WITH THE AVERAGE RAPIST ON CAMPUS. THEY ALSO MADE A POINT THAT WHILE SOME PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE GENUINELY BAD PEOPLE, MOST PERPETRATORS MISREAD SIGNS AND DON’T UNDERSTAND AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT, AND DON’T ACTUALLY INTEND TO RAPE IN THEIR MINDS. IN GENERAL THOUGH, SEX IS NOT A BIG DEAL AT CMC; SEXUAL ASSAULT IS. FORUM MEMBERS FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE THEY KNEW CONSENTED UNDER PRESSURE OR THREAT, WHICH IS SEXUAL ASSAULT; THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY EDUCATING CMCERS ABOUT AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT. THEY FOUND THE FACT THAT CONSENT SEEMS TO BE A DEBATE INDICATIVE THAT CMC MUST TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR REDUCING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS. THIS STARTS WITH EDUCATION—SINCE THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF SCHOOL IS WHERE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS MOST

PREVALENT, ALL STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERGO TEAL DOT TRAINING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION. THIS EDUCATION SHOULD PROPERLY SCARE NAÏVE FRESHMAN WITH AN AWARENESS OF WHAT CAN ACTUALLY HAPPEN AT CMC IF YOU’RE IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ADDITIONALLY, VICTIM BLAMING SHOULD BE DENOUNCED, AND INSTEAD AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT SHOULD BE TAUGHT; BOTH PARTIES MUST ACTIVELY CONSENT TO SEX IN ALL SCENARIOS. SUPPLEMENTING THIS, TEAL DOT TRAINING SHOULD BE MANDATORY, TO ENSURE THAT ALL CMC STUDENTS KNOW HOW TO MITIGATE A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SCENARIO.

SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK: AT CMC, ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY PREVALENT IN THE SOCIAL SCENE. FORUM MEMBERS SOUGHT TO IMPROVE THE CMC SOCIAL SCENE, PARTICULARLY IN REMEDYING THE DANGERS OF HIGH-RISK DRINKING AND DRUG USE. THESE ACTIVITIES PRESENT ISSUES FOR BOTH THE STUDENT BODY AND THE SCHOOL—NAMELY, LARGE LEGAL LIABILITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, ALL COLLEGES ARE FORCED TO CONTROL UNDER-AGE ALCOHOL USE AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE— IF SCHOOLS DO NOT FOLLOW THESE POLICIES, THEY WILL BE DENIED ANY FEDERAL FUNDING. THUS,

THIS SITUATION PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR THE COLLEGE: HOW CAN THE ADMINISTRATION ENSURE STUDENT SAFETY INVOLVING ALCOHOL, WHILE COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL LAW? SOME OF THIS BURDEN RELIES ON STUDENTS—THEY FACE THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN CONSCIENTIOUS, SAFE, ADVENTUROUS EXPERIMENTATION, AND IRRATIONAL RISK TAKING. HIGH-RISK DRINKING IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF THIS TYPE OF IRRATIONAL RISK TAKING. ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM COULD COME ABOUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES. THESE CHANGES HAVE BEGUN TAKING PLACE, NAMELY IN RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN BE PRESENT AT ALCOHOLIC EVENTS. HOWEVER, THEY FIND THE POLICY HIGHLY EXCLUSIVE, DIVISIVE BETWEEN UPPERCLASSMEN AND UNDERCLASSMEN—THIS POLICY UNDOUBTEDLY DEGRADES CMC’S FLOURISHING SOCIAL SCENE. INSTEAD OF REGULATIONS ON EXCLUSIVITY AT EVENTS, CMC’S CAMPUS COULD BECOME FULLY DRY, OR WET WITH HARSHER REGULATIONS. HIGH-RISK DRINKING AND DRUG USE PRESENT MANY NEGATIVE DETRIMENTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. FORUM MEMBERS FOUND THAT CMC HAS INADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ADDICTION. RESOURCES LIKE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES AND MONSOUR COUNSELING HAVEN’T SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED ADDICTION AND RECKLESS ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AMONG THE STUDENT BODY— IN ORDER TO DO THIS, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO MEDICAL AMNESTY IN REGARDS NOT ONLY TO LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS, BUT ALSO IN COPING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. BEYOND THE BUBBLE OF CLAREMONT, DRINKING HEAVILY WITHOUT REGARD FOR SELF OR OTHERS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE REAL WORLD. ACTIVITIES LIKE BLACKING OUT, OVERDOSING, AND COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE ARE NOT ADULT BEHAVIOR; AFTER STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM CLAREMONT, THEY WILL NEED TO CHANGE THEIR HABITS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ADDICTION IS AN INSIDIOUS DISEASE, WITH NO REAL CURE IN SIGHT; HOWEVER, THIS DISEASE CAN BE “TREATED,” THAT IS, IT CAN BE MITIGATED AND MANAGED IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THUS, ADMINISTRATORS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS ON CAMPUS SHOULD MAKE IT THEIR PRIMARY INTEREST TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE A HEALTHY AND MATURE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

HIGH-RISK DRINKING AND DRUG ABUSE FORUM MEMBERS ASSIGNED: ALEKSANDR GRABOVSKIY ’11, MADISON FRIEDMAN ’14, GABY ANDRADE ’12, KATY FEMIA ’06, PETER LI ’06, TEJAS GALA ’09M ’13 STUDENT RECORDER: ELI LANDMAN ’16 STAFF/FACULTY MEMBER: TORREY SUN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS

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I THOUGHT: THIS IS GREAT, I’VE HAD A FULL SUMMER OF PREPARATION AND NOW I CAN PUT THIS PREPARATION INTO PRACTICE! BUT I WAS IN FOR A BIG SHOCK WHEN I WAS WRITING AT LEAST FIVE SPEECHES, SCRAPPING ALL OF THEM, TALKING TO ALL MY PEERS, TALKING TO SOME PROFESSORS, AND WRITING ON WHITEBOARDS BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT #CMCSOCIALSCENE EVEN MEANT! AND SO I TOOK A STEP BACK FROM ALL MY FRUSTRATION, AND I THOUGHT: HOW DO I AS A CMC STUDENT NAVIGATE WITHIN MY SOCIAL CLIMATE? AND I’VE COME TO THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE TWO VARYING NARRATIVES ON HOW I SHOULD SHAPE MY IDENTITY AND MY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. THE FIRST IS THE IDEA OF WORK HARD, PLAY HARD, WHICH ULTIMATELY PROMOTES A STEREOTYPE OF WHAT A TYPICAL CMC STUDENT LOOKS LIKE. AND THE OTHER IS THE IDEA THAT CMC PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY THROUGH CAMPAIGNS LIKE “I AM CMC” OR “CMC IS US” TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TYPICAL CMC STUDENT.

KAYLILANI MINAMI ’17 TITLE: LIFE AS A MIDDLE MAN BIO: KAYLILANI IS A JUNIOR AT CMC MAJORING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH A SEQUENCE IN WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES. THROUGH HER WORK ON CAMPUS SHE HAS EXPLORED CONVERSATIONS ON IDENTITY AND HOW OUR PERCEPTIONS OF OURSELVES ARE INTIMATELY RELATED TO OUR COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS. SHE LOVES WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND SPENDS HER TIME COORDINATING EVENTS FOR THE LOCAL TONGAN COMMUNITY, TUTORING AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND BABYSITTING FOR CMC FACULTY. TRANSCRIPT: HI, I’M KAYLILANI MINAMI. I’M A JUNIOR AT CMC CURRENTLY STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH A SEQUENCE IN WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES. SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME IS THAT I REALLY LOVE TED TALKS. AND IT’S REALLY EMBARRASSING BECAUSE OVER THE SUMMER I WOULD LISTEN TO AT LEAST ONE TED TALK BEFORE I WENT TO WORK. I’D LISTEN TO ONE WHILE I WAS DOING MY MAKEUP, I’D LISTEN TO ONE WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR, I’D LISTEN TO ONE ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK—SO I WAS WATCHING BETWEEN ONE TO THREE TED TALKS A DAY FOR THE SUMMER. AND SO WHEN I CAME HOME, WELL, WHEN I CAME TO COLLEGE, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I CAN KEEP UP THIS ROUTINE. AND SO I TURNED ON MY STEREO IN NORTH QUAD, AND I STARTED TO PLAY TED TALKS, AND THEN IT BECAME INCREASINGLY AWKWARD WHEN MY SUITEMATES WOULD KNOCK ON MY DOOR AND ASK ME IF I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF. THE FUNNY THING ABOUT TED TALKS IS THAT THE SPEAKER ALWAYS HAS AN IDEA WORTH SHARING, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY TELL YOU HOW TO SHARE YOUR IDEA WORTH SHARING. SO WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I WAS NOMINATED FOR A FORUMTALK,

SO NAVIGATING BETWEEN THESE TWO SPACES, SHOULD I SHAPE MY IDENTITY AND INTERACTIONS THROUGH CMC, OR SHOULD I SHAPE CMC’S IDENTITY THROUGH MYSELF? AND SO I THOUGHT ABOUT WORK HARD, PLAY HARD AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS BEST PERSONIFIED THROUGH THE CMC BRO, WEARING HIS 3-PIECE SUIT, RIDING HIS LONG BOARD THROUGH KRAVIS, ON HIS WAY TO AN INTERVIEW OR A NETWORKING EVENT. LATER THAT NIGHT, YOU’LL SEE THE SAME GUY PLAYING BEER PONG AND TAKING ABOUT 10 SHOTS IN FIVE MINUTES. AND IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY WHO DOES THAT. AND I’LL ADMIT TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, I’VE GOTTEN INTO THE WORK HARD, PLAY HARD STEREOTYPE. I WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD. I WORK AT THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER AS AN INTERN AND I AM PART OF THREE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. WHEN I’M NOT WORKING THERE, I’M WORKING FOOTBALL. IF I’M NOT DOING THAT, I’M BABYSITTING PROFESSORS’ KIDS. I VOLUNTEER ONCE A WEEK AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; I WAS JUST VOLUNTEERING FOR THE SATURDAY EDUCATION PROGRAM SO I CAN BE HERE. AND WHEN I’M NOT DOING THAT, I’M APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS SO I CAN STUDY ABROAD, AND FIGURING OUT WHAT A VISA IS BECAUSE I’VE NEVER BEEN ABROAD. AND FOR SOME REASON I STILL HAVE TIME TO DO THIS FORUMTALK AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW PEOPLE FIND ME OR SCHEDULE LUNCH DATES WITH ME WITHOUT KNOWING MY GOOGLE CALENDAR SCHEDULE. SO AFTER A REALLY LONG, TIRING DAY, I GET TO GO BACK TO MY DORM, AND I CAN SLEEP. BUT IF YOU’RE A TYPICAL CMC STUDENT, YOU’VE EARNED YOURSELF A NIGHT TO GO OUT AND PLAY HARD. UNFORTUNATELY, PLAYING HARD IS RELATED TO OUR DRINKING CULTURE AT CMC. AND THIS EXPERIENCE CAN BE BOTH ISOLATING AND DANGEROUS. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I REALLY FEEL THAT OUR DRINKING CULTURE PROMOTES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IF YOU SEE A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAPPENING, YOU SHOULD CALL AN RA BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOOD SAMARITAN POLICY, WHICH REALLY PUTS STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT. IF YOU SEE A SITUATION YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE ACTING IN, YOU SHOULD BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE PROGRAMMING FROM TEAL DOT, THE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION PROGRAM. AND FOR THOSE OF MY FRIENDS WHO DON’T LIKE DRINKING, THEY’VE EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THEY’VE NEVER FELT DIRECT PRESSURE FROM THEIR PEERS TO DRINK ALCOHOL. SO I’M REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE AREN’T FORCING EACH OTHER TO DRINK. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WORK HARD, PLAY HARD HAS CREATED A DIFFUSION OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A JUSTIFICATION FOR OUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS. WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER FOR BRUNCH THE MORNING AFTER A PARTY, WE ASK THE SAME QUESTION: DID YOU GO OUT LAST NIGHT? BECAUSE WE’VE LEARNED TO ASK EACH OTHER WHAT DID WE DO, WITHOUT ASKING WHY WE DID IT. AND AS A RESULT, BEHAVIORS LIKE BINGE DRINKING, BLACKING OUT, AND SELF-INFLICTED INJURIES BECAUSE OF BINGE DRINKING OR BLACKING OUT ARE NORMALIZED. WE’VE LEARNED HOW TO ASK THE WHATS, WITHOUT ASKING THE WHYS. SO, WE ARE WILLFULLY BLIND STUDENTS TO THE COST OF SUSTAINING A WORK HARD, PLAY HARD MENTALITY. BUT IF THE WORK HARD, PLAY HARD MENTALITY ULTIMATELY PROMOTES A HOMOGENOUS

VERSION OF WHAT A STEREOTYPICAL CMC STUDENT SHOULD LOOK LIKE, THEN HOW CAN CMC PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY? SO WE HAVE CAMPAIGNS LIKE “I AM CMC,” OR “CMC IS US” TO GIVE US THE IDEA THAT CMC’S IDENTITY IS OUR IDENTITY. SO THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A STEREOTYPICAL CMC STUDENT. AND WITH THAT CAMPAIGN, I SEE A GREAT INCREASE IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS FOR GROUPS ON CAMPUS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY AND UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED. WE’VE SEEN SUPPORT FOR THE WOMEN’S FORUM, FOR CMC STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND FOR SAGA, AND WITHIN ASCMC, WE HAVE A NEW DIVERSITY CHAIR. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEVER ASK WHY WE HAVE THESE GROUPS—WHY DO THESE GROUPS DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO? ESPECIALLY, IF I DON’T IDENTIFY WITH THOSE GROUPS. SO I CAME BACK TO SCHOOL TWO WEEKS EARLY TO DO FIRST-YEAR GUIDE TRAINING, AND I WAS WITH ALL THESE OTHER CMC STUDENTS AND WE WERE BUZZING; WE WERE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE EACH OTHER AFTER A LONG SUMMER, AND WE KEPT ASKING EACH OTHER THE SAME QUESTION: WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER? WHAT WAS YOUR INTERNSHIP LIKE? AND OF COURSE I RESPONDED WITH THE SAME EXCITEMENT: “I WAS WORKING AT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT A BIOTECH COMPANY. WHAT DID YOU DO?” AND SO THEY WOULD TELL ME WHAT THEY DID. AND I REALLY FELT I GOT TO KNOW THEM; WE WERE EXCHANGING OUR INTERESTS, WE GOT TO KNOW WHAT WE LIKED. BUT I REALIZED THAT THERE’S DEEPER INTERACTION TO BE HAD WHEN I HAD LUNCH WITH MY FRIEND FROM PITZER. HE CAME BACK FROM THE SUMMER AND WE SAT DOWN AT LUNCH, AND HE ASKED ME THE SAME QUESTION: WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER? AND I TOLD HIM THE SAME THING AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HE DID. BUT THEN HE FOLLOWED UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS I WASN’T EXPECTING. HE ASKED ME, “WHY DID YOU DO THAT INTERNSHIP AND HOW HAS IT CHANGED YOU?” AND I REALIZED THOSE QUESTIONS WERE ASKING ME WHAT MOTIVATED ME TO DO WHAT I DID AND MOVING FORWARD, HOW HAS MY EXPERIENCE EITHER CHANGED OR USED MY MOTIVATIONS TO INFLUENCE MY FUTURE INTERACTIONS. AT CMC, WE’VE LEARNED TO DO, AND WE DO TO LEARN, BUT WITH A MILLION THINGS TO DO AND A MILLION THINGS TO LEARN, THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS AS TO WHY AND HOW WE DO THOSE THINGS. JUST ASKING THE “WHAT WE DO” GETS TO THE SURFACE. BUT WHEN YOU ASK THE WHY AND THE HOW, YOU UNDERSTAND THE PASSION THAT DRIVES THOSE ACTIONS. AND FOR ME, I’LL BE HONEST. THERE ARE TIMES AT CMC WHERE I DON’T FEEL SAFE OR ACCEPTED. I DON’T FEEL ACCEPTED IF I DON’T IDENTIFY AS A WORK HARD, PLAY HARD STEREOTYPE. I DON’T FEEL SAFE TO DEFINE MYSELF OUTSIDE OF WHAT I DO BECAUSE SOME OF MY PEERS HAVE LEARNED HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I DO INSTEAD OF UNDERSTANDING WHY I DO IT. THERE’S A DISCONNECT IN OUR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SEE A POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR SOCIAL SCENE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE WORK HARK, PLAY HARD STEREOTYPE, THAT ELABORATES ON THE IDEA THAT “CMC IS US,” IF WE START ASKING MORE THAN THE WHATS, AND START ASKING THE HOWS AND THE WHYS. AND THAT, I BELIEVE, IS AN IDEA WORTH SHARING. THANK YOU.

MADISON FRIEDMAN ’14 TITLE: COMPARING THE #CMCSOCIALSCENE TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND TOP 10 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES: WHY WE DO IT BEST BIO: MADISON FRIEDMAN ’14 RECEIVED HIS B.S. IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN MAY AND A B.A. IN ECONOMICS FROM CMC AS PART OF CMC’S ECONOMICS AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM. WHILE AT COLUMBIA, MADISON CHAIRED THE SENIOR FUND COMMITTEE, WHICH WORKED CLOSELY WITH ADMINISTRATORS, ALUMNI, AND STUDENTS TO RAISE OVER $10,000 FOR THE CLASS OF 2015 GIFT. IN ADDITION TO BEING A FORUM MEMBER, MADISON WORKS IN AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING AND SERVES ON VARIOUS ALUMNI COMMITTEES FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S FU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. TRANSCRIPT: HOW’S IT GOING EVERYBODY? SO I’M IN THE CLASS OF 2014, I MAJORED IN ECONOMICS, AND THEN I DID THE 3-2 PROGRAM, SO I WENT TO COLOMBIA AND STUDIED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, WHICH IS GREAT—SO I’M GOING TO TRY TO PROVIDE A DATA PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE CURRENT POLICY THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PASSED RECENTLY. SO, FIRST I WANTED TO START OFF WITH SOME QUOTES FROM FORMER ASCMC PRESIDENT ADITYA PAI, CLASS OF ’13: “SOCIAL LIFE DISTINGUISHES OUR COLLEGE FROM OTHER TOP-TIER LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES AND IT ALSO DISTINGUISHES OUR STUDENTS FROM THEIR STUDENTS; IT’S WHAT MAKES US THE HAPPIEST COLLEGE IN AMERICA, AND IT’S CRITICAL TO PREPARING OURSELVES FOR SOCIAL CAREERS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ETC., AND, OF COURSE, IT’S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE MISSION FOR OUR SCHOOL.” SO, LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE POLICY THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED AT THE BEGINNING OF

THIS YEAR: THE HIGH RISK ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE PREVENTION PROGRAM. NOW, THIS PROGRAM HAS SOME GOOD COMPONENTS TO IT THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE: IT DOES A LOT TO ENRICH STUDENT EXPERIENCES, IT PROVIDES PATHWAYS FOR EDUCATION IN TRAINING, AND, OF COURSE, COUNSELING, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ENFORCEMENT. BUT IT ALSO HAS SOME LIMITS, WHICH IT HAS PLACED, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCHOOL’S 70-YEAR HISTORY, ON INFORMAL GATHERINGS OF STUDENTS. AND IT PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON TIME, AND IT PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON PLACE, SO NO MORE THAN 15 PEOPLE CAN GATHER IN AN INFORMAL SETTING WHERE ALCOHOL IS PRESENT. YOU’RE ONLY ALLOWED TO DO THIS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO NO NORTH QUAD, NO PARENTS FIELD, ETC. THEY ESTABLISHED DRINKING LIMITS, WHETHER YOU’RE A 220-POUND FOOTBALL LINEBACKER OR 110-POUND FRESHMAN. ALSO, NO DRINKING ARE GAMES ALLOWED EXCEPT FOR THE BEER PONG EXCEPTION, WHICH IS ALLOWED IN SELECT OUTDOOR AREAS. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT WHAT JUSTIFIED THESE POLICIES. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS ALL COMING FROM THE REPORT: IN 2010, 13.9% OF CMC RESPONDENTS REPORTED HAVING USED DRUGS OTHER THAN ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR MARIJUANA IN A 30-DAY PERIOD. IN 2014, THAT NUMBER WAS 17.8%, AND THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 28%. IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU’RE THINKING, “WOW, BY THE END OF THE DECADE, EVERYONE’S GONNA BE AN ALCOHOLIC AT SCHOOL!” BUT IF YOU DELVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE DATA, YOU’LL SEE THAT THINGS AREN’T QUITE LIKE WHAT THEY SEEM ON THE SURFACE. SO YOU CAN SEE 12.8% OF NATIONAL STUDENTS HAVE EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR, BUT YOU ALSO SEE THAT IT WAS 21% OF MEN VS 9.5% OF FEMALES RESPONDED. 13.8% ISN’T A PERFECT AVERAGE; 36-37% OF NHS RESPONDENTS ARE MALE, 63% ARE FEMALE. SO IF YOU RECALIBRATE THESE PERCENTAGES, YOU’LL SEE IN 2010, CMC ACTUALLY HAD A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ENGAGING IN THESE BEHAVIORS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. AND FURTHERMORE, IN 2014, IT WAS LESS THAN A PERCENTAGE POINT ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAMPLE SIZE THEY NEEDED TO ACHIEVE TO GET SUPER ACCURATE COMPARISONS ON THIS, YOU’D SEE THAT FOR A 4% MARGIN OF ERROR, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2010 AND 2014 NUMBERS, AND A 95% CONFIDENCE LEVEL, WHICH IS WHAT YOU’D SEE IN MOST NATIONAL POLLING, YOU’D NEED 411 RESPONDENTS. NOW, I HAPPENED TO SEE A COPY OF THIS REPORT THIS MORNING, AND THERE ARE ONLY 193 RESPONDENTS. SO, BASICALLY, WHAT I’M SAYING IS THAT THESE NUMBERS COULD BE TOTALLY DUE TO SAMPLING ERROR. SO, DISCOUNT THAT ACCORDINGLY. THE NEXT STATEMENT, WHICH WAS A LITTLE SHOCKING, WAS THAT CMC STUDENTS ARE BLACKING OUT MORE OFTEN, HAVING HANGOVERS, PERFORMING POORLY ON ASSIGNMENTS, AND BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SEXUALLY MORE THAN THEIR PEERS. IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU’RE LOOKING AT THIS AND SAYING SOMETHING’S WRONG. YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT OKAY. BUT YOU GOTTA GO IN AND DELVE IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. SO THIS IS THE EVERFI SAMPLE THAT THEY’RE GETTING THIS DATA FROM, THIS IS USC’S FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT: FIRST OF ALL, THE SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE, RIGHT AFTER YOU’RE LET OFF THE LEASH, YOUR FIRST TIME AWAY FROM YOUR PARENTS, YOUR FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM. OF COURSE FREEDOM MEANS YOU’RE GOING AT IT HARD, BUT IT’S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MATURE, DRINKING BEHAVIOR OF THE REST OF THE SCHOOL, RIGHT? ALSO, THERE’S A LITTLE NOTE DOWN THERE THAT SAYS PERCENTAGES CORRESPOND TO 2-7 ON THE LIKERT SCALE. NOW THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LIKERT SCALE HERE, IT’S NOT FREQUENCY, BUT IT’S THE SAME KIND OF IDEA. SO, ANYTHING FROM 2-7 THEY INCLUDE IN THAT PERCENTAGE. BUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS HERE ISN’T NECESSARILY THE 2-7 DIVIDE; IT’S MORE THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIKERT SCALE SCORES, SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE ADMINISTRATION COULD SHOW US WHAT CMC DISTRIBUTION LOOKS LIKE COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BECAUSE IF MOST

OF THEM ARE 2’S AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HAS ALL 5’S, 6S AND 7S, THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT CMC IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLY DOING A BETTER JOB AT CONTROLLING THESE BEHAVIORS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SO, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE THAT KIND OF DATA. NEXT YOU CAN SEE THAT 100% OF CMC STUDENTS THAT DISCLOSED THEY HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WERE INTOXICATED, 80% FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE ASSAULTED—OF COURSE ANYTHING ABOVE 0% OF PEOPLE BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IS NOT OKAY, BUT TO BLAME THEIR BEHAVIOR ON ALCOHOL, I DON’T THINK DOES THE SCHOOL ANY FAVORS, RIGHT? WE NEED TO HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND USE EDUCATION TO TEACH THEM HOW TO BEHAVE IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO BE INTOXICATED, OTHERWISE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO ATTACK THE CORE ISSUE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THE NEXT PIECE OF EVIDENCE IS THAT THERE WERE $51,000 IN DORM DAMAGES LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A LOT. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT SOMEHOW IT SAYS THAT THESE WERE LINKED TO ALCOHOL USE, WHICH IS TRICKY BECAUSE I DON’T THINK WHEN PEOPLE BREAK THINGS THEY GO AROUND LEAVING LITTLE NOTES SAYING: SORRY! I WAS DRUNK! BUT THEY ALSO SAY THAT STARK HAD THE FEWEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AT $247, BUT OF COURSE I BET YOU AUEN AND FAWCETT HAVE LOW DAMAGE CHARGES BECAUSE THEY’RE IN SOUTH QUAD. I MEAN, NO ONE GOES IN THERE RIGHT? NOW YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT THIS AND SEE MAYBE IT’S NOT ONLY CMC STUDENTS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CARES ABOUT, BUT ITS PERCEPTION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT ONE OUT OF 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WAS ADMITTED DIDN’T ENROLL BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL AND PARTYING. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ADMISSIONS STATISTICS, IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’S HURTING CMC AT ALL. THEY HAVE THE LOWEST ACCEPTANCE RATE AND THE HIGHEST YIELD, AND NO DOUBT IT’S BECAUSE STUDENTS LOVE THE SOCIAL SCENE AND THE SOCIAL POLICY AT THE SCHOOL, RIGHT? YOU CAN SEE POMONA BY THERE, NEXT BLOT DOWN. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT IF YOU TAKE 10% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ADMITTED, 50% YIELD, SO 5% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE SURVEYED SAID THEY DIDN’T LIKE THE ALCOHOL POLICY. SO HALF OF 1% OF THE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED DIDN’T LIKE THE POLICY. WELL, IT’S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO CHANGE YOUR POLICY FOR THE HALF PERCENT OF PEOPLE THAT DIDN’T COME HERE. YOU WANT TO RESPECT THE THIRTEEN HUNDRED STUDENTS OR SO THAT YOU HAVE HERE CURRENTLY. AND ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIBERAL ARTS RANKINGS IN US NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS, CMC IS AGAIN AT 4.5, JUST BELOW WILLIAMS, AND WELLSELEY AND POMONA AT 4.4… SUCKS. SO I’M GONNA SKIP AHEAD A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET TO THE DATA. SO, NOW WHAT I WANT TO DO IS LOOK AT CLERY ACT DATA. SO BASICALLY THE CLERY ACT WAS PASSED IN ORDER TO GIVE SCHOOLS A FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING DATA ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS, DRUG VIOLATIONS, AND ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS. THIS IS SOME LONGITUDINAL DATA FOR CMC AND THE 5CS FROM 1999 TO 2013. AND YOU CAN SEE SOMEWHERE IN 2005 TO 2006, SOMETHING HAPPENED. I DON’T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THAT IS, PROBABLY SOME KIND OF POLICY ENFORCEMENT CHANGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THE NUMBERS REALLY TOOK OFF. IRONICALLY ENOUGH, FOR THE REST OF THE COLLEGES, YOU’D EXPECT TO SEE IF A POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED, AN IMMEDIATE SPIKE, THEN A TRAIL OFF, BECAUSE THE POLICY IS TAKING EFFECT, PEOPLE ARE GETTING USED TO IT AND STARTING TO OBEY THE RULES. IRONICALLY, YOU SEE THAT AT CMC BUT NOT AT THE REST OF THE 5CS, WHICH HAVE MORE STRICT ALCOHOL POLICIES. SAME THING FOR DRUG ABUSE; FOR DRUG ABUSE, SPECIFICALLY JUDICIAL REFERRALS, CMC IS IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS, AND THE OTHER CLAREMONT COLLEGES ARE 70, 80, 100 REFERRALS. YOU CAN SEE A BREAKDOWN HERE: 70, 80, 90% OF THESE REFERRALS CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF CMC, WITH POMONA AND PITZER LEADING THE CHARGE, SCRIPPS IN THIRD. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FOR DRUG

LAW REFERRALS AGAIN, POMONA WINNING, PITZER IN CLOSE SECOND—THAT’S SURPRISING—AND THEN SCRIPPS WAS IN THIRD PLACE WITH 8 AND CMC, OF COURSE, LAST. FORCIBLE SEXUAL OFFENSES, YOU CAN ALSO SEE CMC COUNTS FOR ABOUT ONE THIRD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT HARVEY MUDD IS MOSTLY MALE AND SCRIPPS IS MOSTLY FEMALE, IT’S KIND OF A GOOD BREAK; NOW OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING ABOVE ZERO IS NOT OKAY, BUT IT’S NOT AS EXAGGERATED AS A LOT OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE. THOSE ARE REPORTED NUMBERS, CORRECT. NOW, THESE ARE ALSO FORCIBLE SEXUAL OFFENSES REPORTED FOR 2011-2013 FOR THE OTHER TOP 10 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES; AGAIN YOU CAN SEE CMC AT THE OTHER CORNER, SWARTHMORE AND AMHERST, WHICH HAVE TOUGHER ALCOHOL POLICIES, UP AT THE TOP. LIQUOR LAW JUDICIAL REFERRALS, AGAIN CMC DOWN AT THE BOTTOM HERE, BOWDOIN, WHICH OUTLAWED HARD LIQUOR IN ’95, MY ALMA MATER COLUMBIA, POMONA, WAY UP THERE, AMHERST, ETC. YOU MIGHT THINK SWARTHMORE AND CARLETON WERE DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT ACTUALLY, THEY JUST OFFLOADED THE JUDICIAL REFERRALS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO, THESE ARE LIQUOR LAW ARRESTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS; CMC WAY LOW DOWN THERE. DRUG LAW REFERRALS, SAME STORY; CMC IS JUST ABOVE BYU, I ADDED THAT FOR CONTEXT. AND, AGAIN, BOWDOIN, POMONA—ALL UP THERE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND DRUG LAW ARRESTS; CARLETON, BYU, THAT’S SURPRISING—BUT YOU CAN SEE CMC BASICALLY AT PRETTY FAR DOWN ON THE TOTEM POLE THERE. SO, IN CONCLUSION, I WANT TO SAY THAT MOST OF THE STUDENTS AT CMC HANDLE THEIR FREEDOM RESPONSIBLY. THERE’S PROBABLY ABOUT ONE PERCENT OR SOMETHING THAT DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES, AND IT’S THIS PERCENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE HEAVILY KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL BASICALLY; BUT DON’T IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE 99% OF STUDENTS THAT ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF HANDLING THEIR OWN LIVES AND THEIR OWN DRINKING BEHAVIORS. THAT IS MY TALK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND PLEASE, ASK ME SOME QUESTIONS!

VARUN PURI ’16 TITLE: YOLO AT CMC BIO: VARUN PURI IS A SENIOR AT CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE MAJORING IN ECONOMICS. HE IS A PASSIONATE TECH GEEK AND PLANS TO HEAD TO SILICON VALLEY AFTER GRADUATION. ON CAMPUS, HE IS PART OF THE DEBATE AND MOCK TRIAL TEAMS AND GIVES TOURS FOR THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE. TRANSCRIPT: HI, MY NAME IS VARUN AND I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN NEW DHELI, INDIA. SO WHEN I CAME TO THE STATES, I FACED A RATHER LARGE CULTURAL SHOCK; THINGS WERE PRETTY STRANGE, AND ONE OF THE STRANGEST CONCEPTS I WAS INTRODUCED TO WAS THIS THING CALLED YOLO. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS COINED BY A RATHER WISE FELLOW BY THE NAME OF DRAKE. AND DRAKE SAID THIS STANDS FOR: YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. AND AT THE TIME, IT SEEMED ABSURD TO ME, BUT AT THE TIME SO DID EVERYTHING ELSE. I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHY, AS A COLLEGE STUDENT IN AMERICA, I WAS MORALLY OBLIGATED TO TIP EVERY TAXI DRIVER I MET. OR WHY ALL OF MY CALCULATIONS HAD TO BE DONE IN FAHRENHEIT; SO THERE WERE BIGGER LIFE QUESTIONS I WAS TRYING TO ANSWER. ANYHOW, I THINK AS I BECAME A SENIOR, AS WISDOM DAWNED ON ME—WHICH IS NOT TRUE—I REALIZED YOLO’S ACTUALLY A PRETTY POWERFUL CONCEPT. YOLO ACTUALLY MEANS A LOT MORE THAN “YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.” AND AS MY FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE WILL ATTEST, I USE IT AS MY CATCH-ALL PHRASE. THAT IS, YOLO GO HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOLO LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND DO SOMETHING YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, YOLO LET’S HAVE SOME FUN! AND I THINK MY BIGGEST TAKE AWAY OF TODAY’S SPEECH IS GOING TO BE THE WAY CMC IS STRUCTURED AND GIVEN THE WAY STUDENTS ARE

ON CAMPUS, WE HAVE AN INHERENT SENSE OF YOLO’NESS. THAT IS, CMC WILL ALWAYS CULTIVATE THE YOLOERS AND TEACH US TO YOLO REGARDLESS OF CHANGING ALCOHOL OR ACADEMIC POLICIES, AND IT IS DEEPLY ROOTED WITHIN OUR SOCIAL SCENE. BUT BEFORE THAT, THE BIG QUESTION. WHAT IS CMC’S SOCIAL SCENE? WHEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS QUESTION MYSELF, I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH. AND I WENT TO THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE WEBSITE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE HOLY BIBLE FOR THIS, AND THE FIRST THING I SAW ON THE SCREEN WAS, “LET’S TALK ABOUT CMC’S CHANGING SOCIAL POLICIES. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CHANGING ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALCOHOL, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY.” I WAS PRETTY APPALLED BY THIS BUT I STARTED BY ASKING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. SO I ASKED MY FRIENDS, “WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CMC SOCIAL SCENE?” AND THE RESPONSES I GOT WERE: “BRO, I CAN’T BELIEVE TNC WAS CORDONED OFF,” OR, “HOLY CRAP, THERE ARE ONLY THREE KEGS AT PIRATE PARTY,” OR “I’M SO EXCITED TO GO HARD AT MONTE CARLO TONIGHT.” I MEAN, I AM TOO AND WE HAVE TO HIDE THAT FROM THE FOOTAGE BECAUSE MY MOM’S GOING TO SEE IT, BUT I THINK THAT THERE’S A BIGGER PROBLEM HERE. THIS PROBLEM IS TWO-FOLD. FIRST OFF, I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WHEN WE AS STUDENTS PERCEIVE OUR SOCIAL SCENE IN TERMS OF ALCOHOL, AND WHEN YOU’VE ALREADY STARTED TELLING US YOUR SOCIAL SCENE IS YOUR THURSDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE, THERE’S AN IMPLICIT PRESSURE ON US, RIGHT? IF I WANT TO FIT INTO CMC, I SHOULD GO OUT ON A THURSDAY OR A SATURDAY AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE SOCIAL SCENE, I SHOULD HAVE SO MUCH FUN. I SHOULD TAKE THOSE THREE EXTRA SHOTS, OR I SHOULD TRY TO HOOK UP WITH SOMEONE SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE SOCIAL SCENE AND I WANT TO FIT IN. AND I THINK THAT’S PROBLEMATIC. BUT THE SECOND ONE IS EVEN BIGGER, WHICH IS, IT’S SIMPLY UNTRUE. WHEN I LOOK BACK AT MY CMC EXPERIENCE, OR I TALK TO ANY ALUMNI WHO GRADUATED, I ASK THEM, “WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT CMC?” THE RESPONSES I GET ARE: “THE TIMES WE WERE GOOFING OFF WITH OUR FRIENDS IN OUR ROOM,” “THE TIME I WENT FOR THAT CRAZY DEBATE TOURNAMENT,” “THE TIME I MET THAT CUTE GIRL WHILE WE WERE JUST CHILLING ON GREEN BEACH AND HAD BRUNCH AT COLLINS.” THE ALCOHOLIC TIMES ARE SIMPLY NOT PART OF OUR STRONGEST MEMORIES OF CAMPUS. THESE EVENINGS, WELL, WE CAN’T REMEMBER A LOT OF THEM, SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR CMC EXPERIENCE IS SO MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE. IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE. AND THAT’S WHY I TOLD ALL OF US TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DEFINE SOCIAL SCENE. TO MOVE AWAY FROM ALCOHOL BECAUSE THAT’S SUCH A SMALL ADD-ON TO OUR SOCIAL SCENE, AND TALK ABOUT THE YOLONESS ON CAMPUS, AND FOCUS ON THE YOLO SIDE OF CAMPUS, AND START CREATING A WAY TO MAKE THAT MORE INCLUSIVE. AND I THINK AUTOMATICALLY AS WE SHIFT TO FOCUS TO THIS OTHER BROADER AND MORE TRUE SOCIAL SCENE, THE PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ALCOHOLIC PART REDUCES.

2”, HE PLAYED AMERICAN FOOTBALL, NOT ACTUAL FOOTBALL, BUT THE KIND OF FOOTBALL WHERE YOU JUMP ON EACH OTHER TRYING TO GET THE OTHER GUY DOWN AND THAT’S HOW YOU GET POINTS. SO, I HAD WATCHED ENOUGH AMERICAN MOVIES TO THINK: HOLY JESUS, THIS GUY’S GONNA HAVE LADIES BACK EVERY DAY, THIS GUY’S GONNA HOLD ME UP AGAINST LOCKERS AND JUST BEAT ME UP WITH HIS FOOTBALL FRIENDS; THAT’S A PROBLEM. ANYHOW, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, TYLER AND I BECAME BEST FRIENDS. WE ROOMED TOGETHER FRESHMAN YEAR, WE ROOMED TOGETHER SOPHOMORE YEAR, JUNIOR YEAR, FOR GOD’S SAKE, I’M IN A DOUBLE WITH TYLER IN PHILLIPS MY SENIOR YEAR. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE BROMANCE, BUT I THINK THE BIGGER QUESTION IS: HOW DID SOME BRAND NEW GUY FROM INDIA BECOME SUCH GOOD FRIENDS WITH A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO LIVES IN IRVINE? AND THE ANSWER: BECAUSE CMC ENABLES US TO YOLO, BECAUSE CMC CREATES THIS CULTURE WHERE I COULD BOND WITH TYLER. AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS STORIES LIKE THOSE, AND I’M DOING REALLY BADLY ON TIME, SO I’M GOING TO RUSH THROUGH THE REST. THE SECOND IS THE STORY ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES. THE ONE THING THE ECONOMIST IN ME LIKES TO SAY IS THERE ARE HUGE PRO-CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES ON CAMPUS; THAT IS, THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES BUT SO FEW STUDENTS, SO ALL OF US HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT. AND FOR INSTANCE, I WAS IN NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND TRAVELING FOR A CONCERT AND A CONFERENCE; THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FUNDING THAT. I THINK STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL QUITE A BIT ON CAMPUS. BUT THE KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE ARE MUCH DEEPER THAN THAT. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A MUCH BROADER IMPACT, AND THIS IS A STORY ABOUT CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE WAS A FRESHMAN LAST YEAR, AND SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT REKINDLING THE FIRSTYEAR GROUPS. SO SHE TALKED TO PEOPLE ON CAMPUS, AND SHE WANTED TO DO THIS. SHE GOT $5,000 FROM CMC, AND SPENT HER SUMMER IN KOREA TUTORING NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES. I THINK THAT’S PRETTY PASSIONATE, THAT’S PRETTY MEANINGFUL, AND THAT’S THE KIND OF SOCIAL SCENE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT. AND THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES LIKE THIS; I KNOW BYRON WAS IN UGANDA THIS SUMMER AND HE’S NOW PROVIDING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO SOME 5,000 PEOPLE. I KNOW COSTA BIKED FROM ONE END OF AMERICA TO THE OTHER JUST BECAUSE CMC SUPPORTED HIM. WHY CAN’T WE START TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THESE—WHEN WE ASK, WHAT’S THE SOCIAL SCENE?, WHY CAN’T WE ANSWER WITH THINGS SUCH AS THESE?

WHAT IS YOLO’NESS? I’VE PUT IT AS THIS CATCH-ALL PHRASE, BUT FOR ME IT MEANS THREE MAIN THINGS. I THINK EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN DEFINITION OF IT BUT I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS THAT MEAN A LOT TO ME. THE FIRST IS CMC CREATES A CULTURE OF YOLONESS BY FORCING PRETTY MUCH UNFORGETTABLE RANDOM AND UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIPS. AND SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS STORY BUT THE ONE I LIKE TO REFER TO IS WHEN I CAME TO CMC. I WAS OBVIOUSLY THIS LOST CAUSE, NOT THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED, BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS THIS NAIVE, INNOCENT CHILD, AN INDIAN BOY, AND AS REQUIRED, I FILLED OUT THE ROOMMATE FORM. I GET THIS EMAIL AND I WAS TOLD MY ROOMMATE WAS THIS GUY CALLED TYLER STANEK, AND AS EVERY DILIGENT INDIAN HOUSEHOLD WOULD DO, MY GRANDMA, MY MOM, MY GRANDDAD, WE ALL CAME AROUND FACEBOOK AND STALKED THIS GUY. NOT ONLY WAS HE GOOD LOOKING AS HELL, THIS GUY WAS 6’

THE THIRD QUICK STORY, AND I HAD TO DO THIS, IS CALLED JOHN’S TALK. SO I’VE BEEN REALLY NERVOUS TO GIVE THIS TALK, AND THEN JOHN FARANDA HAD A STERN TALKING TO ME: “YOU WILL GET ON STAGE AND YOU WILL DO THIS.” AND I HAD TO LISTEN TO JOHN, NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS JOHN FARANDA, BUT BECAUSE HE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. THE STORY HERE GOES IS, WHEN I CAME INTO COLLEGE, I CAME A COUPLE WEEKS EARLY, BECAUSE I WASN’T WITH MY FAMILY, I HAD COME ON MY OWN, AND I HAD TO FIGURE OUT LOGISTICAL THINGS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY, BANK ACCOUNT, ETC., SO JOHN VOLUNTEERED TO HOUSE ME AT THE TIME, AND I THINK HE’S STILL REGRETTING IT. BUT ANYHOW, I STAYED WITH JOHN AND WE BECAME VERY CLOSE, IN FACT THE BEDDING IN MY HOME WAS BOUGHT BY JOHN AT TARGET—I NEED TO CHANGE THAT—THE LAMPPOST IN MY ROOM WAS BOUGHT BY JOHN. JOHN AND I HAD BECOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS AND JOHN IS A FACULTY MEMBER OVER HERE. I THINK THAT’S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. IN FACT, MY MOM AND JOHN TALK ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS, JUST TO CHAT ABOUT LIFE, LIKE MY MOM’S GONNA ASK HIM THE BIG LIFE QUESTIONS: “HAS HE GONE CRAZY YET?” “HAS HE DRIVEN EVERYONE ELSE CRAZY YET?” “I SAW HIM ON SKYPE, HIS HAIR IS TOO LONG.” AND AS A RESULT, JOHN AND I GET OUR HAIRCUTS EACH MONTH AND BECAUSE I MISSED OUR MONTHLY HAIRCUT THAT’S WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. BUT THE BIGGER STORY HERE IS HOW MANY PLACES COULD YOU MEET SOMEONE IN THE FACULTY AND GET SO CLOSE TO THEM? I THINK THAT’S PRETTY YOLOTASTIC, AND I KNOW 10 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN—ACTUALLY I HOPE I DON’T HAVE

GRANDCHILDREN 10 YEARS FROM NOW—40-50 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ASK ME: VARUN, WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER AT CMC? WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT MATTERED TO YOU? I KNOW I’M ALWAYS GONNA THROW OUT THE JOHN STORY. BECAUSE THAT’S THE TRUTHFULNESS OF MY SOCIAL SCENE. THAT’S WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO ME. SO PREACHINESS ASIDE, WHAT AM I HERE TO TALK TO EVERYONE ABOUT? I THINK CMC IS AN INCREDIBLE PLACE. WE CAME HERE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. WE DIDN’T COME HERE FOR THE THURSDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE, NO MATTER HOW AWESOME IT IS, AND I COMPLETELY ESPOUSE THAT AS WELL. WE CAME HERE BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, THE PEOPLE, THE FRIENDSHIPS, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS. BUT FOR SOME REASON, WE DEFINE OUR EXPERIENCES HERE IN TERMS OF ALCOHOL. AND BY DEFINING OUR EXPERIENCES IN TERMS OF ALCOHOL, WE PUT THIS IMPLICIT PRESSURE ON STUDENTS TO ENJOY THEMSELVES WITHIN THE REALM OF ALCOHOL. THE MOMENT WE START TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL SCENE, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MORE IMPORTANT THE BIGGER ASPECTS OF IT, AND I THINK ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE’LL SEE STUDENTS FOCUSING ON OTHER THINGS IN OF THEMSELVES, AND AS A RESULT, THE HIGHRISK DRINKING, THE THREE EXTRA SHOTS, ALL THAT IS GOING TO REDUCE DRASTICALLY. SO LET’S REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT YOLOING MEANS TO US. AND SHIFT THE CONVERSATION AND OUR DEFINITION BOTH INFORMALLY FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FORMALLY ON THE WEBSITE FOR FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, OR THE WAY AUTHORITIES PERCEIVE WHAT THE SOCIAL SCENE AT CMC IS. THANK YOU.

YING HAN ’10 TITLE: CRUSHING IT AFTER CLAREMONT: THREE PRACTICAL STEPS TO PEAK PERFORMANCE BIO: YING HAN IS A MUSE—SHE MAKES UNATTAINABLES SERIOUSLY EASY. HER CLIENTS SPAN FIVE CONTINENTS FROM MULTI-FIGURE SUCCESSES, DRIVEN PROFESSIONALS, TO LARGER SCALE GLOBAL E-COMMERCE ENTREPRENEURS. SHE HOLDS A MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN INNOVATION, MASTER’S IN NEUROSCIENCE LINGUISTICS PROGRAMMING, AND A BACHELOR’S IN ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS AND POLITICS. SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF OGILVY & MATHER, TIGERSPIKE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY, AND PHILLIPS ACADEMY.

MICHAEL ZAYTSEV ’11 TITLE: CRUSHING IT AFTER CLAREMONT: THREE PRACTICAL STEPS TO PEAK PERFORMANCE BIO: A BROOKLYN-BASED ENTREPRENEUR, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, AND COACH, MICHAEL’S PASSION IS EMPOWERING OTHERS TO MAXIMIZE AND ACTUALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. HE HELPS TRANSFORM HIS CLIENTS’ BUSINESSES AND PERSONAL LIVES BY CREATING SPACES TO FREELY EXPLORE THEIR VALUES AND DESIRES, FACILITATING A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL’S AUTHENTIC SELF. MICHAEL PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR J.P. MORGAN AND AS A SALESPERSON FOR GOOGLE. TRANSCRIPT: HI EVERYONE! SO, BRIAN TRACY SAID, “PEAK PERFORMANCE IS YOU TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE. WELCOME TO CRUSHING IT AFTER CLAREMONT: THREE PRACTICAL STEPS TO PEAK PERFORMANCE. I’D LIKE TO THANK THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING LEADERS AND KNOWING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR LEADERS TO MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE, AND OTHER PEOPLE’S AS WELL. THANKS TO THE SPEAKERS BEFORE ME WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT YOLO, WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS IN MAKING THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE. AND, LASTLY I’D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS OUT THERE; THE VISIONARIES AND LEADERS WHO HAVE THE BRAVADO AND THE COURAGE TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR OWN DREAMS AND MAKE THOSE COME TRUE AS WELL. SO CAN I TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF AND WHY I’M SO PASSIONATE ABOUT PEAK PERFORMANCE? YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW I HELP HIGHLY AMBITIOUS PROFESSIONALS REACH ANOTHER LEVEL OF SUCCESS THROUGH DIFFERENT COACHING PRACTICES AND COACHING THINGS. BUT IT WASN’T ALWAYS LIKE

THIS! RIGHT NOW, I’M TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD; I JUST DID THREE CONTINENTS AND YOU KNOW, IT WASN’T ALWAYS LIKE THIS. FIVE YEARS AGO, I WAS SEATING IN THESE SEATS IN MCKENNA AUDITORIUM, AND I WAS TOTALLY CONFUSED. I WAS DOING THREE MAJORS, WHICH TURNED INTO EEP, AND DOING A LOT OF FOMO AND YOLO STUFF, AND ALL THOSE O’S, AND TO BE HONEST, I DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WHAT EXACTLY I WAS MEANT TO DO. AND I KNEW THAT, YOU KNOW, DEEP DOWN INSIDE THERE WAS ALWAYS THIS ONE THING THAT I REALLY COULD BRING OUT AND SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD—BUT I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT FORM IT COULD TAKE. AND THAT SORT OF DROVE ME INTO FINDING OUT DIFFERENT PASSIONS AND GOING INTO DIGITAL MARKETING AND CORPORATE ADVERTISING, AND IT WASN’T UNTIL THE PASSING OF MY GRANDPARENTS THAT I REALIZED: HEY YOU KNOW, LIFE IS SHORT, AND I ASKED MYSELF THESE QUESTIONS. I IMAGINED MYSELF ON MY DEATHBED AND THAT WAS THE MOMENT THAT REALLY WOKE ME UP. AND AS I LOOK BACK AT MY LIFE, I THINK, IF I WERE TO DIE TOMORROW, DID MY LIFE MATTER? DID I DO THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO? AND DID I MAKE A DIFFERENCE? AND I THINK THAT’S WHAT MAKES THIS SO DIFFERENT. SO THE INTENTIONS THAT I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS TODAY IS THAT I’LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE WITHIN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES; AND IF YOU GUYS WANT TO STAY CONNECTED, THERE’S ALSO A WAY TO DO THAT. THE CORE MESSAGE THAT I WANT TO SEND TO YOU GUYS IS DREAM BIG. BIGGER THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE, BEYOND THE BIGGEST BIG THAT YOU CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS THAT DREAM THAT YOU HAVE? AND THEN GO GET THOSE RESOURCES THAT CAN FORWARD THAT DREAM ONE STEP AT A TIME. BECAUSE IT’S NEVER ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT YOU’RE MISSING: MONEY, TIME, YOU KNOW, BUSY-NESS, IT’S NEVER ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? IT’S ABOUT THE RESOURCEFULNESS THAT YOU HAVE. SO, I NEED YOU TO TURN TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU AND SAY, “HIGH FIVE, DREAM BIG, AND GET THOSE RESOURCES! YEAH!” SO, WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, YOU KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS. I JUST TALKED TO A BUNCH OF YOU AND YOU’RE DOING THINGS THAT YOU LOVE. SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE IN A JOB THAT YOU’RE SUPER GOOD AT, EXTREMELY WELL-PREPARED FOR, AND JUST KILLING IT! AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOUR DREAM AND YOUR PASSIONS ARE. THAT’S ALL OKAY. BUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT, AND MAYBE DEEP DOWN INSIDE YOU WANT TO FIND; WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE INSIDE OF YOU THAT YOU CAN BRING OUT EVEN MORE? AND HOW CAN YOU IMPACT EVEN MORE PEOPLE AND REALLY FLOURISH AND EXPRESS YOURSELF IN THE FULLEST WAY POSSIBLE? AND THERE’S THREE WAYS TO DO THAT AND THAT’S WHAT I’LL SHARE IN THE NEXT THREE STEPS. SO, THREE PRACTICAL STEPS TO PEAK PERFORMANCE. THE FIRST STEP IS, KNOW YOUR DREAM BEHIND THE DREAM. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT’S NOT ABOUT OKAY, THIS IS THE DREAM, I’M GOING TO GO FOR IT RIGHT AWAY. IT’S KINDA LIKE KNOWING, AFTER KNOWING WHAT THAT DREAM IS AND IMAGINING THAT DREAM, WHAT IS THAT THING THAT’S BEHIND THAT, WHAT DOES THAT ACCOMPLISH, WHAT DOES GETTING THAT DREAM GIVE YOU? YOU KNOW, THERE’S A STORY ABOUT FISHERMAN AND AN ENTREPRENEUR, AND IT’S VACATION TIME. AND THIS ENTREPRENEUR, WHO WAS A POMONA GRAD, MBA FROM STANFORD OR HARVARD, COMES ALONG AND GOES ON VACATION AND SEES THIS FISHERMAN, WHO’S IN COSTA RICA ROWING HIS LITTLE BOAT. HE SETS OUT EVERYDAY IN THE MORNING AT FOUR IN THE MORNING, HE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE SEA AND GETS FISH AND BRINGS IT BACK TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THE POMONA GRAD COMES ALONG AND HE SAYS, “DUDE, YOUR FISH IS AMAZING, THIS BUSINESS COULD TOTALLY GROW; YOU COULD HAVE MORE FISH, MORE PEOPLE, MORE BOATS, I COULD REALLY GROW THIS BUSINESS!” AND HE SAYS, “YEAH, OKAY, GREAT; THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING, SO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT?” AND THEN THE GRAD GOES, “YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT, MAYBE IT CAN GROW EVEN BIGGER, YOU CAN GET AN APP, AND YOU CAN

FLY TO S.F. AND START A COMPANY THERE, AND CREATE A WAY TO FISH ALL THE FISH IN THAT AREA, AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS, 10-FOLD IT, 10X IT!” AND THE FISHERMAN GOES, “ALRIGHT, THAT DOES SOUND INTERESTING; I WON’T BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND ALL, BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT?” AND THE GRAD RESPONDS, “WELL, AFTER THAT, YOU CAN GET AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE—YOU CAN BUY A LITTLE BOAT AND THEN YOU CAN FISH THERE, AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO HANG OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT.” AND THE FISHERMAN SAYS, “YOU KNOW, THAT’S ALREADY WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW!” SO KNOWING AND HAVING CLARITY OF THAT DREAM BEHIND THAT DREAM AND KNOWING YOUR REASONS FOR DOING SOMETHING REALLY MATTERS; SO YOU CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE. STEP NUMBER TWO: EVERY SINGLE DAY YOU COULD AND SHOULD TELL SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE ABOUT YOUR DREAM—SOMEONE WHO HAS THE RESOURCES TO MAKE THAT COME TRUE. AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I MEAN HAVE THE RESOURCES. BECAUSE YOU MAY BE TELLING SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU MAKE THEM COME TRUE, AND THAT MIGHT NOT AFFECT YOU REALLY WELL. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WANT TO TELL SOMEONE THAT, “OH, YEAH, THE NEXT THING I WANT TO DO IS CREATE AN APP THAT AUTOMATES COACHING, THAT MAKES IT COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE, THAT IS MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED, LIKE A PANDORA FOR COACHING.” AND I WOULDN’T GO TO TELL THAT TO PEOPLE WHO WOULDN’T REALLY GET THAT. SO WHEN YOU CAN KNOW WHAT YOUR DREAM IS AND TELL IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE YOU OR SHARE WITH YOU THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE, THAT WOULD REALLY HELP YOU. AND AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN YOUR FRIENDS TELL YOU THEIR DREAMS, BE OF SERVICE TO THEM TOO. GIVE THEM AN ARTICLE, GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT COULD REALLY HELP THEM MOVE THAT LITTLE STEP FORWARD. SO, SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH DREAM BUILDERS WHO CAN FORWARD YOUR DREAM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE IS SOMETHING THAT’S AMAZING. THIRD POINT IS TO TAKE ACTION. HOW MANY TIMES IN YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU WANTED TO DO SOMETHING BUT YOU JUST NEVER DID IT? YOU WANNA DO THIS, YOU WANNA DO THAT, YOU WANNA BE THIS PERSON, YOU WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT; LIKE AS A KID YOU WANT ALL THESE THINGS, BUT HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE ACTUALLY COME TRUE? TAKING ACTION IS LIKE A MUSCLE IN YOUR BODY: YOU EXERCISE IT. AND THE MORE ACTION YOU TAKE, THE MORE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF TO GARNER THAT TRUST WITH YOURSELF THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU TELL YOURSELF YOU’RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, THAT ACTION HAPPENS. THERE’S FIVE FROGS ON THIS LOG, RIGHT, IMAGINE THAT. AND THERE ARE FIVE LITTLE FROGS, BIG FROGS, LITTLE FROGS, WHATEVER, AND THEY’RE SITTING ON THIS LOG WITH A BEAUTIFUL STREAM RUNNING THROUGH THE BOTTOM. AND ONE OF THE FROGS SAYS TO THE OTHER FROGS, “LET’S GO TAKE A DIP INSIDE, LET’S HOP OFF! SO, FOUR OF THEM DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO JUMP INTO THE WATER AND THE STREAM AND SEES WHERE IT LEADS. SO, HOW MANY FROGS ARE LEFT ON THE LOG? THERE ARE STILL FIVE FROGS LEFT ON THE LOG BECAUSE FOUR DECIDED TO JUMP OFF. YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION ON SOMETHING, BUT YOU CAN STILL NOT ACT. SO ACTION IS IMPORTANT, AND ON THE THIRD POINT, ACTION IS CRITICAL IN BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT WHEN THINKING OF YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE. SO IF ANY OF THIS HAS ANY OF RESONATION WITH YOU AND YOU’RE MOVED BY THIS AND YOU KNOW YOU WANT YOURSELF TO EXPLORE WHAT IT IS THAT IS YOUR OWN PEAK PERFORMANCE, MIKE AND I ARE ACTUALLY OFFERING YOU GUYS THE ACTION TAKERS, A PEAK PERFORMANCE STRATEGY SESSION. AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR CHAIRS, THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP. AND FILL IT OUT, YOU CAN LEAVE THEM AT THE CHAIRS; WE’LL BE AT THE BACK AS WELL TO COLLECT THEM. AND WE CAN WORK THROUGH THESE THREE QUESTIONS WITH YOU. ALSO, IF YOU SIGN UP ON THE LIST, WE’LL GIVE YOU MORE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF IN THIS AREA. SO, DREAM BIG, KNOW YOUR DREAM BEHIND THE DREAM. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DREAM BUILDERS WHO CAN BUILD YOUR DREAM FOR YOU, AND TAKE

ACTION. NEXT UP, I’D LIKE TO INVITE MIKE WHO IS AN AMAZING ENTREPRENEUR, A FRIEND, AND ALSO A COACH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. HEY GUYS, HOW’S IT GOING? SO YOU’VE ALL HEARD THE CLICHÉ THAT COLLEGE IS SOME OF THE BEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE. CAN I SEE BY ROUND OF APPLAUSE IF CLAREMONT WAS THE BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE? GIVE IT UP! AWESOME, NOW RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU’RE HAPPIER TODAY THAN YOU WERE AT CLAREMONT AS A STUDENT. A FEW HANDS…RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU’RE NOT HAPPIER TODAY THAN YOU WERE AS A STUDENT AT CLAREMONT. A FEW HANDS; A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET THE QUESTION OR THEY’RE CONFUSED, SO I’M GOING TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU’RE HAPPIER TODAY THAN YOU WERE AT CLAREMONT, RAISE YOUR HAND, DON’T BE SHY. IF YOU’RE NOT, THAT’S OKAY TOO, RAISE YOUR HAND. PLEASE STAND IF YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW IS THE BEST IT’S EVER BEEN, LIKE LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, THAT’S IT!? ALRIGHT GUYS SO THAT’S WHY WE CALL THE TALK, “CRUSHING LIFE AFTER CLAREMONT.” BECAUSE WE WANT TO CHALLENGE THE IDEA THAT YOUR BEST YEARS ARE BEHIND YOU—YOU KNOW THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE. THE BEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE COULD BE EVERYDAY, THEY COULD BE FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS. AFTER CLAREMONT, I ENTERED AN INDENTURED SERVITUDE WITH CORPORATE AMERICA, AND I WAS PRETTY MISERABLE WORKING MY 12-HOUR SHIFT, I WASN’T FULFILLED; SO I SOUGHT ANSWERS, I LOOKED FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THE BEST TIMES OF THEIR LIVES AND I LOOKED FOR THEIR ADVICE, AND I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND I’M PROUD TO SAY THAT I FOUND THE ANSWER TO LIVING THE BEST LIFE EVER. AND I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS TODAY. YOU GUYS READY FOR THAT? SO, THE SECRET TO LIVING THE BEST LIFE EVER: DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE EVER! I’LL SAY THAT AGAIN TO LET IT SINK IN: THE SECRET TO LIVING THE BEST LIFE EVER IS DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE EVER. WOW, RIGHT?! LET’S BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE. DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE EVER. AND I’M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND, SO LET’S WORK BACKWARDS. THE “BEST LIFE EVER:” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? YOU CAN ONLY ACHIEVE THAT IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF CLARITY ON WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU, AND THE WAY TO GET THERE IS TO DO SOME SOUL SEARCHING AND ASK YOURSELF SOME OF THE TOUGH QUESTIONS: WHAT ARE MY VALUES? WHO AM I? HOW DO I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD? WHAT LEGACY DO I WANT TO LEAVE? THESE MIGHT SOUND LIKE BIG TOUGH QUESTIONS BUT I ASSURE YOU THE ANSWERS ARE ALREADY INSIDE YOU, YOU JUST HAVE TO TEASE THEM OUT. TWO: TO LIVE. THAT’S AN ACTION VERB AND AS YING HAN MENTIONED, YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS STUFF. JUST DECIDING ISN’T GOING TO GET YOU THERE, YOU HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER DECIDED THAT YOU WANT SOMETHING? WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS, I’M WILLING TO BET THAT BECAUSE YOU’RE ALL TALENTED, AMBITIOUS CMCERS, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU GET IT. AM I RIGHT? SO, I’M WILLING TO GUESS THAT IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE EVER, AND YOU TAKE ACTION AND DEFINE THAT DESIRED OUTCOME, YOU WILL GET THERE. SO, THE NEXT STEP WHICH I THINK IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR REALLY TALENTED, AMBITIOUS PEOPLE, LIKE CMCERS, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YOU HAVE TO REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOU DESERVE THE HENRY KRAVIS LEGENDARY STATUS OF SUCCESS! WHY? BECAUSE YOLO. THIS IS YOUR ONE CHANCE AT LIFE AND YOU DESERVE TO LIVE A LIFE OF HAPPINESS, SUCCESS, AND ABUNDANCE. SO GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO GET THERE, BECAUSE, IF YOU DON’T, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OR YOU DON’T DESERVE IT, YOU’RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE.

THE LAST BIT OF WISDOM I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CMC MANTRAS THAT I STILL THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME: PUCK FOMONA. JUST KIDDING, THAT’S NOT IT. ANY FORMER STAGS OR ATHENAS IN THE ROOM? DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER, “WE SHARE SUCCESS,” THE LITTLE BUMPER STICKERS? ALL THE FOOTBALL BROS HAD THE “WE SHARE SUCCESS” BUMPER STICKER AND I REALLY FIND THAT THAT’S TRUE. IN MY WORK, I GET TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE WHATEVER THEIR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS IS AND THEIR IDEA OF THE BEST LIFE EVER, AND I THINK WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE COMMUNITY HERE. AND BECAUSE WE’RE SO SMALL, UNDER 13,000 ALUMNI, EVERYTHING YOU DO, YOU’RE A STEWARD OF THIS SCHOOL, YOU’RE A LEADER OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND YOUR SUCCESS IS CLAREMONT’S SUCCESS. AND ULTIMATELY, THAT ALL FEEDS INTO THE RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES WE ALL HAVE TOGETHER. SO IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN FINDING THE NEXT LEVEL OF SUCCESS OR SHARING YOUR SUCCESS STORY, I’D LOVE TO HEAR IT, SO I INVITE YOU TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME AND TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT AND IF I COULD BE HELPFUL, I’D LOVE THE CHANCE. I LOVE COACHING CLAREMONT FOLKS BECAUSE YOU GUYS GET SHIT DONE, SUCH EASY CLIENTS. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

• COULD WE DO A FOLLOW-UP EVENT ON THE EAST COAST?

• WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OUR BOOK HAD ON THE BOARD LAST YEAR. HOW CAN WE SHARE THAT WITH THE FORUM MEMBERS AND USE OUR VOICES TO HAVE A GREATER INFLUENCE THAN THE BOOK?

• WHAT CAN WE DO TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROFESSORS AND THE ACADEMIC ASPECTS OF CAMPUS?

• CAN WE REVISIT THE 25-YEAR PLAN NOW THAT WE’RE FARTHER ALONG? YOUNG ALUMNI ARE INTERESTED IN PROGRESS AND HOW PLANS ARE CHANGING, IF AT ALL.

• WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM EXPLORING HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE ACADEMIC ATMOSPHERE AT CMC? THROUGH LEARNING, EDUCATING, LIMITING PEOPLE?

• HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE YOUNG ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT IN NON-CORE CITIES?

• HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG ALUMNI TO ACT AS INTERVIEWERS.

MEETING DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 MEETING TIME: 4:10 P.M. MEETING LOCATION: MCKENNA AUDITORIUM

• HOW TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FOSTER INVOLVEMENT.

• EVAN RUTTER ’06 THEN OPENED THE FLOOR TO FEEDBACK REGARDING THE COMBINATION OF PROGRAMMING AND THE LUNCH HOUR SHARED BY IMPACTCMC AS WELL AS US.

CALL TO ORDER: 4:15 P.M. BY APRIL WEATHERS ’12

• SEVERAL ALUMNI COMMENTED THAT THE BREAKFAST WAS MORE HELPFUL AND INTERACTIVE (USING THE SOCIAL Q&A). COMMENTS ABOUT LUNCH NOTED THE LECTURE-LIKE FORMAT. INTEREST IN HEARING FROM MORE STUDENTS WAS ECHOED FOR BOTH SESSIONS.

FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATES: APRIL WEATHERS ’12, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE, NOTED THAT THE CO-CHAIR AND SECRETARY POSITIONS WERE OPEN FOR ELECTION. APRIL STARTED BY SHARING THE DESCRIPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF EACH POSITION AND THEN OPENED THE FLOOR TO NOMINATIONS.

OTHER COMMENTS: • THE MEAL PROGRAMMING COULD BETTER RECOGNIZE AND APPEAL TO THE YOUNG ALUMNI (MOST MENTION WAS FOR IMPACTCMC, WHERE FORUM FEELS SEPARATE).

KAYLA BENKER ’13 NOMINATED FORUM MEMBER THOMAS BOERIGTER ’12 FOR THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. THERE WERE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, SO TOM GAINED THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR THE 2016-2017 TERM.

• ENCOURAGE PURPOSEFUL INTEGRATION WITH THE TRUSTEES (LIKE WITH THE STUDENTS AT THE KICK-OFF DINNER) AND INVOLVE THEM IN SOME OF OUR CONVERSATIONS.

• MUST FIND A BALANCE, HOWEVER, TO NOT DILUTE YOUNG ALUMNI VOICES.

KATIE WALKER ’10 , STANDING CO-CHAIR OF THE FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE, LED THE ELECTION FOR THE RISING CO-CHAIRS TO THE COMMITTEE TO PERMIT APRIL WEATHERS ’12, CURRENT SECRETARY, TO RUN.

• HOW TO BEST LEVERAGE TIME ON CAMPUS? FORUM MEMBERS WANT TO BOTH GET INFO, BUT ALSO SHARE INFORMATION BY HAVING MORE TWO-SIDED CONVERSATIONS.

• MEMBERS NOTED THE VALUE OF HEARING FROM TRUSTEES TO HELP SHAPE OUR DIRECTION AS WELL (WHETHER TO AFFIRM OR QUESTION).

• WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A SESSION WITH THE PRESIDENT AS WELL.

MILAN REED ’11 NOMINATED APRIL WEATHERS ’12 FOR CO-CHAIR. GABRIELA ANDRADE ’12 NOMINATED KIMBERLY MUNOZ ’10 FOR CO-CHAIR. THERE WERE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS SO APRIL AND KIMBERLY WERE NAMED AS THE CO-CHAIRS FOR FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY CAMILO CUELLAR ’09 AT 4:45 P.M.

DISCUSSION: UPON CONCLUSION OF THE ELECTION, A DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE TOPICS WAS OPENED. BELOW ARE THE SUMMARY QUESTIONS OF FORUM MEMBERS: • HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO RELATE WITH OTHER YOUNG ALUMNI FROM THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES? • HOW WILL WE CONTINUE WITH THIS YEAR’S TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, THE CMC SOCIAL SCENE?

• FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION IN THE WORKS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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CHRIS FERRER MERRIEL FOSTER MADISON FRIEDMAN HILARY HASKELL CAITLIN HIGHLAND JACK HOUGHTELING KRISTIE HOWARD TARA JOTWANI ANA KAKKAR CLARK KISSIAH GAVIN LANDGRAF NOUREEN NANJEE SHREE PANDYA CLAUDIA RAIGOZA KANUPRIYA RUNGTA MOE ABDUL-RAHIM HESTER LAM TESSA OLIARO JOHN ROTH

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