Margaret Rettinger

Despite the ongoing construction, the Trone Student Center is open for business. Student organizations and clubs are using the newly renovated conference rooms, while many students are using the outdoor patio as a study space, thanks to its new furniture and beautiful lake view.

When the 2012-2013 course catalog is released in March, students will see several new classes added to it. They will also see two new concentrations being offered to students: Film Studies and Arts Administration.

The theme of campus-wide discourse on global awareness, launched last year with the Year of Global Citizenship, will continue this year as the Global Issues Forum (GIF). Dr. Akan Malici, chair of the Steering Committee, describes the Global Issues Forum as a student-driven initiative to “recognize the need for all students to have a space where they can engage in thoughtful discourse on important global issues.”