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Candid conversation flows during coffee hour

Friday, March 24, 2023

Photos by Alexis M. Burrell, student photographer

About 50 Penn College employees attended Thursday afternoon's Coffee & Conversation, an open forum hosted by President Michael J. Reed and Nesli Alp, vice president for academic affairs/provost.

The administration sets the tone for an informal (and informational) give-and-take.

Questions were asked and answered, concerns voiced, and connections made during the collegial hour – the latest in a program initiated by Academic Affairs to build upon the collective strengths of the campus community.

The next session in the faculty/staff series is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the Mountain Laurel Room of the Thompson Professional Development Center.

Alp builds bridges with co-workers, encouraging an exchange of ideas and taking notes for follow-up.

Attendees fill the tables in Penn's Inn.

The president lends an ever-listening ear.

Coffee, conversation ... and cookies!

Sandra Gorka, professor of computer information technology, engages the provost.