Candid conversation flows during coffee hour
Published 03.24.2023
Photos by Alexis M. Burrell, student photographer
![The administration sets the tone for an informal (and informational) give-and-take.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2152_PCTo_2.jpg?itok=1yNYsVj_)
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2158_PCTo_0.jpg?itok=YLspScPd)
![Attendees fill the tables in Penn's Inn.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2167_PCTo_0.jpg?itok=ft0TKf7p)
![The president lends an ever-listening ear.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2199_PCTo_0.jpg?itok=sZ8R2grG)
![Coffee, conversation ... and cookies!](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2108_PCTo_0.jpg?itok=qtJQ-vTv)
![Sandra Gorka, professor of computer information technology, engages the provost.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/DSC_2223_PCTo_0.jpg?itok=aHa55eG3)