first-year experiences at the mid point

SS1955
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:50:38 +0000

I do agree with Whistle Pig that part of what we are paying for is special attention in advising, even though they do get advise from other instructors and students as well.

My son was not thrilled with his classes after the first day, but it is really too early to tell. He seems to think there are a fair number of temporary faculty at Denison (e.g., brought in for the year, non-tenure track). I don’t know if that is true or not, and of course those people can be good teachers anyway. I wonder though if Denison has trouble attracting and retaining faculty? Granville is charming, but not the most exciting place to live and a fair commute from Columbus.

Again, I don’t want to sound negative, because overall it’s been a good school for my son so far.