Issue date: 5/5/09 Section: News

1. Establishing an intellectual commons (possibly in Roy O. West or the Union Building), which would likely include support centers for W, Q, S, and instructional technology for both faculty and students, has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 4.3%
Disagree 6.7%
Neutral 11.9%
Agree 58.1%
Strongly Agree 19%
(Total responses=210)

2. Requiring departments and programs to provide a senior thesis honors option to qualified students has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 1.5%
Disagree 10.7%
Neutral 31.6%
Agree 37.9%
Strongly Agree 18.4%
(Total responses=206)

3. Implementing a senior capstone day during which seniors (and possibly other students) present their work publically has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 2.4%
Disagree 11%
Neutral 23.4%
Agree 40.7%
Strongly Agree 22.5%
(Total responses=209)

4. Guaranteeing a cost-neutral international study experience (either during WT or during a semester) for every DePauw student who wishes to take advantage of this option has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 1.4%
Disagree 1%
Neutral 7.6%
Agree 29%
Strongly Agree 61%
(Total responses=210)

5. Adopting a two-at-a-time scheduling system (where students take two 7.5 week courses at a time) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 25.7%
Disagree 21.9%
Neutral 25.2%
Agree 18.6%
Strongly Agree 8.6%
(Total responses=210)

6. Providing some type of common intellectual experience for all students (such as a common summer reading for first year students) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 16%
Disagree 26.4%
Neutral 23.6%
Agree 27.4%
Strongly Agree 6.6%

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