Turney and Salyer, conversation 2

Abstract:
For our second conversation, we reflected on how Hampden-Sydney has cultivated an admirable culture of mentorship and brotherhood and how cultivating those ideals in young men remains paramount to forming good citizens. We reminisced on how our relationships with our mentors at Hampden-Sydney fostered leadership and accountability within us and gave us lifelong connections that we still rely on. We further discussed how we learned to become mentors and how we transitioned from mentees to mentors throughout our time on the hill, further emphasizing how these relationships are core parts of our college's culture. We then moved to institutional changes at the college that we have experienced as students, where we explored what it was like to be a student during the administrative transition to the leadership regime of President Stimpert. Griffin discussed how the change in presidents sparked numerous debates among students surrounding the college, its mission as an institution, and its future. We entertained questions such as the mission statement, the co-ed debate, and our long term sustainability as an institution. We concluded with a preface to our third conversation, which will seek to examine the history of the college and how it might shape its future.

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