We anticipate it will be a setting which might bring faculty, staff and students together for conversation, while enjoying beer or wine, something to eat and good music.

I always tell my students that an audience will decide whether or not to listen in the first 10 seconds. So they need an attention getter, to tell a joke or a personal story, or to use a quote.

[The forum] makes students feel like an equal member of a conversation instead of just an attendee.

It?s been good for the students. It?s opened up some really good conversation.

I thought it would be neat because if these students go on in acting, they will likely be doing dinner theater. Insert joke about actors being waiters and waitresses here.

I heard a few people gasp. Then, Tom had this funny conversation with the beer like it was a breakup with an old girlfriend. It had the crowd just howling.