Finally, the researcher asked Lambert and Edmonds about their perception of the
informal interactions between student affairs staff members and members of the faculty:
Researcher: Um, and then just kind of informally your observation, I mean, do
you feel like there is, or I guess a better question would be, what level of
interaction do you perceive there being between your staff and the faculty? I
mean, do they mix it up at the lunch table? Do they, do you see them sort of
moving in overlapping circles or do they largely sort of operate in separate
circles?
Lambert: I think it depends on your perspective. This is my first experience as
smaller college, a liberal arts college. I see a lot more interaction than what I
ever would see at a larger university. There are different tables or different
areas in the cafeteria or commons and there is a table that frequently it will be
a mixture of faculty and student affairs staff that are at that table. It’s some of
the same group on a regular basis, but again it depends on the circles in which
people go. You know, folks over in [campus building] don’t spend a whole lot
of time in the commons because they’re on that end of campus. And so
they’re eating lunch somewhere else. But, uh, I see a lot more of it both there
and through other events than I did at other places I’ve been.