Roberta Waxman spoke of her efforts “to approach students in a way
that they realize that they that they are learning not just about the subjects but things that
are going to help them later on in the so-called ‘real world.’”
Other oft-repeated developmental goals were assisting students in becoming
responsible citizens, seeing students develop oral and written communication skills, and
helping students hone their research skills and be prepared for graduate study. Todd
Collins described his primary goal as, “number one would be informed citizen,
responsible citizen as well.”