Something cool about Susquehanna University is the accessibility of professors. This is something I heard a lot about as a prospective student and perhaps something I have taken for granted thus far (especially when, at some schools, most of your interaction is with TAs!), but it really hit me yesterday.
For the first time, I attended a Bible study hosted by two of Susquehanna’s religion professors, one of whom teaches my Applied Biblical Ethics class. This Bible study happens every other Sunday and is currently exploring questions about God and human suffering.
A few friends and I met up with fellow students behind the Degenstein Campus Center, where we divvied ourselves into two cars. We then drove over to the house of these professors which is located pretty close to campus. The group, which I sensed was larger than their usual crowd, sat in their living room to discuss some of the book of Job. There were also cookies and juice, a pet cat, and an enthusiastic dog they were pet-sitting.
I really enjoyed the Bible study—even if my introverted self barely talked—and am definitely planning on attending again. It was one of those instances when I thought to myself that what they say about Susquehanna, those things you suspect might be just to sell you on the school, are really true.
Even the president himself seems more accessible than presidents normally are considered to be, whether that’s in reading ‘Twas a Night Before Christmas to a group of students in pajamas before Winter Break or whether that’s in shaking his hand during a chapel service earlier that Sunday.
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