What types of social activities do students and faculty do together?
Not all of the fun is had by students alone. The I/O students and faculty tend to get along very well and we often get the opportunity to socialize together, both at school and outside of school. At the beginning of each academic year, all students and faculty go on a retreat to welcome the incoming students and have some great fun. We have recently gone rafting on the Shenandoah River, a trip that included a large number of water fights (most of which were initiated by faculty). We also have several I/O program socials during the year, which are often hosted by a faculty member at his or her house. When we have visitors to the program, the faculty and students will often go out for a nice lunch or dinner together with the visitor. In addition to these events, we have weekly meetings where we meet together as a program to listen to a speaker and snack on food (we share the responsibility of bringing snacks), and we tend to do a lot of informal chatting in the hallways. In sum, faculty-
