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First-year ambassadors Emine Shinjatari, MacKenzie Sloan and Justin Hudnall.<\/em>
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The following article appears in the Fall\/Winter 2018 issue of Third + Broadway magazine<\/a>, scheduled for delivery in early December. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four short weeks into the new academic year, the transformation can already be felt among the 300 first-year students. Minds are opening. Placement in the world is altering. For the Class of 2022, the most diverse in Transylvania\u2019s history, their emergence from an often homogeneous past to a multi-dimensional present, from what was to what can be, is already reshaping their understanding of each other and themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new campus theme, \u201cOn Civility,\u201d is central to their progress and is woven into the earliest experiences of campus life, including the First-Year Ambassador program and First Engagements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this immersive \u201ccrash course\u201d into life and academics at Transylvania, first-year students\u2014whose origins range from Morgantown, Kentucky, to Tirana, Albania\u2014are quickly recognizing that before they can learn and connect with each other, they must first analyze their own thinking. They must jiggle free from the rigor mortis that inhibits their ability to listen, understand and see the humanity in those whose ideas differ from their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overseeing the programs for first-year students are Hannah Piechowski, director of student transitions and parent programming, and Mike LeVan, associate professor of mathematics and director of First Engagements. Piechowski explains how openness and connection are important not only for learning and establishing community, but also for long-term student achievement and retention. This benefits the individual and the institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t tend to community first and how to engage in that community first,\u201d Piechowski notes, \u201cwe\u2019re not helping our students in the transition to college, and we\u2019re struggling in setting the foundation for the rest of the year.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process, LeVan explains, is meant to push students to become \u201cbetter scholars and, hopefully, better people along the way.\u201d For many students, this is their first experience entering a community that expresses different beliefs and ways of thinking. But what may challenge and make people feel uneasy is actually productive, and, as LeVan reminds us, part of learning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearning to hold multiple positions in your thoughts is very important,\u201d says Zo\u00e9 Strecker, art professor and director of the Creative Intelligence Series and special academic programming. She emphasizes the value of Transy\u2019s role in providing a safe place to hold challenging, complex conversations and to learn from people who are different from you. Transy\u2019s liberal arts tradition already builds empathy and encourages thinking through other perspectives, but expanding to define civility introduces new dimensions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe presume an unspoken standard of civility,\u201d Strecker observes, \u201cbut in the world it\u2019s not an unspoken standard.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professors, student scholars and student life staff planned an approach to the curriculum and co-curricular events that would incorporate an exploration of civility. \u201cNot prescribing civility,\u201d Piechowski carefully noted, \u201cbut using civility as a way to talk about transition and newness.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early input from two of last year\u2019s First Engagements scholars, Rachel Halliday \u201918 and Katie Tucker \u201918, pointed out an uneasiness surrounding a word that could represent both respectful interaction and systems of oppression. \u201cThey were huge in helping us get to the place of discussion, not stance,\u201d Piechowski adds. As a result, the campus theme became \u201cOn Civility,\u201d which welcomes exploration, rather than the declaration, \u201cCivility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halliday, who is serving as the AmeriCorps VISTA for Lexington\u2019s
Pride Community Services Organization during a gap year before medical school, wanted to ensure that the complexities of the word would be addressed, particularly in the context of social justice. \u201cIf someone is denying your humanity,\u201d Halliday notes, \u201chow can you be civil to them?\u201d And yet, \u201cthat\u2019s what it takes to actually make meaningful change.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So much of what is learned at Transy, Halliday emphasizes, is about seeing that humanity, understanding the why and asking about the greater context. \u201cI think civility without context can be dangerous. But civility as a tool to effect change can be very powerful as long as that civility is accompanied by understanding and empathy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding and respecting differences in culture, ethnicity, geography, gender identity and socio-economic status are integral to the journey that Transy\u2019s Class of 2022 is making together. Their transition to college and a new way of being in the world is the first step toward becoming productive citizens off campus, too. The process is remarkably compelling and unifying for young people from disparate backgrounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComing from a different continent, where I have interacted with the same type of people my whole life, and then coming to Transy, where it is so diverse,\u201d says Emine Shinjatari \u201922 of Tirana, Albania, \u201cI have learned that civility means more than just being nice. It means learning how to interact and connect with others, thoughtfulness, and it encourages effective self-expression,\u201d she discerns. \u201cCivility means so much more than it meant a month ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Chris Lamar \u201922, who grew up in Covington, Kentucky, civility once meant putting up walls between himself and those who espouse contrary opinions. \u201cNow that I\u2019ve come to Transy,\u201d he says, \u201cit\u2019s about agreeing to disagree and still maintaining that relationship. It\u2019s allowing that understanding of a civil disagreement to actually form a closer personal relationship with the person with whom you\u2019re disagreeing.\u201d The approach comes from \u201can intellectual standpoint,\u201d he says. \u201cI learned to do that here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamar, a student in his mid-20s who is familiar with the working world, understands the broader implications of what he\u2019s learning. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about school,\u201d he acknowledges. \u201cThis is preparing you for what life is going to be like as a professional in the real world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students participate in the First-Year Ambassador Program’s team-building exercise. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of 83 members of the incoming class who participated in the new First-Year Ambassador program, Lamar arrived early on campus for training in leadership, team-building and preparing to serve as a guide for the rest of the class throughout the coming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were all so different,\u201d he remarks, describing the variety of backgrounds and interests of the participants. \u201cBut the way we jelled was incredible.\u201d Ultimately, the ability to build community and understanding is possible, he believes, because of the deeper knowledge individuals gain about each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think Transy does a really good job of highlighting each individual\u2019s strengths\u2014what every person has to offer,\u201d says Lamar. \u201cEven if we\u2019re different, if there is one person that I really disagree with, but we\u2019re still friends, it\u2019s because I got to see the strengths in that person before what I may have previously viewed as weaknesses. This place is just full of positivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another first-year ambassador, Justin Hudnall \u201922 of tiny Morgantown, Kentucky, recalls a team-building exercise that illustrates how this works. Placed in a canoe with someone from a different background and mindset, Hudnall, who describes growing up amidst like-minded people, paddled off together with MacKenzie Sloan \u201922, who came of age in Lexington. They were \u201camazed,\u201d he explains, \u201cby what they learned from each other about how small towns and big cities worked.\u201d And they talked about a lot of things. \u201cThat kind of opens your eyes,\u201d he notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being civil and actually having a discussion with people instead of just arguing with them back and forth to try to get your point across, ultimately makes us better human beings, which, in my opinion, is what a liberal arts college should want to do.”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

Justin Hudnall ’22<\/p>

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The focus on civility is important, says Sloan, \u201cbecause it reminds us to promote kindness and respect to those whose perspectives are different from our own.\u201d It\u2019s a continuous effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here,\u201d Hudnall reflects, \u201cI\u2019ve just been trying to grow as a person, really, to understand everyone\u2019s point of view. I feel that understanding is the key.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broader metaphor of paddling together in a canoe, rather than in intractable opposition, isn\u2019t hard to miss. This is a pursuit that draws on a student\u2019s sense of being curious and courageous, and a willingness to embrace complexity and empathy over simplicity and \u201cmy way or the highway.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During First Engagements, the week of classes and activities to orient the entire Class of 2022, professors and scholars introduce first-year students to the fundamentals of learning, modeling the interaction between faculty and students, academic achievement, and the relationship-building that leads to four years of productive classroom community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Engagements scholar Josh Porter \u201919, a studio art and art history major, gives an example of one of the classes that incorporated civility into the curriculum. He co-taught \u201cCivility and Disagreement in Discourse\u201d with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jessie Brown, in which students were asked to scrutinize the meaning of civility and incivility.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were very advanced thoughts and conversations,\u201d Porter recalls. They eschewed simplistic interpretations of civility to toil over the inherent layers of contradiction, such as civil disobedience. \u201cFollowing rules is civil,\u201d Porter points out, \u201cbut also breaking rules for just reasons can be civil.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His hope was that members of the Class of 2022 would learn to be comfortable with the idea of uncertainty and ending a class without having all of the questions resolved. He enjoyed the progress they made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of them really grew; they realized that they were part of something bigger than themselves,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThey were able to recognize that their ideas and their thoughts are just part of the community\u2019s thoughts. And just because they have an idea doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the only one or the right one.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These early experiences that help students form an open, supportive community have significant implications for the entire campus. The Class of 2022 enters the school year equipped for success, familiar with this new way of thinking, and with an advantage of having already begun to wrestle with the complexities of civility. They\u2019re developing important tools for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re training ourselves to take this out from the safe environment and be good at it in places where that isn\u2019t the norm,\u201d Strecker says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sees the benefit of nuance and uncertainty over the less fruitful simplicity she sees dominating so many large cultural conversations. \u201cIn our setting here we can cultivate complexity and allow it to be a guiding force.\u201d We make the journey together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo know that other people are also confused or uncertain or can see more than one way to imagine something\u2014I think that\u2019s useful. That\u2019s what we do best,\u201d Strecker continues. \u201cWe\u2019re very social creatures. We need each other to survive difficult things, to make difficult decisions and to move forward.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving through his first semester, Chris Lamar is already seeing Transy\u2019s role and his potential defined. \u201cHere we see the problems in society,\u201d he says, \u201cbut are working to fix those problems\u2014to help create people who are in positions to fix those problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes are palpable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can feel that transition happening,\u201d says Lamar, \u201cbetween being not formally educated, having to really work for a living and constantly feeling like I\u2019m spinning my wheels in terms of having an impact on the world around me\u2014versus\u2014feeling like after my four years here I might actually be able to do something for others that\u2019s meaningful.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been wildly world-changing in four weeks,\u201d he says. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine what four years will be like.\u201d   
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