Cabinet Conversations - May 2024

President Philip Ryken and Vice President for Student Development Dr. Paul Chelsen

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Cabinet Conversations Questions and Timestamps

1:35 - Question for Dr. Chelsen: Please share what encourages you about Wheaton College as you've experienced it as a parent of Wheaton students

3:00 - What impact have the FAFSA delays had on Wheaton's incoming freshman class enrollment for Fall 2024?

5:25 - Can you comment on whether and to what depth student friendships form across ethnic, denominational and other diversity of backgrounds?

8:46 - What does "kingdom diversity" actually mean?

12:12 - Does Wheaton's commitment to kingdom diversity come at the expense of community excellence? 

15:31 - How can the College keep social media sites like Fizz off campus? 

21:16 - What traditional dorm floor party does Dr. Ryken look forward to most?

22:00 - Why doesn't the College offer live streaming and recordings of all on-campus lectures and events? 

23:00 - What is Wheaton doing to provide support for graduate students? 

25:06 - How is early church history taught at Wheaton?

25:54 - What is Wheaton's perspective on women's roles in church?

27:11 - How does Wheaton encourage students to find their identity in Christ as opposed to academic performance or other abilities?

31:00 - What is the ratio of women to men in Wheaton's undergraduate, graduate, and faculty populations?

31:48 - What is Wheaton's stance on transgender issues such as surgery/hormonal treatment and preferred pronouns? 

32:37 - During this election year, how is Wheaton helping to foster healthy political dialogue inside and outside the classroom?