Role of Mods in Healthy Living (2011 Strategic Plan

Encouragement of multi-year mods could assist in building residential groups who have a mix of skills and experiences in the responsibilities of more independent living. Important life skills can be taught through thoughtful programming. Additionally, more opportunities can be provided to use farm share foods for a healthier diet.

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 * This is too vague to be meaningful. Please use more concrete language. - Alynda Wood, Student
 * I second that. It seems to me that there's ample opportunity for students to keep their mod groups together (core group points, squatter points) if they want to, and I think it's perfectly healthy that most of us don't. Getting along with someone for four years is a tall order. Now multiply that by 6. Also, it's important to have the skills you need to live with more people than just the handful you're most familiar with. However, I am totally behind the farmshare part of this initiative. Cooking is an important life skill. We need more publicity for those cooking classes we've been having. Ellen Green
 * In order to encourage healthy living I would suggest the Mods be opened up for students with low income first as long as the contract with SAGA is still in place. For many students the dorm is not the problem, it is the extra 4,000 dollars spent on a meal plan with which many students could easily cook for themselves for under that cost. Vincenzo Alexander S11