Hi Rachel,

I just wrapped up my meeting with Paul. I have highlighted the key points from the conversation and included further
details, let me know if you have questions.

1. Potentially switching out from paper – considering a physics major, but unsure. Wants to do seminary in the
future.
2. Enjoys the paper program, but paper 1000 lab was monotonous except for the last few labs.
3. Interviewed with GPI at Expo, talked with the other companies solely to learn more about them.
a. Looking for jobs at churches to assist with his interest in future seminary work
4. Did not apply to go to summit due to lack of understanding of what it is and disorganization.
5. Received emails from me and Anthony Helms about service hours which led to thought process of duplicate
emails.
6. Resolution to assist with hours – I suggested a written agreement to complete extra hours in the spring so he can
focus on finals.

He said his classes were going well, he doesn’t have too many finals to study for the upcoming week which he is excited
about. Paul shared with me a little bit about his religious beliefs and feels as though he is being called to do ministry. At
this time, he is considering switching out of paper engineering either into physics or another engineering program, but is
unsure.

Overall, he has enjoyed his time in the paper engineering program and is not entirely committed to switch out from paper.
I asked him if there was anything about the program that he wasn’t enjoying. He mentioned that the Paper 1000 Lab felt
repetitive; they were doing the same process and experiments throughout the semester with the exception of the last
couple of labs. The last few labs they were working with varying paper qualities (strength, density, thickness, etc.) which
is what he enjoyed a bit more. I encouraged him to speak to some of the upper level students about their experiences and
how the labs changed as they progressed through the program.

At Expo he only interviewed with Graphic Packaging International, but spoke with a few of the other companies to learn
more about them and their products; he couldn’t recall the names of all the companies he spoke with and couldn’t give me
an estimated number. When I asked him about his feelings toward internships an co-op’s, he mentioned that if he wanted
to do work in ministry in the future he would be trying to get summer jobs at churches – this is something he is currently
pursuing for this upcoming summer.

As for student summit, he mentioned that it had escaped his mind as he is not a very organized individual and forgets
things often. He also wasn’t sure of what summit was/is and didn’t look more into it. I informed him about what student
summit is and what the opportunities are that summit provides.

Finally, for the volunteer hours we found that he was getting my emails about the volunteer hours. However, Bill, who is
in the honors college was also sending him information about volunteer hours which resulted in him thinking it was a
duplicate email. I told him that I would be willing to work with him on his service hours. Seeing as where we are in the
semester and based on past conversations with you, I do not want to give him busywork when he could be studying for
finals; what I proposed is that he complete an extra two hours next semester, which we could also potentially ask for two
to four hours extra to compensate for the missed hours.

He enjoys the program, but likes physics more than engineering which is why he is unsure what he wants to do moving
forward. I made him aware that continuing in the paper program there is an expectation and requirement for students on
scholarship to hold an internship or co-op. I also encouraged him to speak to some of the upper level students about their
experiences. I asked him who his mentor is and he mentioned Austin, we may want Austin to connect with Paul a little bit
more intentionally to gauge his interest in continuing through the program.

I believe that Paul could be convinced to see things through with the paper engineering for completing his bachelor’s
degree and then moving on to seminary, but we will see.

Best,
Anthony