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While Student Alumni Council’s name suggests it may not apply to current students, one of SAC’s main goals is to link students with alumni through alumni-student mentoring programs.

“I think the trickiest part about that is that people hear [the name] and they think, ‘Oh I’m not alumni yet. This doesn’t pertain to me. It doesn’t really matter,’” said senior Sara Hamrick, Student Alumni Council president.

Registration runs through Dec. 4, and time slots are assigned based mainly on the number of credits a student holds, but there are other factors that also apply.

Students in Sherry Jordon’s theology class write out instant message conversations between themselves and famous Protestant reformers, create dialogues for a mock debate on Oprah and pretend to be bloggers in 16th-century Geneva.

“These kinds of writing assignments engage the students and make historical figures come alive,” Jordon said.

Sitzmann Hall opened its doors Oct. 29 to the public for the first time since the $4.2 million summer-long renovation began last spring. Don Briel, director of Catholic Studies, said some Catholic Studies classes may be moving back into Sitzmann Hall as early as Nov. 6.

“Well the only delay right now is the technology with the smart room, the seminar room and the classroom,” he said. “And there has to be an adjustment in the location of the camera in the classroom.”