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One simple question about the mission statement-- do you think it turns people off that the last time it was updated was 1998, or makes people feel confident that it's been the same for over a decade? It's superficial, but the '90s seem outdated to me. On the other hand, the content of the statement still holds pretty true, and I also like it that Bryn Mawr has an "Approved by the Board of Trustees December 1998" sign at all. It feels very right that an important board 'approved' the mission statement. Someone mentioned in class last week that website layout (and the theme of a school's advertisements in general) can have a big impact on how highly people regard the school. The mission page is a little boring-seeming. But other that that, I think the mission itself has some striking/individualized qualities that are true, such as  "a community... democratic in practice." I like the following sentence, but think it's too long: "Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. "