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Educators are always looking for opportunities to reach students to help make their learning experiences more meaningful. Last year, Lander University faculty member Dr. Josie Ryan came up with the idea of inviting students to have dinner with her in Lander’s Dining Hall. Seven of her Lander faculty colleagues have followed her example in what she says has become an extremely successful method of communication outside the classroom.