Most recently, all first-year students spent some time considering the role of imagination and beauty in a full life, and creativity in their work as thinkers and doers. They watched Gregory Pulver’s talk on The Meaning of Color, and pondered living in a world without attention to beauty. Of special note to instructors in all fields, they also explored how to follow through on open-ended assignments and why some instructors get discouraged by the question “exactly what are you looking for in this creative assignment?”