Though the current residential system has been in place for six years, it has been two years that the campus has been free of classes exposed to the previous residential system.
``Six years isn't as much time as it would seem,'' Edleson said.
The answer remains largely the same as when the system was introduced: Middlebury must continue to build upon its academic reputation and provide a comprehensive, seamless education.
Looking back, Spears said that the key to successful residential reform is to ``get students involved early on.''
He stressed that reforms must be a ``collaborative enterprise.''
``Often [student] reaction is against the process itself,'' he said. ``Change can seem revolutionary; issue the challenge in optimistic terms.''