A humble hand-me-down from the Retriever Learning Center that stood on one leg and was supported by a milk crate on the other end, our community whiteboard was not only a place for us to take notes or doodle when we were bored. It was also one of the ways we built community. Every week, a new question or set of choose your own adventure scenarios or a ranking challenge or a "this or that" would be on the whiteboard. Women's Center community members would stop by to tell us whether or not they were a Coke or a Pepsi person, a Libra, or what sort of super power they would want to have. Every week, we were able to learn something new and fun about our community, and we had a way to easily begin conversations... so what's stopping us from bringing it back (other than a pandemic)? 

Nothing! During this next semester, we are test driving a new virtual community whiteboard! It might not have the same charm as the lounge whiteboard, but we can still make this a space to build community and connect.