Radcliffe College President Linda S. Wilson came ready to chat with undergraduates at two scheduled dinners this week, but few students chose to join her at the table.

Wilson greeted six undergraduates at Currier House dining hall Tuesday. Three of these attendees are members of the Radcliffe Student Advisory Board, which helped organize the event.

Ten students, two of whom serve on the Advisory Board, chose to dine with Wilson last night in Annenberg Hall.

In this informal atmosphere--over Harvard Dining Services fare--Wilson was challenged to define a future for her institution.

"In 20 years, how would you envision Radcliffe?" asked Tricia M. Michels '00 at the Currier House event. Michels is not affiliated with the Advisory Board.

"It will be larger," Wilson answered. "It will be doing even more of its own scholarship and research. I think we will be much more international. All of that multiplies the opportunities for undergraduates."

Wilson stopped short of declaring that Radcliffe will still exist as an undergraduate college in her vision of the future.

Michels also questioned Wilson about theproperty that Radcliffe owns, but Harvarduses--property that includes Currier House.

Wilson explained that Radcliffe is anindependent entity that entered into an agreementwith Harvard University in 1977, allowingRadcliffe to retain ownership of its 20 acres ofCambridge real estate.

"We own all this property [in the Quad], and weallow Harvard and Radcliffe students to livehere," Wilson said. "It's really aHarvard-Radcliffe House system. In this community,people use shorthand a lot. It tends to beshortened to the House system or the Harvard Housesystem."

"At Annenberg Hall, first-year students claimedthey do not understand Radcliffe or the servicesit offers.

"One of my main concerns as a first-yearstudent, even though I'm on the Radcliffe StudentAdvisory Board, is that I'm not aware of most ofthe programs you offer," said Marissa J.Shorenstein '02. "I still have to ask, 'What areyou talking about [at Advisory Board meetings]?"

Wilson said Radcliffe publicizes, but busystudents may not notice the offerings in a floodof other information.

"This is a crowded calendar," she said. "It'svery difficult to get your attention."

Wilson cited the Radcliffe Web site as a sourceof easily accessible information.

Julie S. Wecsler '02 questioned Wilson atAnnenberg as to why the website is pink--a colorstereotypically associated with women.