Mace and Paulson were Director Emeritus of the Slater Museum; Wimberger was a Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Director of Natural History Museum; Matthews was Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Topics include the Slater Museum, private collection as a museum, lawsuit of Friends of the Museum vs. the University, deliberation of what a liberal arts college would do with a museum, the full time director, building up collections, putting collections online, integration of museum into biology and environmental studies classes, excellence and scope of the collection, renovation of Thompson Hall and relocation of museum, inventory and discovery of human bones, outreach to schools, exhibits.