We also involve postdocs in faculty and college life, so that they better understand what it means to be a faculty member. In my postdoc I did not have a good sense of the administration of the department. In contrast, our postdocs attend the yearly department retreat, weekly department meetings, and all-college faculty meetings, at which they participate as members of our faculty. Over their time in the department I have seen them gain a voice in the decision-making process and thus make significant contributions. (Of course, in certain meetings, such as the discussion of reappointment, promotion, and tenure cases, the postdocs' attendance is not appropriate.)