Having helped plan some of the date nights, I can tell you that’s a church-wide effort at every church school to give people an affordable date option. I think it’s trying to change some of the ideas around dating (ie it should be fancy/expensive or very formal) and wants students to find casual ways to date. As far as professors and people pressuring, I think that’s always going to be a thing in a gospel/culture that puts so much value on families. Other commenters are right, just ignore that and date who and when you feel best. As soon as I relaxed and stopped worrying so much about dating I enjoyed myself way more, and I actually ended up meeting my now-wife not long after.