The Operations' Management of Baruch College Introduction Baruch College has been a prominent element in the Murray Hill and Tribeca area of Manhattan for more than a century. Established in 1919, by Bernard M. Baruch, the college has provided a steady influx of cash flow to local businesses for more than a century, thanks to its students' patronage and services' demands. It can be safely inferred that Baruch College financially fuels the area to this day with its 13,777 (colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com). This paper will focus on the operations' management of Baruch College, how the college affects its community and how the community affects the college. There is a correlation between Baruch's operations and the local economy that can be likened to a circle. In fact, just as Baruch's presence affects the Murray Hill area, the community also affects the college harmoniously. For example, the lack of a formal dining hall and health food options, leads students and faculty alike to take advantage of nearby establishments. Baruch, is often labeled as a "commuter school" for several reasons, one being due to the college's urban location, just walking distance from Union Square and connected to most subway lines. The lack of the traditional American college campus, doesn't invite the idea for students to linger and socialize as often seen in gated institutions. Hence, students and faculty are more inclined in coming to school and limit themselves to academics, to then commute back home. Many staff members of Baruch are not even aware of the existence of college dorms for Baruch. The second reason is due to the nature of its students' population. Most students work or/and live outside of the borough of Manhattan, therefor... ... middle of paper ... ...munity colleges and local economic development. Center for Economic and Policy Studies. Retrieved from http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/cc_econ.pdf Ott, L., & Longnecker, M. (2010). A Continuous Probability Distribution. An introduction to statistical methods and data analysis (6th ed., p. 175). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning. "Using Cost of Quality to Demonstrate the Economic Value of Improvement, Organizational Excellence and Quality." Quality Texas. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. "The Difference Between Process and Product Layout Manufacturing | Chron.com." Small Business - Chron.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. "Baruch College." Qualtrics. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. Baruch College Home. (2013, January 1). Campus Life: At a Glance. Retrieved May 24, 2014, from http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/undergrad/ataglance.html
What stands out about American universities today? Is it the academic opportunities offered to students, experienced faculty, or strong sense of community? Or...perhaps they have lost their focus. It is not uncommon for universities to focus their efforts and budgets elsewhere; by building state of the art gyms, for example, remodeling luxury dorms, grooming campuses, or creating more management positions. College students and professors alike are subject to the nationally occurring changes in higher level education. Colleges are becoming commercialized and tuition is rising, but is the quality of education improving? In “Why We Should Fear University, Inc.”, Fredrik DeBoer is able to provide a personal take on the issue of corporate domination
In this article, William Deresiewicz the author who is a previous a Yale professor talked about Ivy League universities and what it does to the students who attend those universities. Mr. Deresiewicz talks about what it's like to attend those universities compared to others. Mr. Deresiewicz suggests that Ivy League universities are alright but so are public universities, even in some cases that school might not be worth attending.
Brooklyn College is considered a “poor man’s Harvard”. It’s neither glamorous nor prestigious, it’s cheap and sustainable. Brooklyn College’s campus has well-kempt gardens, competent technology departments, a gym, a pool, a full-size basketball court– and it’s within walking distance of my neighborhood. Students can work jobs, have a life, and still make time for a college education. It feels like an upscale community college, but I think the community makes Brooklyn College a true New York experience. For students unwilling to move far away, going to Brooklyn College is a sensible use of
College tuition is a hot topic these days. For a long time, people did not pay much attention to tuition. Today, things are changing. More and more, people are realizing how high tuition has gotten and now they want that to change. In the following essay, I have tried to tackle a very difficult topic. The problem with this topic was that, during research, I found that almost all of the information regarding it was attack after attack on the college administrations. I found no writings by college administrators even attempting to defend themselves. I discovered the awful truth about how much college tuition had gotten out of control over the years.
...sented themselves such as: lack of financial support, low graduation rates, and a non-existence of diversification. However, these issues can be changed by an increase in support from different places which would add to the existing importance of HBCU’S. People are inspired by the Institutions because they work hard to overcome obstacles placed in their way. Students, Alumni’s, and Parents see the motivation and determination of the schools to stay ongoing and I see it as well.
According to the university’s mission statement, the institution values, ‘Accessible and affordable quality education that equips students with intellectual and professional skills, ethical principles, and an international perspective.’ They accomplish this message by using vivid pictures of the students interacting within the Charlotte area and with each other. This college also makes itself a top candidate for college by offering ninety competitive undergraduate majors which test the abilities and mental stamina of current and prospective students.
With living off campus, comes more freedom for students. There are no RA’s in the apartment’s off campus, and there is no limit to how many people you can have stay the night. students will also not have to check in the any of their guests. Secondly, students do not need to worry about quiet hours or noise complaints from other students. They might just need to worry about complaints from neighbors. Lastly with an apartment off of campus students get to experience what it is like to bay bills, rent, and grocery shop on their own. Instead of relying on their parents to pay for a meal plan or their apartment on
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The focus of this paper is to dispel a common view that community colleges do not provide on-campus housing and to provide greater insights into the types of community colleges that provide on-campus housing, the typical student who resides in on-campus housing, a guide to various California community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and the impact that on-campus housing has on student learning outcomes, financial gains for community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and an overview of the lack of data in the area of not only on-campus housing in community colleges, but community colleges at large. According to Cohen and Brawer (2008) access to student housing is one of the fundamental dissimilarities between public community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning (p. 220). Cohen and Brawer (2008) take the position that community colleges lack the all-encompassing ability to appreciate the connectedness of community in the same fashion as that of four-year colleges or universities. Broader analysis of current data relating to on-campus housing in rural community colleges is three-fold. First, it exposes the lack of concrete observation or empirical data on the issues that surround community colleges with respect to on-campus housing. A wealth of data supports the learning outcomes, financial impact, gains, and drawbacks of on-campus housing, but from the vantage point of on-campus housing at the four year college or university level. Data shared were from several sources, one which dates back to 1998 and the other two from 2005 and 2006. With little research expected from community college faculty and administrators, the community college as a whole suffers from the lack of empirical studies wit...
Research has found that students who live on-campus their freshmen year generally make better grades. They actually have a 10 to 15 percent better chance of doing well in college than students living off-campus. On top of that, students who live on campus are more likely to graduate and continue to graduate education. There are many reasons as to why living on-campus leads to a higher chance of success. Some of these reasons are the proximity to campus resources such as tutoring and the library, being surrounded by peers to form study groups, feeling more engaged in the campus and its academics, and not having to waste time commuting, leaving more time for studying and sleep. These findings have lead to nearly 100% of the United States’ major universities requiring their freshmen to live on-campus. All of this is research done by The University of Oklahoma’s Housing and Food Service (Araujo,
My first impression of Union college was not so great as I remember first arriving to this college around mid-march and still seeing half-melted snow around the campus and also after driving through Schenectady, looking at the run down buildings and I imagined if I would ever be able to live in such a place. These questions are probably what a lot of incoming students have wondered when visiting the college for the first time, without even looking at the actual college itself and I myself felt prey to this incorrect judging. However, after arriving inside the campus and taking the tour my perspective changed and I actually felt as if I could belong to this college and my tour guide took us inside the Wold hall and after looking at how some
In conclusion, school should solve housing problems for students regarding cost, and small dormitory. To do so, school should contract with apartments near Seattle central or extend this small dormitory. Furthermore, school should stand for student’ position. Then school acknowledges necessities of improving these problems and school must prosecute these solutions. If these problems are solved, students can put their all effort into studying and school can retain competent students.
The thought of an all women’s college never once crossed my mind in envisioning my “perfect school”, and when it was introduced to me, it was through the prodding of a high school counselor who felt that my intelligence would be better realized and liberated at a school such as Bryn Mawr. After carefully researching Bryn Mawr and all it had to offer as an elite academic institution with stringent admissions requirements and its strong reputation as one of the best liberal art colleges in the nation, I had little doubt that, as far as my intellect and devotion to a rigorous curriculum went, I could run with the best of them. But I remained skeptical that, socially, financially, mentally, and to some degree, academically, I could fit in with the top women in the country who got accepted into a school such as this. I certainly had my biases about all-women colleges, and to find that Bryn Mawr was the best of the best certainly did not help to curb them; if anything, it created more.
...school. Time is not an issue for students living on campus because they reside at the college, which makes it a lot easier to get to class. Whereas, students, who commute struggle to get up in order to catch a bus or two to get to class on time. Students living on campus can spend extra money on other things such as movies since they don’t have to pay for food or transportation. In contrast, students who commute need to save money on the side in order to have access to public transportation to get to class and pay for food at the school. Students living on campus are familiar with places around the college and they know more students. However, students commuting don’t have time for this since they are more worried about getting home on time. Living on campus should be considered by most college student since it appears to be a lot less stressful than living at home.
...f student bodies that will likely generate more clubs compared to high school; where there are a fewer amount of students which mean that the variety of clubs is limited. The facilities, social groups, and clubs that the university has to offer shows how social the university environment is compared to the high school one.