“AC is almost like high school. You go to a few classes for an hour or two and study. Nothing is really different,” Sarah explained during a conversation among her friends. Sarah, like many suggest, observes Angelina Community College lacking uniqueness and an inviting atmosphere. Although community colleges are generally defined as simply building blocks or prerequisites toward bigger-and-better things, Angelina College would benefit from a well-invested dedicated student activity center. A dedicated student center could ignite that “Campus-Life” generating motivation within an individual’s work ethic and Roadrunner esprit de corps while promoting the college’s name.
Angelina College’s current student center illustrates a shortcoming of commitment to student satisfaction. The center blends in with the surrounding buildings near the origin of the campus. One of the few discrepancies is its sign, “Student Center”, which, in context, may be misleading due to the lack of actual consistent student affiliation. Inside, the student center accommodates a miniscule cafeteria, a cramped campus store, and an array of faculty offices. Although enclosed inside inhibits some basic elements of a student center, its deficiencies cannot be hidden. Not a single section welcomes students to relax or gather thoughts. The only close, yet unorthodox, constellation comprises of the faculty office’s waiting areas, the cafeteria tables, or the stairs on the stairwell. Recreation seems non-existent and only accessible for the represented sports at their respective training facilities scattered across campus. Lastly, the faculty offices amount for a biased percentage of the building. As a result, everyday students survey limited choices regarding their a...
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...issal for the reason they have no justification to stay any longer. A dedicated student center grants students another option to participate in a form of extracurricular activity amongst their peers or cooperate in study groups which can effectively improve absorbed learning; an option not once existed.
Angelina College yearns for innovation of the student activity center. Erecting a new student center proves to people, such as Sarah, this community college isn’t inferior to other colleges and is resourceful to the student’s voice. A dedicated student activity center promotes a way of life, a stress reducing environment, deeper scholastic value, and a sense of pride every person should understand when attending a college.
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For some universities, investing into items such as these are a successful method to get students buy into and attend their schools. This is an example of consumerism, the promotion of ideas of buyers, and it is possibly the main cause of the lack of interest in college students today. Items like new vending machines and gymnasiums seem to have a higher interest than a quality education to some. It is desired to attend a college that has activities that are for enjoyment, and this causes some colleges to focus mainly on upgrading their extracurricular programs, which then shifts the student’s attention away from their studies and leaves humanities majors fighting over students. This is a struggle that Edmundson finds himself
First thing Camden County College needs is a variety of classes. What is meant by a bigger selection of classes is to have more hybrid and interactive courses available. The students should be allowed to decide whether or not they want a lecture class or one that gets them involved with others. The idea of group activities can be extremely successful in many ways. For example, the technical learners of the class like hands on projects instead of taking notes and listening to boring instructors. Having them get out of their seats stimulates the mind and helps students better retain the information. Indiv...
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In their book Paying for the Party, Armstrong and Hamilton discuss how universities take class differences and class projects of distinct women to define what will be their college experience. In their book, Armstrong and Hamilton define class projects as individual and class characteristics that defines a person’s agenda and class- based orientation. Hence, people with similar class projects, not only shared the same financial and cultural resources, but also the same expectations toward school. (Armstrong & Hamilton, 2013). As a result, Armstrong and Hamilton claims that students with similar class projects end up becoming a collective constituency and a representative group for the university, whom in turn must take their interests to form a college pathway for them. Therefore, a college pathway for Armstrong and Hamilton refers to how universities are able to take successfully the interests, class characteristics and expectations of students to mold within the organizational and architecture context of the school. In a way, each college pathway is built not only to represent, but also to provision and guide the different types of students in a college.
Space is crucial when it comes to communicating, the space that you are surrounded by will shape all aspects of the communicating you do. Space is always communicating meaning and from the spaces I observed on campus and in the Student Center I drew meaning from them which allowed me to understand what each space is communicating and what see how each space encouraged or hindered communication. In this paper I will explain my critiques as well as my approval of the quad on campus and the Student Center, I also will give students opinions how the Student Center succeeds or fails in encouraging communication and lastly give my ideas of how space in the quad as well as the Student Center can be improved to encourage a greater level of communication.
Transferring from a community college has opened many doors throughout my academic career. North Lake College is part of the Dallas County Community College District, located in Irving, Texas; a more conservative environment compared to Austin. After living such a drastic change in such little time I’ve been able to identify differences that are prominent in both The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and my previous school North Lake College (NLC). Through my involvement within academic life, resources and student organizations I have witnessed the different social traits unique to NLC and UT. Furthermore, I am able to evaluate these differences as a member of the
Students typically enter college in the fifth stage of identity versus identity diffusion. Students are struggling to explore their independence and develop an idea of the self. This is the perfect opportunity for student affairs to develop learning activities that will engage students in the exploration of other cultures, beliefs, and ideas. Residence halls at larger institutions are crucial for fostering communications and relationships that will help students build an identity from. For community college without residential capabilities, it is important to establish activities that promote student bonding and relationships in a fun, stress-free setting. These relationships will become a part of the following stage of intimacy versus isolation. A strong sense of identity will lead to healthy relationships.
Moore (2000) and Barnes et al. (2009) propose that individuals append an assortment of undertones to their comprehension of a house. Subsequently, Sitar and Krajnc (2008) guarantee that old houses should be revamped for living solace affirmation, bargain inventive innovations and satisfied tenants needs. The understandings among students of their student lodging are comparably assorted. Susilawati (2001) and Khozaei et al. (2010) characterize student lodging as a thickly constructing with many rooms in which each room contains a few beds. As indicated by this definition, student lodging gives resting and living quarters, as a rule without private showers, for a substantial number of individuals and such lodging is outfitted and leased by the bed. Willoughby et al. (2009), notwithstanding, portray student lodging as a building that gives cabin and gives students an choice to remain on-grounds on the off chance that they have no place else to live. Furthermore, student lodging passes by numerous names, for example, corridors of living arrangement (Amole, 2005), student residence (Kaya and Erkip, 2001), provided food corridors (Cost et al., 2003), college lodging (Bland and Schoenauer, 1966) and lodgings (Sohail et al., 2003; Dahlan et
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The importance of college student life and involvement as it pertains to student success and retention in college
A recreation center is a basic standard at most universities. The student recreation center at The University of Idaho is a valuable resource for students with both indoor and outdoor activities to suit the needs of many. There are many universities that just supply gyms, nothing more. The University of Idaho has one of the most modern and high-tech facilities in the Pacific Northwest, with attractions like an indoor rock climbing wall and an indoor track. This state-of-the-art facility is available to any student free, and it is even available to the public via membership. Running, maintaining, and gaining a reputation for a student recreation center is vital to a fully functional recreation center. In order to have a successful and functioning student recreation center there are many criteria to meet. Some of the most prevalent and important criteria include: Proper and safe equipment, knowledgeable staff, and a variety of activities and programs for varying student’s interests.