Student Conversation Summaries
November 16, 2006
UC, Spruce B—11-12 pm
Facilitators: Libby Klingsmith and Michael Kallsen
Synthesize Our Strengths
- People
- Relationships
- Someone who didn’t know “us” well who was invested in our success and believed
- Someone reaching out non-traditional student/experience
- Creating a welcoming experience
- Someone who also had a similar experience
- Find YES/How person
See the Future
- Fund Minorities on campus (increase diversity)
- Scholarships
- Campus Unity
- Mentoring (seniors helping freshman)
- UNC Mission:
- Serve students who are first generation, transfers, w/financial aid
- Focused on student needs
- Programs/funding to support student learning that doesn’t financially burden students
- Example- books at a reasonable cost
- Move away from “business model”
- Example- dining services ($8.00 a meal on campus)
- Hang out spaces on campus
- Bowling on campus
- Coffee House
- Places to eat
- Comfortable spaces to meet/host events that are affordable
- Improved buildings
- West Campus Residence Hall improvement
- Welcoming and Inclusive Campus
- Equal to all people- regardless of race
- Responsibility for Action
- As students
- As faculty
- As staff
- Value for the whole person
- Faculty and staff mentoring
- Class Size
- More faculty to keep classes small
- Comfortable (physical space)
- More money going to students
- Course availability
Find Ways to Get there
- Meeting with faculty and president and students
- Get feedback from students
- Student representation on decision-making bodies
- Hire more faculty
- New and renovated buildings
- LISTEN to students
- Systems thinking approach
- If it’s happening to one its happening to all
- Create accessibility for students with disabilities
- Hire more diverse staff
- Opportunity for some common experience/sharing
- Paid opportunities for students on campus
- Choose to intentionally serve a specific population of students
- Pride in our institution and in our students