Student Conversation Summaries

November 20, 2006
Michener L-77—7 pm
Facilitator:  Carrie Smith

Synthesize Our Strengths

  • Communication (btw everyone)
  • Showing concern and acting on it
  • Making impact (in general)
  • Accomplishments (seeing outcome/results)
  • Caring faculty
  • Small class sizes

See the Future AND Ways to Get there

  • More and better paid faculty
    • Raising money (links on website) – [examples of what could be on the website below]
      • How to give money at UNC
      • When do you ask for money
      • Smaller contributions
  • Better variety of dining hall food
  • More trees on west campus
  • More school spirit
  • Promote our accomplishments
    • Creating and marketing department
    • Don’t talk bad about Greeley (change attitude, educate ourselves)
    • Put on website
    • Contribute to Greeley
    • National press releases (positive stuff)
    • Tell people who interact with students
    • Public schools
    • Include and invite Greeley residents to discussions
    • Greeley apartment newsletters (email or fax to offices)
  • More information and better graphic (UNC website)
  • Better retention and reputation
  • Boomerang:  more stops and runs later
  • Visible administration
    • Attending programs/student events
    • Joining students
    • Initiating the conversations
  • Better recruitment and positive attitudes toward potential students
  • Setting our sights higher
  • More community /campus involvement
  • UC becoming center of campus (more use)
    • More mall-like food court
    • Change architecture
    • Not a destination place
    • Move student activities around
    • More things for students to do (bowling alley, game room, etc.)
  • One campus attitude