Update us on how the meeting went with the ACOE reps and students. As I'm posting this, you're probably in the meeting with them. I didn't attend because I'm not worried about passing the boards because I'm learning and passing my courses. How about you?
First, if you are so concerned... this meeting is one of the single most important meetings of your tenure as a student! Your lack of concern in hearing the open forum between the people we answer to and hearing your upperclassmen amaze me.
There was no slamming of the school. We thoroughly discussed our key problems and gave our plans to make the school better. They asked why things haven't changed and the answer came down- our faculty/dean is receptive... but inactive. We do not recieve action.
I'll put it this way: some of the other first years have ask me, and other fellow students why seem to be putting down the school-
after this meeting one came to me and said "i didn't know ALL the upperclassmen felt this way."
This is my last reply to you on "opinions". I just want you to know it was a beautifully controlled uniting of the student body. There were no fights, there was nothing- we at one point stated we are embarrassed to be here, and its not because we haven't tried, its because our faculty hold us back and prevent us from succeeding. Assa class president of third year got a discussion going how we all try, and still try to try harder and we WANT to be proud of the school, we WANT to be proud!
As i said it was very unifying, enlightening. I just want everyone here to know the most positive point of this school is our student body. I always have been taken care of by them. We are a family here.
And again, ask someone who as in the meeting and if you know anyone in student council ask about that followup meeting. There they mentioned things involving the need (or our lack of) accountability of the administration/faculty. First meeting (per count of Dr Roark), 70 students showed. This a little less than half our enrollment (as 4th years are on rotations and couldn't make it). Thats amazing! Dr Roark mentioned that he was excited to see student concern.
Please friend, ask what was said in the meeting and see if that discussed here... was discussed there.
They even had a talk (in both) of the bad things in our finacial aid and correct measure. Then even talked (that accountability issue) about our favorite professor Bucarelli who "misplaces" grades/tests then fails everyone.
Lastly (or firstly, as it was the first thing mentioned), we discussed class size. The school has requested a 10 student increase per class, per year for the next 4 years. So, in 4 years there will be an additional 40 students PER class. The overwhelming response of the students was NO!!!!! We seriously do NOT have the room, supplies, patients, clinic rooms, testing abilities etc... to do such.
Then the NBEO report---- which you can see in one of the posts before this one.
Our report doesn't become official til june. I'm not expecting wonders with it, but we have nowhere to go but up!
Again, i was HIGHLY encouraged. Our student body was ONE and agreed on every issue! Please ask about the meeting to hear from someone else who was there. Ask what your upperclassmen stated.
I don't want to fight with a fellow student on here, so if you want to reply to me, PM me. My "fight" if you will, is not with my fellow students (2-4th year were united on the issues, the first years were shocked its this bad later) but with the heart of the problem- administration. As I said, the students are an impressive, united front.
whoooo...
So good luck everybody on next boards! As Mr B Dylan stated "The Times, They are a'Changin'"