October 18, 2012
Graduate Students in the Evening Division
Interviews
Robert Imholt and Irene Rios
29 Participants
1 - Why Albertus?
- Small classes
- You are a name not a number
- One-on-one personal attention
- Program I wanted - 5 year MBA
- Supportive faculty
- Impressive faculty
- Convenient Offerings
- High interaction with professors
- Best buy in HE in that adults receive more for their money
- Location in New Haven
- Connections to/at Yale - college town
- No GRE's required for GR work
2 - How Can We Proactively Meet the Needs of Students and Employers In a Global Economy?
- Continue to reach out to local community for access to HE
- Every undergraduate (evening included) should have a foreign language as part of their degree
- Offer a class in globalization culture through curriculum
- Career Center to reach out to graduates for employment globally
- Develop a study abroad program for undergraduates or offer individual options for same
- Invite more exchange students to study on campus
3 - What Aspects of Our College Culture Hinder Us From Moving Forward?
- Limited skills of graduates - speech, writing, and presentation skills are not where they need to be for a college graduate
- Career Services must be expanded for all students from the beginning of their education career here
- Our catholic identity has been lost
- The lack of offering state license exams on-site such as substance abuse, etc. (integrate into curriculum)
- Lack of convenient services for registration, financial aid, bursar (we need one-stop-shopping - or an ombudsman program
- Graduate housing is lacking and that limits our ability to attract younger graduate students or distant graduate students
- Greater outreach to graduate students is needed
- Decrease apathy for graduate students - include them in all activities and services
- Offer more social activities and clubs
4 - What Will Make Albertus Relevant Ten Years From Now?
- Continue to hire and retain dedicated faculty
- Expand and attract more honors students as scholars who can make a greater impact on the community/society
- Offer more applications for graduates to explore - Doctoral programs
- Attract students who have greater academic aspiration
- Include resources for graduates to continue their education
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