October 16 & 17, 2012
Undergraduate Students
Carousel with Interview Questions
Mark Case, David Garaventa
21 Participants total (11 on Tuesday, 10 on Wednesday) - 6 freshmen, 3 sophmores, 9 junior, 3 seniors
Why choose Albertus?
- Small campus/Not just a number (25 checks)
- Attractive campus/buildings (4 checks)
- Mansions/Unique Housing (7 checks)
- Class sizes (19 checks)
- Student-teacher ratio is small (11 checks)
- Location/close to home (15 checks)
- College community, surrounded by other schools/close to downtown (14 checks)
- Night life (3 checks)
- Majors offered – Education, CJ, Art Therapy mentioned specifically (15 checks)
- “home-like” feel/welcoming (10 checks)
- Friendly atmosphere (10 checks)
- Student interactions (4 checks)
- Academic opportunity (Aquinas scholars) (2 checks)
- Faculty accessibility/student teacher relationships (18 checks)
- More personal relationships w/teachers (7 checks)
- Sports (8 checks)
- Nearby resources (everything’s in walking distance) (3 checks)
- Some receive more financial aid (2 checks)
- Liberal arts (2 checks)
- Cultural balance/Diversity (3 checks)
- Tradition (4 checks)
If you had 2 million dollars to give to Albertus how should the money be used?
- Better food, healthier food choices, more food choices (22 checks)
- Separate restaurant on campus – sandwich shop, coffee shop, etc. (10 checks)
- Modern meal programs i.e. barcodes (4 checks)
- Renovations to dorms (11 checks)
- Central air in dorms (3 checks)
- Updated electrical/water/heating, specifically in the mansions (5 checks)
- Create common room in Dominican (4 checks)
- Give all sports teams equal advantages. (5 checks)
- Better sports facilities (5 checks)
- New baseball/softball facility (4 checks)
- Better locker rooms (2 checks)
- Concession stand/bleachers for turf field (2 checks)
- Replace tennis court “floors” (2 checks)
- More staffing (teachers, security, physical plant, chefs) (4 checks)
- Options to cancel/deny food plan (2 checks)
- Better/ more technology in classrooms (the same for all classrooms) (4 checks)
- Update classrooms/renovate Aquinas to increase enrollment (9 checks)
- Nicer computer labs/new printer copier in writing center (5 checks)
- Transportation options/zip cars (3 checks)
- Improved student center to attract students (5 checks)
- Better activities and/or games in the pub – pool, foosball, etc. (5 checks)
- Outdoor areas to spend time (4 checks)
- Make use of grass field next to Dominican (2 checks)
- Community garden (2 checks)
- Commuter oriented space (6 checks)
- More parking (5 checks)
- Financial aid (2 checks)
- Textbook grants/scholarships (6 checks)
- Lighting everywhere on campus (4 checks)
- Direct study abroad program (8 checks)
- Expand campus (2 checks)
- Internship networking (3 checks)
What could Albertus do better?
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- Study Abroad Program (12 checks)
- Food (10 checks)
- Better dining options and times (13 checks)
- Option to cancel/deny food plan (2 checks)
- Access to food outside of café/store/pub (8 checks)
- Make Bree Common food available all day (6 checks)
- Develop new programs (or reciprocity with other schools) (10 checks)
- Examples: speech pathology, physical therapy, dental hygiene, pre med
- Better communication between departments and students (7 checks)
- Raise academic standards (6 checks)
- Financial aid (3 checks)
- More people in the business office (4 checks)
- Full-time, on-campus nurse (3 checks)
- Equality among sports teams (3 checks)
- Sports physical therapist/trainer (4 checks)
- Extra-curricular activities – intramural sports and clubs, for example (15 checks)
- Connect to commuters/give them reason to stay on campus (8 checks)
- Security (5 checks)
- Hire better security (7 checks)
- Hire more teachers for specific majors (ex. chemistry, physics, calc) (3 checks)
- Small parking lot (5 checks)
- Gym time management (sports) (3 checks)
- Laundry card machine (4 checks)
- More campus life (2 checks)
- More clubs to fit variety of students (3 checks)
- Focus on Day students (ex. Advertising) (3 checks)
- Better snow removal (3 checks)
- Ability to access buildings (computers, laundry card) on the weekend (7 checks)
- Greek life (sororities, frats – or partner with neighboring schools for this) (6 checks)
- Have more after school programs to help students who need extra help w/work (1 check)
- Renovate the buildings (esp. dorms) (5 checks)
- More proactive staffing: physical plant (5 checks)
- Better communication between offices , faculty & students (5 checks)
- Clarify all necessary processes to graduate (credit audits, graduation requirements) (4 checks)
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