Spring Break
This campus lacks community
Alexia Lang
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Forum
We should not be paying so much to go to school where we walk down hallways that look like they have not been painted for 40 years.
I head to classrooms the size of my bedroom, where 35 students are crammed in elbow to elbow.
Call me cynical. Tell me I'm a dreamer. But I am here to get an education, network and broaden the horizons of my future.
I want to go to events and get to know my fellow students. I want to be able to have intelligent conversations with professors who are on campus longer than the amount of time it takes to teach their class. I want to feel assured that I will have the tools I need to complete my education and get a decent job.
I'm not saying UMKC is a total loss. There are a lot of good people here and there are a lot of good events held on campus. But obviously something needs to change.
Students need to identify and take advantage of the good resources here and the administration needs to focus efforts more effectively on providing quality education and creating a campus community. There needs to be a joint effort. Otherwise, what a waste.
alang@unews.com
I head to classrooms the size of my bedroom, where 35 students are crammed in elbow to elbow.
Call me cynical. Tell me I'm a dreamer. But I am here to get an education, network and broaden the horizons of my future.
I want to go to events and get to know my fellow students. I want to be able to have intelligent conversations with professors who are on campus longer than the amount of time it takes to teach their class. I want to feel assured that I will have the tools I need to complete my education and get a decent job.
I'm not saying UMKC is a total loss. There are a lot of good people here and there are a lot of good events held on campus. But obviously something needs to change.
Students need to identify and take advantage of the good resources here and the administration needs to focus efforts more effectively on providing quality education and creating a campus community. There needs to be a joint effort. Otherwise, what a waste.
alang@unews.com
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