College staff meets for brainstroming session
Katherine J. White
Issue date: 11/4/05 Section: News
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Counselors and professors openly sparred with Bakersfield College President William Andrews on Oct. 19 during an open forum in the Collins Conference Room designed to address urgent and pertinent issues irking many faculty members.
For the most part, Andrews shared the same sentiments that the faculty had. A few of the many issues discussed were how to market BC and the lateness of the class schedule.
"The schedule always comes out too late to use," said Kathy Aiello-Wise, who represents adjunct faculty in Academic Senate.
The tardy printing of BC's class schedule does not promote a positive image of BC, many faculty members said during the forum.
"We (BC) have a lot of marketing to do, and we're not making progress," remarked Aiello-Wise.
Andrews agreed with Aiello-Wise.
"We can never market too heavily," Andrews said.
Many counselors reminded those present that the printed schedule is used when BC representatives tour the local high schools.
Those present unanimously agreed that the culprit responsible for the lateness of the schedule needs to be identified and held accountable. Stringent datelines need to be set, many conceded.
Greg Chamberlain, who oversees media services in BC's Computer Commons, said that, "We should gather information. We should do a survey of student opinions. My daughter and her friends never use the printed schedule."
Ash West, SGA president, concurred with Chamberlain about the use of surveys saying, "There are not enough surveys done of students." However, Bethany Johnson, SGA's legislative liaison, differed with Chamberlain on the importance of the printed schedule, saying in its defense that "even though it comes in late, and it has a lot of mistakes, it's still used, and it's a good recruitment tool."
On the needfulness of using the printed schedule as a marketing tool, Andrews remarked that "there are 1,700 new families in Bakersfield, and they don't know that we (BC) exist."
For the most part, Andrews shared the same sentiments that the faculty had. A few of the many issues discussed were how to market BC and the lateness of the class schedule.
"The schedule always comes out too late to use," said Kathy Aiello-Wise, who represents adjunct faculty in Academic Senate.
The tardy printing of BC's class schedule does not promote a positive image of BC, many faculty members said during the forum.
"We (BC) have a lot of marketing to do, and we're not making progress," remarked Aiello-Wise.
Andrews agreed with Aiello-Wise.
"We can never market too heavily," Andrews said.
Many counselors reminded those present that the printed schedule is used when BC representatives tour the local high schools.
Those present unanimously agreed that the culprit responsible for the lateness of the schedule needs to be identified and held accountable. Stringent datelines need to be set, many conceded.
Greg Chamberlain, who oversees media services in BC's Computer Commons, said that, "We should gather information. We should do a survey of student opinions. My daughter and her friends never use the printed schedule."
Ash West, SGA president, concurred with Chamberlain about the use of surveys saying, "There are not enough surveys done of students." However, Bethany Johnson, SGA's legislative liaison, differed with Chamberlain on the importance of the printed schedule, saying in its defense that "even though it comes in late, and it has a lot of mistakes, it's still used, and it's a good recruitment tool."
On the needfulness of using the printed schedule as a marketing tool, Andrews remarked that "there are 1,700 new families in Bakersfield, and they don't know that we (BC) exist."