At what point can we say things have calmed down with Covid?
How are we going to manage covid in the future?
Normalize it is ok to wear a mask if you want and to stay home if you’re feeling sick.
Mental health and inclusivity need to be centralized into all conversations and decisions
College is already a hard time and the pandemic is making it harder.
Faculty and staff need to be educated on identifying and working with people who have a mental illness or disability.
Sustainability – there is a lot of food waste in the dining halls.
Students from every socioeconomic status need to be supported.
Can tell there is a drop in enrollment.
Students have a hard time accessing core classes or classes they need to be competitive for grad schools.
Students have a lack of knowledge about all the resources and services available to them on campus or at the college.
Some classrooms could be more modern. Schumacher specifically.
Not all desks and furniture in classrooms are adaptable to all body sizes.
Centralizing safe spaces on campus – the CRJIE is too far away from most things
More gender neutral bathrooms
Need private spaces to complete telehealth appointments or private phone calls.
Need outdoor spaces to do homework – more benches, tables and chairs.
Opportunities:
Mentorship program for guidance on prepping for post-graduation life.
Celebrate the things we are good at – we often point out the hate, but there are ways to point out the small acts of kindness, too.
Implement diversity classes that all students should take – like education majors have to. Could help with some of the problems we see. Interactive activites are good for this type of training.
More education about bystander intervention training.
Use alumni as a resource – promote networking with alumni – not just for upper classmen but even for freshmen and prospective students.
Design other buildings to have classrooms like fitzelle. Sitting at tables or in a circle rather than individual desks.