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Post by stagthomas on Sept 26, 2015 10:29:01 GMT -5
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Post by Stagophile on Sept 27, 2015 17:52:20 GMT -5
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Post by brokenboat on Sept 27, 2015 19:57:16 GMT -5
Plan is a total dud. Their big idea to broaden enrollment is to approach the 54% of Fairfield County residents that don't have a bachelor's degree but would like one? sounds like we are becoming a community college.
In Fairfield County, 54 percent of people aged 18 to 64 have a high school diploma, an associate’s degree or some college, but have not earned their bachelor’s degree — given the right circumstances, many would be eager to better their education at Fairfield.
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Post by Stagophile on Sept 27, 2015 20:11:33 GMT -5
Instead of reacting to every short term trend in the education marketplace, how about focusing on developing world class facilities and attracting world class faculty in the core departments that have made Fairfield the school it is today. The recent move back into the "communications" space in a classic example of Fairfield being driven by short term trends. The prior School of Communications graduated many successful communications professionals in the 70s. Enrollment dropped so they dropped the school and all the foundations of a burgeoning program instead focusing on refining it programs and building the school's reputation. Thirty years later they are back to rebuilding the communications program. I wonder where the School of Communications would have been today if they had focused on refining the program and attracting better faculty. www.bu.edu/com/www.quinnipiac.edu/academics/colleges-schools-and-departments/school-of-communications/cfa.lmu.edu/www.luc.edu/soc/www.ithaca.edu/rhp/ |
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Post by Stagophile on Sept 29, 2015 10:09:01 GMT -5
More support for the idea of merging with Sacred Heart to create a larger university. 3 charts that should terrify America's small collegeswww.businessinsider.com/charts-that-should-terrify-americas-small-colleges-2015-9Moody's estimates that the closure rate will likely triple and the merger rate will more than double over the next few years. Part of this is due to students flocking to larger universities, which are increasingly more opportunities and better facilities. "Revenue softness at small colleges leads to a reduced ability to invest in academic programs, student life and facilities," Moody's notes. "These investments influence demand and prospective students are increasingly choosing larger colleges." |
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Post by Stagophile on Sept 29, 2015 10:14:30 GMT -5
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