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Post by agoo on Aug 28, 2015 8:35:46 GMT -5
When was this ever restricted? It seems strange - how do you classify a commuter? Most schools with this policy base commuting from the student's official permanent address. Typically they default to the address they used when they applied to the school while in high school and then the one they use for financial aid if there has been a significant move of the parents. Often there are distance restrictions too but that is typically for safety to prevent longer commutes while also helping to ensure the student assimilates to the campus community. This is all pretty common and more and more schools are looking into it as well. It keeps students on campus and living on campus is a major contributor to student retention.
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Post by fan4ever on Aug 28, 2015 8:43:49 GMT -5
Only Seniors living off campus years ago had to do with SBU's "in loco parentis" (in place of parents)legal stature with regard to its students under age 21(Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors). All that changed in more recent times and students age 18 and older (almost the entire student body) are responsible for their own actions and behaviors...as it should be. Moving everyone except Seniors back on-campus is going to backfire IMHO. Although the dorms have been upgraded they are lacking with regard to the upscale group living facilities and amenities that many other colleges offer. I can't see how this policy change won't negatively impact enrollment.
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Post by kcSBU03 on Aug 28, 2015 10:19:59 GMT -5
I never had any desire to live off campus. I enjoyed campus life too much plus losing grant money was not worth it. I would also rather deal with RA's and rent a cops than the APD. Some people move off campus and like it, power to them. I dont see the policy negatively affecting enrollment though.
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Post by thesenator on Aug 28, 2015 10:33:24 GMT -5
I never had any desire to live off campus. I enjoyed campus life too much plus losing grant money was not worth it. I would also rather deal with RA's and rent a cops than the APD. Some people move off campus and like it, power to them. I dont see the policy negatively affecting enrollment though. i lived off campus to save my parents a lot of money...in those days i lived off campus for 400 bucks for the year...i think on-campus it would've cost something like 2k...as much as i enjoyed living off-campus, i didn't feel as connected to my classmates/campus as i did when i was living on campus...but there was no way i could turn down those kind of savings...i don't know if there is that much of a difference in cost between living on or off-campus these days, but if kids are doing it because it saves their parents a lot of money, i know what it's like and i'm with them 100%...
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Post by thesenator on Aug 28, 2015 10:46:55 GMT -5
What is Bona's freshmen enrollment for this semester? in today's oth, they said about 400 frosh moved into their rooms yesterday...
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Post by rf1 on Aug 28, 2015 12:48:40 GMT -5
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Post by towniegrad on Aug 28, 2015 18:25:21 GMT -5
campus housing is superior to that in the village. the party folks move off to. Party with no restriction.
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Post by Friar on Aug 28, 2015 19:44:27 GMT -5
For what it is worth St. Rose College is experiencing a decrease in enrollment. As a result faculty will be laid off. Source is in today's Albany Times Union. It appears many private colleges are experiencing a decrease in enrollment.
Most colleges are retrenching and making changes to imcrease enrollment.
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Post by thesenator on Aug 28, 2015 19:53:28 GMT -5
For what it is worth St. Rose College is experiencing a decrease in enrollment. As a result faculty will be laid off. Source is in today's Albany Times Union. It appears many private colleges are experiencing a decrease in enrollment. Most colleges are retrenching and making changes to imcrease enrollment. i guess what i'd like to know is how other private colleges, particularly those that are similar to bonas in size and other common characteristics, are addressing the problem of declining enrollment...
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Post by Eileen OSullivan on Aug 29, 2015 3:19:55 GMT -5
My son applied to be an RA in March last year. He was put on the alternate list. They told him if enrollment goes up they would call him. The phone rang 6 days before RA training started. So I'm going to assume they had more students enter since they needed 2 more RA's.
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Post by ceharv on Sept 1, 2015 9:51:07 GMT -5
Turn the bad news around to our benefit - I assume that with lower enrollment, the student:faculty ratio will decrease, which is or should be a student recruiting tool to our advantage when compared to the big boys who are getting most of the new students. Make it a positive, not a negative.
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Post by thesenator on Sept 1, 2015 10:25:24 GMT -5
Turn the bad news around to our benefit - I assume that with lower enrollment, the student:faculty ratio will decrease, which is or should be a student recruiting tool to our advantage when compared to the big boys who are getting most of the new students. Make it a positive, not a negative.[/quote you're right, ceharv...whatever the problem is/seems to be..."make it a positive, not a negative"...
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Post by kcSBU03 on Sept 1, 2015 13:33:32 GMT -5
campus housing is superior to that in the village. the party folks move off to. Party with no restriction. APD would beg to differ about the no restriction part.
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