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Idea |
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“Almost Heaven” is an idea for a Mountain-Top Removal/
Mountain-Like Recreational Facility for, by, and with people in
wheelchairs. Mountain mine shafts can grow mushrooms for export,
Trash Treasures can recycle garbage into Living Room Art. With
unleashed ingenuity, the Mountain State can see the future
inside, under, and through, like nowhere else for people who
used to be called Handicapped, who could be seen as Handy-Capped
or even Hand E-KOPPed. |
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MU should be able to entice foreign firms looking to establish a
presence or expand operations in the US to come to the
Huntington area. Tout MU's research accomplishments &
capabilities and offer special services to support firms
locating here. |
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1. Increase summer research awards to allow a full summer of
work (10K or greater) 2. Expand other MU sponsored research
grants (mini-grants) 3. Expand data base of grants/mini grants
that are available in all disciplines (co-sponsorship) 4.
Increase funding for RA/GA/TA to attract a larger population of
full-time graduate students who can assist professors carrying
loads consisting of teaching and research. |
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Have summer outdoor concerts at the stadium and indoor concerts
at the Henderson Center. Combine use with city to combine fees
and upgrades and maintainance. Build new parking garage on 3rd
Ave. |
I would like to see a mini "Tamarack" setup in Downtown
Huntington to showcase the work of local artists and artisans
and to teach crafts. Possibly a collaboration with Marshall and
the HMOA.
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Campus tours need to start at a point closer to the main area of
campus, such as the Student Center. There needs to be some type
of tram, like in amusement park parking lots, to take visitors
around campus in cold or rainy weather. |
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Work cith city to clean up area around campus. Deteriorating
bldgs. Those old houses used to be the most beautiful in town.
Owners have allowed students to destroy them. Owners need to
charge higher damage deposits. City needs to create and enforce
codes. |
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Integrate service across the curriculum from Fr to Sr years.
Select key community partners to create more impact of service
activities. Center for Service could serve as key resource to
link students and available service roles. Emphasize student
skills. |
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Service Learning components in various courses can help our
students understand importance of service, but many already do
work for their churches, serve their families, and other civic
organizations. |
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Community service can be an excellent way for students to learn
critical thinking, their own strengths, weaknesses, and how to
relate to diverse individuals IF their experience is followed by
a discussion that allows them to process that experience. |
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To make public service and service learning a more visible part
of the curriculum. |
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Increase student participation in a broad array of leadership,
service learning, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, and
cultural opportunities. |
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Encourage students to write grants for area non-profit
organizations including: City of Huntington, Cabell County and
Marshall U. as part of the capstone requirement. |
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Institute a service requirement for all students beyond course
activities. Encourage service which utilizes skills at upper
levels. Include reflective component to reinforce role of
service in a healthy society. |
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How do we encourage growth of a service learning environment
which involves all academic units at MU?
1.See students at MU volunteer their
time and become involved in organizations that will help the
community. For example, Tri-State literacy needs some assistance
2.Have Service Learning as part of a graduation requirement, but
non fee based. Perhaps providing college credit and expand
internship. We need to have faculty also involved in the
process. 3. City Government needs to be more involved with
Marshall. Internships with MU students would help selected
departments. For example the Police Department, Marketing,
Planning, Finance, etc. 4. The Community and Business needs to
provide area for Internships and opportunities that students can
review and look for a match. The Chamber of Commerce does
provide Job Shadowing. MU needs to be more active in providing
job shadowing at the university. MU needs to encourage students
to pursue Internships. 5. Faculty training of business on how to
develop a good meaningful and professional Internship. |
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By getting the community involved with Marshall University,
people will realize how wonderful most of the students are. This
might even allow more job opportunities for students who are
struggling to get a job. Jobs in our area seem to be concern! |
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Marshall should find ways to connect closer to the community to
meet its needs. Academic programs should have community service
as part of their curricula. More programs and courses for
seniors--summer would be a great time. More camps for kids at
risk. |
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Partner w/existing local orgn./businesses to provide services
students may want/need in a manner that benefits both
organizations such as YMCA for fitness and Pullman Square for
entertainment (e.g. Thursday night music series). |
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Require documented community volunteer service of all
undergraduate students to broaden their learning. |
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I feel that we need a new computer data base that enables all MU
fund raising groups to share alumni contact information and
coordinate efforts. This would include Big Green, MU Alumni
Assoc., Student groups (frat. & Soroities) the MU foundation. |
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How do we create a campus infrastructure which supports and
encourages faculty and staff involvement in engagement?
1. Empower and
create an atmosphere that encourages engagement. Time is a
critical need. 2. Lobbing the legislature from a grass roots
effort from a community base to make sure Marshall is getting
the appropriate resources. More money for faculty.
3. Faculty needs to be encouraged to
be more creative to go beyond the classroom and into the
community for service. Create the need. For example do a PR
campaign for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. |
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The development of a scholarship for the children and dependents
of Marshall employees will increase enrollment, increase the
morale of the faculty and staff, and build greater loyalty to
the institution. |
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We need an additional incentive to attract more statewide
PROMISE recipients. This could increase residence hall
occupancy, will improve the quality of students, and generate
additional revenue for the institution. |
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The development of a transportation network between the main
campus and South Charleston. Right now there is no regular
shuttle service; great numbers of students & faculty would make
use of such a service, and I think continuing discussions with
the city/tri-state transit authority about this possibility, and
possibly the Rahall Transportation Center, would be a GREAT
step. |
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1. Huntington and Marshall need to work together more to help
city embrace MU. 2. Summer outdoor concerts at the stadium and
indoor concerts at Henderson Center. 3. Gain more fans. 4.
Combined city/MU rec center for all! |
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MU needs to develop a comprehensive tuition remission program
for employees, their spouses, and children. I suggest look at
the Ohio or Pennsylvania state school systems. Basically, free
tuition to children and employee and a reduction for spouses. |
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Allow children of MU faculty to attend MU free of tuition.
Children of faculty tend to be excellent students, sharing their
parents' value of learning. This would simultaneously enhance
the classroom environment and increase the MU graduation rate. |
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Many universities offer free education for employee's
dependents. I would love to see MU offer this to it's
employees. |
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I think tuition assistance for employee's children would be
something to look into. This would be another benefit to
attract qualified, long term employees. |
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Provide 6 cr/term tuition remission for ALL faculty/staff and
their children. Minimal cost to university and big return in
satisfaction and retention. One of the best benefits for a
university. Walk the talk and promote education of our
employees/families. |
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Offer free tuition to the children of faculty AND staff. |
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Desparately need a tuition reimbursement system where faculty,
staff and families could benefit. The waiver system is not
working. Staff have taken courses for 20 years and do not have
an associate degree. |
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To create top-rate University, we need to retain and attract
best faculty. Although, we cannot offer the top salaries we
could at least create an environment of belonging to our
faculty. One way is to give free-tuition for full-time faculty
children. |
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Provide 6 cr/term tuition remission for ALL faculty/staff and
their children. Minimal cost to university and big return in
satisfaction and retention. One of the best benefits for a
university. Walk the talk and promote education of our
employees/families |
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Offer tuition waiver to dependents of full-time faculty members
in order to recruit and retain faculty numbers. |
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UNI 101 sections and learning communities can be a good base for
initiating cross disciplinary thinking. |
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1.Daycare-The current program does not help students that have
children over the age of 5. If Marshall would expand its daycare
facility to encompass school age children, it would allow more
people to take evening classes, therefore increasing
enrollment. |
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Student Health Services: Department Faculty and MT students
could do waived tests. We would be required to do proficiency
testing which can be expensive. |
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Bring Student Health back on campus as a nurse run program;
consider adding an employee health component as a cost saving
factor for the university |
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Provide health care on campus for students, faculty, and staff
with integration of all health professions. Benefits: faster
care, reduced time off from work/school, provide opportunity for
clinical experience for students, provide revenue stream. |
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Our students need health care services on the main campus. |
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Provide Clin Lab Sci students a faculty to perform the waived
laboratory tests at the student health center. This would
provide additional materials for our students to use and could
provide a paid position for students. This should be self
sufficient. |
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MU can increase success for students who are parents (a
considerable portion of current and future enrollment) by
offering facilities such as a room where their kids can play
while they work on papers, projects, etc. on campus computers. |
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8.Alma Mater Discount- MU should consider offering a tuition
discount to alma maters that send their children to MU. This
would greatly boost enrollment. |
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In an effort to educate and retain high performing high school
students/faculty for the local economy and to attract top
faculty, offer free tuition or tuition assistance as an
incentive to attend MU for immediate family of faculty and dept.
heads. |
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I safest lowering the metropolitan fees and tuition to the
equality of in-state. The average household income in the
metropolitan area is lower than that of the in-state area.
Lowered metro costs would equal more metro students applying to
the school. |
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We need to give instate tuition to the tristate area including
Ashland, Chesapeake and Proctorville, etc. This will help in
getting more students to MU. OU is getting ready to build an
extension in OH so we need to step up and compete or lose
students. |
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In-state tuition for tri-state area, including Boyd, Greenup,
and Lawrence Counties. Unite with Ohio University Southern as
"feeder" school, in graduate studies, or connecting majors. If
joining with OUS not considered, consider adding new majors to
MU. |
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Allow metro county residents to pay in-state tuition. I believe
the increase in enrollment would easily make up for the dollars
lost by eliminating the metro fee. |
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Why hasn't the "metro" out of state reduced tuition area been
greatly expanded. Ohio should have at least 12 instead of 3. Ky
should expand deeper into the middle of the state, and make
certain counties in Virginia metro also. Broaden your
horizons. |
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3.Internet Tuition- It is cheaper to take online classes from a
different university and then pay the transfer fee to have the
credits recognized by MU than it is to take an online course
from MU. The fees need to be reduced. |
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student/employee health services: provide satellite
student/employee health services on main campus; utilize COHP
faculty as faculty practice |
communication between campuses: provide daily courier service to
both MOVC and South Charleston campus to facilitate
communication
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offer tuition waiver for dependents of faculty in order to
recruit faculty to campus |
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Bravo! This concept has been suggested before, and the answer
is always that the cost is too high. But what is the true
marginal cost of putting a student in an empty seat? It
certainly is not the full cost of tuition.And what are the
benefits of bringing faculty children on campus? They are
likely to be significant, both in boosted faculty moral and
good... |
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Equitable tuition: I am a proponent for equitable tuition. As
an out-of-state doctoral student, I was somewhat dismayed at the
difference in tuition rates for in-state, metro, and
out-of-state students. If Marshall sincerely is interested in
fostering a community atmosphere then segregation shouldn't
exist with regards to such financial matters. These added fees
serve to estrange some students, definitely... |
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Equitable tuition: Wouldn't equitable tuition just encourage
more Huntingtonians to run for the border? After all, why pay
WV taxes if you still get the same benefits? I don't see
this going over well with WV taxpayers and legislature. I paid
out-of-state grad rates at UK. Is there any public univ that
doesn't do this? |
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MU's biggest responsibility to the community is to graduate
capable, educated, thinking adults. Secondly, continue to
interact with other institutions in the area to use MU's human
and material resources to their fullest. |
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Marshall should put its emphasis is QUALITY undergraduate
education: as WVU admits more and more undergrads and becomes
like every other "big state U" Marshall could provide a much
needed alternative. |
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What might have a great need for now, say 2007, may not be
available in 2011. We are entrusted with preparing students
today for tomorrow. We must prepare them for the future and
give them the vision of the future. That is our responsibility
and the students’ quest to be prepared for it. Also, we need to
go to a trimester or quarter system and eliminate summer
school. This will be more cost effective over the long term.
It will also enhance student’s educational experience by
offering more classes. Our society moves at a faster pace
today. This will prepare students for this.Marshall is a great
institution to work at and for parents to send their children.
I believe Marshall can and will become a greater institution.
It is time to “ask not what Marshall can do for you, but what
can you do to enhance Marshall for today and tomorrow.” We, the
older generation, must pass the torch of leadership, education,
and our nation’s future to the students of today and students
yet to come. This is a daunting task. But I believe we can
accomplish these needed educational facilities. |
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How can we get additional high level of community involvement in
the decision making process in such critical areas as course
delivery, range of services, and events for the arts, expansion
of services, etc? 1.
Lay Academy (see submitted idea). |
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A lay academy whereby members of the community may 'teach'
subjects related to hobbies or specialied interests: life in
ancient Greece, theology of..., crafts not necesarily realted to
their professional career prior to retirement. Cf. program in
Wilm, De |
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Develop other consortia relationships on state, regional, and
national levels in order to improve and increase access to
scholarly materials (including learning objects), wherever they
reside. |
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COHP should collaborate with other colleges/departments to
elevate the level of health care in the tri-state. For example,
offer professional development for external partners and
community forums on topics in areas of faculty expertise. |
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6. Faculty helping students think critically and evaluate the
skills they had obtained from the Internship experience. 7.
Faculty need to be exposed to the real business world so they
can make sure they know what the students can expect from the
business world. 8. Formal contracts with larger corporations
across the nation for Internships. 9. We need to know where are
students have been successful in obtaining careers. We need to
network our existing alumni to better mentor our current
students. A portal where students can go and find possible
alumni they can create a relationship and have collaborative
possibilities. |
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Develop formal agreements with major industry and corporate
America to provide a large number of internship and post
graduate opportunities for Marshall graduates in various fields
of discpline with minority student indicators vs career fairs
only. |
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There is an emergent need for faculty/staff/students to develop
skills that help them effectively interact with those different
from themselves. Performance evaluation should include diversity
education/training as required for professional development. |
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Implement programs of activities to retain students on campus
during weekends. Most students leave campus due to a lack of
friends with common interests. Current trends such as physical
fitness need to be considered in creating student "clubs". |
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Students have no place to gather during their free time (late
night) to develop social networks that will aid them in
identifying and developing personal strengths, commitment to
each other and their surrounding community. Give them that
place. |
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To entice students to stay on campus on the weekend, plan one
major student activity per month at MSC with free food. Some
institutions provide weekly events, MU could begin with a
monthly activity and if successful move towards a weekly
activity. |
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There should be more to do on the weekends. Why not have more
activities? At least have local college bands play on the
weekends-SOMETHING. Rally students to get into the Guiness Book
of World Records. The bars get really old and boring after a
while. |
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Increase student access to university facilities on evenings,
weekends, holidays and summer. If we don't want to be a
suitcase campus stop the building lock-downs. Leave elevators
on and doors open. Some disciplines, such as art, require
ongoing work and access to facilities. |
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Creation of a one-stop area to benefit the students.
Brochures/resource materials could be provided re: other areas
such as; health serv., career serv., student insurance &
tutoring. Computers available to assist students w/accessing
online forms and info |
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Bring in music artists that students like. Take surveys from
students to get an idea of the most popular artist and spend
money on that artist rather than a few artists that no one will
go to. Have to give kids a reason to stay here on weekends.
PROMOTE!! |
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There needs to be better identification of students that are
at-risk and appropriate support services developed to encourage
the retention and graduation of this population. |
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To keep students on campus over the weekend, there could be
student clubs centered around music, art, etc. Perhaps student
surveys could be used to determine interest. Three day weekends
- no class on Friday - is a greater challenge. |
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Develop marketing tools to describe services offered for other
departments and students. An area such as this could assist the
student in resolving their concerns and help in achieving their
academic goals. |
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Students' allegiance to MU could be fostered through a new
student orientation period during which they meet fellow
students (form bonds), learn traditional cheers and songs, and
get library and study skills training. Other schools do this:
it helps! |
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Public schools' Spring Break is in April. MU's is in March. So
any MU student w/ school age kids or anyone w/ school age & MU
kids can't enjoy either Spring Break, & MU students w/ school
age kids have to pay for child care during their kids' Spring
Bre |
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Public Art Policy: To ensure that Marshall’s physical campus
grows wisely, like esteemed public institutions nationwide,
Marshall should consider adopting a percent-for-art acquisition
and stewardship policy to beautify the campus, stimulate
divergent thinking, preserve cultural assets, and cultivate
donors. |
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Tell me why I should be alarmed by our retention rates: 1. We
have a truly unique socio-economic student body - how can we
compare our rates with other institutions? 2. I know of many
examples of students that try college, and decide that they'd
rather do something else (eg work in a big city) for a few
years, and then return. They (many are 1st generation students)
see the work they... |
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Student retention :You are right about better advising. We
start to improve on that by making advising mandatory through
graduation for all students.Surveys of graduating Marshall
students suggest those students in colleges with mandatory
advising are the most satisfied with advising. No one should be
surprised by that. |
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Student retention: Improved advising is very important. I agree
that it should be mandatory. |
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College of Education and Human Service's Role in the new MU
Vision: The COEHS should partner with other MU
departments/institutes/colleges and colleges throughout the
region in conducting and publishing multidisciplinary research
(economic, geospatial, sociological, pyschological, etc.) aimed
at strengthening rural schools and helping the communities they
serve to thrive. |
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I had an interesting conversation with a group of students about
“social capital” on the Marshall campus recently. The gist of
this conversation was that very few students (at least according
to my sample) seem to care what happens to Marshall. They want
their degree and they want out. More alarming, possibly, is
that this seems to be the default position of many faculty
members as well... |
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Yes, and Yes! Students, in my experiences here, for the most
part don't care particularly about Marshall, in large part
because they feel abused, sometimes in concrete ways - lack of
advising and information, getting passed from office to office
without their problem(s) being solved, professors who won't
respond to their requests for help, and so forth - and sometimes
by what they percieve... |
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You are completely on target about the lack of openess and
trust. And it doesn't just apply to faculty vs. students, or
staff vs faculty, etc. It affects departments within the same
division, and it also manifests in staff vs staff conflict as
well. I have worked here for 20 years, and I believe the level
of trust and cooperation university-wide has decreased steadily
from years ago. ... |
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I think a series of fora, or dare I say town meetings, would be
an important step in the right direction, and I would hope that
faculty would take it seriously enough to get involved. I too
find the limited time for suggestions troubling, but it's not
nearly as troubling as the fact that so few are interested in
participating. It seems that for many here, dissatisfaction with
the process... |
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Give us students a real opportunity to be involved in the
strategic planning process. Introducing this initiative near the
end of the semester when we're heavily engaged in other
activities demonstrates the university's disinterest in gaining
any meaningful input from us.It is so hard for Marshall to
believe its students are genuinely interested in improving the
quality of their education and the... |
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Create a partnership with Blenko Glass to engender a new
generation of both utilitarian and design glass artists. Pilchuk
of the EAST!!!! |
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As part of the partnership with Huntington, develop student
internships in IT and Finance. Emphasize possible use of
electronic resources provided by the state such as a lockbox,
ACH or credit card. |
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A direct partnership with Unlimited Future, Inc., to provide
Marshall with a small business incubator. Most of the colleges
and universities in WV are either developing or have developed
their own small business incubators, Marshall has not. |
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MU's financial system and the compliance requirements placed on
MU have become extremely complex. MU needs staff members who
are knowledgeable about management principles, finance, budgets
and IT applications. |
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Marshall has lots of brain power potential in highly qualified
faculty members who recently have retired and still live in
Huntington area. Develop a program that will take advantage of
this -- providing a vehicle for their contributions. |
Support concept of Scholarship of Engagement in tenure and
promotion process. Emphasize the importance of faculty and
students using skills and expertise to transform the community.
Huntington needs Marshall and we need Huntington to be strong.
Win-win.
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Service activities of the University should be tied to other
activities whenever possible to provide multi-use of resources.
Resources committed to service activities should follow
institutional priorities. |
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Build strategic partnerships with Research I universities in
other states that provide opportunities to multiply the value
created by Marshall’s investments in research. These
partnerships should focus on specific areas of collaboration and
cooperation that expand the fundability of research conducted at
Marshall and specialized expertise and resources that are not
available at Marshall. |
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Steps should be taken to solve to interrelated problems:
students working too much and students not staying on campus |
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Find a way to connect students to the school to build tradition
and love for the school and town. This is a suitcase college and
we need to change that if we are going to be successful. Promote
all functions and maybe pair students in all classes. |
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Students need to feel a connection to Marshall and I think by
grouping students who take the same classes would be a great way
to build friendships. If these kids have the classes with the
same students for a couple years they will make friends. |
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Marshall needs to develop more of a sense of community among the
students: freshmen interest groups, learning communities, campus
activities that encourage the commuters to return to campus
after class is over, weekend activities for residential
students. |
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Serve as continuing education (CPU) resource for professionals.
Provide on-campus conferences, online classes, summer institutes
and regional/national professional meetings. Definite
opportunity in Health Professions. |
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Provide satellite health services in rural, underserved areas.
Bring specialty care and consultation to remote areas. |
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To increase the potential learning, retention, and commitment to
MU of students, we should personalize the educational process as
much as possible by teaching through undergraduate research,
faculty-student collaboration, community action research, etc. |
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The Art and Science of Communication in the 21st Century: As
Marshall develops the "commerce of ideas" we need to be
attentive to how those ideas and subsequent spin offs (products,
technologies, etc.) will be shared beyond the university.
Moreover, as we prepare students to move into careers, we should
pay careful attention to their abilities as communicators. As
we develop the next generation of scientists, we should also be
developing... |
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A collaborative and caring community: I agree with posts about
students seeking the path of least resistance in pursuit of
thier immediate goals. It's also apparent to me that we don't
have a real sense of community amoung our students. We're no
different that most IHEs that have herterogenoeus populations,
but I firmly believe that we can instill in our students a
better sense that they belong to a community... |
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A collaborative and caring community: And let's expand our
student organizations to include the students on the South
Charleston campus! Huntington and South Charleston operate
independently from each other. Rarely have I encountered a
student from either campus who took any coursework whatsoever
from the other campus. There are issues pertinent to the
campuses individually, and so to the students. I find that
students... |
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Student/University Culture: At the risk of repeating myself, and
with no intention of diverting the excellent discussion my
initial post started, let me re-paste here the paragraph I find
so disturbing/enlightening/provocative/scary: Ultimately, higher
education's success requires students to take more
responsibility for their own learning. The more students are
engaged in the intellectual work of thinking and learning,... |
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Student/University Culture: I have to qualify these remarks by
saying I'm rather new to Marshall, and I'm not sure if that
means I have a unique perspective or unrealistic expectations
(not that the two are mutually exclusive). I think the
suggestion of rethinking general education is an important place
to start: I hear students regularly complain about the Marshall
Plan, and whether or not these complaints are justified seems... |
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Some students seek a degree, not an education. I don't have an
answer for that but I am sure not all students are the same. I
wonder if we could market and increase the awareness of the
Honors Designation. This would be somewhat like... |
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These are excellent suggestions! I too am fairly new to
MArshall, and while I find the students very receptive to what I
offer in the classroom, they need to be taught to think beyond
"get a grade" type thinking. They came into my class expecting
to be "taught"- defined in their minds as "teacher says, I write
or I do", versus active learning. |
Infusing critical thinking in all that we do. I have just
recently had people tell me it's no use to suggest any sort of
collaborative efforts with K-12, as they will not be accepted!
I don't know if that's true or not, but I do know that I see on
a daily basis (via the writing and oral skills of students - or
more to the point, the lack thereof) students who are completely
and totally unprepared for college-level work. And yet
somehow...
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Revitalize the General Education program at Marshall, giving
full consideration to eliminating the “distributed” and
returning to the “core” general education program model.
Marshall must be held accountable for developing and advancing
the essential thinking/learning foundations, dispositions and
ways of knowing in their graduates, which form the basis for
lifelong learning. |
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Establish an MU "business directory" listing MU alumni, their
business and their business address. Sell it to alumni to
support MU, use it as source for fundraising contacts, encourage
cross referrals for business development. |
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1. forums for community input will likely not generate realistic
initiatives. 2.corridor between MU campus and Huntington
downtown could be developed as a campus culture corridor. 3.MU
should focus on developing community programs that enhance the
quality of life, stimulate the economy, and generate learning
experiences for students. What can MU do to help Huntington
become a "top 100" small city? |
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MU should work with local government and business to establish a
Huntington-Charleston intercity transportation system on 64
which would fulfill a need for transporting students and faculty
between our two campuses and spur economic growth for the
region. |
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promote,promote,promote the Pullman Square Shuttle. This is an
extremely valuable asset not only for the obvious economic value
but for Marshall related events like ball games, music concert
events at the stadium),etc. |
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Sports is vital for income for any university. There needs to
be A LOT of attention placed on the baseball program. The
coaches discourage players. They deceive the players & family
supporters with marathon games that don't exist. MU needs a new
field. |
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To increase the out-of-state recruitment market, additional
resources will be needed to support the development of quality
publications and additional travel. |
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Every university in the Appalachian region should have programs
dedicated to preserving the land, culture and history of
Appalachia. |
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We need a Center for Appalachian Studies that would include
history, ecology and economics. The Appalachians are some of the
oldest mountains in the world and seem to lack our intellectual
curiosity.Students need a better sense of history and science. |
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Workshops and Health Fairs using Point-of-Care laboratory
instruments for blood tests. Also provide workshops for
healthcare providers on these point-of-care instruments. |
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MU establish and administer a Higher Education and Applied
Technology Center in Huntington area bringing in courses of
study/degree programs from other colleges/universities not
available at MU. Tie to Velocity Center and business technology
development |
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It was our vision that one of the local universities would
provide post-secondary opportunities in this field as well as
collaboration with Kanawha County to expand the program to other
school systems in the region via distance learning and the
internet. An internet search reveals that more and more colleges
are offering programs in "International Studies" such as
Georgetown University, UNC Greensboro, and So. California
Community Colleges to name a few. As a MU graduate, I believe
this program may serve to elevate Marshall's business program to
a higher status as well as make the Advantage Valley corridor
even more attractive to national and international corporations.
I believe this idea could be initiated with minimal cost and
relatively minor curriculum adjustments to Marshall University.
At the same time it could provide large returns for the
institution in terms of regional business, government
involvement and grant opportunities. Marshall University can
take the lead in our region for this idea! |
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Sissonville High presented itself as a good fit for such a
venture as it is located near NGK Sparkplugs (Japanese), Toyota,
and WV-American Water (German) companies.Sissonville High has
already implemented this program of studies as a magnet school
with emphasis in the areas of: Social Studies, Foreign
Language, Business, and Technologies. They also offer other
special opportunities in the area. |
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and WV-American Water (German) companies. Sissonville High has
already implemented this program of studies as a magnet school
with emphasis in the areas of: Social Studies, Foreign
Language, Business, and Technologies. They also offer other
special opportunities in the area. It was our vision that one of
the local universities would provide post-secondary
opportunities in this field as well as collaboration with
Kanawha County to expand the program to other school systems in
the region via distance learning and the internet. An internet
search reveals that more and more colleges are offering programs
in "International Studies" such as Georgetown University, UNC
Greensboro, and So. California Community Colleges to name a few.
As a MU graduate, I believe this program may serve to elevate
Marshall's business program to a higher status as well as make
the Advantage Valley corridor even more attractive to national
and international corporations. I believe this idea could be
initiated with minimal cost and relatively minor curriculum
adjustments to Marshall University. At the same time it could
provide large returns for the institution in terms of regional
business, government involvement and grant opportunities.
Marshall University can take the lead in our region for this
idea! |
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In response to your solicitation for community input for the
university, I propose the following: The implementation of an
"INTERNATIONAL STUDIES" program at Marshall. I have been
involved with the construction and development of a new middle
school in Sissonville, WV - a suburb north of Charleston. The
group I worked with, "Better Schools, Better Communities"
suggested that the new Sissonville Middle School (now under
construction) and the current Sissonville High School implement
a magnet curriculum for international studies. I personally
presented this concept to the governor's "West Virginia, Vision
Shared" panel in the summer of '04. They were quite
enthusiastic about the opportunities this could create for the
region in terms of economic development and the access to a
well-educated population, one that could be prepared to reach
outside state and national boundaries. Vision Shared offered
its expertise and resources to develop the program as soon as
possible. Sissonville High presented itself as a good fit for
such a venture as it is located near NGK Sparkplugs (Japanese),
Toyota, |
In response to your solicitation for community input for the
university, I propose the following: The implementation of
an"INTERNATIONAL STUDIES" program at Marshall. I have been
involved with the construction and development of a new middle
school in Sissonville, WV - a suburb north of Charleston. The
group I worked with, "Better Schools, Better Communities"
suggested that the new Sissonville Middle School (now under
construction) and the current Sissonville High School implement
a magnet curriculum for international studies. I personally
presented this concept to the governor's "West Virginia, Vision
Shared" panel in the summer of '04. They were quite
enthusiastic about the opportunities this could create for the
region in terms of economic development and the access to a
well-educated population, one that could be prepared to reach
outside state and national boundaries. Vision Shared offered
its expertise and resources to develop the program as soon as
possible.
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Based on co-op engineering models (Va.Tech, U of Cinn.)
establish MU co-op study programs in bio-technology, health care
and education. A new tool to bring in highly talented WV high
school students. |
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With cutbacks, many don't get needed services. Thus, many
juvenile delinquents are illiterate. COEHS should lead
cooperative program w/ teaching, counseling, etc., to help
salvage their lives. Great experience for our students -- very
rewarding. |
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Expand international learning experiences for students and
faculty members by supporting study abroad and exchange
programs. This would help all involved gain a global
perspective. |
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Create summer camp academic programs based on the athletic camp
model of a four-day experience on campus. |
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Have mathematics and science "camps" not only for kids but also
for adults. Make them entertaining as well as educational. |
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Bring dollars to campus/Huntington during summer by offering
summer courses/institutes/camps. Use underused facilities
(classrooms/dorms) while bringing funds to city as well as
enhancing image by offering unique programs, ex; parish nursing
institute. |
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Provide summer camp experiences that go beyond athletics. Using
the athletic camp prototype, Marshall University can provide
summer camps in computers, writing, performing arts, science,
leadership, and etc. The resident halls lie empty all summer. |
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How can we expand our linkages with high schools to ensure that
graduates are adequately prepared for post-secondary programs?
What metric should we use to assure that this is being taken
care of effectively? 1.
Academic Fantasy Camp. This could help
bring some very good students in the summer to expose them to
what MU has to offer. Maybe offer credit. Science camp. Camps
at all different ages. 2.
The university needs a show on academics
that highlights. MU report weekly. Hire young faculty with
energy. Our bandleader is an example. Our faculty need to be
acknowledged for those that are go beyond the call of duty.
3. Marshall Magazine focuses too much
on the million dollar donor and not on the real contributors. |
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The skill of "learning how to learn" is not only needed, but is
necessary for anyone entering any university. Marshall could
create campus/online classes on this topic for those already
enrolled and also for high school students preparing for
college. |
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establish "ditance learning" video capability at southern WV
high schools for the community. Target people working in
business, education and professions. Allow them to obtaing
undergraduate and graduate course work in their communities. |
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Collaborate with Wayne/Cabell schools to develop a pilot project
that establishes a "virtual" math/science/art design academy at
MU for high school students. It should be scalable for expansion
statewide and adaptable to encompass grades 6-8. |
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Establish a "field trip" program for elementary/middle school
students classes to visit an MU academic facility and attend an
MU Olympic sport contest free of charge. Provide students with a
Marshall item and initiate their interest in MU and MU athletics |
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Many students and teachers in WV K-12 schools are disconnected
from our globalize world. MU should establish a teacher exchange
program & partner with WVDE to place foreign visiting scholars
in WV rural schools to teach foreign languages & other subjects |
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develop an organized program involving nutrition faculty to
serve as mentors or a big brother big sister model to support
health and nutrition clubs in high schools who in turn work with
middle school students. This would be self sustaining year to
year. |
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Work with local school districts (e.g., Cabell and Wayne) to
establish a public Math, Science, Design and Engineering Academy
modeled after the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora,
IL (http://www.imsa.edu/). The proposed integration of “design”
with math, science and engineering offers a unique educational
opportunity to blend aesthetic and logical thinking frameworks
with the goal of fostering greater creativity and
inventiveness. |
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Faculty members in sciences could develop outreach labs, hold
workshops for teachers to learn to use the labs, and purchase
and maintain equipment which can be checked out by high schools
to use the labs and offer teacher scientist partnerships. |
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Develop a partnership between the athletic department and local
schools and youth organizations Capitalize on the many
opportunities to tie the classroom with athletics. Reward
excellence in attendance and challenge students to strive for
academic growth |
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I would like to see a "Lifelong Learning Center" set up in
Downtown Huntington offering literacy and basic life skills
classes to all age groups. The long vacant corner of 4th Avenue
& 10th Street might be a good location - or the Huntington
Arcade. |
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Establish a program to assist local firms with research and
other support that can help them enter markets overseas. |
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MU should offer undergraduate courses at the MUGC campus. To
offer undergraduate courses would result in full utilization of
the facility with support staff in place. Opportunity - easy
access to a large student population in the Kanawha Valley. |
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When it comes to studies of local, regional and state economic
development, Marshall University is and should be the
intellectual "think tank" to produce studies and models that can
be put in use. I believe it is necessary for us to fill this
rule. |
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College of Education and Human Service's Role in the new MU
Vision: From a student's perspective, it seems MU neglects the
COEHS. With some of the worst facilities on campus including a
building that: floods regularly, features overcrowded basement
classrooms where students struggle to find a seat or table
space, and has rooms with some of the worst wheelchair
accessibility on campus. Additionally, the school increasingly
fails to attract and retain quality faculty... |
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We might consider eliminating the metro fee for students living
in the surrounding area. Ohio University is making great in
roads in this area especially with their new center being built
in Proctorville. We are loosing students. |
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Although there seems to be a focus on growing enrollment, the
question becomes how will the increase in classes be provided,
how will the support services be enhanced, and how will the cost
of recruitment/retention be offset. |
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Engage the community to increase the support of collections and
services. Work with community leaders to develop the Ohio River
Museum in the downtown. Special Collections will provide the
infrastructure for the Museum collections. Libraries will seek
grants to create museum business plan |
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Connect with downtown Huntington. Marshall, in the eyes of
many, is Huntington. Strengthen this bond by making downtown
part of Marshall. This ultimately would strengthen the economy
of Huntington and give students something different to identify
with. |
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Work with downtown merchants and city officials to bring the
campus and downtown closer together. This effort needs to be
ongoing. Students need monetary incentives and more clothing
stores, similar to those at the Huntington Mall, to bring them
downtown. |
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Consider more off-campus centers. Off-campus centers - MOVC -
are very effective & efficient at the delivery of higher
education to communities because most support services are
provided by the main campus with small incremental costs. |
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We need more parking for football games. |
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As others have said the Teays Valley center needs a Building
yesterday. I am a student taking classes thru this and I love
being able to take classes closer to home and it gives another
opportunity to offer classes. |
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If Teays Valley does not expand to their own building...they are
as large as they will ever be. The University is doing itself,
the students, and the community an injustice by not allowing
this branch of MU to expand and be a great learning facility! |
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President should consider building Marshall facility in Putnam
county. Some classes are currently offered in Hurricane High
School. But how long can it possibly last? - Former MU student,
resident of Putnam and supporter of Marshall |
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I am a GA at Teays Valley Regional Center. MU Classes are
currently offered in the evening in high schools.The center has
a definite need for its own building. I hope MU will not miss
such a great opportunity. There is a big potential in Putnam
County. |
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I take MU classes in Hurricane High. Which is great that MU
offers classes in Putnam county. This is my only chance to get a
college degree.I just wish we had our own building with comuter
labs, study area... thanks |
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A facility is over due in Putnam County for the delivery of
classes through the Teays Valley Regional Center. The use of
Hurricane High initially was ok, but it should not be considered
a permanent solution. Enrollment would increase with a new
building |
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Students in Teays Valley attend classes at the high school in
the evening. We need a building of our own for the Marshall
University classes. |
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The Teays Valley Regional Center has been serving Teays Valley
and the region since 1997. The offering of classes in Putnam
County has allowed many people to go to college who would not
have gone otherwise. We need a building to house the program. |
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Additional resources should be provided for the further
development of the Putnam County Center to hopefully duplicate
the achievements of the Mason County facility. Afterall Putnam
County is the only growing county in the area so lets build on
it. |
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The Teays Valley Regional Center needs a place to call home! A
new building for the TVRC would open doors for the students, the
community and Marshall, allowing all three to thrive. Not having
a building limits the accomplishments of this branch of MU. |
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The Extended Education in Teays Valley needs its own building.
Using the high school is very limiting and inconvenient. More
students will be served with a separate building. |
The establishment of MU off campus centers fulfills the
established goals. Serving non-traditional students by taking
the school house to the students serves everyone well. A
building for the Teays Valley Regional Center is needed. TVRC
could grow!
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Marshall University Teays Valley Regional Center grew at an even
faster rate than the Mid-Ohio Valley Center in its first seven
years of operation and desperately needs a building of its own,
similar to that of the MOVC and already two years behind. |
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MU needs to build a facility in Teays Valley near Interstate
64. A facility in Teays Valley would create an opportunity to
increase student access and enrollment in an area of rapid
business expansion and population growth. |
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Marshall University needs a building in Putnam County. The
presence here now is fragmented. Enrollment as I understand it
is around 1200 and you utilize space provided by Putnam County
schools. We want a building which serves our community and is
visible |
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I would like to suggest that the university seriously consider
building a school of extended education facility (similar to the
one at MOVC) in Putnam County. This area already provides MU
classes, but is running out of space. It is MUCH needed! |
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Marshall needs a campus in Putnam County. Preferably along I 64.
Classrooms and a facility big enough to house large community
gatherings. |
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I think the future of Huntington and Charleston are intertwined,
regionalism will happen. Marshall could be ready for this by
building and expanding are resources in the Teays Valley area.
Thats where the money and resources will be centered. |
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Science museum close to campus, well staffed, opportunity for
local schools/classes to visit, rotating exhibitions (yearly)
secondary focus on robotics and computer programming, design
group competitive events (first lego league, FIRST, etc ) |
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Buy Keith-Albee Theatre and turn into performing arts center for
major Artists Series and lecture series, etc., |
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Marshall needs to purchase the Keith Albee Theatre for a
regional arts center. The historic building is only one of about
225 such structures left in the country and the only one in WV. |
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A top priority of the University in Community & Service should
be to acquire the Keith Albee Theatre. This historic theatre is
one of approximately 225 such theatres left in the United
States. The venue would provide an expanded cultural outlet for
MU. |
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Build on Library Associates’ program and activities within MU
and Huntington Communities. Events include luncheons, dinners,
book signings, book talks, holiday shopping sprees, events
celebrating authors and contributors to the MU Libraries. |
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14.Buffalo Statues- Washington DC launched a beautification
campaign by letting groups sponsor a statue (elephant or
donkey). It was a huge hit. MU should try this w/ buffalo
statues throughout Huntington, all facing Old Main. |
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Provide CPR training for campus and community members. Although
available off-campus, scheduling and costs reduce participation. |
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Educate the campus and community at large on the importance of
consuming a healthy diet. This could be achieved by offering
basic nutrition courses available to all MU students. |
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When will Marshall University provide health care to remote
Southern West Virginia rural areas? Look at Route 10 and open 6
day clinics offering "fast track ERs" every 30 miles to
Chapmanville. It would place Marshall Med School on the map! |
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As the closest WV tributary of the Ohio River to campus
traversing mainly park land through Huntington, Marshall should
adopt Four pole Creek, promote its restoration and help solve
the two main pollution problems. |
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More emphasis should be placed on the Ohio River and ways for
Marshall to interact with it. |
Consider adding a community service requirement to the Marshall
Plan.
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The future of Marshall: * Increased Community Service (Adopt an
AmeriCorps program) * Focus on vocation/professional employment
(quick trng that leads to employment. banking, mine trng,
beauty, etc.) * Rural expansion- courses rural areas(swvct |
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Establish "Michigan State-like" residential living-learning
communities at Marshall. Some of the features include linked
courses, integrated leadership and service opportunities, peer
tutoring, community building and greater connections to faculty. |
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Have the Safety Dept & the Rahall Inst. work together to produce
a new driver's safety course to meet BRIM's requirements for
M.U. Make it a group capstone project. Keep the intellectual
rights. Sell the program on the internet or wherever. |
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1.Permanently assigned investigator, training officer, and
community relations officer to properly organize and manage
these critical areas. 2.Better utilization of patrol officers
throgh expansion of bike patrol. 3.Expand community service
programs. |
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Pursue a traffic loop around campus rather than a troublesome,
expensive, flooding tunnel under Fifth Avenue. Using Third
Avenue, Hal Greer and 20th Street, a four-lane connector south
of campus would complete a rectangular loop. |
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Divert Fifth Avenue The best possible
proposal would be to bury Fifth Avenue from some point beyond
Hal Greer Boulevard to 2 0 ~ Street. If this is impossible, I
recommend re-routing Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue. Eighth
Avenue would need to be widened in places, but it would carry
traffic out of Huntington. Seventh Avenue could also be widened
to carry some of the Fifth Avenue traffic. The reasons for this
proposal are: * To prevent the accidents that are sure to happen
on Fifth Avenue. We must always work to improve the safety of
our students as well as others. * To improve the campus so that
it will be more concentrated and less segmented and, of course,
more esthetically pleasing. |
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Connect campus by running 5th and 3rd ave. underground past
campus. Doing this would decrease the inner city feel of campus
and connect it and make it safer to walk to class and to your
car. Would help connect students to campus. |
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Connect the campus by running 3rd ave. underground. This will
give Marshall more of a campus feel instead of an inner city
campus feel. Students need to feel connected and it would make
it safer to do so. Would look great also. This needs to take
place. |
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Link traffic light at 19th & Third Avenue with crosswalk light
at Science Building. Turning both lights red simultaneously
would stop all traffic on Third and allow safer crossing. Put
lights facing downtown for walkers to see when it is safe to
cross. |
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I have done 13 College Fairs for Marshall in the last few
years. One of our clear strengths is our guaranteed,
non-competitive scholarships. Every valedictorian at every high
school in WV and Ohio should get a letter from Marshall with the
details. |
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Greater efforts must be placed in attracting students from out
of area/state. The economic impact of this is would be huge for
the huntington area. Not to mention when we bring students here
they need to stay here, put the suitcases away. |
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We need to institute, as soon as possible, an honor code at
Marshall for all members of the Marshall community; this will
enhance students' educational experience, and help ensure that
we are all committed to the highest standards of excellence. |
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Have the capstone requirement mean something. Get Seniors in
Business,Criminal Justice,Finance to do unpaid internships with
the City of Huntington to collect unpaid city B & O taxes. Have
Parks/Recreation work with local parks. Many opportunities
exist. |
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Sports matters and should be supported - competing on the
national level is the best advertisement the University can get,
and gets our name out to a broader range of good students. |
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Establish a relationship with Fine Arts and Chruchs. Students
could sing in the choir, play music, dance, establish contemoray
services for youth, get to see what MU has to offer. Some
churches might be able to pay others may not. teaching classes
also. |
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MU could help Huntington small businesses the most by offering
all who want to open a business a free business plan, designed
and developed by qualified Marshall personnel. More small
businesses fail for lack of a good business plan than for
anything else |
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there needs to be more co-operation between the So. Chas. campus
and the Hunt. campus |
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Adopt a 70-20-10 rule for professional staff resource
allocation. Seventy percent of each unit’s human resource
should be spent on existing production and systems, twenty
percent should be spent on new and innovative improvements to
existing systems or processes, and ten percent should be spent
on professional development in an area not necessarily related
to the individual or unit’s function but a research area that
interests the staff member. |
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Marshall University would be most improved by improving it's
"front line" people. These are the people that the public first
talks to when they contact the university in many departments
such as financial aid, human resources, the registrar,
admissions |
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Marshall University supervisors should receive periodic
supervisory training. All staff should receive training in
quality, customer services, communication, and teambuilding. |
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The "front line" employees are so important as the first
impressions of MU. It begins with the Admissions, Financial Aid,
Bursar, Registrar, student housing and ends with the Alumni.
There is only ONE first impression of a higher ed institution
for your child. Recruiting National Merit students and high
achieving students to campus is not that difficult. It begins
with communication, personal contact, extreme interest and a
genuine concern. Quality students attract other quality students
and become quality alumni. This should be the primary focus.
Most all other goals will fall into place; research, donations,
interest, intellect, growth, and community involvement. The
university is up-grading the facilities of Old Main-wonderful.
The front line offices must create a good first impression for
visiting and prospective students. The first letter, call, the
vision of the campus and hopefully the lasting impression.
Reward the front line workers; there may never be a second
chance to obtain that quality family to MU. Success breeds more
and continued success. Consider removing the metro tuition rate.
Draw a circle around the tri-state area and make it local;
in-state. Quantity and quality students are at your back door.
Show the tri-state community how to be the area leader in
education; every day in every way- beginning in 2006. |
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Brand ourselves, really establish who we are. We are Marshall
but are we a liberal arts,professional technical college. find
our niche ,market it. We have let some our potential department
go , ot change with the times SLP for ex.;should be in Medical |
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Develop an effective enrollment management/marketing plan that
will increase substantially overall student retention and
graduation rates. Expand non-resident student recruitment in
targeted areas like Washington, DC with a goal of increasing
overall net tuition/fee revenues by $3 million annually by 2008.
Increase the number of transfer students with the goal of
increasing net tuition/fee revenues annually by $1 million by
2008. |
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MU needs to develop a recruitment and marketing plan which has
specific goals and develops strategies to achieve these goals.
Specific performance measurements should be adopted in order to
see if goals are being accomplished. |
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Both on campus and off campus event should be better publized.
It seems like I only hear about events after they happen. |
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Advertising- MU should try a technique that has been working
well in airports around the world. rent out advertising space
above the urinals and on the back of bathroom stall doors, or
even inside the elevators on a per semester basis. |
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Recommend a greater focus on creating an institutional
identity. Consider targeting Appalachian scholarship as an area
of emphasis and support....Encourage and support enhanced levels
of faculty and student scholarship in a few selected areas of
study. |
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Provide more support for the marching band. This can be even
more of a great PR tool for MU. The band is on the right
track...don't let it slip. |
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Develop a comprehensive communications and marketing plan that
enables Marshall University to present a consistent and
effective message to its various stakeholders |
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WE NEED BETTER PUBLIC RELATIONS! Consider hiring some students
from our fine program or have them work on this as a class
project for graduation, but push our university name/image as
the best in the state and region. WVU/OSU and others aren't
better. |
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From my point of view, Marshall is looked upon by many i know as
a bad school as far as alcohol goes. If it could be possible to
restrict or ban underage drinking, that would make the public
image much better. |
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MU needs to foster greater student & faculty exchange with
universities around the world, especially in Asia and Australia. |
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We have not fully capitalized and supported our Kanawha Valley
presence because we have traditionally been Huntington-centric.
We are giving away the economic and gov. center of the State to
other institutions and it may be too late to do anything. |
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Realize that we must expand the university’s visibility to areas
beyond the Tri-State. As a start, we must create a larger
footprint in Putnam and Kanawha counties. Kanawha County ranks
second only to Cabell in the number of students enrolled at
Marshall. Putnam County ranks 3rd. Cultivate and Promote!
Investigate needs both physical and programmatic and employ the
Mid-Ohio Valley Center as a model. |
FOLLOW UP ANSWERS TO THE THREE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY SPONSERED LEARNING CENTER IN FAIRFIELD WEST COMMUNITY
AS ANSWERED BY PASTOR SHAW AND PANEL FROM REAL LIFE CHRISTIAN
CENTER I. What Do We Want to Accomplish In The Learning Center?
A. Enhance Skills in Core Subjects -Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic 1. Follow-up with assignment taught in school-
helping student to accomplish task
B. Have students meet expected performance on grade level
C. Provide one on one teaching to address learning disabilities
and challenges.
D. Work on social development skills I.E. :
1. Proper peer group interaction
2. Respect for Authority
3. Express Dangers of Substance Abuse
E. Perform Immediate assessment of each child to establish base
line and to target Childs' area of weakness'
F. Present a relaxed environment for students / study friendly
G. Encourage Parental and Community involvement at the center
H. Further assist parents in helping kids to learn
I. Supply Handouts for parents to teach core subjects
J. Provide Transportation when necessary |
C. Meet all AYP- Adequate Yearly Progress in all sub cells
D. Improved Scores on Standardized Testing
E. Reduction of drop-out rate in Fairfield West community
F. Truancy problem reduced
G. Healthier behavior and conduct in class rooms, community and
home
H. Help reduce teen pregnancy
I. Making young men and women gainful contributors to society
J. Better attitude toward life in general
K. Create a Stronger Community, Business and Church Support
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Dear Dr. Kopp:
As a concerned member of the community, I am pleased that you
and Marshall University have taken the initiative for the
enhancement of our children and our future through the strategic
vision process. I therefore submit a response to earlier
discussions of the development of a Learning Center in the
Fairfield West Community that would involve Marshall University,
Cabell County Board of Education, local pastors, community and
civic leaders.
I trust that this will further the process. Any questions or
comments please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Sincerely,
Charles D. Shaw
Pastor/President |
K. Serve Food- Snacks
L. Give Goal Oriented Incentives
1. Certificates/ Diplomas
2. Monetary gifts/Gift Certificates
3. Graduation Party
1. For making the honor roll, significant grade improvements,
scholarships and etc.
M. Special Needs teachers to help children with special needs
N. Include proper community role models for children to pattern
after
1. Involvement of business owners and agency mentors
O. Have trained qualified students that any employer would want
to hire
II. What Do We Expect to Change?
A. Learning methods and study habits
B. Negative Attitudes
1. Academics
2. School/Teachers
3. Low Self Esteem
4. Way of thinking that good grades are nerdy
5. Change mindset about Higher Education (going further than
high school, college degrees, etc.)
C. Discrepancy in minority academic gaps
D. Change negative stereotype of teachers of our children
1. They can't learn
2. They have no interest in learning
III. What is Considered Success?
A. Overcoming Learning Challenges.
1. GPA Improvement
B. Reading on or above grade level
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MU partner with Community Center to offer mentoring and tutorial
programs in the Fairfield Communities. MU education students
could help with Center clients in reading, math, science and
foreign language by tutoring and involving parents/teachers. |
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Simple input: The city painted the fire hydrants Kelly green to
match Marshall's true colors. Marshall then abandoned it's true
colors to sell more merchandise. I find it an insult to
Marshall's alums that we have abandoned our true roots. BACK to
KELLY! |
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Formulation of articulation agreements with University of Rio
Grand's closing CLS program, allowing students to streamline
completion of their CLS education at MU, while providing
regional labs potential employees and utilizing MU's MOVC
facility. |
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Identify focused areas for development that grow from current
expertise and regional needs. Determine resources needed and
provide support for growth. Hire in key areas to develop
interdisciplinary teams. Set expectations for funding and
outcomes. |
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College of Education and Human Service's Role in the new MU
Vision: If the economy of West Virginia is to grow in the 21st
Century, public school educational opportunities for the
children and families of WV need to be the number one priority.
For decades Marshall University has held a prominent role in
pre-service and professional development for educators.
Marshall University is strategically positioned because of
technology initiatives to provide leadership... |
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When the topic of a university’s community is discussed, it
generally brings thoughts of the geographic location in which
the university is located. While there is little question of the
contributions Marshall University provides to the Huntington
area, and to lesser extents the other communities in which it
has regional campuses, I believe that it is vital that we expand
this definition of community.... |
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I would second what have been said in regard to this matter. We
must work to increase our visibility in the state and region.
The GSEP's mission of providing graduate level education to an
adult population of educators is vital to our future growth.
The potential impact that faculty and the University as a whole
can (and in many cases does) have in our local communities is
great. |
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In the past, I have not been encouraged to participate in
community service unless it is directly related to my field of
expertise (I don't see Habitat for Humanity or Kiwanis Intl
needing any help with Commutative Algebras any time soon).Still,
I do the sevice, for more important reasons, and I think
Marshall benefits from it.We have to be careful not to further
the ivory tower stereotype. |
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Are we missing any key partnerships with industry, business,
government, and labor for the retraining of the workforce and
the economic development of the community?
1. Have our famous alumni come and
speak and make sure our students know the caliber of
professional that have graduated from this institution. |
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1.MU Athletics program should be self-sustaining (no state
funds) 2. Athletics could be promoted as a means for economic
stimulus in this area. 3. Athletics used to promote university
(recruitment) |
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Marshall University and the City of Huntington and it's leaders
need to actively pursue meeting together on a regular basis to
discuss their common goals. Connectivity. Neither exists in a
vacuum. More Marshall related activities,even stores, downtown. |
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For economic development and university growth, I would like to
see MU work with the city of Huntington (mayor and city
council), planning and zoning board and the Cabell Co
Commissioner's office to implement a strategic plan. |
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I would like to see bathing and feeding units for the homeless
and hungry. These units can consists of showers, soup kitchen
and barber shop. This would improve Marshall's image because it
not only care for its students but it cares for the community. |
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Do more to work with churches and other religious organizations
in Huntington. These churches are a major resource. Explore some
way to work together. Should be able to find a way to not
violate separation of church and state. |
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MU should partner with Huntington to provide an unbiased review
of the administrative and fiscal functions of the city. A
similar proposal is being considered by the MU-LCOB that would
include a comparison between Huntington and cities with similar
size. |
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Like many MU faculty & staff, I am alarmed at MU's expansion
down 3rd Ave. & in a "block" in the area. Local businesses
cannot withstand the onslaught. Let's revisit the "Master Plan"
& seek creative solutions instead of destroying local
businesses. |
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Provide active news and calendar integration between MU and the
community. |
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I believe that much of our future success rests in our ability
to change to meet the needs of our community. We need to focus
on breaking down our silos & improving our communication. Our
organization needs to celebrate our small wins as well as our
large |
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Develop community-based learning to llift depressed potential
among youth. Teach skills that will enhance student excellence,
enable parents to effectively participate in achievement,
encourage post sec. school educ. pursuit., provide employees to
business |
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Workshops and Health Fairs using point-of-care instruments for
outreach. Workshops for Healthcare providers on point-of-care
testing. |
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Promote health literacy through community forums, website and
distribution of health translation materials to community
agencies and individuals. Positive benefits to university image,
faculty development and student learning. |
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Develop a partnership between the athletic department and local
schools and youth organizations. Reward excellence and challenge
students to strive for academic growth. Capitalize on the many
opportunities to tie the classroom with the playing field. Offer
opportunities for students interested in writing to “report on a
game”, or “interview a player”. Empty seats can be filled with
students with perfect attendance. Mirror programs already in
place inside other Sports Organizations. |
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NCLB does NOT teach students in K-12 to "think critically,"
encouraging rote memorization instead. Wait until they start
college to teach this skill and you are too late; we need to
step in during the K-12 process and offer assistance |
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I would like to see more partnering with Cabell County Schools:
maximum participation in the EDGE program; more exposure of
campus and programs to PK-12 students in local and surrounding
counties;inclusion of PK-12 teaching strategies and Coll of Ed
cour |
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To connect students to the area give them incentive to be
connected to the school and town. Give all students green (kelly
green)herd shirts with instructions to wear to games. This will
build tradition and school spirit. Take improvement surveys
monthly. |
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Marshall should be preparing for the opportunity to serve the
veterans that will be returning from Iraq. This unique group
will need all the support they can get in order to be productive
citizens in a changing world. |
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Healthcare will be a major priority for the forseeable future.
Let Marshall bring alternative and complimentary healthcare
regimines into the public forum. Prove their efficasy, provide
the allopathic community with all the best tools for healthcare. |
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Establish an annual on-campus roundtable of former graduates,
mixed disciplines, 2-5 years after graduation to determine how
they were best served, or least served, by MU in their
respective fields. President chairs committee of deans, staff,
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MU and law enforcement could work more closely together. For
instance, MU's geography dept. could provide analytical support
and training in GIS to the Huntington Police that could enhance
their effectiveness & make the city safer--esp. for students!
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How do we effectively link research and scholarly endeavors with
community needs? 1.
Solidify a relationship with the community.
2. Give the community an evaluation
system that makes sure the ideas are followed through.
3. University
needs to promote and educate the type of research areas of focus
that the university will invest in and focus on. This will help
match the business needs with Marshall’s strengths.
4. Make incentives for faculty.
5. Make sure the entire community is
aware of the university directions. Make sure the MU
highlights all the positive things happening on campus. We need
more marketing that extends beyond our campus.
6.More concepts
like IDEA projects that include the community, MU, faculty,
staff and students. |
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Provide routine IT training programs for faculty, staff and
students on computer software capabilities. Tremendous
inefficiencies exist due to lack of optimal use of IT resources.
Current inadequate option is to pay for training from operating
budget. |
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As an employee of the Artists Series, the Keith Albee and the
continued support of the Artists Series is very important to the
community. MU is a major employer of the area. The quality of
life that the Aritsts Series has provided should continue. |
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geospatial Technology
should be a Signature Initiative. GIS is beginning to be used
to help manage MU assets and data. GIS should be integrated
more into curriculum and research. Can lead community in
technology |
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Under water quality CMU is listed as a research partner along
with a number of other univeristies. Does that indicate a
relathionship with Carnegie Mellon Univ. or Central Mich Univ.?
As there is a great difference between the two it would be nice
to kno |
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All sound like worthwhile venture but I would like to see the
university focus on strategic advantages when deciding where to
allocate resources. No doubt that the university can be an
economic engine for the region but only through focused efforts. |
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HADCO is glad to see MU focus on the development of an
entrepreneurial research culture which will in turn develop
intellectual property with commercial potential in the area of
technology, especially biotechnology. Marshall University's top
priority - the creation of the MU Institute for
Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), and we are happy to see that
its name includes the word "Interdisciplinary". Your emphasis on
creating thousands of new high wage jobs is consistent with the
mission of HADCO. HADCO is deeply involved in the development of
the technology constellation at Kinetic Park and is planning the
construction of the Park's first technology building - the
Velocity Center. Part of the Velocity Center will be a business
incubator to foster the development of small technology
companies which employ area citizens, many of whom will be MU
students and graduates, in jobs requiring a highly educated
workforce. We hope that Marshall is successful in implementing
MllR and we offer HADCOJs support. |
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MllR envisions research professors generating technology based
intellectual property with commercial potential. We hope that MU
will introduce its researchers to entrepreneurial training.
These professors will benefit from the business incubator as
they commercialize their ideas. HADCO can assist MU and College
of Business in marketing the technology based intellectual
property and HADCO can assist in steering venture capital and
other funding into MllR projects that create new jobs. HADCO
will also continue to promote the research at the MU by
coordinating activities with the WV Biotech Alliance. MU is an
economic engine in our area and we believe MU must recognize its
role as the keystone for economic development in the region.
HADCO was a leader in the planning of Kinetic Park, Velocity
Center and the biotech business incubator with MU in mind. MU
needs to embrace Kinetic Park as its asset, to establish a
significant presence there, to be involved with the biotech
business incubator as a provider of services to its tenants and
to help define the charter and mission of Kinetic Park to fit
the research and training needs of MU. |
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Both the Chamber and MU have resources that the other lacks and
should become partners. The Chamber sees 4 areas of partnership
opportunity: 1. On legislative issues, MU and the Chamber can be
powerful partners. MU's support of business issues that the
Chamber is championing increases the influence we can have on
legislators. Adding the business community's voice can bolster
lobbying efforts by MU on higher ed issues. MU and the Chamber
should coordinate lobbying efforts to ensure we are speaking
with "one voice" from the community. 2. The Chamber's
"Work-Based Learning" initiative works with area high school
students to provide job shadowing and career fair experiences
under a contract between the Chamber and the Cabell County
School Board. MU and the Chamber should explore the possibility
of expanding this program to include job shadowing and
internships with area businesses. The Chamber has dozens of
businesses that allow job shadowing, and many of these business
contacts could also have internship opportunities. The Teacher
Summer Institute that trains area high school teachers and
counselors in what businesses need from new employees could be
expanded to include college level instructors. |
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3. MU cannot survive successfully without the help and support
of the City of Huntington and the business community, and the
City and business community will not prosper without MU. It
benefits MU and the Chamber to collaborate on issues that can
draw the community and MU closer together. Among those issues
are the development of the Fourth Avenue corridor and Pullman
Square, area transportation and parking.We see the Chamber doing
such things as welcoming students back to the community and
school, having area businesses offer student discounts,
encouraging clean-up of blighted areas around the downtown and
campus, and joining in co-sponsored events that bring students
and faculty into the community and likewise bring business
people to MU. 4. MU is a tremendous resource for training in the
community. The Chamber tries to offer or coordinate training for
small businesses in a variety of subjects and MU is a great
resource for those types of programs. The business community has
at its disposal experts in many fields that have actual work
experience, which MU could call on to provide students "real
world" training and information. A coordinated effort to offer
training to the business community and for the business
community to provide "real world" educational experiences to
students should be explored and developed. |
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I love coming to MU FBall games, but the atmosphere is pretty
dull. If when MU scores a TD maybe a train horn or the
fireworks that just explode. Something to get the crowd into
it. I've been to big college games and I think MU needs
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