(This new system) makes life more convenient for the students. |
[So far, the reaction from American University students, who started classes Friday, has been] ecstatic, ... It was one of the services that got the biggest response during orientation this summer. |
A lot of that cooking was done by people not on meal plans. We would like to minimize the number of people who are doing that. |
Any time we have a policy change to put more structure on students or one they see as a financial burden there is always some kind of negative reaction. |
It's more expensive, but it's a great leap forward. |
It's nice because students can pull up the status of the laundry room and better schedule their time. |
Our goal is to make it look different than everything else on campus. |
Our plan had been to remove land lines altogether. Part of the problem is that our phone system is about 40 years old and may not last long. |
Our students always have an emotional reaction to change. There are thousands of details to work out related to this. |
People downloaded it a lot in the beginning to create their play lists and then didn't do much after that, ... Some people downloaded zero songs. They downloaded the [software], played around, looked at it, and decided they didn't want to do anything with it. |
People downloaded it a lot in the beginning to create their play lists and then didn't do much after that. Some people downloaded zero songs. They downloaded the [software], played around, looked at it, and decided they didn't want to do anything with it. |
Rents are going to be different. |
They come to me when they're happy or unhappy, or want something different. |
They just love this. As soon as students heard about it, they burst into applause. They thought it was the greatest thing they had ever heard. |
They're the ones who brought in the idea of a shared use model. |