It would be great if that happened!

I truly believe the problem is the middle management of the school. The higher levels do not know what is going on at our level and are happy to help and receptive when approached in appropriate ways…its just a challenge to reach and approach (particularly with a voice of campus solidarity).

The lower levels, by the very nature of being lower levels, have limited to no power and are directly managed by whom? The middle management.

And by no means am I pointing the finger at the entire middle level of the organization. But there is an array of ‘managers’, ‘associate deans’, ‘office managers’, and such who for whatever reason make the ‘little decisions’ that combined negatively impact our daily experiences.

Could it be a culture issue? An issue of compensation? An issue of them not aligning themselves with neither the needs of the students nor the best interest of the college? Well guess what? All employees, students, and faculty have a fiducial and moral obligation to try and do what is in the best interest of the college. Anyone who acts in direct opposition to that core value should immediately leave the college.

and the comment that the pub could actually increase revenues is very true. and we’re not just talking about siphoning revenues from reynolds either. did the new cafe in horn increase overall revenues or not? if so, the adminstration should stop dicking around. students like ourselves, even fme students, could propose lists and lists of improvements – we could even install, run, and employ the pub. talk about an untapped resource – babson has some of the brightest management students around – but the administration decides to outsource their food service operations.

to close, it’s a good discussion. but i am not sure if it will ever help. i apologize for being pessimistic, but i honestly feel that this school is not listening. they might read us, but i believe they just pay us lip service. perhaps the internal structure of babson is too demoralizing or rigid that the faculty and staff doesn’t bother. maybe they really don’t care. who knows?

what would really help everyone is if someone from the administration posted here. just a ‘yes, we’re listening.’ i’m not asking them to rush out and buy TVs (that’d be a good start though) – but at least recognize what we are trying to do here. we might not dance for you like the BDE, but we are willing to help improve this institution.

perhaps that is just asking too much though.