The Nite Owls
Members: Carla, Meredith, Luis, Catherine
Members came up with three possible projects:
1) Offer core classes during Summer Session
2) Offer evening tutoring for evening students
3) Elevators
Our group decided to combine the first two projects into one:
“How to Better Serve Evening Students”.
Problem
As evening students we feel underserved in a variety of ways:
- Difficulty in registering for classes we need – especially required major courses.
- We miss out on student support services that are offered during the day.
- Office hours are during the day for registration, financial aid and the bursar.
Solution
- Improve class availability for evening students by: giving students more choices and having more sections; offering major classes on weekends and during the Summer and Winter Sessions; and allowing students to establish course schedules in advance.
- Provide support services for evening students including: tutoring during evening/weekend hours; evening and/or online advisement; maybe even an evening club that acts as a support group where students can get together and help each other.
- Make it easier for evening students to “do business” by having staff and evening office hours for the Registrar, Bursar, and Financial Aid offices. Also, possibly having a drop box for submitting applications.
