this is an open discussion forum. keep it clean. personal attacks on private citizens will not be tolerated. you may discuss politics if you like but you may not rip or endorse specific local candidates.
Friday, November 17, 2006
gordon foundation to issue bonds for new student housing...
on campus.
405-bed gordon village should open by fall semester 2008.
details in 11-21 print edition.
14 comments:
Anonymous
said...
...all the more reason, students should be required to live on campus.
Barnesville, Gordon and Lamar County will need to be very diligent when it comes to zonings, rules and requirements with regards to Gordon students. These can make or break a community. And yes, the college can require students to live in dorms – it is being been done at several universities in Ga. There are statistics that prove that students do better academically and behaviorally when they reside on campus. If students aren’t residing on campus, and elect to rent, the renters and rental agents should follow the ordnances of the town/county… so GET SOME GOOD, STRONG ONES IN PLACE NOW!
At its March 11, 2004 meeting, the UGA cabinet adopted a new policy requiring first-year students to live in campus housing. Arnett Mace, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said that the first year of undergraduate study is “a critical time for personal and intellectual growth.
I’ve long believed that living on campus is better for the students and for the institution,” said President Michael F. Adams. “Students who live on campus perform better and are more engaged in the life of the university.” Students who live in UGA residence halls regularly earn higher GPAs than those living off campus, according to Jim Day, director of University Housing.
The majority of Gordon students live in the area and live at home because it's more affordable. Do you make them live in the dorm?
Gordon has a fair amount of older students with a spouse and/or kids who realized later in life that they needed an education. Do you make them live in the dorm?
There are students that work full-time and attend Gordon part-time (or maybe even full-time). Do you make them live in the dorm too?
This requiring freshman to live in the dorm makes no sense. There are nearly 4,000 Gordon students and probably 10% live in the dorms because the majority fall into the 3 groups listed above.
People can live in their fantasy world if they want, but requiring Gordon freshman to live on campus is irrational given the type of college Gordon is.
*All Piedmont College students must live in the residence halls with exception of the following: • married students; • divorced or widowed students; • students living at the primary residence of their parents or legal guardians • students who are 21 years of age or older on the first day of registration for the fall term; and • students attending the Piedmont Athens Center.
*North Georgia College and State University embraces the philosophy that living in a campus residence hall is an important part of a university experience. The learning that occurs through experiences in decision-making, critical thinking, and taking responsibility within the residence halls will be invaluable throughout one's life. Any new student or returning student who has completed less than 90 semester hours and is under the age of 23 must reside in a University residence hall if they are attempting 6 or more credit hours. Exceptions are made for students who reside with their spouse, parents, grandparents, or legal guardians within 50 miles of Dahlonega.
Be careful what you ask for -- if they do start building all these dorms you want, that will require displacing families in the surrounding neighborhoods (Memorial and Redbud Drives) who have been living there for years. How fair is it going to be to the families that will have their homes bought out from under them to fuel this expansion. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction.
We live in a free socity. That means people are free to come and go as they choose as long as laws aren't broken. They also have the choice to choose where they want to live. It's not someone elses right, including yours, to try and take away another person's freedom. That falls under another type of government. If things get out of control, then it's up to those paid law enforcement personnel to regain the order. The final say will rest with the court in the most extream cases.
You are so right G.M.! Think someone should focus on getting some of the already "single family" dumps cleaned up around this town. There is nothing like riding down a street and seeing toliets and mattresses is someones front yard.....just beautiful. I think there are already laws on the books for this type of thing and its not enforced so how do they think they can regulate where someone lives?
Concerning the trashy places, call the mayor and file a complaint. Then call the city manager and file a complaint. Call them everyday and encourage others to call too. Don't forget that they are paid to do a job and part of that job is to make sure others do their job. If the mayor and city manager can't seem to take care of business, get some signatures on a sheet of paper to have them replaced. Don't let up on them. Give'm "you know what". Get involved and DEMAND action from the city council and the county commissioners too.
14 comments:
...all the more reason, students should be required to live on campus.
Get over the kids living on campus only -- that ain't going to happen.
...just watch and see.
ok.
Barnesville, Gordon and Lamar County will need to be very diligent when it comes to zonings, rules and requirements with regards to Gordon students. These can make or break a community. And yes, the college can require students to live in dorms – it is being been done at several universities in Ga. There are statistics that prove that students do better academically and behaviorally when they reside on campus. If students aren’t residing on campus, and elect to rent, the renters and rental agents should follow the ordnances of the town/county… so GET SOME GOOD, STRONG ONES IN PLACE NOW!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, 7:41 P.M. poster for jumping in with a rational and intelligent post concerning the future of our city and Gordon.
At its March 11, 2004 meeting, the UGA cabinet adopted a new policy requiring first-year students to live in campus housing. Arnett Mace, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said that the first year of undergraduate study is “a critical time for personal and intellectual growth.
I’ve long believed that living on campus is better for the students and for the institution,” said President Michael F. Adams. “Students who live on campus perform better and are more engaged in the life of the university.” Students who live in UGA residence halls regularly earn higher GPAs than those living off campus, according to Jim Day, director of University Housing.
The majority of Gordon students live in the area and live at home because it's more affordable. Do you make them live in the dorm?
Gordon has a fair amount of older students with a spouse and/or kids who realized later in life that they needed an education. Do you make them live in the dorm?
There are students that work full-time and attend Gordon part-time (or maybe even full-time). Do you make them live in the dorm too?
This requiring freshman to live in the dorm makes no sense. There are nearly 4,000 Gordon students and probably 10% live in the dorms because the majority fall into the 3 groups listed above.
People can live in their fantasy world if they want, but requiring Gordon freshman to live on campus is irrational given the type of college Gordon is.
*All Piedmont College students must live in the residence halls with exception of the following:
• married students;
• divorced or widowed students;
• students living at the primary residence of their parents or legal guardians
• students who are 21 years of age or older on the first day of registration for the fall term; and
• students attending the Piedmont Athens Center.
*North Georgia College and State University embraces the philosophy that living in a campus residence hall is an important part of a university experience. The learning that occurs through experiences in decision-making, critical thinking, and taking responsibility within the residence halls will be invaluable throughout one's life.
Any new student or returning student who has completed less than 90 semester hours and is under the age of 23 must reside in a University residence hall if they are attempting 6 or more credit hours. Exceptions are made for students who reside with their spouse, parents, grandparents, or legal guardians within 50 miles of Dahlonega.
Be careful what you ask for -- if they do start building all these dorms you want, that will require displacing families in the surrounding neighborhoods (Memorial and Redbud Drives) who have been living there for years. How fair is it going to be to the families that will have their homes bought out from under them to fuel this expansion. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction.
We live in a free socity. That means people are free to come and go as they choose as long as laws aren't broken. They also have the choice to choose where they want to live. It's not someone elses right, including yours, to try and take away another person's freedom. That falls under another type of government. If things get out of control, then it's up to those paid law enforcement personnel to regain the order. The final say will rest with the court in the most extream cases.
You are so right G.M.! Think someone should focus on getting some of the already "single family" dumps cleaned up around this town. There is nothing like riding down a street and seeing toliets and mattresses is someones front yard.....just beautiful. I think there are already laws on the books for this type of thing and its not enforced so how do they think they can regulate where someone lives?
Concerning the trashy places, call the mayor and file a complaint. Then call the city manager and file a complaint. Call them everyday and encourage others to call too. Don't forget that they are paid to do a job and part of that job is to make sure others do their job. If the mayor and city manager can't seem to take care of business, get some signatures on a sheet of paper to have them replaced. Don't let up on them. Give'm "you know what". Get involved and DEMAND action from the city council and the county commissioners too.
Post a Comment