RRC Puts out Welcome Mat for New SA
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In addition to the new In voting held April 14 and radio station, Stock identified 15, three Business Admin stu- RRCtv, the television program dents were elected to RRC's produced by Creative Students' Association executive Communications students at the committee. Princess Street campus, as a way With 315 votes, Ethan Stock of improving communications beat out fellow Business Admin between the campuses. Stock students Anna Henry and Jon said he would like to see addi- Mertins to become the SA's new tional funding provided for president. Becky Turner received RRCtv. 423 votes to become the SA's Pawlik agreed that the radio vice-president of finance, win- station will be an area of focus ning over Business Admin stu- for the SA next year. "We want dent Stefanos LeBrasseur, who to promote that as much as pos- received 214 votes. sible," he said. Mark Pawlik, the lone candi- Pawlik also noted that he date for vice-president of stu- intends to speak for students. "I dent affairs, won the position want the students to understand with 502 "yes" votes and 124 that I will be the voice for "no" votes. them," he said. The unofficial election results Turner said she is looking for- were announced at the "Rock ward to making the SA's voice the Vote" kegger at The Cave on heard outside the college. "I'm a April 15. very political person, and would 4"I'm looking really forward to like to make the Students' photos by Lynsay Perkins working for you next year," Association a political organiza- Stock told the crowd of approxi- tion," she said. mately 50 who gathered at The Turner also addressed the issue Cave to hear the results. of tuition freezes, which have Stock outlined some of his been held in place by the main goals for the upcoming province since 1999. "I think year. "The quality of education tuition freezes are important, here" is a major concern for stu- but I think the provincial gov- dents, he said. ernment needs to come to the Stock also said he would like table with more money," she to see "more done with the said. Fitness Club" at RRC. "The She also noted that students Fitness Club is trying to raise have internal concerns which money to improve campus facil- she would like to see the SA ities," he noted, adding that he address. "There's a lot of issues would like to see better equip= with instructors, with accounta- ment for the club at the Notre bility in administration," Turner Dame campus, along with said. extended hours. The new executive, which As well, Stock, who is current- replaces outgoing president ly the station manager for cam- David Lyman, vice-president of pus radio station CMOR, said student affairs Schubert that RRC's new radio station, set Beaubrun and vice-president of New SA President to hit the airwaves this fall, will finance Lars Vik, takes office Ethan Stock (top), be a priority for next year. He July 1. added that as president, he Vice-President would like to sit on the Board of Finance Becky Turner Governors for the station. "We need a better way to stay in con- (above) and Vice- tact," Stock said, referring to the President Student difficulty of communicating Affairs Mark Pawlik information between Red River College's campuses, including (right). 2 THE PROJECTOR - APRIL 28, 2003 Student satisfaction important: admin College agrees mid-term evaluations the way to go By Meera midpoint of a course is a great Little notes this is less formal processes worked for each self-improvement and so that idea because "it gives students type of assessment. The way department. is why it is important that the Bahadoosingh a good opportunity to have the instructors choose to exe- "In terms of how we are comments are provided in a ill in the blank. their voice heard while there is cute the assessment is com- going to keep track of how this constructive manner. still time to implement a pletely up to them. process is going, we plan to Bozyk notes that some F change." It can be as casual as them have a year-end inventory of instructors have already been Are you satisfied with your Paul Little, Director of asking, "so is there anything the approaches used and then conducting these mid-term today? Curriculum and Learning that you guys don't under- share that will the instructors. I evaluations since the begin- We have all been asked this Resources, says there are two stand?" to a more convention- think it is important to know ning of this year, but it will at one time or another. ways students can give their al type of questionnaire or sur- the variety of the tools used," soon be a common practise for Whether it was a telephone comments to instructors. vey. says Little. all. surveyor from Ipsos Reid or the The first is in an online envi- The Senior Academic Pat Bozyk, dean of student "Both processes of feedback over eager waiter at earls, ronment. Students have the Committee allows latitude for services, says that the primary should be fully implemented everyone these days seem to be opportunity to log on and this process, knowing that objective of the mid-term feed- by next year, but we are in concerned with the idea of per- answer a series of questions every program is unique, so it back is to encourage communi- hopes that people are doing it formance assessments. about their satisfaction with should vary according to the cation between instructors and right now." So when the Red River their course. course. students while the course is Larry Partap, Chair of College Administration put This is currently only set up Questions for mid-term will still in progress. College Council and the head forth the idea of implementing for a limited number of cours- not be standardized, so This informal method of of the Creative feedback sessions to assess stu- es, but it is in policy to be fully Business Administration may feedback not only helps the Communications Department dentis needs with their pro- implemented by the September have completely different ques- instructor learn whether the sums it up quite well. gram, there were no com- 2003. tions and concerns from the course is achieving its intended "In this institution which is plaints heard from anyone. The second process is the Nursing Program. goal, but it also helps the stu- a partnership of learning, stu- First year Business mid-course feedback and it is Little says the information dents reflect on what they dent success continues to be Administration student Tim supposed to be completed by they receive will be evaluated have learned. the main focus of the college." 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