A3 Harassement reporting urged A4 Lasting impact abroad Panel tells students to tell Science-Fiction professor authorities about workplace aids students in other coun- uncomfortable advances tries, publishes overseas Friday, March 23, 2012 • THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF OSWEGO STATE UNIVERSITY • www.oswegonian.com VOLUME LXXV ISSUE XVIII On the Web Self-study reflects on campus mission Middle States re-accreditation analyzes communication, budget, enrollment of college Gwen Girsdansky judgment of what we’re doing and what we research questions. The self-study isn’t than print reading, the co-chairs said. Peo- News Editor say we want to do,” Middle States co-chair really a report, it’s much more analytical ple tend to skim over emails or completely
[email protected] Elizabeth Schmitt said. “And that we meet and reflective than just recording facts ignore them. standards appropriate for an institution of and figures.” Another issue with communication is higher education.” One major issue is with communication. that often emails requiring feedback are A self-study report, which has been circu- The re-accreditation process is essen- Mass emails are often sent out to an entire sent out, and these emails continue getting lated across campus, has identified that Oswego tial in allowing students to receive Title IV campus, but largely are ignored because passed to the next appropriate person. The State can improve communication, but is han- funding, like student loans and Pell Grants. they are not specific to the readers, said the original sender, however in need of feed- dling budget cuts and enrollment well. It also gives the campus the chance to self- co-chairs.