Retention Survey Spring 2019 N=1023 1.) Have you ever had a class in Blazer Dining? Yes- (27%) No- (73%) 2.) Was the classroom conducive to a positive learning environment? Yes- (57%) No- (43%) 3.) Please explain: Bug infestation, little space, outdated It is too crowded and never a good temperature. Feels like we are being stuck in a random building. Does not feel inviting. Blazer Hall is outdated and, frankly, disgusting. There are consistently cockroaches in the stairwells, classrooms and restrooms. I got an email a few weeks back about an angry animal somewhere in the ceiling and to avoid the building. The bathrooms are disgusting. too hot and air conditioner is too loud so it was to be turned off to heard the professor. the bathrooms are gross Bugs were found often, which caused major distractions. Cleaning crews often used what smelled like bleach to clean (probably from all the mold and rust in the building) and the odor was so intense it would give me headaches. The layout of the classrooms are terrible. You can never see the professor or the screen in the front if they are presenting something because of the computers being in the way. It's never a comfortable temperature and if the window units are on you can't hear the teacher talking because they are so loud. The smell is distracting. The animals that run through the building scare me and make it hard to focus. If I have to think about my own personal safety during class I cannot focus. People wouldn’t go because it was so far It was gross It is not a building up to the standard that my tuition pays for There is not a proper place in the class room for a board that the teacher could write on. No one was ever able to see and the room had A/C but it was too loud and no one could hear over it so we have to sit in a burning hot room. The air conditioners are too loud so you cannot hear the professor, but the room gets uncomfortably hot if we turn them off. The classrooms were sometimes too hot, and the AC was too loud most of the times. Student computers faced away from teacher in awful rows so easy to be off task and distracted; we all faced different directions and none of them were the screen The building needs to be taken down. It's not a comfortable environment that any student wants to be in. Worst building on campus, I'm convinced. cockroaches on the floor Blazer is extremely dirty and gross. It's a very outdated building and I don't think anyone would want to learn in that building. It's a bit annoying trying to get work done but you have to worry about the elevator shutting down or rodents running around. It's not productive at all. very far and extremely out dated The smartboard screen was on the side of the room. The computers were facing the opposite direction. It was hard to see and very cramped. Also extremely hot. Computers would block view of projector screen. Computers in lab were never used. The air conditioners were too loud. The classrooms are so hot, so the air conditioning units must be on to maintain a comfortable environment, but they operate so loudly that it is impossible to hear professors and classmates. The rooms get hot very easily and we have to turn the fans on, but the fans are so loud that it interferes with being able to hear my professor and classmates. That building is so old and run-down. It needs to be condemned honestly It was so hot it was hard to focus it was a small classroom away from campus (before the student center was built) and it was really hot in there. The class itself was fine, but the construction and age of blazer was annoying. The classrooms in Blazer are hard to learn in because often Times the computers are slow or won’t connect to the server. In addition, the rooms are muggy and it is hard to sit in there for the hour and a half class. The room was really small and too hot. A lot of the times it was really uncomfortable and our teacher complained about the room everyday The rooms are hot and the building has a serious pest problem. The classrooms are not built in a way that is conducive to open discussion or group work. The two times I have had a class in Blazer, almost every class was interrupted at least one once by noise from a classroom beside us, so much so that the professor or another classmate had to politely ask them to lower their voices so that we could hear speakers in our class. Additionally, the classrooms become incredibly hot when the weather is nice and it is incredibly distracting- there are window A/C units in the classrooms, however these units are so loud that you are not able to have them run while class is in session. We could hear everything through the temporary walls. The rooms were not big enough for the amount of people they were squishing in there. Blazer just feels like a poor building to be learning in. It's too hot. When the A/C is on, it's too loud. Blazer is a terrible building and while in it you just feel dirty. Also, you have to worry about roaches and critters. Very old, hot, smells off We either are sweating to death from having to turn off the AC units, or struggling to hear the professors while we have the AC on. I'm also severely allergic to mold and can't breathe the entirety of class. It was always really hot and far away Room temperatures were always either very cold or very hot, classroom had awkward layout. it is old It was extremely hot it's hot in there. The heat, even when it's cold outside, makes it hard to concentrate. Old It was old and hot at the time it was freezing. too cold for anyone to pay attention. we ended up moving the class to POT Dirty, loud heating or cooling unit, too hot or too cold, bugs You never know the temperature in the rooms as well the leeches that share the building. It is dirty and a place that is not safe for use. Rooms were often too hot and noisy from air conditioners The fans are super loud, to the point you cannot hear the teacher. The WiFi was very spotty, and the bathrooms very far apart. Also did not appreciate climbing 3 floors every morning. The class was very old and not sanitary It was too small, had loud AC unit and couldn't hear teacher The classroom was very small and did not allow for conversation and moving around. Temperature regulation is nearly impossible, and as a result you are either overheated or competing with noisy air conditioners. Blazer is not a positive environment The building was very gross, i don’t feel like I should drink the water there, AC units in classrooms are distracting Outdated rooms with little space Blazer Dining is a hellhole that makes every teacher, student and faculty member want to die. It should be DEMOLISHED Blazer dining is uncomfortably cramped, the temperature is spotty, and the classrooms are dirty. Sometimes the classes were too crowded or things like the air conditioning made it hard to hear. It wasn't bad in every classroom, but there were a few things that made learning difficult The classroom building is not the most comfortable environment especially in the months that have severe weather such as winter and summer months. The classrooms become very cold/hot and are difficult to learn in. Way too small and overcrowded Hot, smells bad, small space and bad service It was tight and very hot in the building which made it harder for me to pay attention It was always very warm and too cramped of a space It was an awful room, a far walk and felt like jail The classrooms aren’t good for teaching because of the layout Too hot and way too small. We were removed from our building and stuffed into a closet Too hot and cramped Blazer hall is really hot and the technology does not always work. It’s tiny and old. No technology and bad AC Old and hot The A/C units are too loud but it is too hot without them on. There are bugs everywhere. The rooms are very old and the a/c units are incredibly loud. However if they are not on, the rooms are too hot. It is hot and cramped and the technology was difficult to work. The classrooms are moldy, stinky, dusty and roach infested. the building has Bad Energy, Ants and Roaches It was hot The building is disgusting and not fit for students or faculty The set up of the class was a bit cramped and made it hard to collaborate. It felt very closed off and disconnection from the professor/other student at times. It was dark and scary. There was no desk room, it was hard to see the board with the compturs in front and it was always hot Was so stuffy and hot that it was hard to concentrate, there weren't enough seats for everyone, and to move around to do group work was incredibly difficult and a task of its own due to the lack of space and seats provided.