Advice

      New media can be used in numerous ways to improve Baruch College. Club activity for students is a huge part of our campus, since its a place where students can express themselves and enjoy events. I am a part of a club and marketing/advertising events can be difficult at times. Sometimes even when flyers are put up everywhere near the school, some students still say that they didn't know that the event or activity was going on. To increase marketing we can use new media to fully advertise clubs and activities by a development of a club activity app where students can see what events are going on and can reserve their spot. Students can receive notifications at the time the event is going on. This way Baruch students can get more involved and have awareness of the entertaining activities that go on. Another improvement can be made in the advisement center located on the 5th floor of the Newman Vertical Campus. Every time I go in there to meet with an adviser the wait time is sometimes two hours or more, since many students wait on line to discuss the classes they will take the following semester. To shorten the waiting time, the advisement center can have video calls with students which is efficient and less time consuming. This way students don't have to come in and can rather discuss their courses instantly through the video call at any location they are in. Another suggestion for the advisement center would be to post our worksheets online so that we can easily view what classes we need in order to graduate. This is easier because then meeting times will be shorter , since students will only come in to ask for advice on classes rather than waiting to find out what classes they need to take. As an employee at Baruch, I would use new media tools such as the creation of a student activity app and video calls at the advisement center to further enhance Baruch student's experience and increase efficiency.