To me, the greatest asset Bethany has to offer has nothing to do with facilities, classes, new parking lots, fountains or any other material thing. At Bethany, it’s all about the people. The relationships I’ve made at Bethany go above and beyond anything I ever imagined would happen to me. I live with some of my best friends in a campus house, work with amazing people in the admissions office, and have made friends with many of the professors and staff. It’s nearly impossible to walk across campus without running into someone you know (sometimes that’s a good thing and sometimes it’s bad!). But regardless, you definitely create your own “Bethany Family” while here, if you put the effort into it.
My hopes for the future of the college are that we have competent, caring faculty and staff members to continue in the Bethany traditions. It’s a small enough campus that if one does not care about the students, we will all know it. Most of the people working here now are not here for the pay or prestige, but because they care about Bethany. They bleed blue & gold. Those are the kinds of people we need to keep coming onto this campus; both employees and students. I know I am merely a student right now and do not have power to make any decisions for the college. However, we must place our trust in the people who do run this institution. My hopes for them, is that they take it into their own hands to find the best people possible for each job. It’s a personal opinion of mine that no one should ever settle for less than they deserve, and Bethany College most assuredly deserves the best. The students deserve the best professors, the professors deserve the best students, the staff members deserve the best superiors, etc. We need to do everything we can as “one body, one Bethany” to keep the loyal people we have, and bring in more who will be a great fit.
Since a college is a student based establishment, I believe it is the students who need to be heard. Their voices and opinions need to be taken into account. Students realize, like in any situation, you cannot always get things done exactly the way you want. However, without students, there is no college. Ergo, I believe the college needs to not necessarily cater to the students needs, but make sure and listen to their opinions and try to accommodate the students as best as possible, and never disregard something they have to say. Dozens of student organizations attempt to better the college for themselves and for the future classes of Bethany College. My hopes are that we let them. Caring students will voice their opinions; all you have to do is listen.
My hopes for the future of the college are that we have competent, caring faculty and staff members to continue in the Bethany traditions. It’s a small enough campus that if one does not care about the students, we will all know it. Most of the people working here now are not here for the pay or prestige, but because they care about Bethany. They bleed blue & gold. Those are the kinds of people we need to keep coming onto this campus; both employees and students. I know I am merely a student right now and do not have power to make any decisions for the college. However, we must place our trust in the people who do run this institution. My hopes for them, is that they take it into their own hands to find the best people possible for each job. It’s a personal opinion of mine that no one should ever settle for less than they deserve, and Bethany College most assuredly deserves the best. The students deserve the best professors, the professors deserve the best students, the staff members deserve the best superiors, etc. We need to do everything we can as “one body, one Bethany” to keep the loyal people we have, and bring in more who will be a great fit.
Since a college is a student based establishment, I believe it is the students who need to be heard. Their voices and opinions need to be taken into account. Students realize, like in any situation, you cannot always get things done exactly the way you want. However, without students, there is no college. Ergo, I believe the college needs to not necessarily cater to the students needs, but make sure and listen to their opinions and try to accommodate the students as best as possible, and never disregard something they have to say. Dozens of student organizations attempt to better the college for themselves and for the future classes of Bethany College. My hopes are that we let them. Caring students will voice their opinions; all you have to do is listen.
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