Communication was the overall theme while discussing the effect of the economic crisis on professional judgment issues. The panel John Ahlers, Eileen Doyle, Melanie Nutt and Priscilla Parker all sounded the communication bell.
Communicate with:
- your students
- other offices on campus, i.e. Career Services, Admissions, Alumni, Dean of Students
Panelists are reaching out to students in writing and in person trying to stress the message "come to us before you are in trouble."
Students are experiencing the financial hardship. Both the recently admitted and soon to be entering as well as the alumni, recent and long since heard from….
Audience members concurred with the presenters stating they have experienced a growing number of leave of absences on campus and more admitted students asking for extensions.
The moral of the story...the economic crisis is affecting graduate students. I think the panelists are on the right track, get ready to communicate!
Posted by: Lori Moore
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