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My laptop doesn't even fit on the tabletop in lecture halls. It would be nice if there was larger table areas. Now a days technology is a must in the classroom and a lot of times you are using more than just your technology (etc. paper, notes...)
How great would it be if there were a place students could send their teachers feedback ANONYMOUSLY (kind of like this system for NUIDEA where people vote up or down; the more people that agree with the post ...you know there's something that needed to be changed). Unlike TRACE evaluations, teachers can change DURING the semester and not after we've already suffered through the class? Maybe your teacher spends a half ...more »
How great would it be if there were a place students could send their teachers feedback ANONYMOUSLY (kind of like this system for NUIDEA where people vote up or down; the more people that agree with the post ...you know there's something that needed to be changed). Unlike TRACE evaluations, teachers can change DURING the semester and not after we've already suffered through the class? Maybe your teacher spends a half hour of every class talking about something that could be covered in an email, or maybe he's going to slow or is too disorganized? Teachers could log in, see what students are saying and adapt.
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For all those who have used this online service, you know as well as I do how utterly confusing and irritating it can be. Every time you click a link from the left hand side, other links appear and disappear and rearrange themselves almost at random. The user-friendliness of the site is also poor as important functions, such as the one for narrowing down the search by category, are hard to find and even harder to use. ...more »
For all those who have used this online service, you know as well as I do how utterly confusing and irritating it can be. Every time you click a link from the left hand side, other links appear and disappear and rearrange themselves almost at random. The user-friendliness of the site is also poor as important functions, such as the one for narrowing down the search by category, are hard to find and even harder to use. We should renovate this site by fixing the link problems, making the search function more apparent and easy to use, and giving the entire site a general facelift.
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I would like to see the College of Engineering provide a remote desktop connection for engineering accounts. I find that the labs are inconvenient due to hours and limited seating. Because Northeastern doesn't buy licensing rights for the students, we should have the ability to access programs like SolidWorks or AutoCAD from our laptops. It would allow us to work from anywhere at any time.
It would be great to click a "Stay Signed In" button on the MyNEU log-in page so that I don't have to enter my information every time I visit the page. This isn't a huge problem, but it would make my life easier.
Blackboard is one of the most useful and infuriating portals that Northeastern employs. Some professors make the best of it by customizing and organizing their pages to make them easy to use and by keeping them up to date and full of relevant information. Others however, either don't use the system at all or they attempt to use it, but end up creating a confusing and messy page that makes finding anything require clicking ...more »
Blackboard is one of the most useful and infuriating portals that Northeastern employs. Some professors make the best of it by customizing and organizing their pages to make them easy to use and by keeping them up to date and full of relevant information. Others however, either don't use the system at all or they attempt to use it, but end up creating a confusing and messy page that makes finding anything require clicking on virtually every link. So I would like to see some kind of consistency among the use of blackboard by professors on campus either through the use of a conference in how to use blackboard, or some other means.
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Every year the SGA Eboard gets a stipend funded by students' activities fund. This has been the first year that some people on the eboard have declined their stipends. I've heard the argument that the SGA eboard spends a crazy amount of time helping the student body; however, in my experience I feel as if many people in other leadership roles throughout campus spend equal if not more time working on campus and for the ...more »
Every year the SGA Eboard gets a stipend funded by students' activities fund. This has been the first year that some people on the eboard have declined their stipends.
I've heard the argument that the SGA eboard spends a crazy amount of time helping the student body; however, in my experience I feel as if many people in other leadership roles throughout campus spend equal if not more time working on campus and for the students.
This money should be funneled back into strengthening student activities as a whole.
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Organize events during finals where students can take a break to play with dogs to relieve stress, similar to other schools like Tufts, BU, Yale, and so on.
dining hall webcams that let residents check how crowded they are before they arrive, so they can adjust their arrival time.
Most newer classrooms now use whiteboards but majority of the older classrooms use blackboards. Its harder to see what's written on blackboards that haven't been clean in a while.
I have had the meal plan for four semesters now, and frankly the dining hall is a little tiring. I really enjoy the west end, always a great meal and counts as a swipe, along with Rebeccas. i would like to see more vendors like pizza hut, wendys, BHOP, Dangelos have meals that count as one meal swipe. This would greatly enhance student selection, and make the meal plan a better value and more attractive.
Has anyone ever experienced the annoying task of spending too much time looking for course? The current system is hard to look through and not user friendly. I want the 'Schedule of Classes' program to be reformed so that looking for classes is more stream lined and tailored to the individual. improvements should include - comments on the class and teacher right next to the course description - courses tailored to ...more »
Has anyone ever experienced the annoying task of spending too much time looking for course? The current system is hard to look through and not user friendly. I want the 'Schedule of Classes' program to be reformed so that looking for classes is more stream lined and tailored to the individual.
improvements should include
- comments on the class and teacher right next to the course description
- courses tailored to individual progress (i.e. highlight classes i should/can take)
- give scheduling options for the classes selected (for example schedulizer.com does this however, it does not account for classes that are full)
- and general redesign just to look better so things are easier to read/ find
We have money for plasma screen TVs in every building so we definitely have enough money to hire a web designer. I feel this improvement would make life so much easier come registration time. It would save time and eliminate a whole lot aggravation. Do you guys agree...disagree?
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Students HATE Blackboard. Instructors HATE Blackboard. Yet we invest a ton of money every year as part of the Software Licensing Agreement to use it. It is the biggest headache ever and the fact that a portion of our tuition is supporting this software that does absolutely nothing for my education is beyond crazy. Lets get NEU to stop using/investing in Blackboard and start using Coursekit. It is the simple way to manage ...more »
Students HATE Blackboard. Instructors HATE Blackboard. Yet we invest a ton of money every year as part of the Software Licensing Agreement to use it. It is the biggest headache ever and the fact that a portion of our tuition is supporting this software that does absolutely nothing for my education is beyond crazy. Lets get NEU to stop using/investing in Blackboard and start using Coursekit. It is the simple way to manage your course and engage your students. It's free and always will be. (http://coursekit.com/) (http://eraseblackboard.com/)
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Would there be any interest in a rock climbing wall or boldering cave on campus? Not only is it a great venue for exercise but going to a rock climbing facility in/near Boston tends to be expensive and time consuming so this addition to campus would be beneficial to many. It's just a manner of getting enough interest to go forward with this.
Adding a redbox in curry student center, it would benefit students faculty and staff and bring in extra revenue to Northeastern
It's a hassle to go to the gym and find a huge crowd, and all the machines and weights in use. Link the swipe in system and the turnstyles to some online software that simply monitors the number of people that come in and out and displays these numbers in real-time. After a month of monitoring, number ranges can be assigned crowdedness level (such as light, moderate and high). This could be viewed on MyNeu, among the ...more »
It's a hassle to go to the gym and find a huge crowd, and all the machines and weights in use. Link the swipe in system and the turnstyles to some online software that simply monitors the number of people that come in and out and displays these numbers in real-time. After a month of monitoring, number ranges can be assigned crowdedness level (such as light, moderate and high). This could be viewed on MyNeu, among the the links where one finds LaudryView
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The 3 swipe maximum at Outtakes for students on co-op with mealplans is very inconvenient; many students cannot find time to go to Outtakes multiple times a week due to spending so much time off campus and miss out on a service they have already paid for.
Campus Bar & Grill. Other universities have bars and/or grills that are open late --and we should too.It keeps students close to campus especially on cold winter nights and the University could make some money off of it.
Northeastern used to have a bar in the Curry Student Center and they sell alcoholic beverages in the alumni center currently.
Picture yourself during finals week... Now remember all of those nights spent up until 4, 5 am and how hungry you get, but N O T H I N G is open. How hard would it be for Northeastern to leave Stetson East or IV open all night during these few weeks of the year? Other schools do it, and not just for finals.
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