Providing the adequate services at appropriate times invites non-traditional students to your university and shows that your involvemnt at the institution is as important as a traditional student. Providing the services that each of my colleagues has discussed in Group C is very important. I know some offices that have individuals set aside to work soley with non-traditional students. Now, these individuals must make a commitment to working at the times that non-traditional students conduct business. On the otherhand, non traditional students also need to learn to make sacrafices for their education if they wish to continue.
Conflict is a harsh word.
Granted, the needs vary, but they also vary among other groups on campus. GLBT students, first-generation students, married students, transfer students, and students with different majors all have varying needs waiting to be met. In very simple terms what we as student affairs professionals need to do is think outside of the box. Realize not everyone can get to the student accounts office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. We either need a major office that is open in the evening covering many of these housekeeping activities for the commuter and non-traditional students or various offices need to rethink their office hours.