We are administering a survey to all students asking them to identify what they liked best and least about Mercer. We held discussions with all our freshmen this fall about their feelings toward Mercer. Next spring we will hold similar meetings with our sophomores. From these surveys should come some ideas for improvement. We suspect that one of our weak areas is academic advising and we are already identifying ways to enhance that.
Technology can enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
We have initiated a major study of technology needs as they relate to instruction. Dean Ted Matthews will be chairing that. A separate study, led by Dr. Elizabeth Horner, focuses on ways distance learning can enhance our teaching and help us reach more students. At a minimum, this vehicle can probably better bind our two campuses and our centers together. Some students entering our centers need special attention for them to be academically successful.