The Commission recognizes that student internships, cooperative education positions and student teaching placements will cross geographic service areas. The Commission recognizes its designation of geographic and programmatic service areas creates the potential for layering, or overlap between institutions, in the context of programs and services. The Commission's concern is unnecessary duplication of programs and services, not necessarily an overlap of programs and services where demonstrated need exists. The Commission will monitor its rules and procedures regarding geographic service areas to determine if there is need for revision. The primary responsibility of our educational institutions is to facilitate learning.
Students learn in many ways.
Obviously, they learn in classrooms from faculty. But, students also learn from experience, from each other, from society and from the many new technologies to which they increasingly are exposed. From the most practical perspective, students learn from the total campus environment. It is imperative that postsecondary educators view education as an interactive process whereby students both draw from and contribute to the total environment of the institution. The Commission cautions that these values not be discarded as we implement new learning technologies that increase access and efficiency.