Talking Points for Discussing Bagwell’s Move to Towne Point: Now = Faculty in Towne Point and classes in Kennesaw hall Then = Faculty and classes at Towne Point
Will the move make faculty more or less productive? (Now) How will it affect their workload? How will it affect their productivity?
How will the move impact collaboration? Inside of Departments? (Now) Inside of the College? (Now) With the rest of the university (PTEU)? (Then)
How will the move affect faculty/ student interactions? (Now and Then) How will it affect Retention? (Mentoring) How will it affect Progression? (Advising) How will it affect Student Achievement?
Community? How will the move affect our majors’ sense of place in the University community? (Then)
Student Movement (Then) Do we want 20% of KSU students crossing Chastain Road multiple times each day?
Logistically, will the shuttle service work? (Now) Can the shuttle move faculty and their teaching materials to and from 200+ classes and meetings per day from 8:00AM-11:00PM, Monday through Friday?
Logistically, will the shuttle service work? (Then) Can the shuttle handle approximately 2000* student trips per day? Can the shuttle transport 300+* students in the 15 minutes between classes? If not, will this negatively impact the number of classes students can take per semester?
Do we want to move off-campus the college that is the most integrated with other colleges? How will the move affect teacher education, KSU’s most effective cross-college, interdisciplinary program?
Are we the best choice to move? Are there university functions that can use the Towne Point space more effectively and economically?
Do we want to physically split the Bagwell College of Education after everything it has gone through?
*By the numbers: Total Student Trips per Day (Conservative Estimate) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. 1922 1996 1960 1986 238
*By the numbers: Total Student Trips during 15 minutes between classes: Fall 2006: Total 315 sections Number of Sections per Day/Time x 20 students per section (Conservative Estimate) Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00AM 13x20=260 14x20=280 15x20=300 5x20=100 9:30AM 19x20=380 16x20=320 11:00AM 12:30PM 12x20=240 11x20=220 3x20=60 2:00PM 2x20=40 3:30PM 38x20=760 39x20=780 37x20=740 40x20=800 5:00PM 61 (maj. Grad) 68 (maj. Grad) 63 (maj. Grad) 66 (maj. Grad) 6:30PM 64 (maj. Grad) 74 (maj. Grad) 65 (maj. Grad) 8:00PM 37 (maj. Grad) 44 (maj. Grad) 45 (maj. Grad)