Several groups of my comp 2 students chose campus communication as a key problem facing students. Last days to drop, deadlines for enrollment and other key dates pass and too many students remain oblivious. Email is an obvious solution - but leads us to a bigger problem: students don't check their school email account. Need to survey students as to why: is institutional spam an issue - or just inertia and habit? 
In NYC, some helpful and anonymous citizens have chalked/ spray painted useful info on the sidewalk in places it might do the most good. Don't know if that'd work in our situation - but it reaffirms the idea that people are inherently good.
In NYC, some helpful and anonymous citizens have chalked/ spray painted useful info on the sidewalk in places it might do the most good. Don't know if that'd work in our situation - but it reaffirms the idea that people are inherently good.The message board flat screens do OK - but they are limited in how much they can show and chances of timing. We need additional modes of communication for students. My classes suggested making posters a couple times a year - for only the most important info. TOO MUCH INFORMATION DROWNS THE CRUCIAL MESSAGES IN A SEA OF IRRELEVANT DATA.
The School website - default homepage on all campus computers - is not useful. It is designed for strangers to the school. Those enrolled are assumed to log on to a password encrypted page - but that's too much work when you aren't aware that you need information - and on shared computers .... no one does it. We need an public accessible message board / student oriented web page - with quick links to ANGEL, Billington Library, Student Engagement, etc. It should be updated with key up-to-date info.
THAT should be the default homepage on all instructor/ classroom / lab computers.
All the above suggestions come from my SP 2010 comp 2 classes.
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