As an extended effort to improve communication on campus, Chancellor Kofi Lomotey will be having his first one-hour open hour session for students.
The first of these sit-down sessions with the chancellor is Wednesday from 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
“The administration, along with some faculty, students and staff, are concerned about the limited communication on campus. The town hall meetings, the Monday Morning Memo, the designating of 11:00 am to 12:20 pm on Thursdays as no-class time and the administration’s monthly meetings with faculty are all efforts to improve communication on campus. The Chancellor’s open hours for students is another effort to improve communication,” said Chancellor Kofi Lomotey.
The Chancellor’s open hours for students will occur every Tuesday from 9 am until 10 am and Wednesday from 4 pm until 5 pm, except on days when the Chancellor is out-of-town or unavailable due to other engagements. No appointment is necessary for these times.
As an effort to assist and speak with each student participating in that day’s open hours for students, each student will be given a limited amount of time to talk to the chancellor.
“These open hours will occur each Tuesday from 9 am until 10 am and each Wednesday from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm during each semester–excepting when the Chancellor is out of town or otherwise unavoidably occupied. Meeting times will be limited to allow as many students as possible to dialogue with the Chancellor. In instances where more time is needed for a particular student, a regular appointment will be made. As this is a new initiative, we are not yet certain how much of a response we will receive; we will respond accordingly,” explained Chancellor Lomotey.
The chancellor hopes that students take advantage of the opportunity to come and sit down with him and discuss any occurrences affecting the students, whether they are personal or professional.
“I would hope that individual students who have concerns—personal or otherwise—would take this opportunity to discuss these matters with the Chancellor. We will discuss whatever issues students bring to the meetings,” continued Lomotey.
Also, the chancellor will continue the “monthly brown bag lunches” where faculty can sit with the chancellor, the vice chancellor for finance and administration and the provost to discuss important issues on campus and the best way to address them. The next session of the “brown bag lunches” will be Tuesday, February 23 in the Cotillion Ballroom from 11 am until 12 pm (noon).
