Comments on: The Harvard Extension Student Association http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/03/the-harvard-extension-student-association/ Random Thoughts from a Computer Science Student... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:26:56 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ian Lamont http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/03/the-harvard-extension-student-association/comment-page-1/#comment-3789 Ian Lamont Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:09:05 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=184#comment-3789 I've been observing HESA for years, and I agree with you on a few points -- until Carlos came along, it did have a major problem executing on planned initiatives, and communicating with its members. One of the things that disappointed me greatly in 2004, 2005, and 2006 was getting an announcement from HESA about a new club or website, and then nothing actually happening. Carlos and his team really seemed to tighten that up -- if they made a public commitment to an activity or some other plan, things got done. That said, some HESA officers from earlier administrations did try their best, considering limitations such as the one-year, non-overlapping terms, and having to deal with HESA co-officers, HES administrators, individual club officers, and students who were too busy to give it their all or weren't very dedicated. Your comments about the challenges relating to distance education students makes me think that it's probably time for HESA to get a chair or officer responsible for communicating their concerns and expanding activities and initiatives to this population. There are thousands of such students, and their numbers are growing every year as the Extension School's distance education offerings expand. Ian I’ve been observing HESA for years, and I agree with you on a few points — until Carlos came along, it did have a major problem executing on planned initiatives, and communicating with its members. One of the things that disappointed me greatly in 2004, 2005, and 2006 was getting an announcement from HESA about a new club or website, and then nothing actually happening. Carlos and his team really seemed to tighten that up — if they made a public commitment to an activity or some other plan, things got done. That said, some HESA officers from earlier administrations did try their best, considering limitations such as the one-year, non-overlapping terms, and having to deal with HESA co-officers, HES administrators, individual club officers, and students who were too busy to give it their all or weren’t very dedicated.

Your comments about the challenges relating to distance education students makes me think that it’s probably time for HESA to get a chair or officer responsible for communicating their concerns and expanding activities and initiatives to this population. There are thousands of such students, and their numbers are growing every year as the Extension School’s distance education offerings expand.

Ian

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