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Got a problem with IIT?
Another summer has come and gone bringing with it a fresh group of students eager to be impressed. These students are ready to find out exactly what IIT has to offer. While making ranks on some of the Princeton Review’s “Room for Improvement” lists and achieving a whopping 96th on U.S. News’ Top National Universities of 2008, IIT leaves something to be desired.
Fortunately for the student body, last year things began to change. Many Voices, One Vision allowed students to submit their opinions on issues that will be considered in the new strategic plan, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) developed a “food committee” to be the liaison between the students and Sodexo, and forums like ChangeIIT gave students a place to discuss their qualms with this institution, just to name a few.
With all these positive responses to the outcries of the students, I’m still left unsatisfied. Why, you ask? Because I’m not seeing many changes. There is an endless list of changes that need to be made at IIT, and they’re just not happening. However, if change is happening, I, as a member of the student body, don’t know about it. In either case, it’s bad.
So what can we, as members of the IIT Community, do to solve this? Get involved! If you experience a problem with IIT, don’t just stop and complain about it, do something. Find possible solutions to the problem, do a little research, talk to fellow students, and present your findings to the appropriate personnel in order to catalyze change.
Contrary to popular belief, there are faculty members and organizations that want to help you, but they’re busy. If you approach any of these members with your research done and a serious attitude to fix the problem, I bet they’ll actually listen. If you’re unsure who to approach or what to do next, go to the Student Government Association (SGA) meetings. I’m sure these elected members of the IIT student body will be more than willing to assist, especially if you’re trying to make a change.
In summary, if you have a problem with IIT, do something about it. Initiate the change that will positively affect you as well as the rest of the IIT community. Nevertheless, don’t limit yourself to only fixing issues that arise. Try creating something useful just for the hell of it. If we all start pouring our efforts into action instead of apathy, I guarantee IIT will exceed our expectations.
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