FAMU President James Ammons is all smiles about the latest data on the university’s incoming freshmen class.
First Time in College (FTIC) applications are up from 5,829 in Fall 2008 to 6,199 as of this summer. The university admitted 3,519 FTIC students last fall and enrolled 1,820. It has already admitted more than 3,600 for 2009-2010.
The Division of Student Affairs also reports that transfer applications and admissions are up, as well.
With FAMU’s student numbers growing, on-campus housing is in heavy demand. The housing department anticipates that it will have 90 percent occupancy next year.
First Time in College (FTIC) applications are up from 5,829 in Fall 2008 to 6,199 as of this summer. The university admitted 3,519 FTIC students last fall and enrolled 1,820. It has already admitted more than 3,600 for 2009-2010.
The Division of Student Affairs also reports that transfer applications and admissions are up, as well.
With FAMU’s student numbers growing, on-campus housing is in heavy demand. The housing department anticipates that it will have 90 percent occupancy next year.
Those dorms are still a hot damn mess. I lived in Paddy-Foote my first semester. The operative phrase here is First Semester...
ReplyDelete...are there any plans to do something with that foolishness they expect students to live in?
Stop complaining and offer some solutions. I'm happy to hear that enrollment is up. My nephew is enrolling this summer to get a head start on the other incoming freshmen. He participated in several FAMU Band Camps and will be hitting those "90s" for the 100 this fall.
ReplyDeleteWe realize that we need to improve our dorms. I am confident that Dr. Ammons' Administration has student housing on its list of top priorities. A$ $soon as we can get some capital projects funding, we will see that problem dealt with.
We love you FAMU!!!
I've seen worse too. Private housing got a free pass, took over and now we're feeling the real effect.
ReplyDeleteSolution is do something with the eye soars that is Polkinghorn village all fenced up, Sampson, and Young hall. Give Gibbs hall a real renovation. Housing has been an issue for FAMU when it was on top of the world and had 11k to 12k students. We getting to those same numbers and have in some ways less housing for males anyway. To be honest the majority of the buildings on FAMU need a serious renovation to many rooms lack the space to hold large classes that you will get increasing your enrollment.
ReplyDeleteHere another thing FAMU needs a much better helpdesk system that has 1, 2, and 3 tier supports. Some simple things don't need to be going straight to registers, financial aid, and other departments. They swamped as is just handling the task they suppose to be doing. I'm sure I am not the only person tired of calling FAMU and getting a voice mail that is always full. At most other schools you can call or send email and get most your business done not at FAMU I know I have tried many of times.
I say all that cause getting the students in the school is the easy part its keeping them in the school that is a challenge at FAMU (ex. how many FAMU engineering students end up transferring to FSU before its all said and done). Our retention rate is not the best and when I worked at FAMU I always hear freshmen wanting to leave FAM after their first year. Mostly due to the bad or lack of adequate customer support, attitudes of staff / faculty, and support structure for students at FAM.
The Administration must survive at all costs. Without them, FAMU will cease to exist. As long as there is an Ammons, FAMU survives. He is so smart, he can single-handedly teach all of the courses. Faculty are not needed. How dare the Genius Laureate upstage Ammons. I can see it now--Lee Hall packed with thousands of adoring students spilling out into the set, and President Ammons gracing the students with his great knowledge, single-handedly teaching psychology, english, math, biology, etc. How glorious!
ReplyDeleteA bump in enrollment is a good sign that FAMU is on well directed rebound. Let us make sure that we stay the course.
ReplyDeleteI have a suggestion for some of you people that always complain about FAMU’s custormer service. Change your approach, and then maybe you will get positive responses. I’ve always found that my professional approach has always resulted in professional, prompt responses from FAMU. Try it.
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ReplyDeleteLOL How can i have a professional approach when you never can reach anybody. I need to first be able to have a conversation or response to a email before you can even get that far. I never had a attitude with any of them even though it seems that the only way to get anything done. I went on campus the other day to have them resolve something for me and they told me they the system was down they give me a call and let me know what going on. I'm still waiting on that call and for them to resolve the issue. Fortunately I live in Tally I feel for those who don't. I worked for FAMU for a number of years and I understand they swamped and don't have the personnel to do everything in a timely manner but that between them and the administrators. I am a customer that need a issue (that they caused by the way.. computer error) to be resolved cause its impacting my ability to handle my business.
"I have a suggestion for some of you people that always complain about FAMU’s custormer service. Change your approach, and then maybe you will get positive responses. I’ve always found that my professional approach has always resulted in professional, prompt responses from FAMU. Try it.
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You have GOT to be kidding. When was the last time you tried to call someone in Foote-Hilyer and actually spoke to a live person? Chances are you got a voice mailbox that was full! Yes, there are professional, conscientious people who work here at FAMU. But the public judges us by the rude, unhelpful people they often encounter. It happens enough that we now have the reputation for bad service. Every one knows about it. Everyone complains about it. But no one does anything about it.
12:40 PM, do not feel it is anything personal towards you. No one can get anything done at FAMU. The staff is always nonresponsive and the more you complain, the worse it gets for you. Most of the FAMU Administration and staff are FAMU graduates and they run FAMU for their own benefit and welfare. They take care of their own interests. Students, faculty, and others are of no consequence.
ReplyDeleteTo all of you who feel that FAMU's customer service is the worst of the worst, I'm sure you have seen "that woman" drive up to the grocery store in a cadillac with a hand full of food stamps, right? I think some of you people just like to complain on general principle. You have a serious case of "spookalitis".
ReplyDelete2:01 you have the wrong idea, it does not matter what they are driviing or how they are paying, customer service is suppose to be the same with a positive outcome. Too many people think that the customer is working for them instead of providing the service. What ever happen to "Service With a Smile"? Rememeber what you are getting paid for, the people requesting your service are not getting paid, they are giving. That is why they are called the customer.
ReplyDeleteHow did the conversation go from "enrollment bump" to "bad customer service". Some of us have been program to extract everything thats negative.
ReplyDeleteI hope you've learned something about yourself.
BTW, the young lady in the University of Phoenix advertisement below this post is a FAMU grad from the College of Engineering. Just thought it was an interesting coincidence.
ReplyDeleteFAMU prepares for enrollment bump
ReplyDeleteThe title of this article is misleading. Please explain the "preparation" piece.
How exactly is the university preparing?
"How did the conversation go from "enrollment bump" to "bad customer service". Some of us have been program to extract everything thats negative.
ReplyDeleteI hope you've learned something about yourself.
6/25/2009 3:28 PM"
We prepare for increased enrollment by providing a SERVICE that encourages new students to remain at FAMU and graduate. We have one of the worst graduation rates in the University System, and ONE of the problems is the dissatisfaction experienced by students once they actually get here and have the 'FAMU experience.'
There are many positives for students attending FAMU, but good customer service isn't one of them.
Now, does that explain to your satisfaction how 'customer service' relates to preparing for increased enrollment.
No, that doesn't answer my question. You have to get the students on campus first.
ReplyDeleteIf you continue to spin the negatives, how do you expect to recruit good students.
Therefore, without students, your superior customer service will be irrelevant.
You get students by the service you provide. Take the blinders off.
ReplyDelete"You get students by the service you provide. Take the blinders off.
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Thank you!!! I got tired of arguing with ignorance and didn't reply.
9:29, you sound like a danggone fool. Quit with the drivel, and go take your meds.
ReplyDeleteStudents don't really leave for service reasons. LOL Students leave because things don't go their way. Most of that is connected to living situations. Handle that and the few who didn't want to be there anyhow won't even matter. Require comprehensive, interdisciplinary orientation and house everyone. The service will come with those changes. Because the more engaged student will require that much because they are now truly affected. The military without bootcamp and the BX wouldn't be much to fear. They've gotta live on campus! Be IN COLLEGE. Vanderbilt and Bowdoin figured that out!!!
ReplyDeleteMy son is attending FAMU in the fall, we are attending orientation on August 16th and this will be our first visit to the University. But after reading the comments and exchanges I've become very concern about my son's decision to attend the university. He's going to be far away from home and the last thing a parent wants to think about is substandard housing and poor communication between staff and student especially freshman. I always heard or read positive things about FAMU but I'm not so sure now. I hope that my orientation experience is nothing like what I've just read.
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