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Questions for Students

Students at any of the colleges & universities listed on this website who are willing to provide feedback pertaining to one or more of the questions below (or any other relevant information) can reach us at info@ccwatch.org. With your permission any useful feedback you offer will be posted for general consumption.

1. What does the college state about itself and its goals?
2. What are some of the major budget items that funds are being used for?
3. What priorities are being expressed in spending?
4. Are there trees or wooded areas on campus or is it all “rational-functional”?
5. Are there attempts to be creative; architecturally, aesthetically, ecologically innovative?
6. How much of its resources does the college devote directly to its faculty?
7. What are its educational statements and what are its practices?
8. What objectives & goals appear to be most important in its PR materials?
9. Is education or all the other stuff (combined) more honored?
10. Are there any clear signs of operative faith in running, organizing & planning college affairs?
11. What is this college—first and foremost (community of scholars and students…) for?
12. Is there an openness to faith in business matters?
13. Are there ongoing discussions, in public or private about issues of importance and broad life direction?
14. Are there professors who are outspoken—known for their convictions and commitment, or something else?
15. How are such people received?
16. What place or role does self-interest and self-preservation play on the institutional level?
17. What expressions or signs of expectation are there for students to learn to lead--and make decisions for themselves for the college or other external environments?
18. Are students invited or allowed or given opportunities to make decisions and carry out responsibilities—develop leadership (of themselves) capacities.
19. Are there dubious, or questionable practices going on, e.g. to make things look better than they are, give impressions that don’t match every day reality or practice?
20. How & from what sources does the college receive support?
21. Paternalism? Nepotism? Favoritism? Corruption? Autocracy? Plutocracy?
22. Does the institution take (necessary) risks of faith?
23. Does the institution and/or do the people dare to be followers of Christ when (and in ways) it's not being done by others?
24. Can people speak openly to each other and to the administration or does fear prevail?
25. How do the professors speak? Is skillful language use valued?
26. Do they speak well and work at speaking well, clearly and carefully?
27. What kind of language do they use?
28. Are they careless about how they express themselves?
29. Are they careful in their forms of expression, choice of words?
30. Do they speak and articulate themselves well?
31. What is the language of the students like?
32. Is Biblical language ever heard?
33. Do people sometimes quote Scripture in public outside of chapel?
34. Do people often use clichés in public?
35. Are people thoughtful and discerning about the use of popular terms, expressions and trendy talk?
36. How do people dress?
37. Do some students dare to be different or do all conform to the consensus, main trends?
38. How closely do the dressing styles of the college students and professors follow contemporary secular-college fashion trends?
39. Is there creativity and originality in dress?

 

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