Janet thinks that student parking is a problem on campus. There are not enough spaces to accommodate the increasing numbers of students, and many have search for more than 20 minutes before finding a space. Use the problem-solving steps to come up with the best solution.…
After observing students at The University of Iowa, I found that several were unhappy with the parking on campus and in the Iowa City area. Many felt that the locations are inconvenient, spots are limited, and the cost is too much for what they are getting. Students in residence halls felt that they were at a loss for parking and the opportunities of being able to have a car on campus. Doing some research on specifically the cost and revenue of campus and Iowa City parking, I found that the majority of our money from parking meters, hawk lot permits, and parking violations are put towards the improvement of garages, roads, and sidewalks. In this essay, I will provide you with a solution to the inconvenience of parking for students at The University of Iowa.…
Although change has become commonplace in modern organizations, the reported failure rates of change implementation range from 40% to as high as 70% (McKay et al., 2013). Considering our global economy and technological innovation, this rate is alarmingly high. It is no surprise that these statistics have prompted researchers to investigate the causes underlying change failure in modern organizational settings (McKay et al., 2013). Employee resistance has been identified as a primary source of change implementation failure across a range of organizations and industries worldwide (McKay et al., 2013). Change is a situation that interrupts normal patterns of organization and calls for participants to enact new patterns, involving interplay of deliberate and emergent processes that can be highly ambiguous for everyone involved (Ford et al., 2008). Employees resist change for a variety of more or less logical reasons (Baack, 2012). These reasons will be explored to understand the external and internal factors of change within organizations. In addition, a scenario will be presented to analyze how change was introduced, perceived, and implemented at a real life organization.…
The lack of parking space and parking spot become a “primary reason why students are late to class”. (The University of Tampa Parking Study, 2009)…
So much change was in effect during the previous time period, that backlash would soon become inevitable. Conservatives were on a rise and they began to take control during this era. A traditional president, Reagan was elected, and his goals were clearly geared towards Republican America. Although Reagan may be viewed as a step in the wrong direction, he is quite frankly the opposite of that. He had detailed views on the Cold War, and did a great job of dealing with it. On a separate note, the post-Cold War led to challenges for US foreign and domestic policy. In regards to all these factors, American society continually faced dramatic change. This would be the case for all future events to occur, and America still continues to be the greatest…
Is America ready for a change? And now that a chance is given, will it be taken? John Edgar Wideman, writer of “Street Corner Dreamers” wonders himself. Will the youth step up and make a difference? and become more than a stereotype. Is it right for Americans to rest on their laurels? His thoughts on appearance and reality, can the color of the president insure change.…
First of all, the school should have knowledge about what is happening in the parking lot. Knowing where each student's designated parking spots are prevents vandalism. It also prevents the students from skipping class because the faculty can check if your car is in the designated parking space.…
Rita begins to change through her lessons with Dr Frank, but it seems he changes himself. During Rita's period of change, while she is trying to experience all there is to change her image, and inside, she is confused of where she really belongs, either the working or educated class. This is given in the scene where Frank asks her to come to his house, and she stands outside and looks inside, she is an outsider.…
One way for the administration of St. Louis to improve the students’ lives is through the creation of free, on campus parking. Early mornings are tough enough on students and finding a parking spot during early-morning-rush-hour shouldn’t be the hassle that it is. Currently, students who drive have four options; to park on campus and risk the parking ticket expense, or to park on the surrounding streets and move their car every two hours to avoid a parking ticket, or to pay to park in neighbouring streets’ parking garages, or to park in the neighbouring establishments’ lots, thus risking a parking ticket and enduring a long walk back to St. Louis. It can be determined that none of these four parking methods are cost or time efficient, because all four methods could leave you with a parking ticket or parking expense, and three of the four methods of parking require a ten to fifteen minute walk back to St. Louis campus. If the administration of St. Louis creates free, on campus parking, both students and faculty can enjoy less traffic congestion surrounding the school and a less stressful, costly, and time consuming decision of where to park.…
When you are born people are there to take care of you, love you, and guide you through life. As you grow up and life changes, you must take charge of your own life and not become so dependent on others. Throughout the course of life a person will encounter many changes, whether good or bad. In “A&P”, “The Secret Lion”, and “A Rose for Emily”, the main characters in the stories are Sammy, the boys, and Miss Emily who face changes during their lives. All of these characters are in need of change. Because of their need for change, their lives will become much better. They are filled with wonder and awe about the world around them. No matter what type of person, everyone will encounter changes. It is part of the natural process. A person is encouraged to make these changes for the good. Sammy, the boys, and Miss Emily all encounter changes in their lives that fulfill their need to become something different.…
Each person experiences certain things, even the most simplest and innocent, that enlighten him or her or bring about a revelation. At one point in each of our lives we will or already have had one such meaningful incident. In Annie Dillard’s short essay “Dumbstruck,” she recounts an experience just like that. Dillard’s experience jolts her, bringing to life an awareness of the harshness and inevitability that things happen, things are not permanent in this life. We first learn of her love to scare frogs, and as her short essay continues we swiftly learn that one specific experience goes awry. Dillard successfully submerges us into her story and we can begin to see her different feelings and tones. As her mood shifts from carefree and excited, to bewildered, to a more informative tone, we follow along breathlessly, as Dillard relates, in a brief, three-paragraph essay, her harrowing experience with the unpredictability of life.…
Having a car last semester, it was very inconvenient for me to park when it came to driving to class. I was disappointed by the amount of tickets I received, making my parents question whether I really needed a car. I might get a new car next semester but in all honesty I don 't really know if it 's worth it or not, especially if you 're living on campus. Riding the bus only involves a shorter walk to class, and I can usually find rides to other places from someone else. Most students however, do want a car and shouldn 't have to think if they should really need one just because of the parking problem on campus.…
College is a place where students go to get a degree in the field they want to fulfill their dreams. Since school is a positive environment students, shouldn’t get frustrated finding a parking space. Nevertheless, with new students attending college every year, we need to expand our parking area and add more lighting for the students and for the faculty. The problem is that there is not adequate parking for everyone and students will speed through the parking lot, which causes accidents. According to Andra Cantrell, vice president financial and administrative affairs of Weatherford College, “Weatherford has been cited as the fastest-growing community college in the state. […] The college…
Parents resort to parking anywhere they can if it means getting their child to training on time, this can result in cars blocking each other in, the road outside getting blocked so busses on the bus route cannot get through, and in case of emergency we struggle with ambulance access regularly.…
The progressive reforms during the period 1890-1915 in the areas of urban life and politics were…