Advice

As we all know, there are many types of new media, such as websites and blogs, emails, online chat rooms, social media and sharing platforms, mobile applications, and web advertising, etc. When it comes to using new media to improve Baruch College's services for educational purposes, the best novel options could be online sharing platforms and mobile applications.
Why choosing online sharing platforms? Nowadays, it's usual to see that there are no fixed classrooms and classmates when each of us starts a new class in a new semester. Thus, it's less likely for many students to communicate and exchange ideas with each other, and even classmates they become "good friends" during a semester, they will probably have fewer and fewer contacts if they don't register the same class in the future. However, once online sharing platforms created and opened, students in one class can share their feelings and thoughts, which will be seen by the other classmates. Moreover, students themselves can also interact with each other online. For professors, they won't concern about the limited class time to listen to every students' voicings, and they can skim every student's comments or thoughts online and then give them feedback that can last permanently.
Another option is mobile applications. I've noticed that Baruch College had such a message notified application on the mobile device, but it was not perfect. On that app, it showed the availability of the computer lab. However, it disappeared this semester. In my opinion, Baruch can improve that mobile application and release it again. In the improved version, it can contain timely reminders of the availability of computer labs, library study rooms, students' rest seats, and student club activities. What's more, in that mobile application, it can also recommend the number of students on every floor so that students can avoid the crowd and time-wasting in finding somewhere to seat and rest.