Vanessa Arriola
The Pierce College Academic Senate gathered on November 19 to discuss a multitude of topics concerning the campus and its students.
With the many topics discussed at the meeting, student e-mail addresses’ was amongst the most talked about by the teachers on the senate.
Gail Hobbs, an anthropology and geography instructor said Pierce should get students e-mail addresses’ if not require them to bring up a policy that should have students have professional ones.
“If we can’t provide it, let them know,” said Hobbs.
This comes up on the heels of news that many other campuses provide students with an e-mail address. These e-mails are basically the students name, followed by the campus they attend.
Richard Follet, an English teacher, said that between 2002 and 2003 Pierce did have a student e-mail server but it was disposed by the budget committee.
“They decided we didn’t need it,” Follet said.
Tessa Moss, president of the Associated Students Organization, said she definitely agreed with the teachers.
“We don’t understand that this is important,” Moss Said.
Hobbs mentioned that with non- professional e-mails, teachers don’t know whether it is from a student or not. Many times, these e-mails are sent to the spam box because they aren’t recognized.
The fact that students have these cute and cool e-mail addresses’ aren’t the only thing irritating teachers. Poor grammar and ill written e-mails are also getting to them.
“It takes away credibility,” said Hobbs.
Hobbs wasn’t only making reference to e-mails being sent by students, but also to those being sent around campus through other offices with grammar mistakes.
Who would have thought that this simple little thing could be causing teachers such stress?
So, as college students and soon- to-be professionals, start by getting a professional e-mail address and proof reading the e-mails you send out.