New media is definitely a tool that can be utilized in this modern day-and-age to improve the overall experience for college-goers. If I were hired by Baruch College to think of some creative way to implement new media for general enhancement purposes, one suggestion I would make would be to install some large LED screen on the second floor of the Vertical Campus. Positioned right before the escalators that lead up to the third floor, this monitor could be similar to the mini-LED stock projection screen in the library, but for a more student life approach. Perhaps it could display the current day of the week and time as a reminder for students on their way to class, but more so it can feature current student events or reminders in an aesthetically pleasing way. Many times students streamline in and out of classes and move on with their days, but having a large and well-designed projection of on-campus activities could surge participation and engagement rates.

Another potential idea for Baruch College in terms of new media implementations could be that of a more micro-level scale for classroom purposes. Personally, I've had my fair share of classes where professors would pass around attendance sheets that never make it to an entire side of the classroom (myself included), which would result in a huge line at the end of class to try and sign the sheet which is an unnecessary hassle when people have places to be. In fact, I've also had a class where the professor would actually spend an extraordinarily long amount of time taking attendance manually; that is, calling out names as the professor went down the roster. Now, mind you, this was a lecture class with 70+ students so you can imagine the boredom of just sitting there for like ten minutes as the professor struggle to pronounce almost every single name, every single class. And, I mean this with all due respect, but surely there's a better way to take attendance. Thus, I would propose maybe a Baruch app (or designated spot on the website) where each class has there own section and professors can alert the class what the 'attendance code' for the day is and students just sign themselves in electronically. Of course, this would assume that the WiFi would actually be working--which is something else that should be fixed. This application/link could also act as an alternative to the BlackBoard board in which students may be able to submit thoughts or responses to questions posed by the professor as additional participation credit/fuels for discussion.

Finally, I'm pretty sure we've all had the beyond pleasant experience of swiping in our ID cards to get that red dot and immediately hearing the exasperated sighs of the people who unfortunately chose to stand behind you in the now-growing line. Add wet umbrellas, hands full of stuff, and three minutes till class and you've earned yourself a fantastic start to the day. Using new media technology, perhaps we could issue new ID cards with some sort of barcode or chip where we can just scan our IDs on the turnstiles which would then automatically proceed to allow you through instead of vigourously swiping multiple times before switching lanes.