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ED 387 062 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION REPORT NO PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME HE 028 644 Theodossin, Ernest, Ed. Altered Images: Transforming College Estates for a Learning Revolution. Innovations in FE, Issue 2, Spring 1995. Further Education Development Agency, Bristol (England). ISBN-0-907659-90-X 95 65p. Further Education Development Agency, Coombe Lodge, Blagdon, Bristol BS18 6RG, England, United Kingdom (9.50 British pounds). Reports Descriptive (141) MFOI/PC03 Plus Postage. *Campus Planning; *College Buildings; *Educational Change; *Educational Environment; *Educational Faciilties; Educational Facilities Planning; Facility Improvement; Foreign Countries; Postsecondary Education; Space Utilization; Student Attitudes *England; Faculty Attitudes; *South East Essex College of Arts Techn (England) This report describes the physical and educational transformation of South East Essex College of Arts and Technology in England. It focuses on how the institution's two seedy, dilapidated council buildings from the 1940s have been renovated and remodeled in pursuit of a modern aesthetic work environment for students, faculty, and staff. The report discusses the factors affecting change and modernization among further education colleges in general and South East Essex in particular. A report from the college's principal, Tony Pitcher, "Building Blocks To Transform Learning," includes discussion on early impressions and ideas, culture change and physical change, problems, the American community college example, tackling the traditi ,nal, growth and innovation, library to learning centers, information technology (IT) centers, security consistency and synergy, and a variety of learning methods. The report also discusses student, faculty, and administrator attitudes toward the changes. (MDM) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. ***********************************************************************
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ED 387 062
AUTHORTITLE
INSTITUTION
REPORT NOPUB DATENOTEAVAILABLE FROM
PUB TYPE
EDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORS
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
DOCUMENT RESUME
HE 028 644
Theodossin, Ernest, Ed.Altered Images: Transforming College Estates for aLearning Revolution. Innovations in FE, Issue 2,
Spring 1995.Further Education Development Agency, Bristol(England).ISBN-0-907659-90-X95
65p.Further Education Development Agency, Coombe Lodge,Blagdon, Bristol BS18 6RG, England, United Kingdom(9.50 British pounds).Reports Descriptive (141)
MFOI/PC03 Plus Postage.*Campus Planning; *College Buildings; *EducationalChange; *Educational Environment; *EducationalFaciilties; Educational Facilities Planning; FacilityImprovement; Foreign Countries; PostsecondaryEducation; Space Utilization; Student Attitudes*England; Faculty Attitudes; *South East EssexCollege of Arts Techn (England)
This report describes the physical and educationaltransformation of South East Essex College of Arts and Technology inEngland. It focuses on how the institution's two seedy, dilapidatedcouncil buildings from the 1940s have been renovated and remodeled inpursuit of a modern aesthetic work environment for students, faculty,and staff. The report discusses the factors affecting change andmodernization among further education colleges in general and SouthEast Essex in particular. A report from the college's principal, Tony
Pitcher, "Building Blocks To Transform Learning," includes discussionon early impressions and ideas, culture change and physical change,
problems, the American community college example, tackling thetraditi ,nal, growth and innovation, library to learning centers,information technology (IT) centers, security consistency andsynergy, and a variety of learning methods. The report also discusses
student, faculty, and administrator attitudes toward the changes.
(MDM)
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Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made* from the original document.***********************************************************************
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of t
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whe
n al
umni
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t mea
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find
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col
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is d
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oav
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won
derin
g w
heth
er th
ese
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are
not a
bout
trav
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ther
than
arriv
ing.
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a la
bel s
eem
s to
be
atta
ched
to e
duca
tion
mor
e fr
eque
ntly
than
to s
oap
pow
ders
, and
with
sim
ilar
resu
lts. T
he e
xpla
natio
n m
ust l
ie in
the
fact
that
so
man
y ed
ucat
iona
l cha
nges
are
polit
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rat
her
than
subs
tant
ive,
tran
scen
dent
al in
stea
d of
em
piric
alth
ey
may
mak
e an
eno
rmou
sdi
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nce
tow
hat a
re k
now
n as
key
sta
keho
lder
s (o
rst
aff)
but
virt
ually
non
e to
cus
tom
ers.
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ifica
tions
suc
h as
the
new
nam
e, th
eex
pens
ive
new
logo
, the
red
esig
ned
stat
ione
ry a
nd th
e in
cred
ibly
exc
iting
new
man
agem
ent s
truc
ture
can
still
leav
e
the
publ
ic r
efer
ring
to th
e co
llege
as
'the
tech
up
the
road
'.
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ther
efor
e pl
easu
rabl
e to
be
able
to
devo
te th
is is
sue
of In
nova
tions
in F
E to
the
achi
evem
ents
of a
col
lege
whi
ch h
asm
ade
real
cha
nges
to it
s cu
rric
ulum
port
folio
, del
iver
y m
ode,
phy
sica
l pla
ntan
d w
orki
ng p
ract
ices
. The
se a
re c
hang
esw
hich
are
man
ifest
ed in
dra
mat
ic v
isua
lal
tera
tions
. Tw
o se
edy,
slo
venl
y co
unci
lbu
ildin
gs d
atin
g fr
om th
e 19
40s
and
1950
s ha
ve b
een
reno
vate
d, r
emod
elle
d,re
furb
ishe
d, r
edec
orat
ed a
nd r
efur
nish
edin
the
purs
uit o
f a c
lean
, brig
ht a
ndco
lour
ful 1
990s
wor
king
env
ironm
ent i
nw
hich
new
thin
gs a
re h
appe
ning
in w
ays
so u
nfam
iliar
that
no
stud
ent c
an fa
il to
erce
ive
the
tran
sfor
mat
ions
.
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th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
of A
rts
and
Tec
hnol
ogy
has
thus
ach
ieve
d a
new
corp
orat
e im
age
that
ext
ends
beyo
nd th
ech
ief e
xecu
tive'
s of
fice
and
prin
ted
mat
eria
ls. T
hat d
oes
not o
f cou
rse
impl
yth
at a
ll of
the
colle
ge's
use
rs v
iew
the
chan
ges
with
app
roba
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or
that
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acto
rs c
anno
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foun
d, b
ut it
doe
sm
ean
that
eve
n th
e m
ostc
asua
l vis
itor
to
the
colle
ge c
anno
t fai
l to
notic
eth
at th
is
time
the
old
tech
has
bee
n re
plac
edby
som
ethi
ng e
xcep
tiona
lly d
iffer
ent f
orcu
stom
ers.
If n
ot a
firs
t for
educ
atio
n, th
at
mus
t be
at le
ast c
ompa
rativ
ely
rare
.
Ern
est T
heod
ossi
n
Wha
teve
r el
se o
ne m
ay fe
elab
out f
urth
er e
duca
tion
(FE
),th
e ph
ysic
al w
orld
it in
habi
tsca
n se
ldom
aro
use
anyt
hing
oth
er th
an a
limite
d ra
nge
of r
eact
ions
. Thi
nk, f
orex
ampl
e, o
f the
typi
cal B
ritis
h F
E c
olle
gepu
rely
as
wor
kpla
ce a
ccom
mod
atio
n:w
hat w
ords
and
phr
ases
spr
ing
to m
ind
in a
ttem
ptin
g to
des
crib
e it?
Tac
ky, d
irty,
tatty
, clu
ttere
d, m
atch
stic
k fu
rnitu
re,
dow
n-m
arke
t, ch
eap,
sho
ddy,
ugl
y,un
was
hed
win
dow
s, fa
ded
curt
ains
...
If as
ked
to d
emon
stra
te to
vis
itors
from
deve
lopi
ng c
ount
ries
the
achi
evem
ent,
of o
ne o
f the
wor
ld's
old
est d
emoc
raci
es,
the
crad
le o
f the
indu
stria
l rev
olut
iol
and
one
of th
e le
adin
g E
urop
ean
pow
ers,
how
man
y of
us
wou
ld h
ead
for
the
near
est F
E c
olle
ge?
In th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s,on
the
othe
r ha
nd, o
ne m
ight
wel
l tur
nto
the
loca
l com
mun
ity c
olle
ge. I
n th
em
ajor
Aus
tral
ian
citie
s th
e eq
uiva
lent
TA
FF
(te
chni
cal a
nd fu
rthe
r ed
ucat
ion)
colle
ge m
ight
wel
l rev
eal t
he h
est o
f lat
etw
entie
th-c
entu
ry a
rchi
tect
ure.
InG
erm
any,
Hol
land
and
Den
mar
kvo
catio
nal c
olle
ges
mig
ht n
ot a
chie
vequ
ite th
at d
istin
ctio
n, b
ut th
ey w
ould
cert
ainl
y im
pres
s as
pro
fess
iona
l wor
ken
viro
nmen
ts. I
n B
ritai
n ho
wev
er..
..
Of c
ours
e th
ere
are
exce
ptio
ns in
this
scep
tred
isle
, bot
h in
term
s of
who
leco
llege
s an
d al
mos
t cer
tain
ly w
ithin
any
one
colle
ge. T
he c
hief
exe
cutiv
e of
ficer
'sst
udy
will
sur
ely
prov
ide
strik
ing
cont
rast
sal
mos
t alw
ays
a ca
lm, c
lean
have
n fr
om th
e m
addi
ng c
row
d. T
hero
om w
here
the
boar
d m
eets
will
sel
dom
be a
nyth
ing
less
than
an
oasi
s of
sta
tely
pros
perit
y. If
ther
e is
a tr
aini
ngre
stau
rant
, the
pub
lic w
ho u
se it
sse
rvic
es w
ill g
ener
ally
hav
e a
rath
erdi
ffere
nt im
pres
sion
of t
he c
olle
ge.
Whe
n th
e co
llege
offe
rs tr
aini
ng to
loca
lbu
sine
ss p
eopl
e, it
will
ver
y lik
ely
have
aw
ing,
an
anne
xe o
r a
corn
er w
hich
mak
es a
n ef
fort
to m
eet c
usto
mer
expe
ctat
ions
, and
in g
ettin
g th
e m
atur
etr
aine
es to
the
trai
ners
it w
ill p
roba
bly
desi
gnat
e a
path
way
whi
ch c
ircum
vent
sth
e m
ore
sord
id c
olle
ge v
ista
s.
Lear
ning
to k
now
one
's p
lace
Why
is B
ritis
h F
E s
o ph
ysic
ally
repe
llent
? W
hy a
re th
e flo
ors
so li
ttere
d, th
e am
bien
ce s
oth
read
bare
, the
leve
ls o
f com
fort
and
clea
nlin
ess
so m
inim
al?
Why
issi
gnpo
stin
g re
gard
ed a
s an
opt
iona
lex
tra?
Why
is th
ere
now
here
for
the
visi
tor
to p
ark
(and
why
are
the
mos
tco
nven
ient
spa
ces
rese
rved
for
seni
orst
aff)
? O
ut o
f the
cla
ssro
om, w
hy d
ole
ctur
ers
appe
ar to
inha
bit M
iss
Hav
isha
m's
dra
win
g ro
om, s
urro
unde
dby
pile
s of
pap
ers
and
rubb
ish
no o
neha
s us
ed fo
r ye
ars?
Why
are
car
pets
suc
ha
rarit
y?
One
exp
lana
tion
mus
t be
cultu
re.
How
man
y pe
ople
who
teac
h in
FE
wer
e ed
ucat
ed a
nd tr
aine
d in
it?
How
man
y se
nior
FE
sta
ff se
nd th
eir
child
ren
to th
e lo
cal F
E c
olle
ge?
How
man
y se
nior
civ
il se
rvan
tsw
ent t
o th
eir
loca
l FE
col
lege
? T
hetr
uth
is th
at F
E is
par
t of t
heso
cial
isat
ion
proc
ess
by w
hich
the
Brit
ish
soci
al c
lass
sys
tem
has
bee
npr
eser
ved.
It e
xist
s to
trai
n pe
ople
, but
it al
so s
erve
s to
mak
e th
em a
war
e of
the
rela
tivel
y su
bord
inat
e st
atus
of
trad
e, in
dust
ry a
nd v
ocat
iona
lac
tivity
gen
eral
ly. W
hat b
ette
r w
ayto
pre
pare
peop
le fo
r a
low
sta
tus
posi
tion
in s
ocie
ty g
ener
ally
than
to a
ccus
tom
them
to th
eir
dest
iny
insu
bsta
ndar
d tr
aini
ng s
urro
undi
ngs?
Hen
ce th
e ab
senc
e of
car
pets
,pr
esum
ably
on
the
assu
mpt
ion
that
FE
stud
ents
(w
hate
ver
thei
r ag
e) w
ill p
ut o
utth
eir
ciga
rette
s,sp
ill th
eir
drin
ksor
thro
w th
eir
cris
p ba
gsun
derf
oot.
The
irony
of c
ours
eis
that
the
sam
epe
ople
who
use
the
colle
ge a
lso
go in
to b
anks
,pu
blic
libr
arie
s,de
part
men
tst
ores
, cin
emas
arid
thea
tres
and
oth
er p
ublic
bui
ldin
gsw
here
qui
te d
iffer
ent a
ssum
ptio
ns a
rem
ade.
"FE
can
brea
k th
esp
iral o
fde
priv
atio
non
ly th
roug
h'its
ow
nef
fort
s."
In fa
irnes
s it
has
to b
e ac
know
ledg
edth
at B
ritis
h F
E c
olle
ges
have
had
ver
ylit
tle m
oney
spe
nt o
n th
em, a
lthou
gh it
also
nee
ds to
be
reco
gnis
ed th
at th
eco
llege
s ha
ve o
ften
acqu
iesc
ed. F
orm
uch
of th
e pa
st d
ecad
e th
e cu
ts in
per
capi
ta e
xpen
ditu
re o
n ed
ucat
ion
have
been
ste
ered
aw
ay fr
om s
taff
and
tow
ards
the
esta
te. R
epai
rs a
ndm
aint
enan
ce h
ave
not b
een
high
on
anyo
ne's
task
list
, and
inte
rior
deco
ratio
nan
d la
ndsc
ape
gard
enin
g ha
ve b
een
seen
as h
avin
g lit
tle to
do
with
edu
catio
n. In
mos
t pla
ces
FE
is s
o us
ed to
bei
ngpo
or th
at n
o on
e bo
ther
s to
com
plai
n. 7
The
poi
nt is
illu
stra
ted
mos
t viv
idly
with
reg
ard
to s
pace
nor
ms.
Whe
npu
blic
sec
tor
high
er e
duca
tion
(HE
)w
as in
corp
orat
ed it
had
to a
ccep
t,de
pend
ing
on c
urric
ulum
are
a, a
max
imum
spa
ce n
orm
of 1
5 sq
uare
met
res
per
stud
ent.
Whe
n F
E w
ent
corp
orat
e, o
vern
ight
the
Fur
ther
Edu
catio
n F
undi
ng C
ounc
il (F
EF
C)
drov
eth
e H
E n
orm
dow
n to
10
squa
re m
etre
spe
r st
uden
t, pr
esum
ably
bec
ause
anyt
hing
mor
e sp
acio
us w
ould
hav
ein
volv
ed tr
easu
ry e
xpen
ditu
re.
Mor
eove
r, a
s F
EF
CC
ircu
lar
93/3
5(1
993)
mak
es c
lear
, the
10
squa
re m
etre
s do
es'n
ot c
onst
itute
an
auto
mat
ic e
ntitl
emen
t'.If
FE
feel
s cr
ampe
d, th
e su
gges
ted
solu
tion
is to
leng
then
the
wor
king
day
and/
or th
e te
achi
ng y
ear.
By
way
of
cont
rast
, one
sho
uld
note
that
in D
anis
hvo
catio
nal c
olle
ges
10 s
quar
e m
etre
s pe
rst
uden
t is
the
min
imum
nor
m a
nd th
atsu
bjec
ts w
hich
in B
ritai
n qu
alify
for
10sq
uare
met
res
rece
ive
27 s
quar
e m
etre
sin
Den
mar
k. L
ike
low
leve
ls o
f sel
f-es
teem
, low
exp
ecta
tions
are
an
intr
insi
cpa
rt o
f the
Brit
ish
FE
land
scap
e.
Sel
f-he
lp a
s an
alte
rnat
ive
Wha
t the
abo
ve il
lust
rate
s is
that
if F
E w
ants
to im
prov
e no
tm
erel
y its
imag
e bu
t als
o its
phys
ical
env
ironm
ent,
to u
pgra
de it
sac
com
mod
atio
n an
d to
enh
ance
its
wor
king
con
ditio
ns, i
t can
not l
ook
toG
over
nmen
t for
hel
p. T
he a
mou
nt o
f
annu
al c
apita
l fun
ding
ava
ilabl
efr
om F
EF
C fo
r th
e en
tire
sect
or is
min
uscu
le W
e ca
nnot
exp
ect
that
the
chro
nic
shor
tage
of
publ
ic m
oney
whi
ch h
asaf
flict
ed B
ritis
h ed
ucat
ion
for
the
past
15
year
s w
ill b
esi
dest
eppe
d to
find
the
cash
nec
essa
ryfo
r de
velo
ping
FE
col
lege
est
ates
.Im
prov
ing
FE
's p
hysi
cal p
lant
mus
t be
atth
e bo
ttom
of e
very
pol
itici
an's
wis
h lis
t.F
E c
an b
reak
the
spira
l of d
epriv
atio
non
ly th
roug
h its
ow
n ef
fort
s.
Ai
0441
Mau
l,
One
col
lege
whi
ch h
as s
ucce
eded
intr
ansf
orm
ing
its p
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t in
a m
ost s
pect
acul
ar fa
shio
n is
Sou
th E
ast
Ess
ex C
olle
ge o
f Art
s an
d T
echn
olog
y,si
tuat
ed in
Sou
then
d-on
-Sea
, Ess
ex. T
his
colle
ge h
as a
ppro
xim
atel
y 3,
800
full-
time
stud
ents
and
370
full-
time
staf
f; its
annu
al tu
rnov
er is
aro
und
f13m
and
its
aver
age
leve
l of f
undi
ng £
17.0
8 pe
r un
it.In
199
4-95
it w
as th
e 38
th la
rges
tco
llege
in te
rms
of fu
ndin
g un
its a
nd th
e48
th la
rges
t in
term
s of
fund
ing
gene
rally
In th
e sa
me
acad
emic
ses
sion
Sou
th E
ast E
sseA
Col
lege
Car
narv
on R
oad
Cen
tre
(left)
and
Lond
on R
oad
Cen
tre
(bel
ow)
it ha
d th
e llt
h la
rges
t inc
reas
e in
fund
ing
(£1.
78m
).
In te
rms
of it
s es
tate
, Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
sta
rted
out
with
som
ead
vant
ages
.It
has
two
mai
n bu
ildin
gs,
less
than
a m
ile a
part
. Bot
h bu
ildin
gsar
e so
und,
if d
rear
y, lo
cal g
over
nmen
tco
nstr
uctio
ns, b
ut n
eith
er is
a li
sted
build
ing,
or
loca
ted
on to
p of
acr
umbl
ing
coal
min
e or
situ
ated
on
the
perip
hery
of t
he to
wn
whe
re it
can
ser
veas
a fo
cus
for
vand
alis
m b
ydi
sgru
ntle
d
yout
hspr
oble
ms
whi
ch a
fflic
t mor
eth
an o
ne F
E c
olle
ge. S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge c
onse
quen
tly h
as a
dvan
tage
s of
omis
sion
, eve
n if
the
esta
te e
xhib
its fe
wpo
sitiv
e qu
aliti
es.
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
NLA
BLE
9
It w
ould
be
fairl
y ac
cura
te to
des
crib
e its
orig
inal
app
eara
nce
as s
omet
hing
like
the
prov
erbi
al u
gly
duck
ling,
and
if it
has
not q
uite
bee
n m
etam
orph
osed
into
an
eleg
ant s
wan
, it i
s no
t ver
y fa
r fr
om s
uch
an a
chie
vem
ent a
nd c
lose
r to
it th
anhu
ndre
ds o
f oth
er F
E c
olle
ges.
Wha
tm
akes
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
'str
ansf
orm
atio
n re
mar
kabl
e an
d (in
my
expe
rienc
e) u
niqu
e in
the
Brit
ish
FE
sect
or r
esid
es in
mat
ters
of s
cale
and
cohe
renc
e of
dev
elop
men
t. T
hees
sent
ial f
eatu
res
of th
e m
odifi
ed e
stat
ear
e as
follo
ws.
Ope
nnes
s
Mos
t FE
col
lege
s ca
n no
w b
oast
afle
xibl
e/op
en le
arni
ng/r
esou
rce
cent
rew
hat w
as k
now
npr
evio
usly
as
the
libra
ry. T
his
deno
tes
ala
rge
spac
e w
here
man
y pe
ople
do
man
y di
ffere
nt th
ings
usi
ng m
any
diffe
rent
art
efac
ts. S
ince
mos
t old
erco
llege
s w
ere
built
to h
old
clas
ses
inro
oms,
thea
tres
, wor
ksho
ps o
rla
bora
torie
s, in
ord
er to
cre
ate
reso
urce
cent
res
arch
itect
s ha
ve u
sual
ly h
ad to
rem
ove
the
wal
ls li
ning
the
corr
idor
s an
ddi
vidi
ng c
lass
room
s, r
esul
ting
in a
larg
e
Car
narv
on R
oad
lear
ning
cen
tre,
show
ing
squa
re o
peni
ngs
for
borr
owed
ligh
t
frfir
"M
IMI!
rani
,
spac
e w
ith tw
o lin
es o
f sup
port
col
umns
dow
n th
e ce
ntre
. Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
has
sev
eral
suc
h op
en s
pace
s,bu
t its
com
mitm
ent t
o op
enne
ss g
oes
muc
h fu
rthe
r.
Alth
ough
ther
e ar
e st
ill m
any
trad
ition
alla
ssro
oms
in th
e co
llege
, the
re a
re a
lso
a gr
eat m
any
mor
e op
en s
pace
s, e
.g.
lear
ning
«m
tres
and
spe
cial
ist I
T c
entr
esw
hic
han
hol
d up
to fi
se te
achi
nggr
oups
. In
the
Car
narv
on R
oad
build
ing,
the
flexi
ble
lear
ning
cen
tre
has
a pr
os«m
ium
arc
h in
corp
orat
ed in
to th
em
nstr
uc ti
on (
it us
ed to
be
the
colle
geha
ll).
Par
t of t
he s
pace
enc
ompa
sses
two
floor
s an
d pa
rt tw
her
e th
e w
indo
ws
are
loca
ted)
ris
es u
pwar
tIs W
it h
ou t
brea
k. L
arge
squ
are
hole
s ha
ve a
lso
been
c u
t int
o m
any
reta
inin
g w
alls
topr
ovid
e bo
rrow
ed li
ght.
The
ove
rall
spac
e is
ext
ensi
ve a
nd v
arie
d en
ough
toal
low
indi
vidu
als
and
smal
l gro
ups
tow
ork
in w
hat f
eels
like
an
enve
lope
of
isol
atio
n.
40*
The
re a
re' i
llso
larg
e co
mpu
ter
wor
ksho
ps w
ith in
divi
dual
wor
ksta
tions
.T
hose
fam
iliar
with
the
1960
s an
d 70
spr
imar
y sc
hool
sce
ne w
ill r
ecog
nise
thes
e de
velo
pmen
ts a
s an
ext
ensi
on o
fth
e op
en p
lan
clas
sroo
m d
evis
ed to
serv
ice
the
inte
grat
ed c
urric
ulum
.
At S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge th
eop
enne
ss is
als
o so
met
hing
of a
philo
soph
ical
com
mitm
ent t
o a
way
of
orga
nisi
ng a
com
mun
ity.
In la
rge
open
spa
ces
it is
to s
ome
exte
nt e
asie
r to
lose
one
self
in a
cro
wd.
On
the
othe
r ha
nd, a
nyde
viat
ion
from
beha
viou
ral n
orm
sim
med
iate
ly a
ttrac
tsat
tent
ion.
The
ope
nnes
sis
inte
nded
to a
llevi
ate
disc
iplin
e pr
oble
ms
and,
so fa
r as
one
can
dete
rmin
e, it
suc
ceed
s, a
ssis
ted
bycl
osed
circ
uit t
elev
isio
n ta
rget
ed a
tst
rate
gic
poin
ts.
Tea
chin
g te
am r
oom
med
ia .1
11d
perf
orm
ing
adc
Inst
ead
of fu
nctio
ning
as
stre
ets
whi
chno
one
ow
ns a
nd n
o on
e fe
els
resp
onsi
ble
for,
the
corr
idor
s ha
ve b
een
eith
er in
corp
orat
ed in
to r
oom
s or
are
trea
ted
as c
omm
on s
pace
and
dec
orat
edto
look
like
an
exte
nsio
n of
the
room
s.
All
staf
f wor
k in
ope
n sp
aces
. Bus
ines
ssu
ppor
t sta
ff ar
e lo
cate
d in
larg
e, o
pen
offic
es. T
each
ing
staf
f hav
e th
eir
desk
sin
ope
n sp
aces
and
eve
n he
ads
of te
amar
e ex
pect
ed to
sha
re th
eop
en a
reas
with
thei
rco
lleag
ues.
In th
ese
teac
her
spac
es th
ere
are
smal
l roo
ms
in th
e co
rner
whe
re p
rivat
e di
scus
sion
sca
n be
hel
d, a
nd te
ache
rsca
n bo
ok a
num
ber
ofro
oms
in th
e co
llege
for
larg
er m
eetin
gs, b
ut n
o on
eis
allo
wed
to c
reat
e hi
s or
her
own
spac
e as
ade
mon
stra
tion
of s
tatu
s or
indi
vidu
ality
.T
he o
ffice
s ha
ve n
o fil
ing
cabi
nets
: the
ycr
eate
bar
riers
to h
ide
behi
nd. I
nste
ad,
staf
( us
e fil
es a
nd r
ing
bind
ers.
The
gene
ral i
mpr
essi
on is
of w
orki
ngtid
ines
s.
Win
dow
ne,
Car
nart
oi7r
rec
eptio
n7
Roa
d C
entr
e
The
re a
re n
o co
mm
on r
oom
s in
the
trad
ition
al s
ense
, eith
er fo
r st
uden
ts o
rst
aff.
Whe
n pe
ople
wan
t to
soci
alis
ean
d/or
eat
, the
y us
e th
e st
aff a
nd s
tude
ntre
fect
orie
s. A
s th
e co
llege
is lo
cate
d in
the
tow
n ce
ntre
, the
re is
acc
ess
to a
varie
ty o
f loc
al c
afes
and
oth
erea
tinW
recr
eatio
nal v
enue
s; th
is is
not
an
optio
n fo
r al
l col
lege
s.
Lear
ning
clin
e(
.111
7.11
1i R
Odd
-31t
r
A Ie
etin
g ro
om, w
hich
cta
ff ca
n bo
ok
Per
haps
the
mos
t rem
arka
ble
dem
onst
ratio
n of
the
open
ness
is th
efe
nest
ratio
n: w
indo
ws
abou
nd, i
ncl
assr
oom
wal
ls, d
oors
, all
mee
ting
room
s, e
ven
in th
e ch
ief e
xecu
tive'
sof
fice.
Eve
ryon
e ca
n be
see
n an
dev
eryo
ne c
an s
ee w
hat e
very
one
else
isdo
ing.
The
re is
, as
one
slig
htly
hor
rifie
dvi
sito
r re
mar
ked,
'now
here
to h
ide'
. To
whi
ch o
ne m
ight
res
pond
, 'W
hat d
o yo
uw
ant t
o hi
de?'
Con
sist
ency
The
col
lege
has
a c
orpo
rate
imag
e.F
or m
ost c
olle
ge m
anag
ers
that
wou
ld m
ean
a lo
go a
nd m
atch
ing
stat
ione
ry, p
rosp
ectu
s an
d bu
sine
ssca
rds.
At S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge it
als
o
11B
ES
T C
OP
Y A
VA
ILA
BLE
5
mea
ns c
orpo
rate
col
ours
: red
, blu
e, g
rey
and
whi
te. E
very
thin
g (a
part
from
pla
nts)
is o
ne o
f the
se c
olou
rs, a
nd e
very
thin
gm
eans
just
that
: wal
ls, c
arpe
ts, b
ox fi
les
and
ring
bind
ers,
cha
irs, w
aste
pape
rbi
ns, t
able
s, c
urta
ins,
sta
ir ra
ils, r
adia
tors
,et
c. E
very
whe
re in
the
colle
ge is
vis
ually
in th
e sa
me
orga
nisa
tiona
l wor
ld. T
heho
sen
colo
urs
are
favo
urite
s w
ithm
anuf
actu
rers
of o
ffice
sup
plie
s an
dfu
rnitu
re, s
o th
ey a
re e
asily
obt
aine
d an
ddo
not
req
uire
add
ition
al e
xpen
ditu
re.
All
room
s an
d of
fices
, whe
ther
for
supp
ort o
r te
a( h
ing
staf
f, ar
e fu
rnis
hed
toa
sim
ilar
stan
dard
. Unl
ike
man
yor
gani
satio
ns, f
urni
shin
gs a
re n
ot u
sed
tode
note
sta
tus
and
sepa
ratio
n. E
very
thin
gm
ks a
s if
it be
long
s to
the
sam
een
terp
rise.
( )1
1 en
terin
g th
e P
rinci
pal's
offi
ce it
isim
med
iate
ly a
ppar
ent t
hat t
here
is a
t
Ent
ranc
e to
prin
cipa
l's o
ffice
degr
ee o
f priv
acy
whi
ch w
ould
not
be
auto
mat
ical
ly a
vaila
ble
else
whe
re, b
utth
e of
fice
does
not
giv
e an
impr
essi
on o
fre
vese
ntin
g an
ent
irely
diff
eren
t sph
ere
of e
arth
ly e
xist
ence
- a
feat
ure
com
mon
to m
any
trad
ition
al p
rinci
pals
' offi
ces
inF
E c
olle
ges.
Her
e th
e st
anda
rd o
ffu
rnis
hing
is c
onsi
sten
t with
that
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
llege
, and
the
diffe
renc
es d
eriv
e fr
om fu
nctio
n ra
ther
than
sta
tus.
Sea
le
Mos
t col
lege
s ha
ve is
olat
ed a
reas
whi
ch a
re fu
rnis
hed
to a
hig
hst
anda
rd a
nd a
re a
ttrac
tive,
clea
n an
d in
vitin
g. M
ost c
olle
ges
also
have
ope
n ar
eas
and
mod
ern
offic
es. A
sa
freq
uent
vis
itor
to c
olle
ges
I am
accu
stom
ed to
bei
ng s
how
n th
e la
test
Sea
ting
sect
ion
near
ent
ranc
e to
prin
cipa
l's o
ffice
12
tVas
te b
in
deve
lopm
ents
, but
to r
each
them
Ius
ually
wal
k th
roug
h ev
en la
rger
expa
nses
of u
ndev
elop
ed te
rrito
ry.
At S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge th
etr
ansf
orm
atio
n ha
s m
oved
rel
entle
ssly
thro
ugh
both
mai
n C
entr
es, f
loor
by
floor
and
roo
m b
y ro
om. O
n m
y fir
stvi
sit I
cou
ld s
ee o
n a
stai
rwel
l in
the
Lond
on R
oad
build
ing
whe
re th
ede
cora
ting
had
stop
ped:
brig
htne
ss o
non
e si
de o
f the
lige
, grim
ean
d di
rt o
nth
e ot
her
- m
oder
nity
vs.
inst
itutio
nal
gloo
m. S
ever
al m
onth
s la
ter
I ret
urne
d,ho
ping
to o
rgan
ise
'bef
ore
and
afte
r'ph
otog
raph
s, b
ut th
e w
hole
sta
irwel
l had
been
tran
sfor
med
, as
wel
l as
larg
e ar
eas
beyo
nd. T
he L
ondo
n R
oad
Cen
tre
used
to b
e th
e le
ss-p
refe
rred
site
, but
it is
bein
g up
grad
ed to
the
sam
e st
anda
rd a
sth
e C
arna
rvon
Roa
d C
entr
e.
At l
ast s
ight
ing
ther
e w
ere
som
eco
rrid
ors
and
room
s to
whi
ch n
othi
ng
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE1
3
muc
h ha
s be
en d
one
for
gene
ratio
ns, b
utno
dou
bt th
ese
too
will
be
tran
sfor
med
with
in a
sho
rt p
erio
d of
tim
e. W
hen
Iin
terv
iew
ed s
taff
in th
e sp
ring
of 1
994
the
Lond
on R
oad
Cen
tre
still
had
a s
taff
com
mon
roo
m, n
o fe
ss u
nattr
activ
e th
anm
ost,
and
som
e of
thos
e I s
poke
to w
ere
no le
ss c
omm
itted
to it
s pr
eser
vatio
nth
an s
taff
else
whe
re.
I was
, how
ever
,to
ld th
at it
wou
ld s
hort
ly d
isap
pear
and
be in
corp
orat
ed in
to th
e re
fect
ory;
by
the
star
t of t
he 1
994-
95 s
essi
on th
e ch
ange
was
com
plet
e.
The
cle
ar in
tent
ion
is to
ens
ure
that
all
ofth
e co
llege
est
ate
is d
evel
oped
. The
re a
reto
be
no s
how
case
are
as d
esig
ned
toim
pres
s vi
sito
rs. C
hang
e is
mov
ing
thro
ugh
the
build
ings
, all
22,0
00 s
quar
e
Unp
rote
cted
pillar
.-%
_
Pro
tec
ti% e
tubi
ng .1
, nun
supp
oi ti
t it;
pillar
met
res
of th
em, r
elen
tless
ly a
ndde
term
ined
ly. T
he o
ld a
nd ta
cky
isdi
sapp
earin
g. T
he b
right
and
the
new
are
surf
acin
g ev
eryw
here
. No
deta
ilspo
tted
plan
ts, s
tair
rails
, str
uctu
ral
colu
mn
guar
ds, s
igna
ge -
are
too
triv
ial
to r
ecei
ve a
ttent
ion.
The
sca
le o
f the
ente
rpris
e is
sta
gger
ing.
Ton
e The
gen
eral
impr
essi
on is
of a
prof
essi
onal
wor
king
env
ironm
ent.
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
has
mov
ed in
to th
e bu
sine
ss w
orld
to a
nex
tent
mos
t col
lege
s ha
ve n
ot y
etco
ntem
plat
ed. T
he w
hole
ope
ratio
nlo
oks
and
feel
s lik
e a
busi
ness
. The
whi
tew
alls
ref
lect
ligh
t and
cre
ate
anim
pres
sion
of c
lean
lines
s. T
he r
eds
are
stro
ng a
nd a
sser
tive,
and
the
blue
s an
dgr
eys
are
colo
urs
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
eco
nser
vativ
e w
orld
of c
omm
erce
, The
atm
osph
ere
gene
rate
d by
the
phys
ical
tran
sfor
mat
ion
conv
eys
very
cle
arm
essa
ges
to a
nyon
e w
ho e
nter
s:
Thi
s is
a p
lace
of w
ork,
not
pla
y.W
e al
-3
goal
orie
ntat
ed,
hiev
emen
t driv
en. W
e ha
veva
lues
and
sta
ndar
ds. W
hat y
ouca
n an
d ca
nnot
do
is c
onst
rain
ed.
Row
dy, u
nciv
ilise
d be
havi
our
isno
t tol
erat
ed. W
e ar
e in
the
busi
ness
of e
duca
tion
and
trai
ning
.
A b
ank
or b
uild
ing
soc
iety
, est
ate
agen
t
1 4
Fin
ance
sec
tion,
Car
narv
on R
oad
Cen
tre
or s
olic
itor,
fina
ncia
l con
sulta
nt o
rac
coun
tant
cou
ld m
ove
into
the
build
ings
and
feel
com
fort
able
with
out
maj
or m
odifi
catio
nsa
char
acte
ristic
few
FE
col
lege
s co
uld
boas
t. A
t the
sam
etim
e th
e at
mos
pher
e is
nei
ther
col
d no
rfo
rbid
ding
. Par
tly it
is b
ecau
se th
eco
lour
s ar
e br
ight
, wha
teve
r th
e w
eath
erou
tsid
e, a
nd th
e in
door
ligh
ting
is w
arm
and
wel
com
ing.
In a
dditi
on, t
heab
unda
nt a
nd h
ealth
y lo
okin
g pl
ants
miti
gate
the
shar
p ed
ges
and
lines
of t
hew
alls
, doo
rs a
nd o
peni
ngs.
The
ove
rall
impr
essi
on m
ade
is th
at s
omeo
ne c
ares
abou
t app
eara
nce.
In tu
rn th
is g
ener
ates
the
feel
ing
that
som
eone
als
o ca
res
abou
t the
vis
itor.
Inte
ntio
nally
or
sub-
cons
ciou
sly
mos
t Brit
ish
FE
col
lege
sco
nvey
qui
te th
e re
vers
e: y
ou a
re a
seco
nd-r
ate
pers
on e
nter
ing
a se
cond
-ra
te e
stab
lishm
ent.
Hav
e no
del
usio
ns
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
abou
t eith
er u
s or
you
rsel
f. T
he S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex e
stat
e sp
eaks
the
reve
rse:
'Wha
t we
do is
impo
rtan
t. Y
ou a
reim
port
ant.'
Yet
wha
teve
r m
essa
ges
man
agem
ent
may
wis
h to
del
iver
, peo
ple
can
circ
umve
nt th
em. I
f a c
olle
ge c
onst
ruct
san
attr
activ
e re
cept
ion
area
, wha
t is
ther
e to
pre
vent
mem
bers
of t
he p
ublic
from
acc
essi
ng a
bui
ldin
g by
oth
eren
tran
ces?
At a
ll S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge C
entr
es, t
he s
olut
ion
has
been
tosu
perv
ise
the
entr
ance
s to
the
build
ings
:ba
ck a
nd s
ide
door
s ar
e av
aila
ble
only
as e
mer
genc
y ex
its. S
taff,
stu
dent
s an
dvi
sito
rs c
ome
in v
ia th
e m
ain
entr
ance
only
. Thi
s no
t onl
y en
sure
s th
at th
ede
sign
ed m
essa
ge is
del
iver
ed b
ut h
elps
with
sec
urity
as
wel
l.
Spi
ral ,
,1a1
10 a
ce in
lear
ning
«qn
re
Bui
ldin
gs a
re n
ot th
e so
leco
mm
unic
ator
s. P
eopl
e co
nvey
mes
sage
s as
wel
l, an
d in
itial
ly th
ose
mes
sage
s ar
e de
liver
ed b
y ap
pear
ance
:cl
othi
ng, g
room
ing,
cle
anlin
ess.
The
mat
ter
of w
hat t
o w
ear
to w
ork,
of
dres
sing
up
and
dres
sing
dow
n, is
bot
hco
mpl
ex a
nd s
omet
hing
of a
min
efie
ld. I
can
thin
k of
no
Eur
opea
n or
Nor
thA
mer
ican
cou
ntry
whe
re d
ress
as
ade
mon
stra
tion
of s
ocia
l sta
tus
is a
sim
port
ant a
s it
is in
Brit
ain.
In F
ranc
e I
have
enc
ount
ered
ban
k cl
erks
in je
ans.
In D
enm
ark
even
hig
h ra
nkin
g m
ale
civi
lse
rvan
ts d
o no
t nec
essa
rily
wea
r tie
s. In
my
expe
rienc
e, in
Brit
ain
wha
t you
wea
rde
term
ines
to a
n as
toni
shin
g ex
tent
how
you
are
trea
ted.
If y
ou w
ant t
o co
mpl
ain
in p
erso
n to
a m
anag
er, h
ow y
our
mes
sage
is r
ecei
ved
will
dep
end
initi
ally
on y
our
appe
aran
ce.
In F
E c
olle
ges
seni
or m
anag
ers
are
usua
lly e
xpec
ted
to lo
ok d
iffer
ent f
rom
lect
urer
s, w
ho h
ave
ofte
n ta
ken
a pr
ide
in n
ot lo
okin
g as
if th
ey w
ork
in in
dust
ryor
com
mer
ce. M
any
acad
emic
s ar
eno
torio
us fo
r dr
essi
ng d
own.
The
mes
sage
is u
nmis
taka
ble
and
it ca
n be
a
11.1
16k
wt.
Aft'
"t"
?!til
lage
.:kx
mm
eit.
'Mow
s in
Kin
gsw
ood
Hou
se (
leas
ed b
uild
ing)
pow
erfu
l way
of c
omm
unic
atin
g 'I
dono
t wis
h to
be
judg
ed b
y m
yap
pear
ance
The
re is
mor
e to
me
as a
pers
on th
an th
e cl
othi
ng I
wea
r.' I
n so
me
educ
atio
nal e
stab
lishm
ents
new
stu
dent
sca
n ha
ve p
robl
ems
indi
stin
guis
hing
betw
een
lect
urer
s an
d ot
her
stud
ents
.
At S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge,
unsu
rpris
ingl
y, th
e m
atte
r of
wor
kcl
othi
ng h
as n
ot b
een
over
look
ed. T
here
is in
fact
an
offic
ial,
expl
icit
expe
ctat
ion
of a
goo
d, p
rofe
ssio
nal s
tand
ard
ofdr
ess.
Thi
s en
hi n
ces,
sup
port
s an
d un
derli
nes
the
prof
essi
onal
imag
e, th
e fe
elin
g of
bein
g in
bus
ines
s pr
emis
es. I
n th
eco
mm
erci
al w
orld
all
of th
is w
ould
be
com
mon
plac
e. In
edu
catio
n it
can
initi
ally
app
ear
revo
lutio
nary
, eve
nsh
ocki
ng. T
here
are
the
inev
itabl
edi
ssen
ters
as in
deed
ther
e ar
ew
here
ver
a dr
ess
code
ope
rate
s.It
is n
otic
eabl
e,ho
wev
er, t
hat t
hey
tend
to b
e fo
und
inth
e m
ore
rem
ote
clas
sroo
ms;
fron
t-of
-ho
use
staf
f and
man
ager
s ha
veac
cept
ed
tat
16
that
the
busi
ness
imag
e ex
tend
s to
thei
rw
ardr
obes
. The
sar
toria
l tra
nsfo
rmat
ion
seem
s to
be
cont
inui
ng n
ole
ss r
esol
utel
yth
an th
at a
ffect
ing
the
esta
te; d
oubt
less
itis
ass
iste
d by
the
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
rela
tivel
y ne
w s
taff
recr
uite
d fr
om th
ew
orld
of i
ndus
try
and
com
mer
ce w
here
busi
ness
dre
ssin
g is
the
norm
.
Flo
w d
id it
hap
pen?
By
now
the
read
er m
ayha
ve b
egun
to w
onde
r w
heth
er th
e co
llege
Iha
ve b
een
desc
ribin
g ac
tual
lyex
ists
or
is a
figm
ent o
f my
imag
inat
ion.
Mos
t col
lege
s ar
e st
rugg
ling
with
the
prob
lem
of d
oing
mor
e w
ith le
ss fu
ndin
gin
gen
eral
, and
with
the
intr
oduc
tion
of
new
con
trac
ts in
part
icul
ar. E
ven
if a
colle
ge c
ould
be
entir
ely
empt
ied
ofst
uden
ts fo
r lo
ng p
erio
ds to
allo
w in
wor
kers
, it w
ould
be
diffi
cult
to e
ffect
such
dra
mat
ic e
stat
es c
hang
es in
ash
ort
perio
d of
tim
e.
How
has
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
man
aged
? T
o st
art w
ith it
has
a v
ery
obvi
ous
driv
ing
forc
e in
.its
chie
fex
ecut
ive,
Ton
y P
itche
r. T
he c
hang
esha
ve c
ome
top
dow
n an
d th
ey h
ave
been
man
agem
ent d
riven
. The
y ha
veal
so b
een
impo
sed,
res
olut
ely
and
unas
ham
edly
. It i
s di
fficu
lt to
imag
ine
any
othe
r ap
proa
chw
hich
cou
ld m
ake
so s
trik
ing
an im
pact
in s
osh
ort a
tim
e.F
or e
xam
ple,
wou
ld it
eve
r be
poss
ible
for
370
full-
time
colle
ge s
taff
to a
gree
whi
ch fo
ur c
olou
rs s
houl
d fo
rm th
e ba
sis
of th
e co
rpor
ate
imag
e? H
oww
ould
cons
ulta
tion
take
pla
ce?
Whe
re w
ould
itoc
cur?
Wou
ld s
taff
vote
bet
wee
nco
lour
s? W
ould
stu
dent
rep
rese
ntat
ives
be in
volv
ed?
Who
wou
ld r
esol
ve th
etr
aditi
onal
con
flict
bet
wee
n en
gine
ers
and
arts
lect
urer
s? W
ould
dis
sent
ers
beal
low
ed th
eir
own
colo
urs?
How
long
wou
ld a
ll of
this
take
? E
ven
if de
cisi
ons
wer
e fin
ally
take
n, h
ow m
any
staf
f
wou
ld r
emai
n de
vast
ated
by
gree
n or
dem
oral
ised
by
yello
w?
The
who
le a
ppro
ach
is li
ght y
ears
aw
ayno
m w
hat o
ne u
sual
ly e
ncou
nter
s in
the
wor
ld (
and
not t
he b
usin
ess)
of
educ
atio
n. W
e ha
ve b
een
taug
ht to
cons
ult:
'ow
ners
hip'
is a
trad
ition
al F
Eba
ttle
cry.
How
ever
, man
agem
ent g
urus
and
pros
elyt
isin
g lib
eral
s ha
ve n
ever
been
muc
h in
tere
sted
in e
stat
es, t
heor
gani
satio
n of
spa
ce, i
nter
ior
desi
gn,
colo
urs,
pla
nts,
dre
ss c
odes
, etc
. To
mak
e
an im
pact
on
such
are
asta
kes
visi
on,
conv
ictio
n, d
eter
min
atio
n an
d ac
cess
toap
prop
riate
res
ourc
es. M
any
othe
rsha
ve
the
mea
ns, b
ut T
ony
Pitc
her
isex
cept
iona
l in
havi
ng u
sed
them
. He
has
also
bee
n do
ing
it si
nce
1990
,w
hich
mea
ns th
at th
e es
tate
str
ansf
orm
atio
ns
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE17
pred
ate
inco
rpor
atio
n an
d be
gan
tosu
rfac
e in
the
days
of l
ocal
aut
horit
yco
ntro
l.
The
ren
ovat
ion
and
deve
lopm
ent w
ork
did
not s
prin
g fu
lly fo
rmed
from
the
star
t.In
deed
, one
of t
he e
arlie
r de
velo
pmen
ts(t
he r
efur
bish
men
t of t
he tr
aini
ngre
stau
rant
) is
sin
gula
rly u
nattr
activ
e,lo
okin
g m
ore
like
a tim
e-w
arp
surv
ivor
from
the
1950
s th
an a
con
tem
pora
rypu
blic
ven
ue, a
nd is
pro
babl
y an
inev
itabl
e co
nseq
uenc
e of
loca
lau
thor
ity in
volv
emen
t. It
is a
lso
fair
tosa
y th
at s
ome
of th
eea
rlier
tran
sfor
mat
ions
, suc
h as
thos
e in
volv
ing
com
pute
r w
orks
hops
, are
cons
picu
ousl
yle
ss im
pres
sive
than
mor
e re
cent
addi
tions
. Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
has
lear
nt fr
om it
s ex
perie
nce,
an
oppo
rtun
ity p
rovi
ded
by in
crem
enta
lde
velo
pmen
ts o
ver
a nu
mbe
r of
yea
rs.
Big
-ban
g or
pie
cem
eal,
wha
teve
r th
eap
proa
ch to
est
ates
dev
elop
men
t and
refu
rbis
hmen
t, a
colle
ge n
eeds
mon
ey to
pay
for
the
chan
ges.
Ton
yP
itche
r's
appr
oach
is o
ne w
hich
I su
spec
t no
colle
ge e
ager
to tr
ansf
orm
its
esta
tes
inth
e ne
xt d
ecad
e w
ill b
e ab
le to
avo
id.
The
sal
arie
s an
d w
ages
bill
has
bee
ndr
iven
dow
n to
bel
ow 6
0 pe
r ce
nt o
f the
annu
al tu
rnov
er. T
here
are
lect
urer
s on
the
payr
oll,
but t
he c
olle
ge a
lso
empl
oys
a ra
nge
of le
arni
ng s
uppo
rt s
taff.
Age
nero
us s
taff
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
amm
een
cour
ages
all
empl
oyee
s to
impr
ove
thei
r sk
ills
furt
her.
Dis
illus
ione
dtr
aditi
onal
ists
hav
e be
en o
ffere
dre
dund
ancy
com
pens
atio
n or
ear
lyre
tirem
ent.
Virt
ually
all
acad
emic
sta
ff(n
o su
rpris
e) h
ave
acce
pted
new
cont
ract
s.
With
the
savi
ngs
mad
e, a
ppro
xim
atel
yei
ght I
)er
cent
has
bee
n sp
ent e
ach
year
on d
evel
opin
g th
e es
tate
. Sou
th E
ast
Ess
ex C
olle
ge's
pur
pose
s ha
ve b
een
clar
ified
and
pro
mot
ed. F
or e
xam
ple,
day
rele
ase
cour
ses
have
virt
ually
disa
ppea
red
the
focu
s is
now
on
reco
gnis
ed a
nd r
elev
ant w
ork-
rela
ted
prog
ram
mes
and
hig
h st
atus
pro
fess
iona
lqu
alifi
catio
ns. T
his
stra
tegy
is o
bvio
usly
wor
king
; enr
olm
ents
hav
e ris
ensi
gnifi
cant
ly y
ear-
on-y
ear,
as
have
exam
inat
ion
pass
rat
es. T
he c
olle
ge n
owha
s a
mar
ketin
g di
rect
or r
ecru
ited
from
busi
ness
. It h
ad a
qua
lifie
d ac
coun
tant
on it
s st
aff p
rior
to in
corp
orat
ion.
The
busi
ness
app
roac
h is
vis
ible
on
all l
evel
san
d in
eve
ry d
irect
ion.
Inev
itabl
y th
ere
hos
lwen
dis
sent
and
disa
pprm
al. A
t one
tim
e lo
ny P
itche
r%
vas
ot «
msi
dera
ble
inte
rest
to th
eed
uc a
tiona
l pre
ss, w
hich
not
ed th
at h
eha
d 'ra
ised
NO
M!'
ban
kles
am
ong
the
"Im
prov
ing
the
wor
king
envi
ronm
ent i
s,m
ore
than
just
cosm
etic
cha
nge:
it is
a n
eces
sary
part
of a
larg
erco
mm
itmen
t to
impr
ovin
g qu
ality
for
both
sta
ff an
dcl
ient
s"
lect
urer
s' a
nd th
at th
e le
ctur
ers'
uni
on'd
ecla
red
him
an
unen
light
ened
des
pot'
(FE
Ext
ra s
uppl
emen
t, lim
es E
duca
tiona
lS
uppl
emen
t, 15
Oct
ober
199
3). T
heki
nds
of c
hang
es S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge h
as e
xper
ienc
ed in
the
past
few
year
s ca
nnot
be
achi
eved
with
uni
vers
alpa
inle
ssne
ss, a
nd it
is d
oubt
ful t
hey
coul
d ha
ve b
een
brou
ght a
bout
with
in
:te4,
r
the
times
cale
in a
ny o
ther
way
s th
anth
ose
Ton
y P
itche
r ha
s em
ploy
ed.
Nor
sho
uld
it be
ass
umed
that
res
olut
ion
in o
ne d
irect
ion
prec
lude
s se
nsiti
vity
tost
aff f
eelin
gs o
r a
lack
of c
once
rn fo
rpr
ofes
s;on
al d
evel
opm
ent.
On
the
posi
tive
side
it s
houl
d be
not
ed th
atm
any
staf
f fee
l ext
rem
ely
enth
usia
stic
.T
hose
em
ploy
ed a
t Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
or
in o
ther
col
lege
s be
fore
the
chan
ges
are
awar
e th
at th
e w
ork
envi
ronm
ent h
as b
een
impr
oved
bey
ond
anyt
hing
any
one
mig
ht h
ave
antic
ipat
edan
d th
at th
e ch
ange
s ha
ve c
lear
lyhe
lped
with
stu
dent
rec
ruitm
ent a
ndre
duce
d st
uden
t dis
cipl
ine
prob
lem
s. A
nat
trac
tive
prof
essi
onal
wor
k sp
ace
cann
ot b
ut c
onve
y th
e m
essa
ge th
atth
ose
who
wor
k in
it a
nd u
se it
are
resp
ecte
d an
d va
lued
.
Effo
rts
have
als
o be
en m
ade
to im
prov
eth
e st
aff s
ituat
ion
in o
ther
way
s. S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge h
as m
oved
from
bein
g a
mal
e do
min
ated
bas
tion
(with
4.
only
four
of t
he to
p 50
pos
ts h
eld
byw
omen
) to
an
inst
itutio
n in
whi
chw
omen
are
rep
rese
nted
at a
ll le
vels
of
the
orga
nisa
tion.
Thi
s ha
s in
volv
ed th
epr
omot
ion
of m
any
youn
ger
staf
fm
embe
rs a
nd h
as in
turn
occ
asio
ned
agr
eat d
eal o
f act
ive
supp
ort a
nd lo
yalty
by s
taff
who
wou
ld o
nce
have
bee
nov
erlo
oked
.
App
roxi
mat
ely
two
per
cent
of t
hean
nual
bud
get i
s de
vote
d to
sta
ffde
velo
pmen
t: th
e im
prov
ed p
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent i
s th
us a
rep
osito
ry fo
r a
nole
ss d
eter
min
ed e
ffort
to im
prov
e,up
date
and
upg
rade
sta
ff ca
pabi
lity.
It is
not s
urpr
isin
g th
at S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge s
houl
d ha
ve r
ecei
ved
anIn
vest
ors
in P
eopl
e aw
ard.
Impr
ovin
g th
ew
orki
ng e
nviro
nmen
t is
mor
e th
an ju
stco
smet
ic c
hang
e: it
is a
nec
essa
ry p
art
of a
larg
er c
omm
itmen
t to
impr
ovin
gqu
ality
for
both
sta
ff an
d cl
ient
s.
I ran
t at (
*arn
an a
n R
oad
own,
1 9
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
1 I 1
3ES
T C
nPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
0
Ton
y P
itche
r, P
rinci
pal,
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
of A
rts
&T
echn
olog
y
Ear
ly im
pres
sion
s an
d id
eas
Itook
ove
r as
prin
cipa
l of w
hat w
asth
en c
alle
d S
outh
end
Col
lege
in19
90. B
efor
e I t
ook
on m
y ne
wm
anag
emen
t res
pons
ibili
ties,
I w
asab
le
to w
ande
r ar
ound
obse
rvin
g th
e w
ork
of
the
Col
lege
, ask
ing
ques
tions
,lis
teni
ng,
and
com
ing
to s
ome
conc
lusi
ons
abou
tth
e or
gani
satio
n w
hose
futu
re I
was
now
to b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r. I
reco
llect
som
e of
the
scen
es w
hich
left
a m
arke
dim
pres
sion
on
me
and
whi
ch w
ere
cryi
ng o
ut fo
r ur
gent
atte
ntio
n:th
e la
rge
unsu
perv
ised
ent
ranc
e fo
yer
dom
inat
ed
by d
rinks
mac
hine
s, li
tter
and
smok
ing
stud
ents
; the
sm
all w
indo
wm
arke
d
'rece
ptio
n' w
ith a
pul
l-dow
n bl
ind
supe
rflu
ousl
y m
arke
d 'c
lose
d'; t
head
min
istr
ativ
e of
fices
hid
den
away
,w
ith
the
seni
or m
anag
er r
espo
nsib
leeq
ually
hidd
en b
ehin
d fil
ing
cabi
nets
,co
ffee-
mak
ing
equi
pmen
t and
a s
olid
clos
ed
door
; tea
chin
g st
aff h
idde
nar
ound
the
Col
lege
in n
umer
ous
smal
lcu
bbyh
oles
.
In o
rder
to s
ecur
e th
ede
velo
pmen
t of
the
Col
lege
and
ste
er a
cou
rse
for
the
It
futu
re, t
here
wer
e m
ajor
issu
es to
be
addr
esse
d; w
e in
tend
ed to
est
ablis
h a
reco
gnis
ed s
trat
egic
pos
ition
for
the
Col
lege
in th
e co
mm
unity
. The
prio
ritie
sth
at I
and
the
new
man
agem
ent t
eam
dete
rmin
ed to
add
ress
wer
e to
:
mak
e th
e de
liver
y of
lear
ning
prog
ram
mes
stu
dent
and
cus
tom
er
focu
sed;
esta
blis
h an
d re
-def
ine
the
imag
eof
the
Col
lege
in th
e co
mm
unity
;
impr
ove
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
adm
inis
trat
ion
and
man
agem
ent
of th
e C
olle
ge;
rele
ase
reso
urce
s fo
r th
ese
oper
atio
nal e
ffect
iven
ess,
effic
ienc
y an
d ec
onom
y; z
over
com
e th
e im
med
iate
I
to g
row
th b
y m
akin
gbe
ttE
limite
d ac
com
mod
atio
n.
We
also
bel
ieve
d th
at c
olle
ge S
ien
title
d to
a s
timul
atin
g an
d hi
gpr
ofes
sion
al w
ork
envi
ronm
ent
they
cou
ld a
chie
ve fu
ll ef
fect
ivE
thei
r ro
les.
Cul
ture
cha
nge
and
phys
chan
ge
Man
ager
s in
edu
catio
n
been
gui
lty o
f exh
orti
chan
ge w
ithou
t giv
inth
e w
here
with
al to
do
it. T
o pr
subs
tanc
e, n
ot ju
st s
tyle
, we
hde
velo
ped
a st
rate
gy o
f sup
po
chan
ge b
y pr
ovid
ing
conc
rete
unde
niab
le d
emon
stra
tions
of
syst
emat
ic a
nd w
ell-d
esig
ned
mod
ifica
tions
to th
e bu
ildin
gs
year
s w
e ha
veco
mpl
eted
14
inte
rnal
bui
ldin
g pr
ojec
ts a
nd
mor
e sm
alle
rre
furb
ishm
ents
iw
orki
ng e
nviro
nmen
t. In
the
,
times
cale
we
have
impr
oved
utili
satio
n of
the
exis
ting
buil,
to e
nabl
e us
toac
com
mod
atE
300
per
cent
mor
e fu
ll-tim
e s
than
in 1
990.
Tul
lyP
itchc
?1
We
tack
led
our
agen
da b
y pr
actic
alpr
oble
m-s
olvi
ng, '
disj
oint
edin
crem
enta
lism
', m
akin
g st
ep c
hang
esan
d go
ing
with
thin
gs th
at w
orke
d, d
oing
them
aga
in b
igge
r an
d be
tter.
It h
as le
dto
mar
ked
chan
ges
in c
olle
ge c
ultu
rean
d ha
s ha
d a
prof
ound
, pos
itive
impa
cton
the
way
sta
ff an
d st
uden
ts w
ork.
man
agem
ent a
nd d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
build
ings
has
est
ablis
hed
itsel
f in
man
ager
s' th
inki
ng, a
long
side
hum
anre
sour
ce a
nd fi
nanc
ial m
anag
emen
t, as
ake
y un
derp
inni
ng o
f the
col
lege
'sst
rate
gic
deve
lopm
ent.
The
pro
blem
s
The
col
lege
is lo
cate
d in
the
cent
reof
the
larg
est t
own
in E
ssex
,S
outh
end-
on-S
ea, w
hich
is it
self
the
cent
re o
f a la
rge,
sub
urba
nre
side
ntia
l are
a. T
he e
duca
tiona
len
viro
nmen
t is
high
ly c
ompe
titiv
e.W
ithin
a fe
w m
iles
are
four
sel
ectiv
egr
amm
ar s
choo
ls, f
ive
mor
e 1
1-1
8sc
hool
s, th
e se
cond
larg
est s
ixth
form
colle
ge in
Eng
land
and
a n
umbe
r of
effe
c tiv
e pr
ivat
e tr
aine
rs.
In 1
990
the
ca le
ge o
« up
ied
two
subs
tant
ial b
uild
ings
and
two
smal
ler
ones
. The
se w
ere
held
with
out t
hebe
nefit
ot a
ny s
igni
fican
t sur
roun
ding
land
(es
sent
ially
onl
y th
e fo
otpr
int o
f the
build
ings
). A
ny d
evel
opm
ent i
n th
esh
ort-
or
nled
ium
-ter
nl h
ad to
be
onex
istin
g si
tes
and
c ou
ld o
nly
be v
iain
tern
al r
estr
uc tu
ring.
The
two
mai
nbu
ildin
gs d
ate
from
the
late
194
0s a
nd
2
Car
narv
on R
oad
Cen
tre
50s,
and
wer
e es
sent
ially
des
igne
dar
ound
cor
ridor
s an
d cl
assr
oom
s. T
helo
ng c
orrid
ors
wer
ean
dun
supe
rvis
ed; o
ff th
em w
as a
war
ren
ofpr
ivat
e te
achi
ng a
nd o
ffice
spa
ces,
hidd
en fr
om v
iew
. Thi
s ha
d pr
oduc
ed th
ecu
lture
of t
he p
ublic
str
eet i
n th
eco
rrid
ors,
con
tras
ting
with
def
ende
dpe
rson
al te
rrito
ry in
the
priv
ate
spac
esbe
hind
. The
se w
ere
cont
rolle
din
divi
dual
ly b
y st
aff a
ccor
ding
to th
eir
own
varie
d in
clin
atio
ns a
ndin
terp
reta
tions
of t
heir
prof
essi
onal
resp
onsi
bilit
ies.
A fe
atur
e of
the
colle
ge in
199
0 w
as th
evi
rtua
l abs
ence
of i
nfor
mat
ion
tech
nolo
gy (
IT)
syst
ems
and
equi
pmen
tfo
r m
anag
emen
t and
adm
inis
trat
ion.
The
clea
r an
d ur
gent
nec
essi
ty w
as to
set
up
an IT
net
wor
k to
pro
vide
col
lege
-wid
ein
form
atio
n an
d en
able
effe
ctiv
e
--
man
agem
ent,
adm
inis
trat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ions
.
It w
as th
is p
ragm
atic
res
pons
e to
apr
oble
m, r
athe
r th
an a
ny b
road
erth
eore
tical
vis
ion,
that
was
the
imm
edia
te tr
igge
r fo
r ch
ange
. The
busi
ness
sup
port
sta
ff w
ere
scat
tere
dar
ound
the
build
ings
in s
mal
l offi
Ces
acco
rdin
g to
his
toric
al a
ccid
ent r
athe
rth
an b
y de
sign
. It w
ould
not
hav
e be
enec
onom
ical
or
effic
ient
to in
stal
l ane
twor
k to
link
the
exis
ting
offic
es, a
nd it
was
onl
y se
nsib
le to
look
for
a la
rger
,co
here
nt lo
catio
n fo
r a
colle
gem
anag
emen
t and
adm
inis
trat
ive
offic
e.N
on-t
each
ing
staf
f wer
e al
so v
irtua
llyno
n-pe
rson
s in
the
min
ds o
f tea
chin
gst
aff.
Put
ting
them
toge
ther
, ena
blin
gth
em to
wor
k to
geth
er a
nd b
e ac
cess
ible
,w
ould
in d
ue c
ours
e m
ake
them
a m
ajor
forc
e in
the
man
agem
ent o
f the
col
lege
.
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Ano
ther
pro
blem
to b
e ta
ckle
d at
the
earli
est o
ppor
tuni
ty w
as th
e im
pres
sion
crea
ted
by th
e co
llege
's e
ntra
nces
. The
mai
n en
tran
ces
wer
e cu
stom
erun
frie
ndly
host
ile e
ven
and
gave
the
visi
tor
or p
oten
tial s
tude
nt li
ttle
help
inac
cess
ing
the
colle
ge fo
r th
e fir
st ti
me,
or
in g
ettin
g ed
ucat
iona
l gui
danc
e. T
henu
mer
ous
side
ent
ranc
es w
ere
conv
enie
nt s
hort
cut
s bu
t gav
e ris
e to
serio
us s
ecur
ity p
robl
ems,
con
trib
utin
gto
the
defe
nsiv
e at
titud
es o
f sta
ff.
The
Am
eric
an c
omm
unity
colle
ge e
xam
ple
Avi
sit I
mad
e to
Illin
ois
Com
mun
ityC
olle
ges
in 1
990
was
a c
ruci
also
urce
of i
nspi
ratio
n. I
was
str
uck
by h
ow th
e in
tern
al a
rchi
tect
ure
of th
ebi
gger
and
new
er A
mer
ican
col
lege
sen
able
d st
aff a
nd s
tude
nts
to m
ove
into
,ar
ound
and
thro
ugh
func
tiona
l, in
ter-
conn
ectin
g bu
sine
ss a
nd s
tude
nt s
ervi
ces
spac
es w
ithou
t the
nee
d fo
run
supe
rvis
ed c
orrid
ors.
Sta
ff w
ere
visi
ble
and
acce
ssib
le. T
hey
wor
ked
in la
rge
spac
es a
t des
ks o
r be
hind
cou
nter
s.In
tern
al g
lazi
ng v
isua
lly li
nked
adj
acen
tsp
aces
. Mov
ing
into
thes
e sp
aces
prom
pted
wel
com
ing
eye
cont
acts
,sm
iles
and
a he
lpfu
l and
effi
cien
tre
actio
n fr
om th
e co
llege
sta
ff. It
rew
arde
d th
ose
with
pur
pose
ful
inte
ntio
ns a
nd d
isco
urag
ed lo
iterin
g or
antis
ocia
l beh
avio
ur, a
nd o
ffere
d lit
tleen
cour
agem
ent t
o th
e pe
rson
look
ing
for
casu
al, t
empo
rary
she
lter
off t
he s
tree
t.
23
I 2
Inte
rest
ingl
y, th
e ar
chite
ctur
e of
ope
nnes
sw
as n
ot u
sual
ly c
ontin
ued
into
the
lear
ning
spa
ces.
The
aca
dem
ic s
taff
and
lear
ning
sty
les
cultu
re w
as m
ainl
ytr
aditi
onal
(sm
ail o
ffice
and
cla
ssro
omba
sed
and
cust
odia
l.
Ear
ly im
prov
emen
ts a
nd a
dist
inct
ive
styl
e
Brin
ging
toge
ther
ess
entia
lm
anag
emen
t and
adm
inis
trat
ive
func
tions
not
onl
y en
abk.
,c1
us to
mov
e fo
rwar
d on
intr
oduc
ing
com
pute
rne
twor
ks, i
t als
o ga
ve u
s th
e op
port
unity
to r
e-th
ink
the
wor
king
env
ironm
ent
for
staf
f. A
t the
sam
e tim
e w
e w
ere
activ
ely
wor
king
on
orga
nisa
tiona
l and
cul
tura
lis
sues
, pro
mot
ing
a 'o
ne s
taff'
philo
soph
y, w
ith e
very
one
equa
llyen
title
d to
a q
ualit
y w
orki
ngen
viro
nmen
t.
The
firs
t dev
elop
men
t was
our
inte
grat
edco
llege
adm
inis
trat
ion
cent
re. W
ean
nexe
d se
vera
l cla
ssro
oms
and
thei
rad
jace
nt c
orrid
or a
nd r
ecyc
led
num
erou
s sm
all o
ffice
s in
to s
mar
t new
lear
ning
spa
ces.
We
rem
oved
inte
rnal
wal
ls to
cre
ate
an in
tegr
ated
, ope
n pl
an,
brig
htly
lit a
nd c
olou
rful
offi
ceen
viro
nmen
t, w
ith g
lass
inst
ead
ofpl
asti
rboa
rd w
here
inte
rnal
wal
ls w
ere
nece
ssar
y. It
was
inte
rest
ing
that
in th
epr
evai
ling
cultu
re o
f pr
ivat
e sp
aces
and
right
s-of
-way
, the
taki
ng o
ver
of s
habb
ycl
assr
oom
s an
d co
rrid
ors
prov
oked
ontr
over
sy w
hile
sm
art n
ew c
lass
room
s
24
Per
sonn
el s
taff
in c
ram
ped
cond
ition
s be
fore
ext
ensi
on b
uilt
divi
ders
now
gon
e
crea
ted
from
old
offi
ce s
pace
s se
emed
topl
ease
ver
y fe
w.
On
inte
rior
desi
gn is
sues
, we
esta
blis
hed
a st
yle
and
stan
dard
whi
ch w
eha
ve
stuc
k to
eve
r si
nce.
For
no
part
icul
arre
ason
exc
ept a
n in
stin
ct to
mak
e a
cons
picu
ous
visu
al s
tate
men
t abo
utch
ange
, we
chos
e br
ight
prim
ary
colo
urs
- re
d an
dbl
ue -
for
furn
iture
, trim
s,fa
bric
s, fi
tting
s an
d fe
atur
es, a
gain
st a
back
grou
nd o
f gre
y an
d w
hite
. Car
pets
,go
od, s
tand
ard
offic
e fu
rnitu
re a
nd n
ewco
mpu
ters
on
virt
ually
eve
ry d
esk,
apa
rtfr
om b
eing
func
tiona
l, m
ade
impl
icit
stat
emen
ts a
bout
sta
ndar
ds a
ndex
pect
atio
ns w
hich
soo
n ha
d a
dire
ctim
pact
on
wor
k pr
actic
es, m
anag
emen
tef
fect
ive,
ress
and
bus
ines
s su
ppor
t sta
ff
self-
e5le
em.
A le
ss w
elco
me
effe
ct o
f the
initi
alpr
oces
s of
rai
sing
sta
ndar
ds w
asth
at th
ere
mai
nder
of t
he c
olle
ge s
tart
ed to
look
mor
e ob
viou
sly
shab
by a
ndun
satis
fact
ory.
On
the
posi
tive
side
, the
visi
ble
bene
fits
built
up
pres
sure
and
impe
tus
for
furt
her
chan
ge, w
ith s
taff
acce
ptin
g te
mpo
rary
dis
rupt
ion
as a
reas
onab
le p
rice
to p
ay fo
r a
bette
r
f man
( e
Non
, ( 'm
oan
on R
oad
Cen
tre
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
wor
king
env
ironm
ent.
How
ever
, for
som
e st
aff t
he v
isib
le c
hang
es w
ere
the
sym
bols
of u
nwel
com
e in
terf
eren
ce w
ithfa
mili
ar o
rgan
isat
iona
l str
uctu
res
orin
form
al n
etw
orks
, cos
y w
ork
prac
tices
or tr
aditi
onal
teac
hing
sty
les.
New
carp
ets
and
plan
ts w
ere
sym
bolic
targ
ets
for
com
plai
nts
of e
xtra
vaga
nce
and
irrel
evan
ce. I
n re
ality
, car
pets
are
are
lativ
ely
chea
p flo
or c
over
ing
to in
stal
lan
d m
aint
ain,
as
wel
l as
look
ing
good
,re
duci
ng n
oise
and
dis
cour
agin
gan
tisoc
ial b
ehav
iour
. Pla
nts
with
mas
ses
of g
reen
folia
ge a
lso
cost
rel
ativ
ely
little
and
softe
n an
d hu
man
ise
wor
k ar
eas.
Tac
klin
g th
e tr
aditi
onal
Our
oth
er m
ain
build
ing
also
got
early
atte
ntio
n in
199
0. It
was
then
occ
upie
d by
the
Dep
artm
ents
of E
ngin
eerin
g an
dC
onst
ruct
ion
- 10
0 pe
r ce
nt m
ale
1
staf
fing.
Bui
lt in
the
1940
s, it
em
anat
edin
dust
rial r
evol
utio
n an
d fa
ctor
y im
ager
y.P
aral
ysed
by
deca
des
of s
trug
gle
betw
een
the
two
depa
rtm
ents
, sta
ff ha
dre
trea
ted
behi
nd b
arric
ades
of f
iling
cabi
nets
, int
o ra
bbit
war
rens
of D
IYcu
bicl
es a
nd o
ther
sm
all s
taff
wor
kroo
ms,
offi
ces
and
com
mon
roo
ms,
finel
y di
ffere
ntia
ted
by g
rade
, sta
tus
and
func
tion.
The
re w
ere
no m
anag
ers
with
colle
ge-w
ide
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
on th
is s
ite.
Ove
r th
e su
mm
er o
ur b
uild
ing
cont
ract
ors
mov
ed in
to s
impl
ify th
ear
chite
ctur
e by
rem
ovin
g a
varie
ty o
fun
nece
ssar
y pa
rtiti
ons
and
wal
ls.
Tea
chin
g st
aff r
etur
ning
in S
epte
mbe
rw
ere
face
d w
ith la
rge,
sin
gle
stat
usst
aff
wor
kroo
ms
clea
nly
rest
ruct
ured
to m
atch
the
orga
nisa
tiona
l res
truc
turin
gim
plem
ente
d at
the
sam
e tim
e.
Thi
s w
as ju
st th
e st
art o
f a fi
ve-y
ear
prog
ram
me
of o
rgan
isat
iona
lde
velo
pmen
t on
that
site
. Rea
l cha
nge
in
unde
rlyin
g at
titud
es h
as b
een
slow
tohe
«kne
,isi
ble.
Mor
e re
cent
ly, w
e ha
vetr
ansp
lant
ed s
ome
of th
e ex
pand
ing
v4.o
rk in
gra
phic
des
ign,
3D
des
ign
and
fash
ion
stud
ies
to ta
ke o
ver
redu
ndan
tw
orks
hops
. Onc
e ag
ain
the
conv
ersi
onof
acc
omm
odat
ion
- th
is ti
me
ofen
gine
erin
g w
orks
hops
to p
rovi
de a
desi
gn c
entr
e sh
ared
by
art a
nd d
esig
n,en
gine
erin
g an
d co
nstr
uctio
nis
prov
ing
an in
fluen
tial f
acto
r in
cul
ture
shift
. The
inur
e va
ried
mix
of s
tude
nt a
ndst
aff s
tyle
s, s
uppl
emen
ted
by im
prov
edge
nder
bal
ance
, has
hel
ped
in th
ispr
oc e
ss.
Per
haps
the
real
impo
rtan
ce o
f the
initi
alex
perie
n«s
was
the
adop
tion
of a
'zer
oba
sed
appr
oach
to a
ccom
mod
atio
nus
age
and
the
deve
lopm
ent o
fco
nfid
ence
in th
is s
trat
egy
as a
mea
ns o
fbr
ingi
ng a
bout
cha
nge
expe
ditio
usly
whi
le ta
c kl
ing
prac
tical
issu
es.
Gro
wth
and
inno
vatio
n
As
a «m
sequ
enc
e of
impl
emen
ting
a ra
nge
of p
oll(
ies
on c
urric
ulum
,m
arke
ting,
and
fina
ncia
l and
perm
nin
el m
anag
emen
t. th
e co
llege
'sfin
ance
s im
prov
ed s
igni
fk a
ntly
, as
did
stud
ent e
nrol
men
ts. T
his
crea
ted
furt
her
pres
sure
on
ac c
omm
odat
ion,
but
we
now
had
the
man
agem
ent c
apab
ility
toun
dert
ake
mor
e an
lbiti
ous
build
ing
(le\ e
lopm
ent p
roje
cts
as w
ell a
s a
grow
ing
imam
ial f
le\ i
bilit
y to
res
ourc
eth
em. G
row
th in
stu
dent
num
bers
led
usto
look
for
unde
r-ut
ilise
d sp
ace.
The
26,
trad
ition
al s
tyle
col
lege
hal
l, w
ith a
nad
jace
nt s
uite
of l
ittle
use
d m
usic
prac
tice
spac
es, p
rovi
ded
us w
ith th
eop
port
unity
to in
crea
se u
sefu
l lea
rnin
gsp
ace
sign
ifica
ntly
and
, at t
he s
ame
time,
to tr
y ou
t inn
ovat
ions
in th
e w
ay s
tude
ntle
arni
ng w
as m
anag
ed, r
esou
rced
and
supp
orte
d:
We
wer
e de
term
ined
to m
ove
from
the
limita
tions
impo
sed
bycl
assr
Oom
-siz
ed c
ours
e gr
oups
of
stud
ents
to m
ore
flexi
ble
arra
ngem
ents
cap
able
of m
eetin
gth
e ne
eds
of in
divi
dual
stu
dy.
We
wan
ted
to s
tart
a p
roce
ssw
hich
wou
ld e
ncou
rage
stu
dent
sto
take
mor
e re
spon
sibi
lity
for
thei
row
n le
arni
ng, t
o de
velo
p st
uden
t-ce
ntre
d as
opp
osed
to te
ache
r-ce
ntre
d ap
proa
ches
to th
em
anag
emen
t of l
earn
ing.
We
wer
e co
mm
itted
to im
prov
ing
stud
y fa
cilit
ies
to r
epla
ce o
rsu
pple
men
t tho
se in
the
crar
nped
and
inad
equa
te c
olle
ge li
brar
y.
We
need
ed to
pro
vide
gen
erou
sst
uden
t acc
ess
to IT
res
ourc
es.
The
pro
pose
d co
nver
sion
of t
he h
all
mea
nt th
at a
ltern
ativ
e lo
catio
ns w
ere
requ
ired
for
staf
f mee
tings
and
exa
ms.
We
now
hire
acc
omm
odat
ion
asre
quire
d. In
the
case
of e
x,..m
s, m
ovin
gth
em o
ut o
f the
bus
y co
llege
wor
king
envi
ronm
ent w
as a
dis
tinct
impr
ovem
ent,
both
for
the
exam
s an
d
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Kin
gsw
ood
Hou
se, l
ease
d in
Sep
tem
ber
1994
to h
ouse
new
lear
ning
cen
tres
inbu
sine
ss a
dmin
istr
atio
n, tr
avel
and
tour
ism
and
ear
ly y
ears
edu
catio
n
the
cont
inui
ng w
ork
of th
e co
llege
. For
staf
f mee
tings
, we
have
bee
n ab
le to
hire
a ve
nue
whi
ch w
ill a
ccom
mod
ate
all o
urst
aff.
Pre
viou
sly,
sup
port
sta
ff w
ere
not
usua
lly in
vite
d.
Libr
ary
to le
arni
ng c
entr
es...
Out
of t
he h
a ..
we
crea
ted
ale
arni
ng c
entr
e on
two
floor
s,w
ith 2
70 s
tudy
spa
ces.
The
new
lear
ning
cen
tre
hous
ed th
e lib
rary
sto
ck(a
nd th
e fo
rmer
libr
ary
staf
f), w
ith a
netw
ork
of 8
0 co
mpu
ter
term
inal
s. T
hedi
ssol
utio
n of
the
libra
ry a
s a
sepa
rate
entit
y re
leas
ed s
igni
fican
t sta
ffing
reso
urce
s, b
ut a
lso
rele
ased
furt
her
spac
efo
r de
velo
pmen
t int
o a
busi
ness
stu
dies
cent
re w
ith a
cap
acity
of a
furt
her
150
stud
y sp
aces
, inc
ludi
ng 4
0 ne
twor
ked
com
pute
r w
orks
tatio
ns. O
ther
res
ourc
e-ba
sed
lear
ning
cen
tres
wer
e es
tabl
ishe
dto
mee
t spe
cific
cur
ricul
um n
eeds
,in
clud
ing
mul
ti-m
edia
stu
dies
and
mic
roel
ectr
onic
s. T
hese
dev
elop
men
tsw
ere
not i
n th
emse
lves
suf
ficie
nt to
mee
tth
e ne
ed fo
r st
uden
t acc
ess
to th
eex
pand
ing
IT n
etw
ork
so w
e ha
d to
kee
pgo
ing.
. ..a
nd IT
cen
tres
.
It w
as o
bvio
us th
at p
uttin
g co
mpu
ters
in c
lass
room
s un
supe
rvis
ed fo
rsi
gnifi
cant
per
iods
in th
e da
y an
d us
edun
der
the
supe
rvis
ion
of te
achi
ng s
taff
who
did
not
'ow
n' th
e eq
uipm
ent o
rsp
ace
wou
ld le
ad to
pro
blem
s of
mai
nten
ance
, sec
urity
and
van
dalis
m. I
tw
ould
als
o be
inef
ficie
nt a
nd in
flexi
ble.
27
Car
nark R
oad
leci
min
g&
Titr
e
14
'4 ,tA
-
28
Pla
n of
lear
nin)
; ten
tte/IT
cen
tre,
I ond
on R
oad
The
com
pute
r is
not
a d
emon
stra
tion
mod
el to
be
put t
hrou
gh it
s pa
ces
by th
ete
ache
r w
hile
stu
dent
s w
atch
pas
sive
ly. I
tis
an
acce
ss p
oint
a ga
tew
ay -
into
ane
w a
nd r
evol
utio
nary
lear
ning
med
ium
or v
irtua
l int
elle
ctua
l spa
ce.
The
teac
her
mus
t sta
nd a
side
- s
houl
der
to s
houl
der
with
stu
dent
s ra
ther
than
eye
ball
toey
ebal
l.
So
we
wen
t for
the
crea
tion
of IT
cen
tres
at le
ast o
ne o
n al
l the
sig
nific
ant
colle
ge s
ites.
We
star
ted
by c
ombi
ning
adja
cent
cla
ssro
oms
to g
ive
a ca
paci
ty o
f50
or
60. W
hen
thes
e ra
pidl
y pr
oved
\inad
equa
te, w
e re
mov
ed m
ore
wal
ls to
take
in th
e ad
jace
nt c
orrid
ors
and
the
othe
r ro
oms
oppo
site
, dev
elop
ing
cent
res
with
a s
tude
nt c
apac
ity o
fbe
twee
n 80
and
110
.
...an
d m
ore
staf
f
's
stud
ent n
umbe
rs h
ave
\gr
own
we
have
rec
ruite
dm
ore
teac
hers
. SLi
dent
sw
orki
ng in
sch
edul
ed g
roup
s in
lear
ning
and
IT c
entr
es h
ave
teac
hers
ass
igne
d to
them
.H
owev
er, t
he le
arni
ng a
nd IT
cent
res
cont
ain
man
yco
mpu
ters
, oth
er s
peci
alis
teq
uipm
ent a
nd s
oftw
are,
plu
s pa
per-
base
d le
arni
ng r
esou
rces
of a
ll ty
pes.
It is
not r
ealis
tic to
exp
ect t
each
ers
tobe
fam
iliar
with
all
the
oper
atio
nal d
etai
ls o
feq
uipm
ent a
nc' l
ocat
ion
of r
esou
rces
inth
e ce
ntre
s. T
hese
res
ourc
es n
eed
expe
rt
trnt
ranc
V s
ign
mai
nten
ance
, cat
alog
uing
and
con
trol
.T
he e
xten
sive
cro
ss-c
olle
ge e
duca
tiona
lco
mpu
ter
netw
ork
also
nee
ds e
xper
tm
anag
emen
t and
mai
nten
ance
.
Add
ition
al s
taff
have
bee
n ap
poin
ted
and
trai
ned
for
thes
e ta
sks
to s
uppo
rt a
ndas
sist
bot
h te
ache
rs a
nd s
tude
nts.
The
sest
aff r
epor
t to
cent
re m
anag
ers
and
are
iden
tifie
d w
ith a
loca
tion
rath
er th
angr
oups
of s
tude
nts
or c
ours
esbu
t,
neve
rthe
less
, dire
ctly
ass
ist s
tude
nts.
Apa
rt fr
om IT
sys
tem
s m
anag
ers,
anal
ysts
and
prog
ram
mer
s, w
e ha
ve le
arni
ngas
sist
ants
, tec
hnic
ians
and
als
o co
-or
dina
tors
for
spec
ialis
t lea
rnin
g ce
ntre
ssu
ch a
s tr
avel
and
tour
ism
or
med
iast
udie
s.
Imag
e an
d st
yle
Ano
ther
, par
alle
l dev
elop
men
tdu
ring
this
tim
e re
late
d to
the
asso
ciat
ed is
sues
of i
mag
e, a
ndde
alin
g ef
fect
ivel
y w
ith p
eopl
e co
min
gin
to th
e bu
ildin
g fr
om th
e su
rrou
ndin
gto
wn
cent
re e
nviro
nmen
t. T
he w
ayin
whi
ch a
col
lege
trea
ts th
is th
resh
old
iscr
itica
l and
has
a m
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impa
ct o
npe
ople
as
they
ste
p in
to th
e bu
ildin
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vti(m
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a. L
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1 R
oad
Cen
tre
that
is p
artic
ular
ly im
port
ant.
Ove
rcom
ing
the
limita
tions
of t
heor
igin
al a
rchi
tect
ure,
we
desi
gned
and
built
a s
mar
t, co
lour
ful,
brig
htly
lit,
open
rece
ptio
n ar
ea, s
urro
unde
d by
the
thre
shol
d se
rvic
es n
eede
d. O
n en
terin
gth
e bu
ildin
g, m
arke
ting,
stu
dent
ser
vice
san
d ed
uc a
tiona
l gui
danc
e, th
e co
llege
shop
, pre
mis
es o
ffice
(fo
r si
te s
ecur
ity),
enro
lmen
t and
evi
inin
atio
n en
try
serv
ices
, plu
s a
wor
k-ba
sed
nurs
ery,
couk
l all
be a
cces
sed
imm
edia
tely
..
Sec
urity
The
key
to th
e im
prov
emen
t in
sec
wit\
lies
in c
reat
ing
the
feel
of
priv
ate
spar
e. O
ur fi
rst s
tep
was
to(
lose
thre
e-qu
arte
rs o
f the
ent
ry r
oute
s,
3AS
T C
OP
Y A
VA
ILA
to m
anag
e an
d co
ntro
l acc
ess
to th
ebu
ildin
gs. T
his
alon
e re
sulte
d in
ano
ticea
ble
impr
ovem
ent i
n th
e fe
elin
g of
secu
rity
and
that
the
colle
ge b
elon
ged
to it
s m
embe
rs.
Our
sec
ond
step
was
to m
anag
ere
cept
ion
area
sth
roug
h st
aff
who
feel
they
own
the
spac
ean
d ar
ere
spon
sibl
e fo
rit.
Hel
pful
and
frie
ndly
inte
ract
ions
with
peop
le a
s th
eyar
rive
in th
eco
llege
are
just
as im
port
ant i
n
BLE
mai
ntai
ning
con
trol
ove
r ac
cess
as
mor
eov
ert s
ecur
ity m
easu
res.
How
ever
, vid
eoca
mer
as in
key
loca
tions
hav
e le
d to
the
near
elim
inat
ion
of o
ppor
tuni
stic
thie
ves
wan
derin
g ab
out t
he c
olle
ge a
nd a
rein
valu
able
as
reas
sura
nce
to s
taff
inex
pose
d ro
les
as w
ell a
s to
stu
dent
sge
nera
lly.
Whi
le th
ese
dire
ct s
trat
egie
s w
ork
wel
l,w
e ha
ve fo
und
that
the
who
le s
tyle
we
have
ado
pted
open
ness
, lar
ger
spac
esan
d a
qual
ity, m
anag
ed e
nviro
nmen
tis
equa
lly im
port
ant a
nd e
ffect
ive
inin
fluen
cing
atti
tude
s an
d be
havi
our.
Con
sist
ency
and
syn
ergy
C)ve
r a
perio
d of
thre
e ye
ars
we
thus
impl
emen
ted
seve
ral l
ines
of d
evel
opm
ent w
hich
invo
lved
cons
picu
ous
impr
ovem
ents
to th
ebu
ildin
gs:
the
two
larg
e ge
neric
lear
ning
cen
tres
;
Se(
mitt
cam
era
and
milk
mol
lttoo
ng
two
larg
e IT
cen
tres
,
mic
ro-e
lect
roni
cs, m
edia
stu
dies
and
othe
r cu
rric
ulum
-spe
cific
,re
sour
ce-b
ased
lear
ning
cen
tres
;
colle
ge a
dmin
istr
atio
n ce
ntre
;
larg
e, o
pen
plan
offi
ces
for
teac
hing
team
s;
rece
ptio
n an
d th
resh
old
serv
ices
;
a w
ork-
base
d nu
rser
y;
two
larg
e se
lf-se
rvic
e re
stau
rant
s.
All
of th
ese
wer
e de
sign
ed w
ithco
nsis
tenc
y of
col
our
them
es a
nd s
tyle
sth
roug
hout
. The
sca
le o
f suc
cess
ive
proj
ects
has
tend
ed to
get
larg
er a
nd th
epo
licy
of r
epla
cing
sol
id w
alls
with
glaz
ed s
cree
ns h
as b
een
exte
nded
and
dew
.lope
d. T
he to
tal i
mpa
ct h
as g
iven
rise:
to a
syn
erge
tic e
ffect
, ove
r an
dab
ove
the
sum
of b
enef
its o
f eac
h ne
wde
velo
pmen
t. P
eopl
e co
min
g in
to th
eco
llege
now
rec
eive
a q
uite
diff
eren
tan
d m
uch
mor
e po
sitiv
e im
pres
sion
.T
his
stro
ngly
influ
ence
s ho
w th
ey w
ork
as s
tude
nts,
and
affe
cts
wha
t the
y sa
yab
out t
he c
olle
ge in
the
loca
lco
mm
unity
.
The
sca
le, o
penn
ess
and
com
plex
ity o
fth
e ne
w a
reas
pro
mot
e in
form
al,
acci
dent
al m
eetin
gs b
etw
een
colle
ague
s, e
ncou
ragi
ng s
taff
to w
ande
rar
ound
to c
ondu
ct b
usin
ess
in th
e op
enra
ther
than
beh
ind
clos
ed d
oors
. The
philo
soph
y is
not
onl
y to
dev
elop
am
ore
func
tiona
l, ef
ficie
nt e
nviro
nmen
tin
the
inhe
rited
bui
ldin
gs, b
ut a
lso
togi
ve s
taff
a w
orkp
lace
they
will
be
prou
dto
com
e to
. The
bui
ldin
gs s
houl
d m
atch
the
prof
essi
onal
ism
of s
taff
with
faci
litie
sof
the
high
est q
ualit
y.L.
Fin
ally
, the
re a
re s
ome
prac
tical
ben
efits
from
sty
le c
onsi
sten
cy. I
nste
ad o
ftr
eatin
g ev
ery
proj
ect a
s a
new
pro
blem
,w
e ha
ve a
sta
ndar
d m
odel
to fo
llow
.E
ven
so, w
e do
n't a
lway
s us
e th
e sa
me
arch
itect
s or
sla
vish
ly fo
llow
pre
viou
sde
sign
s. O
ne w
ay w
e ca
n se
lect
arch
itect
s fo
r a
proj
ect i
s by
judg
ing
how
acc
urat
ely
thei
r in
itial
pro
posa
lspi
ck u
p th
e ho
use
styl
e an
d ho
wim
agin
ativ
ely
they
are
abl
e to
dev
elop
and
exte
nd th
e de
sign
them
es.
Wha
t we
wan
t the
col
lege
to b
ekn
own
for
The
tran
sitio
n fr
om o
ne g
ener
al'fe
el' a
bout
the
colle
ge to
ano
ther
was
qui
te s
udde
na
'crit
ical
mas
s' e
ffect
, del
iber
atel
y re
info
rced
by
othe
r m
anag
emen
t and
org
anis
atio
nal
deve
lopm
ent p
olic
ies
The
new
sty
le o
fth
e co
llege
is n
ow c
onsc
ious
ly
ntra
nce
to r
etec
tom
SE
FC
AF
f,C
arna
rvon
Roa
d C
entr
e
3 2
.:
a w
ork
plac
e -
purp
osef
ul, b
usy;
prof
essi
onal
, bus
ines
slik
e;
diffe
rent
from
sch
ool (
and
othe
rco
llege
s);
livel
y, e
nerg
etic
, ope
n, fr
iend
ly,
safe
.
In th
e pr
oces
s of
incr
emen
tall
impr
ovin
g th
e st
anda
rds
and
func
tiona
lism
of p
arts
of o
ur e
xist
ing
build
ings
, we
have
als
o -
alm
ost b
yac
cide
ntre
-def
ined
the
type
of
orga
nisa
tion
this
col
lege
is.
Bui
ldin
g bl
ocks
Impo
rtan
t fea
ture
s of
our
bui
lten
viro
nmen
t are
as
follo
ws:
cons
iste
nt d
esig
n an
d st
yle,
brig
htco
lour
s, g
ood
light
ing;
high
sta
ndar
d of
furn
ishi
ngs,
incl
udin
g ne
ar u
nive
rsal
ity o
fca
rpet
s;
use
of la
rge
spac
es;
desi
gned
com
plex
ity o
f str
uctu
rean
d fu
rnitu
re la
yout
;
rem
oval
of w
alls
whe
re p
ossi
ble;
exte
nsiv
e us
e of
gla
ss s
cree
nsw
here
wal
ls a
re n
eces
sary
;
Ilk n1
113
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kpla
ce c
rèch
e -
Jung
le C
ats
Nur
sery
over
sigh
t of c
orrid
ors
and
elim
inat
ion
of th
em if
pos
sibl
e;
toge
ther
with
oth
er im
port
ant f
eatu
res
ofth
e cu
ltura
l env
ironm
ent:
emph
asis
on
the
purp
oses
of t
heco
llege
- to
get
peo
ple
qual
ified
;
asse
rtiv
e m
anag
emen
t of s
tude
ntbe
havi
our
- a
plac
e to
wor
k;
asse
rtiv
e m
anag
emen
t of t
heen
viro
nmen
t - c
lean
ing,
re-
deco
ratin
g an
d a
firm
no-
smok
ing
and
no-li
tter
polic
y;
and
clar
ity a
bout
wha
t the
col
lege
is n
ot:
it is
not
a s
ocia
l cen
tre,
nor
ada
ting
agen
cy, n
or a
bra
nch
of th
eca
reer
s se
rvic
e or
soc
ial s
ervi
ces, 33
kip
"i",
A
I: lq
nor
a th
erap
y ce
ntre
.
Var
iety
of l
earn
ing
met
hods
The
effe
ct o
n st
uden
ts' e
xper
ienc
ew
as a
lso
influ
ence
d by
rea
chin
gth
is c
ritic
al m
ass.
With
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f man
y op
en p
lan
reso
urce
-bas
ed le
arni
ng fa
cilit
ies,
the
locu
s of
lear
ning
is m
ovin
g fr
om th
ete
ache
r-ce
ntre
d cl
assr
oom
to th
ele
arni
ng c
entr
es. T
his
in tu
rn a
lters
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
staf
f and
stu
dent
san
d, e
qual
ly n
otic
eabl
y, b
etw
een
staf
fth
emse
lves
with
mor
e co
-ope
ratio
n an
dte
am w
orki
ng. E
ncou
rage
d by
thes
ead
ditio
nal b
enef
its, w
e de
velo
ped
furt
her
faci
litie
s in
the
corp
orat
e st
yle,
incl
udin
g:
thre
e le
arni
ng c
entr
es fo
r gr
aphi
cde
sign
, 3D
des
ign
and
fash
ion;
addi
tiona
l ope
n pl
an s
taff
offic
es,
rele
asin
g sm
alle
r st
aff w
orkr
oom
sfo
r ot
her
uses
;
four
furt
her
lear
ning
cen
tres
for
busi
ness
adm
inis
trat
ion,
trav
el a
ndto
uris
m, e
arly
yea
rs e
duca
tion
and
med
ia.
The
em
phas
is is
on
mak
ing
a va
riety
of
lear
ning
faci
litie
s av
aila
ble
to e
ach
curr
icul
um a
rea,
not
impo
sing
one
stan
dard
mod
el a
cros
s th
e co
llege
tore
plac
e a
prev
ious
'tra
ditio
nal'
mod
el.
Thi
s in
crea
ses
cour
se te
am fl
exib
ility
inde
sign
ing
stud
ents
' lea
rnin
g ex
perie
nce,
usin
g a
rang
e of
pos
sibi
litie
s ge
nera
ted
by th
e va
riety
of p
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
tsav
aila
ble.
In s
pite
of s
uch
exte
nsiv
e de
velo
pmen
tw
ork,
the
clas
sroo
m is
stil
l a s
igni
fican
tco
mpo
nent
of o
ur s
tock
of l
earn
ing
spac
es. H
owev
er, s
tude
nts
are
incr
easi
ngly
abl
e to
use
lear
ning
or
ITce
ntre
s to
acc
ess
lear
ning
res
ourc
es a
ndob
tain
the
know
ledg
e re
late
d to
thei
rco
urse
. It m
eans
they
can
als
o pr
actic
eth
eir
skill
s in
the
man
ipul
atio
n,pr
oces
sing
and
pre
sent
atio
n of
info
rmat
ion.
The
res
ult w
ill b
e to
rele
ase
mor
e tim
e fo
r cl
assr
oom
wor
k, w
hich
can
be
used
for
grou
p di
scus
sion
or
sim
ilar
teac
lwr-
supe
rvis
ed a
ctiv
e le
arni
ng,
with
less
tim
e al
loca
ted
to p
assi
velis
teni
ng a
nd n
ote-
taki
ng.
314c
o111
0'.
,una
r k
on R
oad
The
stu
dent
res
pons
e
Stu
dent
rea
ctio
n to
the
acco
mm
odat
ion
deve
lopm
ents
has
been
ove
rwhe
lmin
gly
posi
tive
and,
we
belie
ve, h
as c
ontr
ibut
edsi
gnifi
cant
ly to
incr
easi
ng e
nrol
men
ts,
part
icul
arly
of f
ull-t
ime
stud
ents
inbo
th 1
6-19
and
old
er a
ge g
roup
s. It
is fu
ll-tim
e st
uden
ts w
ho a
re, a
fter
all,
volu
ntee
ring
to s
pend
asu
bsta
ntia
l pro
port
ion
of th
eir
wor
king
wee
k an
d ye
ar a
t col
lege
,pe
rhap
s fo
r se
vera
l yea
rs. I
t wou
ldbe
sur
pris
ing
if th
ey w
ere
not
resp
onsi
ve to
the
qual
ity o
f the
irw
orki
ng e
nviro
nmen
t.
Mor
e su
btly
, the
re is
a d
irect
link
to s
tude
nt a
ttitu
des
and
beha
viou
r. R
outin
e in
tera
ctio
nsbe
twee
n pe
ople
in c
olle
ge a
reno
ticea
bly
frie
ndly
,co
nsid
erat
e an
d op
en. L
evel
sof
van
dalis
m a
nd g
raffi
ti ha
vebe
com
e ne
glig
ible
inst
ead
ofa
pers
iste
nt m
inor
pro
blem
.
,I
Whe
re p
robl
ems
have
con
tinue
d th
eyha
ve u
sual
ly b
een
loca
ted
in a
reas
linke
d w
ith lo
wer
mor
ale
of p
artic
ular
smal
l gro
ups
of s
taff
and
it ha
s be
en
Pla
n of
IT c
entr
e,C
arna
rvon
Roa
d
.;"it
0
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poss
ible
to id
entif
y th
e re
al is
sue
and
addr
ess
it. O
f cou
rse
stud
ents
(an
d so
me
visi
tors
) ar
e fr
om ti
me
to ti
me
thou
ghtle
ss o
r ca
rele
ss in
thei
rbe
havi
our.
As
gene
ral s
tand
ards
of
beha
viou
r ar
e hi
gh, l
apse
s ar
eco
nspi
cuou
s, p
artic
ular
ly in
the
mor
eop
en e
nviro
nmen
ts. S
taff
are
also
mor
elik
ely
to ta
ke a
ctio
n to
pro
tect
wha
t is
perc
eive
d as
bei
ng o
f hig
h qu
ality
,an
d st
uden
t pee
r
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8
grou
p pr
essu
re p
lays
its
part
. Sta
ffin
duct
ion
and
trai
ning
rou
tinel
y in
clud
esad
vice
on
activ
e m
anag
emen
t ar,
dsu
perv
isio
n of
the
gene
ral c
olle
geen
viro
nmen
t.
The
dire
ct im
pact
on
stud
ent b
ehav
iour
in th
e le
arni
ng e
nviro
nmen
ts is
per
haps
mor
e si
gnifi
cant
. Our
exp
erie
nce
is th
atth
e at
mos
pher
e in
the
lear
ning
cen
tres
isge
nera
lly p
urpo
sefu
l and
wor
kor
ient
ated
. Stu
dent
s ar
e en
cour
aged
tow
ork
toge
ther
if th
ey w
ish,
so
sile
nce
isno
t a fe
atur
ebu
t exc
essi
ve n
oise
is n
otge
nera
lly a
pro
blem
eith
er. S
tude
nts
com
e to
us
with
exp
ecta
tions
from
thei
rpr
evio
us e
duca
tiona
l exp
erie
nce.
Som
e,pa
rtic
ular
ly o
lder
adu
lts, a
re in
itial
lyun
happ
y an
d so
met
imes
voc
al a
bout
the
unfa
mili
ar e
nviro
nmen
t. H
owev
er, f
orth
e va
st m
ajor
ity th
e fa
ct th
at it
isco
nspi
cuou
sly
diffe
rent
from
sch
ool
enab
les
them
to m
ake
a fr
esh
star
t and
aban
don
unhe
lpfu
l bag
gage
. Our
stud
ent i
nduc
tion
prog
ram
mes
incl
ude
syst
emat
ic fa
mili
aris
atio
n ac
tiviti
es to
enab
le th
em to
mak
e go
od u
se o
f the
lear
ning
and
IT c
entr
es fr
om th
e st
art o
fth
eir
cour
se.
Our
reg
ular
form
al s
urve
ys o
f stu
dent
opin
ion
iden
tify
the
lear
ning
cen
tre
envi
ronm
ent a
s hi
ghly
app
reci
ated
.F
urth
erm
ore,
alth
ough
stu
dent
s ha
velit
tle to
say
abo
ut c
lass
room
s, th
ey a
rest
rong
ly c
ritic
al o
f ina
dequ
ate
capa
city
in le
arni
ng a
nd IT
cen
tres
.A
ccom
mod
atio
n su
rvey
s al
so s
uppo
rtth
is r
isin
g de
man
d fo
r m
ore
capa
city
.O
ur s
urve
ys s
how
that
thes
e ce
ntre
s ar
e .16
alw
ays
in u
se d
urin
g co
llege
ope
ning
hour
s an
d ar
e of
ten
full
beyo
nd th
eir
theo
retic
al c
apac
ity. B
y co
ntra
st, t
hesa
me
surv
eys
show
that
cla
ssro
oms
are
ofte
n un
occu
pied
and
whe
n th
ey a
re in
use
they
nor
mal
ly h
ave
surp
lus
capa
city
.E
xper
imen
tal o
peni
ng d
urin
g va
catio
nsan
d on
Sat
urda
ys h
ave
led
to r
isin
gde
man
d fo
r le
arni
ng c
entr
e fa
cilit
ies.
The
mes
sage
we
are
rece
ivin
g is
that
stud
ents
like
wor
king
in le
arni
ngce
ntre
s, v
olun
teer
to u
se th
em, r
espe
ctth
e lig
ht s
uper
visi
on o
f lea
rnin
g ad
vise
rs,
and
beha
ve w
ell.
On
the
othe
r ha
nd,
stud
ents
do
not v
olun
teer
for
clas
sroo
mw
ork,
nee
d re
gist
erin
g to
mot
ivat
ere
gula
r an
d pu
nctu
al a
ttend
ance
and
requ
ire fi
rm s
uper
visi
on. M
ore
gene
rally
,I c
oncl
ude
that
stu
dent
s pr
efer
wor
king
in s
ituat
ions
whe
re, a
lthou
gh s
uppo
rted
by s
taff,
they
are
free
to w
ork
as th
eyw
ish.
By
cont
rast
, stu
dent
s ar
e in
clin
edto
avo
id s
ituat
ions
whe
re w
hat t
hey
dois
con
fined
and
clo
sely
con
trol
led
byte
achi
ng s
taff.
The
futu
re We
have
man
y m
ore
proj
ects
inth
e pi
pelin
e fo
r im
prov
emen
tsto
the
exis
ting
acco
mm
odat
ion
(e.g
. a s
cien
ce le
arni
ngce
ntre
to r
epla
ce th
e nu
mer
ous
subj
ect-
spec
ific
scie
nce
labo
rato
ries)
.Im
plem
entin
g th
ese
proj
ects
dep
ends
on
finan
ces
and
on m
aint
aini
ng a
man
agea
ble
leve
l of d
isor
der.
Not
ever
ythi
ng c
an b
e cl
one
at o
nce,
if th
e
annu
al c
ycle
s of
stu
dent
rec
ruitm
ent a
ndst
eady
gro
wth
are
to b
e co
ntin
ued
with
in th
e ex
istin
g bu
ildin
g st
ock.
How
ever
, it i
s at
the
boun
dary
bet
wee
nor
der
and
man
agea
ble
chao
s w
here
it is
poss
ible
to e
xplo
re n
ew p
atte
rns
ofor
der
and
whe
re o
rgan
isat
iona
l.lea
rnin
gta
kes
plac
e.
By
prov
idin
g m
ore
open
acc
ess
lear
ning
cent
res
perm
anen
tly s
taffe
d du
ring
"The
com
pute
r is
a su
bver
sive
inst
rum
ent o
fch
ange
whi
chw
ill fo
rce
us to
alte
r th
e w
ay w
eus
e ou
r bu
ildin
gsan
d th
e w
ay w
epr
ovid
eed
ucat
ion.
"
colle
ge b
usin
ess
hour
s w
e w
ould
incr
ease
the
oppo
rtun
ities
for
stud
ents
tost
udy
whe
n it
suits
them
bes
t. A
t the
sam
e tim
e, p
erso
nal c
onta
ct w
ithpr
ofes
sion
al s
taff
has
to b
e m
aint
aine
d;it
is c
ritic
ally
impo
rtan
t for
mos
t of o
urst
uden
ts. M
ode
free
fund
ing
will
max
imis
e th
e st
uden
t's a
bily
to b
enef
itfr
om in
crea
sed
flexi
bilit
y in
acc
ess
to
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE37
lear
ning
env
ironm
ents
. We
still
hav
e to
addr
ess
prac
tical
issu
es s
uch
as s
tude
nttr
acki
ng in
ope
n ac
cess
env
ironm
ents
.W
e ne
ed to
hav
e an
ope
n m
ind
abou
tth
e pr
opor
tion
of c
lass
fsiz
ed r
oom
sre
quire
d in
the
futu
re. A
s w
e ar
e m
akin
gch
ange
s in
crem
enta
lly, t
his
leav
es o
pen
the
oppo
rtun
ity fo
r a
chan
ge o
fem
phas
is if
nec
essa
ry.
Act
iviti
es in
the
teac
her-
dire
cted
clas
sroo
m e
nviro
nmen
t are
influ
ence
dby
wha
t is
avai
labl
e el
sew
here
inco
llege
. The
dire
ct tr
ansf
er o
f kno
wle
dge
from
the
teac
her
to th
e st
uden
t(c
ontr
ollin
g th
e pa
ce o
f del
iver
y) w
illbe
com
e le
ss d
omin
ant w
hile
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f the
teac
her
in c
oach
ing,
enco
urag
ing,
mot
ivat
ing,
ass
essi
ng a
ndor
gani
sing
will
bec
ome
grea
ter.
And
as
we
are
givi
ng s
tude
nts
mor
eco
ntro
lov
er th
eir
lear
ning
act
iviti
es, m
onito
ring
of p
rogr
ess
will
req
uire
muc
h gr
eate
rrig
our
in s
ched
ulin
g as
sign
men
ts a
ndtu
toria
ls, a
nd m
aint
aini
ng r
ecor
ds o
fas
sess
men
ts a
nd p
rogr
ess.
Com
pute
rsy
stem
s w
ill a
ssis
t with
som
e of
this
. For
stud
ents
the
abili
ty to
com
mun
icat
e,pr
esen
t ide
as a
nd in
fluen
ce o
ther
s w
illbe
com
e m
ore
impo
rtan
t and
dev
elop
ing
thes
e sk
ills
will
be
the
educ
atio
nal
activ
ity w
hich
will
ass
ume
mor
eim
port
ance
in th
e re
latio
nshi
p be
twee
nte
ache
r an
d st
uden
t.
In th
e lo
nger
term
, the
com
pute
rw
orks
tatio
n w
ill b
ecom
e th
e no
rmal
gate
way
for
acce
ssin
g kn
owle
dge
asw
ell a
s th
e m
eans
of e
xplo
ring
conc
epts
, int
erac
ting
and
deve
lopi
ng
unde
rsta
ndin
g. B
eyon
d th
at, w
hen
itbe
com
es s
trai
ghtfo
rwar
d to
ope
n th
isga
tew
ay f(
orn
the
com
pute
r in
the
stud
ent's
hom
e or
wor
kpla
ce, o
ur n
ewst
yle
of c
olle
ge le
arni
ng e
nviro
nmen
tm
ight
itse
lf be
com
e ob
sole
te in
due
cour
se. E
ither
way
the
teac
her
will
no
long
er b
e th
e ch
anne
l thr
ough
whi
chkn
owle
dge
is o
btai
ned,
nor
the
gate
keep
er to
wIle
ge r
esou
rces
.
A r
evol
utio
n in
the
role
of t
hepr
ofes
sion
al te
ache
r is
ines
capa
ble
and
imm
inen
t. T
he c
urre
nt tr
end
for
teac
hers
to h
e in
crea
sing
ly in
volv
ed in
team
wor
k w
ill a
ccel
erat
e. S
uppo
rt s
taff
will
be im
port
ant m
embe
rs o
f the
se te
ams.
Ine
itahl
y, th
e pr
epar
atio
n of
mat
eria
lsw
ill b
ecom
e m
ore
impo
rtan
t but
as
apr
oduc
t or
com
mod
ity to
be
purc
hase
dra
ther
than
a p
erso
nally
del
iver
edse
rvic
e. S
o th
at w
ill b
e an
act
ivity
empl
oyin
g fe
wer
peo
ple.
On
the
othe
rha
nd th
ere
will
be
mor
e ne
ed fo
rpe
rson
al s
uppo
rt to
stu
dent
s; th
is w
ill b
eth
e cr
ucia
l ser
vice
for
teac
hers
topr
ovid
e an
d m
uch
of it
cou
ld b
e gi
ven
thro
ugh
less
wel
l-qua
lifie
d le
arni
ngad
vise
rs. H
ow d
ram
atic
the
effe
ct w
illbe
ithin
our
man
agem
ent p
lann
ing
horiz
ons
is h
ighl
y sp
ecul
ativ
e. H
owev
er,
we
shou
ld b
e al
ert t
o th
e tr
ends
.
ther
e is
a c
orre
spr
wid
ing,
impl
ied
revo
lutio
nary
shi
ft in
res
ourc
ing
ofed
ucat
ion
from
labo
ur in
tens
ive
toap
ital i
nten
sive
. We
shal
l spe
nd m
ore
ot o
ur b
udge
ts o
n pr
rwid
ing
and
mai
ntai
ning
qua
lity
prof
essi
onal
a« o
mm
odat
ion,
equ
ipm
ent,
softw
are
38
and
outs
ourc
ed s
ervi
ces
and
a re
duce
dpr
opor
tion
will
be
abso
rbed
by
dire
ctst
aff c
osts
. Aga
in, t
his
tren
d is
alre
ady
with
us.
The
onl
y qu
estio
n is
abo
ut h
owqu
ickl
y it
will
dev
elop
.
Con
clus
ion
The
com
pute
r is
a s
ubve
rsiv
ein
stru
men
t of c
hang
e w
hich
will
forc
e us
to a
lter
the
way
we
use
our
build
ings
and
the
way
we
prov
ide
educ
atio
n. If
we
atte
mpt
to u
se it
tore
info
rce
exis
ting
lear
ning
str
ateg
ies
base
d on
19t
h ce
ntur
y ed
ucat
iona
lph
iloso
phie
s an
d pr
actic
es, t
he s
tude
nts
will
eve
ntua
lly r
ejec
t our
ser
vice
s.M
anag
ing
the
exis
ting
educ
atio
nal
envi
ronm
ent t
o co
pe w
ith th
e pa
radi
gmsh
ift is
a m
ajor
cha
lleng
e. It
a's
o le
ads
us to
hav
e gr
eat o
ptim
ism
abo
ut th
elo
ng-t
erm
futu
re a
nd s
trat
egic
impo
rtan
ce o
f FE
col
lege
s in
the
com
mun
ity.
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
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Ern
est T
heod
ossi
n
The
dev
elop
men
t of S
outh
Eas
tE
ssex
Col
lege
's e
stat
e ha
s be
en
desi
gned
to c
hang
e th
e w
orki
ngen
viro
nmen
t int
o so
met
hing
str
ikin
gly
diffe
rent
from
trad
ition
al s
choo
ls a
ndco
llege
s. T
he r
esul
t is
an o
penn
ess
whi
ch in
divi
dual
s ca
nnot
eas
ily ig
nore
,an
d an
exp
erie
nce
abou
t whi
ch fe
w a
rene
utra
l. A
s an
yone
who
has
wor
ked
in a
serv
ice
indu
stry
will
rea
dily
ackn
owle
dge,
you
can
not p
leas
e al
l of
the
peop
le a
ll of
the
time.
A fe
atur
ew
hich
del
ight
s on
e pe
rson
will
alm
ost
cert
ainl
y irr
itate
or
offe
nd s
omeo
ne e
lse.
The
Car
narv
on a
nd L
ondo
n R
oad
Cen
tres
hav
e be
en tr
ansf
orm
ed to
diffe
rent
ext
ents
. The
form
er, c
lear
ly th
e'm
ain'
bui
ldin
g, h
as s
een
the
mor
eex
tens
ive
alte
ratio
ns o
ver
the
past
five
year
s, a
nd a
lthou
ghLo
ndon
Roa
d w
asle
ss fu
lly d
evel
oped
in 1
994
(wor
k is
still
con
tinui
ng)
whe
n I t
alke
d to
sta
ffan
d st
uden
ts, i
t too
had
som
esi
gnifi
cant
ly m
odifi
ed a
reas
, alth
ough
not e
very
one
had
had
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
use
them
.
1
The
stu
dent
exp
erie
nce
Iinte
rvie
wed
a g
roup
of s
tude
nts
and
aske
d th
em h
ow th
ey fe
lt ab
out
wor
king
in o
pen
spac
es. I
n ge
nera
lop
enne
ss s
eem
ed to
be m
ore
easi
lyac
com
mod
ated
by
youn
ger
rath
er th
anol
der
stud
ents
. Am
ong
the
latte
r w
asT
ony
Sm
ith, w
ho w
as s
tudy
ing
on a
nA
cces
s pr
ogra
mm
e in
pre
para
tion
for
taki
ng u
p a
degr
ee c
ours
e of
fer
from
nngl
ia U
nive
rsity
. His
bac
kgro
und
incl
udes
13
year
s in
em
ploy
men
t and
thre
e ou
t of i
t. T
ony
felt
that
wor
king
in
open
spa
ces
was
:
'a b
it da
untin
g. It
's n
ot s
omet
hing
I've
expe
rienc
ed b
efor
e. Y
ou're
on
show
all
the
time.
Adj
ustin
g to
the
spac
e w
as th
e ha
rdes
t par
t in
com
ing
here
. It n
early
put
me
off.
It's
too
mod
ern.
I ha
ve s
even
less
ons
per
wee
k an
d tw
o of
them
are
with
oth
er c
lass
es. I
t'sve
ry h
ard
to c
once
ntra
te, t
ryin
gto
list
en to
wha
t the
y're
say
ing.
You
can
hea
r bi
ts. I
f you
'reco
ncen
trat
ing
it's
not a
pro
blem
,
but y
ou m
ight
just
ove
rhea
r
41
som
ethi
ng m
ore
inte
rest
ing.
You
tend
to h
ear
the
pupi
ls m
ore
than
the
teac
her.
'
For
oth
er m
atur
e st
uden
ts th
e pr
oble
mdo
esn'
t aris
e. K
ier
Sne
lling
, doi
ng a
BT
EC
Nat
iona
l Dip
lom
a in
con
stru
ctio
n,sa
id: 'I
don'
t wor
k in
so
man
y op
ensp
aces
. My
less
ons
in L
ondo
nR
oad
are
in s
tand
ard
clas
ses,
and
we
have
ord
inar
y le
sson
s, li
ke a
tsc
hool
.'
But
ope
nnes
s ha
s its
attr
actio
ns:
'You
can
see
wha
t's g
oing
on
stra
ight
away
'.
You
nger
stu
dent
s w
ere
mor
eco
nsis
tent
ly p
ositi
ve. C
hris
tine
Ow
enha
d ju
st fi
nish
ed G
CE
A le
vels
and
was
doin
g tw
o m
edia
cer
tific
ates
:
'It's
a lo
t frie
ndlie
r th
an s
choo
ls. I
like
the
open
ness
and
the
frie
ndlin
ess.
If y
ou're
shu
t in,
it's
not a
s ni
ce.'
Oth
ers
agre
ed:
'I lik
e it
a lo
t. It'
s a
frie
ndly
envi
ronm
ent.
It ce
rtai
nly
does
n't
both
er m
e. It
's g
ood
to s
ee w
hat's
goin
g on
. I d
on't
like
Lond
onR
oad.
'(S
am D
elde
rfie
ld, A
leve
l stu
dent
)
'I lik
e it.
Rev
isin
g fo
r ex
ams
I
pref
er a
sm
alle
r ro
om, b
ut I
like
the
lear
ning
cen
tre.
'(V
anes
sa G
ibso
n, fi
rst y
ear
BS
cS
ocia
l Sci
ence
s co
urse
)
'It's
gre
at. I
n Lo
ndon
Roa
d w
e do
grap
hics
in a
n op
en p
lan
area
and
the
natu
ral l
ight
is u
sefu
lbe
cau,
,e y
ou s
ee r
ealis
tic c
olou
rs.
I'm in
a r
oom
with
thre
e di
ffere
ntcl
asse
s an
d I f
indt
he m
ixtu
re o
ffir
st a
nd s
econ
d ye
ars
help
ful.
Iw
ish
we'
d ha
d th
e sa
me
oppo
rtun
ity la
st y
ear.
'(Z
oe C
olem
an, s
econ
d ye
ar a
rtan
d de
sign
stu
dent
)
On
the
ques
tion
of th
e le
arni
ng c
entr
e,st
uden
ts' v
iew
s w
ere
no le
ss v
arie
d. O
nesa
w it
as
'a b
ig im
prov
emen
t' an
d no
ise
as 'n
o pr
oble
m'.
Ano
ther
arg
ued
that
itis
'too
noi
sy'.
Som
e st
uden
ts u
se th
eco
nven
ient
ly
situ
ated
loca
l lib
rary
. Onl
y on
e st
uden
t Isp
oke
to s
eem
ed to
hav
e se
rious
rese
rvat
ions
:
'It's
not
up
to s
crat
ch. M
ost o
f the
book
s ar
e in
this
bui
ldin
g [i.
e.C
arna
rvon
Roa
dl a
nd y
ou h
ave
tow
ait u
p to
two
wee
ks fo
r bo
oks.
Ite
nd to
stu
dy a
t hom
e.'
Em
ploy
ee p
erce
ptio
ns
n so
me
way
s st
aff a
re in
a d
iffer
ent
posi
tion,
but
not
ent
irely
so.
Of
appr
oxim
atel
y 37
0 in
divi
dual
s on
lyso
met
hing
like
50
wer
e th
ere
prio
r to
the
arriv
al o
f the
cur
rent
prin
cipa
l, so
the
over
whe
lmin
g m
ajor
ity o
fem
ploy
ees
do n
ot p
reda
te th
e es
tate
deve
lopm
ents
. The
refo
re, m
ost
staf
f wou
ld h
ave
seen
at l
east
a p
art o
fth
e tr
ansf
orm
atio
n by
the
time
they
took
up a
ppoi
ntm
ents
and
, had
they
poss
esse
d st
rong
eno
ugh
year
ning
s fo
rm
ore
trad
ition
al s
urro
undi
ngs,
wou
ldpr
esum
ably
hav
e tu
rned
dow
n th
e jo
bof
fers
. As
mig
ht th
us b
e ex
pect
ed, s
taff
reac
tions
to th
e ph
ysic
al c
hang
esse
emed
to b
e ge
nera
lly p
ositi
ve. A
few
staf
f I in
terv
iew
ed c
laim
ed n
ot to
hav
ebe
en c
onsu
lted
abou
t the
est
ate
deve
lopm
ent a
nd r
efur
bish
men
t. F
orm
any,
of c
ours
e, c
onsu
ltatio
n ab
out t
hech
ange
s w
ould
hav
e be
en im
poss
ible
beca
use
they
wer
e no
t em
ploy
ed a
t the
time
whe
n ke
y de
cisi
ons
wer
e ta
ken.
Som
e w
ho w
ere
pres
ent c
laim
ed to
hav
ebe
en 'i
nvol
ved'
and
to 'h
ave
help
edw
ith b
its'.
Ano
ther
obs
erve
d:
le0c
°' 6
1"
42C
liris
tine
Ow
enga
mD
elde
rfie
ld
Zoe
Col
eman
t3E
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
'I w
as n
ot p
erso
nally
con
sulte
d,bu
t the
re w
as a
wor
king
par
tyw
ith tw
o m
embe
rs fr
om e
ach
depa
rtm
ent.
We
wer
e ab
le to
disc
uss
wha
t was
rig
ht a
nd w
rong
and
enco
urag
ed to
say
wha
t we
felt.
The
prin
cipa
l too
k th
e vi
ews
and
mad
e up
his
min
d.'
The
Dire
ctor
of M
arke
ting,
Lin
dsey
Nob
le, c
ame
in 1
991
and
so c
ould
not
have
bee
n co
nsul
ted,
but
was
info
rmed
:
'The
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s fo
r th
eea
rly d
evel
opm
ents
had
take
npl
ace
befo
re I
arriv
ed. T
hedo
wns
tairs
and
the
rece
ptio
n ar
eaw
ere
plan
ned
durin
g m
y fir
st s
ixm
onth
s. I
didn
't ha
ve a
rad
ical
inpu
t. It
was
cle
ar to
me
that
wha
t was
ther
e be
fore
was
an
abom
inat
ion.
At t
he ti
me
I did
n't
real
ise
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f sec
urity
,fo
r bo
th s
tude
nts
and
equi
pmen
t.W
e do
n't h
ave
secu
rity
guar
dsye
t, bu
t acc
ess
cont
rol t
o th
ele
arni
ng c
entr
es is
bei
ngre
view
ed a
nd I
am b
eing
cons
ulte
d.'
Car
e P
earc
e, th
e th
en r
efec
tory
man
ager
, cam
e in
Jan
uary
199
3 an
d w
asin
volv
ed in
the
tran
sfor
mat
ion:
'At f
irst w
e ha
d a
coun
ty c
ounc
il19
60s
refe
ctor
y, w
ith e
very
thin
gsh
ut o
ff an
d th
e m
anag
er's
offi
ceat
the
furt
hest
poi
nt. N
ow w
eha
ve a
n op
en k
itche
n an
dcu
stom
ers
can
see
wha
t we'
re
4 3
shar
e op
en p
lan
room
s w
ithth
eir
staf
f. F
or c
onfid
entia
ldi
scus
sion
ther
e ar
e gl
ass-
wal
led
cubi
cles
in th
eco
rner
s w
here
thos
ein
volv
ed c
an r
etre
at, b
utot
herw
ise
ever
yone
occu
pies
des
ks in
larg
esp
aces
. The
abo
litio
n of
filin
g ca
bine
ts (
exce
ptoc
casi
onal
ly a
gain
stw
alls
) an
d di
spla
ybo
ards
pre
vent
san
yone
shu
tting
them
selv
es o
ff, s
o al
l sta
ff ca
nse
e th
eir
prof
essi
onal
col
leag
ues
and
are
in tu
rn s
een
by th
em. C
ompa
red
toth
e ty
pica
l mes
s en
coun
tere
d in
mos
tco
llege
sta
ff ro
oms,
at S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge s
omet
hing
app
roac
hing
gen
eral
tidin
ess
prev
ails
. Tho
se w
ho r
emem
ber
drab
ber
and
dulle
r tim
es a
ppea
red
toap
prov
e of
the
chan
ges.
Dav
id P
omfr
etca
me
in S
epte
mbe
r 19
90 a
nd p
refe
rs th
ene
w lo
ok:
12
Cla
mP
earc
e
doin
g. M
y of
fice
is li
ke a
gold
fish
bow
l. It
does
hav
e its
dow
nsid
e. I
cam
e in
with
the
new
man
agem
ent,
so it
was
less
of a
sho
ck to
me.
For
sta
ff w
ho'v
e be
en h
ere
for
15ye
ars
it w
as a
sho
ck. T
rain
ing
was
need
ed. O
lder
mem
bers
who
coul
dn't
chan
ge w
ent o
f the
irow
n ac
cord
to s
choo
ls a
ndco
unty
cou
ncil
type
situ
atio
ns.
On
the
who
le I'
m p
ositi
ve. I
fyo
u're
res
pons
ible
for
chan
ge,
you
have
to b
e po
sitiv
e.'
Tea
chin
g st
aff a
ccom
mod
atio
n
Cla
re's
atti
tude
was
als
o fa
irly
lypi
cal o
f the
teac
hing
sta
ff I
inte
rvie
wed
. Hea
ds o
f tea
m n
ow
t44
4
'It w
as d
ark,
din
gy, o
ff-pu
tting
and
not c
omm
erci
ally
aw
are.
Itga
ve n
o pr
ofes
sion
al im
age.
Now
we'
ve e
xpan
ded
shor
t cou
rse
prov
isio
n to
indu
stry
and
wha
tw
e of
fer
is a
sui
tabl
e im
age.
'
As
head
of i
nfor
mat
ion
stud
ies
Dav
idsh
ares
an
offic
e w
ith h
is te
am:
'I pr
efer
this
arr
ange
men
t, as
Hea
d of
Tea
m. I
'm in
volv
ed w
ithth
e te
am. T
here
's n
o op
en d
oor
polic
y be
caus
e th
ere
is n
o do
or.
Sha
ring
and
bein
g th
ere
has
anef
fect
on
the
team
spi
rit. I
can
influ
ence
peo
ple.
The
dra
wba
ckis
in te
rms
of c
onfid
entia
l tal
k.'
Jan
Hod
ges
is a
noth
er te
am h
ead.
She
arriv
ed in
198
7 an
d is
in c
harg
e of
heal
th a
nd s
ocia
l stu
dies
. Jan
not
ed th
atsh
e ha
s:
'an
area
whe
re I
can
spea
kco
nfid
entia
lly, s
o th
e de
sk in
the
mid
dle
of a
n op
en a
rea
does
n't
both
er m
e. I
like
the
open
ness
and
brig
htne
ss. I
hav
en't
been
ina
trad
ition
al e
nviro
nmen
t for
aw
hile
. I'm
not
sur
e ho
w I
feel
abou
t ope
n cl
assr
oom
s be
caus
e I
ofte
n te
ach
in fa
irly
conv
entio
nal
room
s.'
Mik
e K
empe
n ca
me
to S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge in
the
late
197
0s a
nd is
one
of
the
long
-ser
ving
sur
vivo
rs w
ho h
asm
anag
ed to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e ch
ange
s.A
s a
lect
urer
in m
otor
veh
icle
and
mec
hani
cal e
ngin
eerin
g he
wor
ks in
ava
riety
of e
nviro
nmen
ts, a
nd w
ith a
wor
ksho
p ba
ckgr
ound
has
'no
prob
lem
'w
ith 't
each
ing
a cl
ass
in a
n op
en s
pace
'.H
is a
ttitu
de to
ope
nnes
s:
'dep
ends
on
wha
t I'm
doi
ng. I
tca
n be
a lo
vely
env
ironm
ent,
open
, with
ligh
t car
pets
on
the
floor
. It's
like
bei
ng a
con
sulta
ntan
d do
ing
a pr
ojec
t.'
The
re a
re r
eser
vatio
ns, h
owev
er. T
he.o
penn
ess
can
be:
Tea
chin
g te
am r
oom
sho
win
g co
rner
cub
icle
'goo
d an
d no
t so
good
. Whe
n I
4
4 5
have
to c
once
ntra
te, I
hav
ein
terr
uptio
ns, b
ut it
's g
ener
ally
ani
ce a
tmos
pher
e. Y
ou're
mor
elik
ely
to s
hare
info
rmat
ion.
'
Jenn
y P
robe
rt le
ctur
es in
hea
lth a
ndso
cial
stu
dies
. She
cam
e in
198
8 as
apa
rt-t
ime
mem
ber
of s
taff
and
four
yea
rsla
ter
took
up
a fu
ll-tim
e po
st. S
hete
ache
s in
all
of th
e co
llege
's b
uild
ings
,bu
t mai
nly
in th
e C
arna
rvon
Roa
dC
entr
e:
'Alth
ough
I m
ight
hav
e ex
pect
edto
find
it d
iffic
ult b
ecau
se I
cam
efr
om w
orki
ng in
an
encl
osed
room
, I a
ctua
lly li
ke it
. I'm
mor
ein
volv
ed in
wha
t's g
oing
on.
'
Rog
er H
umph
rey,
a 1
993
recr
uit a
s a
lect
urer
in m
edia
and
per
form
ing
arts
,ob
serv
ed:
'It d
oesn
't w
orry
me.
It's
«mdu
cive
to te
am w
ork.
You
can
pick
up
on w
hat's
goi
ng o
n.m
usic
mea
ns th
at o
ne m
akes
nois
e, s
o yo
u ha
\e to
wor
k in
encl
osed
Tac
es, b
ut th
ere'
s no
diffe
renc
e in
an
open
spa
ce. I
'mei
ther
in a
wor
kroo
m o
r in
the
perf
orm
ing
arts
stu
dio.
'
Sim
ilar
view
s ar
e he
ld b
y P
erry
Hor
ner
who
wor
ked
in th
e m
usic
indu
stry
befo
re jo
inin
g th
e S
outh
Eas
t Ess
exC
olle
ge s
taff:
'In m
edia
and
the
perf
orm
ing
arts
the
spa«
, is
a he
lp. T
hu c
an k
eep
an e
ye o
n va
luab
le e
quip
men
t.B
arrie
rs a
re th
e w
orst
thin
g w
eca
n ha
ve.'
Bus
ines
s su
ppor
t sta
ffac
com
mod
atio
n
At S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge, i
t is
not o
nly
teac
hing
sta
ff an
dst
uden
ts w
ho w
ork
in o
pen
spac
es: s
o do
sup
port
sta
ff, o
r 'b
usin
ess
supp
ort s
taff'
as
they
are
kno
wn
in a
nat
tem
pt to
6re
ss th
e va
lue
of th
eir
cont
ribut
ion.
Her
e to
o st
aff w
ork
inop
en a
reas
, as
they
mig
ht in
mos
tbu
sine
sses
, and
the
emph
asis
is o
nsh
ared
wor
k an
d th
e pr
omul
gatio
n of
ate
am s
pirit
. Vi S
haw
arr
ived
at t
heco
llege
bef
ore
the
maj
or tr
ansf
orm
atio
nsan
d is
an
exec
utiv
e se
cret
ary
who
repo
rts
to th
e D
irect
or o
f Fin
ance
:
'I ha
ve m
oved
into
a la
rger
spa
ce.
Initi
ally
it w
as q
uite
noi
sy, b
ut I
like
open
spa
ce. N
ow I
don'
tno
tice
the
nois
e.'
Kar
en W
igg
is a
sen
ior
Iw
ho w
orks
in th
e le
ar.e
-qt.
cent
She
likes
the
open
spa
ces
'It's
mor
e m
oder
n an
d pl
easa
nt.
You
get
to k
now
peo
ple
mor
e.T
here
is a
leve
l of n
oise
, but
Ido
n't l
et p
eopl
e di
stur
b ot
hers
.'
Lind
sey
Nob
le, t
he D
irect
or o
fM
arke
ting,
is a
sen
ior
man
ager
and
is
not s
tatio
ned
in a
larg
e sp
ace,
but
has
wha
t she
cal
ls:
'a g
lass
box
. In
the
larg
er s
pace
itca
n so
met
imes
be
mor
e aw
kwar
dfo
r ex
ampl
e, to
mak
e a
diffi
cult
phon
e ca
ll -
but I
thin
k I h
ave
lost
som
ethi
ng b
y le
avin
g th
ew
ork
area
. How
ever
, I d
on't
tend
to s
pend
a g
reat
dea
l of t
ime
inm
y of
fice.
I pr
efer
to w
alk
arou
ndan
d in
volv
e m
ysel
f with
the
wor
kof
my
team
.'
The
uni
ted
colo
urs
of S
outh
Eas
tE
ssex
Col
lege
The
col
lege
has
a c
orpo
rate
imag
eat
the
hear
t of w
hich
are
the
four
chos
en c
olou
rs. T
hese
col
ours
have
bee
n im
pose
d. T
he r
esul
t is
aun
iform
ity w
hich
ren
ders
eve
ry v
ista
an
unm
ista
kabl
e pa
rt o
f a c
onsi
sten
t and
inte
grat
ed w
hole
. Any
pos
sibl
e se
nse
ofha
rdne
ss is
alle
viat
ed b
y th
e w
ides
prea
dus
e of
pla
nts
whi
ch s
ofte
n th
e ha
rd li
nes
and
gene
rally
mak
e si
tting
are
as fe
elho
mel
y an
d co
mfo
rtab
le. I
n th
e ea
rlyda
ys th
e de
cora
tions
and
the
plan
tsar
ouse
d co
nsid
e.le
opp
ositi
on, b
utth
ey n
ow s
eem
to b
e ta
ken
for
gran
ted.
How
do
peop
le 's
ee' t
he c
olou
rsbr
ight
and
che
erfu
l, or
rel
entle
ss a
ndre
gim
ente
d? A
mon
g th
e st
uden
ts I
inte
rvie
wed
, mal
es s
eem
ed e
ither
indi
ffere
nt o
r un
inte
rest
ed:
'I ne
ver
thou
ght a
bout
it.'
'The
re's
a lo
t of b
lue
and
red
'
'It's
a c
alm
ing
influ
ence
.'
Dav
id P
omfr
et-
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Tan
/lod
ges
Mik
e K
empe
n
'It's
che
ery
in th
e m
orni
ng. I
feel
happ
y he
re'.
'It lo
oks
smar
t. I'm
not
sur
e it'
sne
cess
ary.
f ca
me
here
bec
ause
they
offe
r th
e be
st c
ours
e fo
r m
e'.
'It's
so
blan
d yo
u do
n't n
otic
e,bu
t it d
oes
affe
ct b
ehav
iour
.'
Fem
ale
stud
ents
had
mor
e sh
arpl
yfo
cuse
d at
titud
es:
'I lik
e th
em. T
hey'
re b
right
and
chee
ry. C
olle
ges
are
usua
lly a
llgr
ey. I
t is
at B
asild
on. V
ery
grey
.'
'The
col
ours
are
a b
it co
ld. G
reen
wou
ld b
e be
tter,
and
a d
eepe
rbl
ue. I
like
the
plan
ts.'
'I lik
e th
em, p
artic
ular
ly th
ew
hite
. It's
ver
y cr
isp.
The
re's
noth
ing
wor
se th
an c
olou
rful
wal
ls. T
hey'
re d
istr
actin
g. It
hel
psyo
u to
wor
k an
d to
con
cent
rate
.'
shut
des
k
48
Fai
rly s
imila
r ge
nder
diff
eren
tiatio
nap
pear
ed a
mon
g st
aff i
nter
view
ees.
Som
e m
ales
rem
aine
d un
impr
esse
d:
'I ha
ve n
o pa
rtic
ular
vie
w. I
t'sfa
irly
com
mer
cial
. In
bank
ing
ever
ythi
ng's
alw
ays
colo
ur c
o-or
dina
ted.
It s
peak
s of
one
colle
ge r
athe
r th
an p
ocke
ts o
fdi
ffere
nt p
ract
ice
in th
is b
uild
ing.
'
Or
even
una
war
e:
'I ne
ver
thou
ght o
f it b
efor
e. I
don'
t min
d th
em.'
One
had
obv
ious
ly m
ade
pers
onal
adju
stm
ents
:
'It h
as g
row
n on
me.
'
Ano
ther
was
unm
ista
kabl
y im
pres
sed:
'It's
con
duci
ve to
a p
leas
ant
envi
ronm
ent.
I lik
e bl
ue. T
hew
hite
is b
right
. The
red
giv
es a
posi
tive
feel
ing.
'
Aga
in, f
emal
es p
rovi
ded
mor
e su
ccin
ctob
serv
atio
ns, o
ften
leav
ing
a di
stin
ctim
pres
sion
that
, giv
en th
e ch
oice
, the
yw
ould
hav
e pr
efer
red
diffe
rent
col
ours
:
'The
y're
effi
cien
t and
bus
ines
s-lik
e, b
ut n
othi
ng y
ou w
ould
say
"wow
" ab
out.
I wou
ld h
ave
chos
en s
omet
hing
mor
edr
amat
ic.'
'It's
par
t of a
nat
iona
l tre
nd.
Bus
ines
ses
are
turn
ing
to c
orpo
rate
gre
y. It
'scl
ear
but c
linic
al fo
rm
y ar
ea. I
t loo
ks a
bit
like
an a
irpor
t lou
nge.
'
'I'm
qui
te p
leas
edw
ith it
.I p
roba
bly
wou
ld n
ot h
ave
chos
en th
ese
colo
urs.
I wou
ld h
ave
gone
for
som
ethi
ng n
otqu
ite s
o vi
bran
t. I
wou
ld h
ave
play
edit
dow
n a
bit.'
Pern
f H
omer
No
one
seem
ed to
opp
ose
them
vigo
rous
ly:
'I lik
e th
em. T
hey'
re c
lean
and
soot
hing
and
not
sta
rtlin
g. T
heco
llege
was
mos
tly g
reen
and
brow
n be
fore
.'
One
res
pond
ent w
as c
onvi
nced
of t
hein
trin
sic
valu
e of
a c
orpo
rate
imag
e:
'A c
orpo
rate
imag
e is
a g
ood
idea
. The
psy
chol
ogic
aldi
ffere
nce
is im
port
ant.
Peo
ple
don'
t rea
lise
it's
happ
enin
g, b
ut it
is.'
Soc
ial e
ngin
eerin
g
Is th
ere
real
ly a
psy
chol
ogic
aldi
ffere
nce?
Do
phys
ical
sur
roun
ding
sin
fluen
ce b
ehav
iour
? In
the
1960
san
d 70
s m
uch
educ
atio
nal e
ndea
vour
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
7t".
:Y1/
4D
iobu
y
seem
edto
be
foun
ded
on a
com
mitm
ent t
oso
cial
eng
inee
ring
by r
estr
uctu
ring:
mix
ed-a
bilit
y gr
oupi
ng a
ndco
mpr
ehen
sive
sch
ools
wou
ld o
pen
educ
atio
n's
door
s to
und
er-a
chie
vers
and
the
wor
king
cla
ss y
oung
who
trad
ition
ally
esc
hew
ed fo
rmai
lear
ning
.La
ter
rese
arch
ers
show
ed th
at it
had
done
no
such
thin
g. In
the
early
198
0sB
ritai
n se
emed
alw
ays
to b
e at
the
botto
m o
f int
erna
tiona
l pos
t-co
mpu
lsor
yed
ucat
ion
and
trai
ning
leag
ue ta
bles
.In
crea
sed
part
icip
atio
n ra
tes
have
now
been
ris
ing
for
som
e ye
ars,
but
it m
ayw
ell b
e th
e re
cess
ion
and
scar
city
of
jobs
for
youn
g pe
ople
whi
ch is
driv
ing
the
chan
ge, a
nd m
ixed
-abi
lity
grou
ping
and
com
preh
ensi
visa
tion
have
lost
muc
h of
thei
r go
lden
aur
a am
idst
the
Gov
ernm
ent's
com
mitm
ent t
o th
e op
ting
out o
f sch
ools
.
How
ever
, the
not
ion
of r
estr
uctu
ring
as
49
a ve
hicl
e fo
r so
cial
cha
nge
rem
ains
ver
ym
uch
with
us
in F
E: h
ow e
lse
can
we
expl
ain
the
endl
ess
sequ
ence
of
man
agem
ent r
eorg
anis
atio
ns e
ndur
ed b
yco
llege
sta
ff?In
the
past
dec
ade,
how
man
y ne
w p
rinci
pals
hav
e ta
ken
upth
eir
post
s w
ithou
t res
truc
turin
g? H
owm
any
are
on th
eir
seco
nd o
r th
irdre
stru
ctur
ing?
Doe
s it
real
ly c
hang
ebe
havi
our?
And
wha
t of p
hysi
cal
rest
ruct
urin
g, s
uch
as th
at u
nder
take
n at
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
: it h
as b
een
prom
oted
as
a de
vice
for
chan
ging
the
way
s in
whi
ch p
eopl
e th
ink,
feel
and
act.
Has
it a
ll w
orke
d? C
erta
inly
Ton
yP
itche
r, th
e ch
ief e
xecu
tive
and
prim
em
over
beh
ind
the
tran
sfor
mat
ion,
belie
ved
from
the
begi
nnin
g th
atch
angi
ng th
e ph
ysic
al e
nviro
nmen
tw
ould
mod
ify th
e w
ay p
eopl
e be
have
d.H
e cl
aim
s th
at it
has
. Do
the
peop
lew
hom
it l-
vas
inte
nded
to im
pact
upo
nag
ree?
Do
the
chan
ges
actu
ally
affe
ctbe
havi
our?
Son
w o
f tho
se I
inte
rvie
wed
wer
eun
cert
ain.
Jan
Hod
ges,
for
exam
ple,
had
doub
ts:
'I'm
not
sur
e. L
ots
of th
e co
llege
is s
till t
radi
tiona
l. O
f cou
rse
the
lear
ning
C e
ntre
is d
iffer
ent.'
Oth
ers,
like
Jen
ny P
robe
rt, w
ere
less
hes
itant
:
'Sal
( k,
nts
beha
ve r
enla
rkab
lyw
ell.
I had
fear
s w
hen
I beg
ante
achi
ng, b
ut th
e co
llege
isw
ell o
rgan
iwd.
I'm
not
sur
e
50
how
muc
h th
e ph
ysic
altr
ansf
orm
atio
n ha
s ch
ange
dbe
havi
our.
Stu
dent
s pr
obab
lyw
ould
n't a
ccep
t it,
but I
sup
pose
that
it h
as.'
Vi S
haw
felt
that
the
refu
rbis
hmen
tal
one
was
not
the
expl
anat
ion:
'It's
not
so
muc
h ph
ysic
al c
hang
e.It'
s a
nice
r co
llege
than
mos
t, so
the
stud
ents
res
pect
it. A
lso
cert
ain
polic
ies
mak
e a
diffe
renc
e. Y
ou're
not
allo
wed
toea
t wan
derin
g ar
ound
, for
exam
ple.
'
Van
essa
Gib
son
also
saw
oth
er p
ossi
ble
expl
anat
ions
for
impr
oved
beh
avio
ur:
'Whe
n th
is w
as m
ade
a no
n-sm
okin
g co
llege
, thi
ngs
beca
me
brig
hter
and
cle
aner
. I'v
e no
t see
n
V/ S
haw
II.
4
Kar
en W
yg,
one
pers
on n
ot li
sten
ing
and
adhe
ring.
Of c
ours
e ha
ving
mat
ure
stud
ents
hel
ps.'
The
ove
rwhe
lmin
g m
ajor
ity o
f my
inte
rvie
wee
s, h
owev
er, w
ere
prep
ared
toac
know
ledg
e an
unm
ista
kabl
e di
rect
link
betw
een
phys
ical
tran
sfor
mat
ion
and
beha
viou
ral m
odifi
catio
n in
the
dire
ctio
n of
car
e an
d re
spon
sibi
lity.
One
obvi
ous
indi
catio
n of
pro
of w
as th
eco
mpa
rativ
e ab
senc
e of
gra
ffiti,
an
omis
sion
not
ed b
y S
am D
elde
rfie
ld a
ndD
avid
Pom
fret
. Oth
ers
staf
f and
stud
ents
also
str
esse
d th
e po
sitiv
ech
ange
s w
hich
had
occ
urre
d:
'Stu
dent
s ar
e pr
oud
of th
e bu
ildin
gan
d su
rrou
ndin
gs. I
n ot
her
colle
ges
you
get l
ess
good
vib
es.'
(Rog
er H
umph
rey)
'Peo
ple
resp
ect t
he e
nviro
nmen
tno
w. O
ne S
atur
day
mor
ning
fac,
ty C
hase
whe
n I f
irst j
oine
d th
e co
llege
, Ifo
und
a st
uden
t in
a w
heel
edty
pist
's c
hair
prop
ellin
g hi
mse
lfar
ound
the
rece
ptio
n ar
ea.
Hap
pily
ther
e is
no
ques
tion
ofth
is h
appe
ning
now
.'(L
inds
ey N
oble
)
'Stu
dent
s kn
ow th
ey c
an't
hide
away
. It e
ncou
rage
s be
tter
beha
viou
r. P
eopl
e ar
e m
ore
rela
xed.
The
pla
ce lo
oks
like
anof
fice
rath
er th
an a
col
lege
.'(P
erry
Hor
ner)
'It h
as c
hang
ed b
ehav
iour
, not
100
per
cent
, but
the
vast
maj
ority
now
res
pect
the
envi
ronm
ent.'
(Kar
en W
igg)
'Stu
dent
s re
flect
the
envi
ronm
ent.
If it'
s di
ngy
and
dark
, the
y th
ink
noth
ing
of c
huck
ing
rubb
ish
onth
e flo
or o
r dr
awin
g gr
affit
i on
the
wal
l. If
it's
brig
ht, t
hey'
re le
ssin
clin
ed.'
(Jac
ky C
hase
, Reg
istr
ar)
'We
have
new
tabl
es. P
eopl
ere
spec
t the
m. E
very
one
used
topa
int a
nd c
ut th
e ol
d ta
bles
.O
penn
ess
stop
s gr
affit
i. P
eopl
ege
t inv
olve
d w
ith o
ne a
noth
er.'
(Zoe
Col
eman
)
'In th
e ol
d re
fect
ory
we
had
food
fight
s, fi
ghts
in g
ener
al a
ndgr
affit
i. In
the
perio
d Ja
nuar
y to
June
we
had
seve
n m
ajor
51
7he
13rd
ss(T
ie, (
arn
dito
n R
udd
Cen
tre
inci
dent
s. S
ince
Sep
tem
ber
[whe
nth
e co
llege
ref
urbi
shed
the
refe
ctor
y) w
e've
had
not
hing
.'(C
lare
Pea
rce)
'Mon
ey h
as b
een
spen
t on
the
build
ing.
It's
app
reci
ated
. The
re's
no lo
nger
gra
ffiti
and
wilf
ulda
mag
e. W
e us
ed to
hav
e th
at.'
(Mik
e K
empe
n)
All
wor
k an
d no
pla
y
part
of t
he e
xpla
natio
n fo
r th
em
odifi
ed b
ehav
iour
at S
outh
Eas
tE
ssex
Col
lege
mus
t be
not m
erel
yw
hat h
as b
een
alte
red
or a
dded
, but
wha
t has
bee
n de
lete
d. T
here
are
no
com
mon
roo
ms
in th
etr
aditi
onal
sen
se,
tr.
eith
er fo
r st
uden
ts o
r st
aff.
Inst
ead
ther
eis
a la
rge
refe
ctor
y, S
EE
CA
FE
, use
d by
both
sta
ff an
d st
uden
ts, a
nd a
sm
alle
rre
fect
ory,
the
Bra
sser
ie, u
sed
excl
usiv
ely
by s
taff.
The
re is
als
o S
EE
SN
AX
, a s
taff
and
stud
ent r
efec
tory
at t
he L
on'o
nR
oad
Cen
tre.
The
em
phas
is is
on
a w
ork
envi
ronm
ent.
The
soc
ial d
imen
sion
issi
ngul
arly
mut
ed. P
eopl
e at
tend
the
colle
ge to
wor
k, n
ot to
pla
y.
Apa
rt fr
om th
e re
fect
orie
s, th
ere
isno
whe
re fo
r pe
ople
to g
athe
r fo
r so
cial
purp
oses
. Is
ther
e so
met
hing
mis
sing
?S
tude
nt a
ttitu
des
are
varie
d. L
ike
man
ym
atur
e st
uden
ts, T
ony
Sm
ith a
nd P
aul
Grif
fith
(em
ploy
ed b
y B
ritis
h G
as a
nddo
ing
a pa
rt-t
ime
two
year
cou
rse
inm
echa
nica
l and
pro
duct
ion
engi
neer
ing)
spen
d th
eir
time
in c
olle
ge m
ainl
yat
tend
ing
clas
ses,
so
the
soci
aldi
men
sion
is n
ot im
port
ant.
Kie
rS
nelli
ng h
as o
ther
vie
ws:
'The
lear
ning
cen
tre
is u
sed
as a
stud
ent c
omm
on r
oom
, and
that
'sw
hy w
e're
som
etim
es a
sked
tole
ave.
The
ref
ecto
ry is
not
use
d in
the
sam
e w
ay. I
t wou
ld b
e us
eful
to h
ave
a co
mm
on r
oom
. Mos
tst
uden
ts u
se s
hops
and
caf
es, b
utit
depe
nds
on h
ow m
uch
mon
eyI'v
e go
t.'
Chr
istin
e O
wen
use
s th
e re
fect
ory
and
the
loca
l civ
ic c
entr
e fo
r so
cial
isin
g, a
nd-S
am D
elde
rfie
ld a
lso
uses
loca
l caf
es.
Van
essa
Gib
son
wou
ld li
ke a
'com
mon
room
for
mat
ure
stud
ents
' but
acc
epts
that
'a c
omm
on r
oom
for
the
who
le
f.inf
dnie
sig
n to
rel
ecto
ry
JES
T C
OP
YA
VA
ILA
BLE
colle
ge w
ould
be
diffi
cult'
. Zoe
Col
eman
poi
nted
out
the
diffi
culti
esin
here
nt in
the
pres
ent s
ituat
ion:
'It m
ight
be
good
if w
e ha
d a
com
mon
roo
m, a
lthou
gh th
ere
can
be fr
ictio
n if
you
do h
ave
one.
How
ever
, bec
ause
you
cann
ot e
at in
cla
ssro
oms,
youn
gste
rs lo
iter
arou
nd th
eto
wn.
But
ther
e's
now
here
to g
ow
ith a
ny a
tmos
pher
e. W
e us
eca
fes
in to
wn,
Mac
Don
alds
and
the
chip
sho
p ...
'
Am
ong
othe
r st
aff,
jenn
y P
robe
rtcl
aim
ed to
'mis
s th
e ne
twor
king
. You
met
peo
ple
from
oth
er te
ams.
We
use
the
Bra
sser
ie n
ow, b
ut W
s m
ore
form
al.'
Ano
ther
, Mik
e K
empe
n, n
oted
that
'we
have
a s
taff
room
in L
ondo
n R
oad.
If w
edi
dn't,
I w
ould
mis
s it.
' The
Lon
don
Roa
d st
aff r
oom
has
sin
ce d
isap
pear
ed.
Oth
ers
all b
ased
at C
arna
rvon
Roa
dse
emed
to e
xper
ienc
e no
sen
se o
f los
s:
'I ca
n ba
rely
rem
embe
r th
eco
mm
on r
oom
, but
it w
as a
grot
ty d
ump
and
is n
ot a
loss
. It
was
full
of s
mok
e, w
ith a
ncie
nt,
curli
ng p
oste
rs o
n th
e w
all.'
(Jan
Hod
ges)
'The
re's
no
prob
lem
. We
use
the
Bra
sser
ie. I
t's to
o sm
all f
or th
ew
hole
sta
ff, b
ut th
e w
ay b
reak
sar
e ta
ken
ther
e's
no p
robl
em. I
have
n't m
is5e
d th
e st
aff r
oom
.'(D
avid
Pom
fret
)
'I do
n't m
iss
the
staf
f com
mon
room
. Oth
ers
do.'
(Vi S
haw
)
'I fo
und
the
plac
e in
timid
atin
g at
first
. I d
idn'
t lik
e th
e at
mos
pher
eit
was
unf
riend
ly, u
nwel
com
ing
and
excl
usiv
e.'
(Lin
dsey
Nob
le)
'I do
n't m
iss
it. T
he B
rass
erie
faci
litie
s ar
e ex
celle
nt. I
n th
eco
mm
on r
oom
ther
e w
ere
chai
rsal
l aro
und
the
room
. It w
as li
kean
old
peo
ple'
s re
st r
oom
.P
eopl
e
sat t
here
sta
ring
at e
ach
othe
r. T
hene
w a
rran
gem
ents
are
mor
e
53
mod
ern
and
adul
t. It'
s al
mos
t lik
ea
bist
ro.'
(Kar
en W
igg)
Stil
l oth
er s
taff,
rec
ruite
d fr
om in
dust
ry,
cann
ot m
iss
wha
t the
y ha
ve n
ever
know
n:
'Thi
s is
ihe
first
col
lege
I've
0,or
ked
in, s
o I h
ave
noth
ing
toco
mpa
re it
with
.'(P
erry
Hor
ner)
Bre
akin
g br
ead
at th
e sa
me
tabl
e
Des
pite
the
busi
ness
-like
atm
osph
ere
and
the
emph
asis
upon
a w
ork
envi
ronm
ent,
in a
tle
ast o
ne w
ay S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
ge
rese
mbl
es a
trad
ition
al c
olle
ge: s
taff
have
the
optio
n of
usi
ng s
epar
ate
dini
ngfa
cilit
ies.
The
Brit
ish
soci
al c
lass
div
ide
surv
ives
, and
it is
rei
nfor
ced
by th
ena
min
g of
par
ts: s
taff
use
the
Bra
sser
ieno
t jus
t for
eat
ing
but a
lso
for
smal
lm
eetin
gs a
bout
wor
k ov
er a
cup
of
coffe
ean
d st
uden
ts u
se S
EE
CA
FE
.W
hen
I hav
e vi
site
d co
mpa
rabl
eco
llege
s in
Den
mar
k an
d A
ustr
alia
, Iha
ve fo
und
staf
f and
stu
dent
s di
ning
unde
r th
e sa
me
roof
, eve
n if
they
do
not
alw
ays
shar
e th
e sa
me
tabl
esa
situ
atio
n w
hich
is, a
fter
all,
the
norm
inpu
blic
res
taur
ants
and
caf
eter
ias,
whe
rem
enu
and
pric
ing
may
sep
arat
e bu
tne
ed n
ot e
xclu
de.
As
the
pers
on fo
rmer
ly r
espo
nsib
le fo
rru
nnin
g th
e fa
cilit
ies,
Cla
re P
earc
eex
hibi
ted
a ce
rtai
n m
anag
eria
lob
ject
ivity
:
.q.1
1 I
,st
udfq
n an
d st
aft r
efec
tory
at t
he C
arna
rvon
Roa
d C
entr
e
'Sta
ff sh
ould
hav
e a
choi
ce, b
ut I
enco
urag
e st
aff t
o us
e th
efa
cilit
ies.
With
you
nger
sta
ffth
ere'
s a
posi
tive
attit
ude.
Act
ually
we
som
etim
es h
ave
psyc
holo
gy c
lass
es w
orki
ng in
the
cant
een,
wat
chin
g th
e be
havi
our
of o
ther
s.'
Who
is u
ltim
atel
y re
spon
sibl
e fo
rm
aint
aini
ng th
is c
hoic
e at
Sou
th E
ast
Ess
ex C
olle
ge is
diff
icul
t to
deci
debe
caus
e th
ere
are
both
sta
ff an
d st
uden
tsw
ho a
re r
esol
utel
y ag
ains
t and
for
shar
ing.
Som
e in
divi
dual
s se
emed
unco
mfo
rtab
le w
ith th
e id
ea o
f enf
orce
dsh
arin
g:
'I do
n't t
hink
the
faci
litie
s sh
ould
be s
hare
d.'
(Ton
y S
mith
)
'We
do n
eed
sepa
rate
faci
litie
s.S
ome
peop
le a
ren'
t qui
teco
mfo
rtab
le s
ittin
g ne
xt to
teac
hers
.'(C
hris
tine
Ow
en)
'I lik
e be
ing
sepa
rate
. I v
alue
tim
eon
my
own.
Som
etim
es y
ou n
eed
five
or te
n m
inut
es w
ithou
tst
uden
ts.'
(Jen
ny P
robe
d)
'I lik
e se
para
te fa
cilit
ies.
It g
ives
both
a b
reak
i-om
the
othe
r.'
(Kar
en W
igg)
'The
y sh
ould
be
sepa
rate
. The
Bra
sser
ie is
use
d fo
r sm
all
mee
tings
. The
re a
re n
o st
uden
tsth
ere.
'(V
i Sha
w)
"We
are
in th
e m
idst
of a
rev
olut
ion
and
our
outd
ated
arch
itect
ural
herit
age
has
toch
ange
, jus
t as
sure
ly a
s ou
r liv
esha
ve c
hang
ed a
ndar
e co
ntin
uing
toch
ange
."
Oth
ers
(tea
chin
g st
aff i
nevi
tabl
y) w
ant t
obe
abl
e bo
th to
sha
re a
nd n
ot s
hare
, as
cons
ider
ed a
ppro
pria
te:
'We
need
sep
arat
e fa
cilit
ies
for
whe
n yo
u ne
ed to
dis
cuss
thin
gsin
form
ally
.'(J
acky
Cha
se)
'A lo
t of s
taff
use
SE
EC
AF
E. I
tde
pend
s on
how
fam
iliar
the
colle
ge w
ants
stu
dent
s to
be
with
lect
urer
sI h
ave
no s
tron
gth
ough
ts o
n th
e m
atte
r.'
(Van
essa
Gib
sorn
'We
have
the
best
of b
oth
wor
lds.
:)0
28
We
can
use
SE
EC
AF
E o
r th
eB
rass
erie
. It m
atte
rs if
you
don
'tw
ant s
tude
nts
to h
ear.
The
re is
a
slig
ht c
ontr
adic
tion,
the
open
ness
of th
e co
llege
and
con
finin
gou
rsel
ves
to th
e B
rass
erie
.'
(Per
ry H
orne
r)
The
latte
r co
mm
ent t
allie
s w
ith th
ose
who
pos
ition
them
selv
es a
t the
oth
eren
d of
the
attit
ude
spec
trum
. Pau
lG
riffit
h ob
serv
ed:
'Lec
ture
rs m
ight
wan
t to
get
away
.'
Oth
ers
supp
orte
d th
e vi
ew:
'Sta
ff th
ink
sepa
ratio
n is
goo
d, b
utth
ey s
houl
d be
toge
ther
.'(S
am D
elde
rfie
ld)
'I w
uld
cope
with
the
loss
of
sepa
rate
sta
ff fa
cilit
ies.
'
(Jan
Hod
ges)
'I ha
ve n
o ob
ject
ion
to s
harin
g.'
(Mik
e K
empe
n)
'I do
n't w
ant t
o di
stan
ce s
taff.
We
shou
ldn'
t do
this
in th
e co
llege
.W
e sh
ould
be
wor
king
colle
ague
s. T
he fa
cilit
ies
shou
ldhe
sha
red.
'
(Kie
r S
nelli
ng)
Cos
t: ga
ins
and
loss
es
T.
he S
outh
Eas
t Ess
ex C
olle
getr
ansf
orm
atio
ns h
ave
had
to b
epa
id fo
r, a
nd th
at in
turn
mea
nsth
at o
ther
thin
gs h
ave
not b
een
purc
hase
d. T
he o
ffici
al c
olle
geca
lcul
atio
n is
that
eig
ht p
er c
ent o
f the
annu
al tu
rnov
er is
spe
nt o
n th
e es
tate
i.e. a
ppro
xim
atel
y £1
,040
,000
per
yea
r.A
gre
at d
eal o
f the
fund
ing
has
com
efr
om th
e C
olle
ge's
rec
ent e
xpan
sion
inst
uden
t num
bers
. Sta
ffing
now
acc
ount
sfo
r un
der
60 p
er c
ent o
f gro
ss
expe
nditu
re T
he o
verw
helm
ing
maj
ority
of te
achi
ng s
taff
are
now
on
new
cont
ract
s.
The
re h
ave
been
gai
ns, b
ut th
ere
have
been
loss
es a
s w
ell.
I inf
orm
ed m
yin
terv
iew
ees
that
eig
ht p
er c
ent o
f
budg
et w
ent o
n th
e bu
ildin
gs a
nd a
sked
them
if th
ey c
onsi
dere
d th
is to
be
mon
ey w
ell s
pent
. One
gro
up s
awth
e
incr
ease
d es
tate
s ex
pend
iture
as
a
stra
ight
forw
ard
good
thin
g:
'We'
re a
ble
to a
ttrac
t add
ition
alst
uden
ts.'
(Dav
id P
omfr
et)
'It's
bee
n m
oney
wel
l spe
nt,
alth
ough
I'm
sur
pris
ed to
hea
r it'
sso
muc
h. T
he g
roup
s ar
e no
t too
larg
e.'
(Ton
y S
mith
)
'It h
as b
een
wel
l spe
nt. I
t affe
cts
the
way
you
ngst
ers
wor
k.'
(Chr
istin
e O
wen
)
'All
busi
ness
es h
ave
to r
evie
w
1 nt
ram
e to
tilj,
5N-1
\. sn
ah.s
it an
d st
aff r
m.(
tot y
at1
.(m
(h u
i Ro,
n I (
'cla
w
expe
nditu
re. I
f sta
ff ar
e ha
ppie
r,yo
u ge
t mor
e ou
t of
them
.'
(Jac
ky C
hase
)
'Mon
ey s
pent
on
the
wor
king
envi
ronm
ent i
s al
way
s w
ell
spen
t.'(K
aren
Wig
g)
'The
re w
as a
nee
d to
upg
rade
.P
eopl
e w
ith c
ut w
ages
mig
ht n
otag
ree,
but
peo
ple
resp
ect
the
colle
ge a
lot m
ore.
The
re's
no
lack
of s
taff
atte
ntio
n. T
here
's
alw
ays
som
ebod
y to
hel
p.'
(Zoe
Col
eman
)
'Som
e pa
rt-t
ime
pay
rate
s w
ere
cut,
but w
e're
stil
l get
ting
good
qual
ity p
art-
time
staf
f. T
hech
ange
s de
sper
atel
y ne
eded
doin
g. T
he b
uild
ings
are
all
part
of th
e ou
tlook
and
str
ateg
y. T
hede
velo
pmen
ts a
re r
efle
cted
in th
ebu
ildin
gs a
nd th
ey're
an
inte
grat
ed p
art o
f the
phi
loso
phy.
'(I
an H
odge
s)
'The
est
ates
exp
ansi
on
prog
ram
me
has
cert
ainl
yal
low
edus
to in
crea
se o
ur n
umbe
r of
full-
time
stud
ents
by
mor
e th
an 1
30pe
r ce
nt s
ince
199
0, s
oof
cou
rse
it's
been
mon
ey w
ell s
pent
. Som
ele
arni
ng a
nd te
achi
ng s
trat
egie
sst
ill h
ave
to b
e w
orke
d th
roug
h in
mor
e de
tail,
but
on
the
who
le I
thin
k it'
s be
en v
ery
succ
essf
ul.'
(Lin
dsey
Nob
le)
Ano
ther
gro
up s
aw th
e ex
pend
iture
inte
rms
of a
long
-ter
m in
vest
men
t:
'In th
e lo
ng r
un it
's w
ell s
pent
. It
enco
urag
es m
ore
peop
le to
com
ein
. It p
rodu
ces
mor
e re
venu
e.'
(Van
essa
Gib
son)
'In th
e lo
ng-t
erm
it's
bee
n w
ell
spen
t. In
the
shor
t-te
rm m
anag
ing
chan
ge c
ause
s hi
ccup
s. M
aybe
itco
uld
have
bee
n st
agge
red.
We
got t
he g
o-ah
ead
at th
e en
d of
lune
and
we
open
ed th
e re
fect
ory
on 4
Sep
tem
ber.
Sta
ffing
and
syst
ems
had
to b
e in
pla
ce.'
(Cla
re P
earc
e)
'In te
rms
of lo
ng-t
erm
inve
stm
ent
it's
wel
l spe
nt. T
here
's g
row
thhe
re.'
(Rog
er H
umph
rey)
Thi
s la
tter
poin
t was
rei
nfor
ced
by a
nin
crea
se o
f 18
per
cent
rec
ruitm
ent f
orth
e 19
94-9
5 se
ssio
n.
Not
eve
ryon
e w
as q
uite
so
euph
oric
.T
he fi
nanc
ial i
mpa
ct o
n st
affin
g w
asap
prec
iate
d by
bot
h st
uden
ts a
ndco
llege
em
ploy
ees:
'Wel
l spe
nt?
Not
ifI w
ere
ale
ctur
er.'
(Pau
l Grif
fith)
'I w
ould
pre
fer
it to
be
spen
t on
staf
f. Le
ctur
ers
feel
they
're b
eing
done
out
of j
obs.
With
stu
dent
-ce
ntre
d le
arni
ng y
ou're
giv
en a
'41 tev
SE
EC
AF
T, C
arna
rvon
Roa
d C
entr
e
piec
e of
pap
er a
nd y
ou lo
se th
epe
rson
al to
uch.
It's
get
ting
to b
e a
prob
lem
. Thi
s ye
ar m
ore
assi
gnm
ents
are
writ
ten
and
we'
reto
ld to
go
out a
nd d
o th
ings
on
our
own,
alth
ough
con
tact
is s
till
reas
onab
le.'
(Pau
l Grif
fith)
'In s
ome
way
s it'
s be
en w
ell
spen
t. It
help
s le
arni
ng, b
ut y
oune
ed s
taff.
'(S
am D
elde
rfie
ld)
'It's
a c
onte
ntio
us is
sue.
The
re's
diss
atis
fact
ion
with
new
cont
ra(
Is. I
n so
me
area
s st
aff
mor
alis
low
.'(M
ike
Kem
pen) BE
STC
PPY
MA
ILA
BL
E.
it.
The
less
ons
lear
nt
Ton
y P
itche
r m
akes
it c
lear
that
the
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
est
ate
deve
lopm
ents
hav
e ne
ver
been
inte
nded
who
lly o
r ev
en p
rimar
ily a
s a
cosm
etic
exe
rcis
e, n
or e
ven
as a
fund
amen
tal d
evic
e fo
r so
cial
engi
neer
ing.
The
tran
sfor
med
col
lege
build
ings
hav
e be
en a
dapt
ed to
ach
angi
ng c
urric
ulum
and
to n
ewte
achi
ng a
nd le
arni
ng a
ppro
ache
s. In
ahi
gh-t
ech,
IT w
orld
, 'st
uden
t-ce
ntre
d'an
d 's
elf-
pace
d' a
re k
ey c
once
pts.
Wal
lsas
bar
riers
hav
e to
dis
appe
ar; n
etw
orks
abou
nd; c
omm
unic
atio
n of
a ..
ange
and
brea
dth
prev
ious
ly u
nim
agin
ed b
ecom
esco
mm
onpl
ace.
We
are
in th
e m
idst
of a
revo
lutio
nan
d ou
r ou
tdat
ed
arch
itect
ural
her
itage
has
to c
hang
e, ju
stas
sur
ely
as o
ur li
ves
have
cha
nged
and
are
cont
inui
ng to
cha
nge.
I the
refo
re e
nded
all
my
inte
rvie
ws
byen
cour
agin
g re
spon
dent
s to
pro
vide
an
over
all j
udge
men
t of t
he e
stat
estr
ansf
orm
atio
n at
Sou
th E
ast E
ssex
Col
lege
: wou
ld y
ou a
dvis
e ot
her
colle
ges
to ta
ke th
e sa
me
rout
e? W
hat
advi
ce w
ould
you
offe
r to
ano
ther
colle
ge a
bout
to m
ake
the
sam
ech
ange
s?I a
lso
aske
d in
divi
dual
s to
tell
me
anyt
hing
els
e th
ey e
ither
wis
hed
toco
mm
unic
ate
or th
at th
ey fe
lt I s
houl
dha
ve a
sked
them
abo
ut. T
he a
nsw
ers
wer
e so
mew
hat s
urpr
isin
g. T
he s
taff
resp
onde
nts
who
se k
ind,
it c
ould
be
argu
ed, h
ave
paid
mos
t hea
vily
for
the
592'
"Ope
nnes
s gi
ves.
.vi
sito
rs a
nop
port
unity
t,,.
see
stud
eriti
good
iror
no,ti
oto
ol,"
chan
ges
in te
rms
of a
ltere
d co
nditi
ons
ofse
rvic
e an
d re
mun
erat
ion
rate
sw
ere
extr
emel
y po
sitiv
e ab
out t
he c
hang
es:
'Yes
. So
man
y c
hang
es a
re h
ard
to is
olat
e on
e fr
om a
noth
er. W
eha
ve th
e ad
vant
ages
her
e. S
ome
stud
ents
say
you
can
tell
it's
beco
me
a bu
sine
ss, b
ut I'
m n
otsu
re th
ey h
aven
't be
en to
ld.'
(Jen
ny P
robe
rt)
'Yes
. The
re a
re o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
pers
onal
dev
elop
men
t her
ew
hich
I've
wel
com
ed. I
was
insc
hool
teac
hing
for
10 y
ears
.T
his
orga
nisa
tion
is g
eare
d up
to r
ealit
y. T
he c
olle
ge a
llow
edm
e to
fini
sh m
y M
A a
nd g
ave
me
time
to d
o it.
The
c o
llege
iske
en th
at s
taff
are
expo
sed
to IT
upda
ting.
'(R
oger
Hum
phre
y)
'Yes
. Par
t of m
y jo
b is
prom
otin
g an
d tr
aini
ng in
wor
d pr
oces
sing
and
com
putin
g.T
hat's
a g
ood
mov
e. It
hel
ps to
keep
us
up-t
o-da
te.'
(Vi S
haw
)
'Yes
, but
oth
er c
olle
ges
shou
ldth
ink
abou
t it c
aref
ully
. Fro
m o
urpo
int o
f vie
w it
's e
asie
r to
con
trol
the
stud
ents
. It's
als
o ea
sier
for
them
to fi
nd u
s.'
(Kar
en W
igg)
'Gen
eral
ly, y
es. T
here
hav
e be
enpr
oble
ms.
Nob
ody
likes
dra
mat
icch
ange
. The
re a
re s
taff
who
've
been
her
e a
long
tim
e an
d w
hoca
n't c
ope.
May
be it
's fo
r th
ego
od. I
t's w
orki
ng w
ell h
ere.
Ope
nnes
s gi
ves
visi
tors
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
see
stu
dent
s in
actio
n. It
's a
goo
d pr
omot
iona
lto
ol.'
(Per
ry H
orne
r)
'I fe
el a
s va
luab
le a
nd im
port
ant
so d
o fin
ance
, per
sonn
elas
teac
hers
. We
have
sim
ilar
offic
efa
cilit
ies
and
com
pute
rte
chno
logy
. We'
re a
ll us
ing
the
netw
ork.
The
inve
stm
ent i
nco
mpu
ter
tech
nolo
gy is
goo
d.'
(Lin
dsey
Nob
le)
'Sta
ff ha
ve b
ette
r co
mm
unic
atio
n.T
he o
ld h
eads
of d
epar
tmen
t had
little
con
tact
with
sta
ff. T
heem
phas
is o
n st
atus
has
gon
e a
bit.
The
org
anis
atio
n is
a b
itfla
tter.
'(J
an H
odge
s)
Som
e st
aff s
impl
y ga
ve a
n un
equi
voca
lan
d un
elab
orat
ed 'y
es':
they
wou
ldce
rtai
nly
reco
mm
end
the
Sou
th E
ast
Ess
ex C
olle
ge r
oute
to o
ther
s. O
f cou
rse
it co
uld
be a
rgue
d th
at th
ose
mem
bers
of s
taff
who
se r
ecom
men
datio
ns w
ould
be o
ther
wis
e m
ight
hav
e be
enso
mew
hat e
arlie
r in
clin
ed to
see
kpa
stur
es n
ew. Y
et th
ose
who
sur
vive
dha
d cl
early
com
e to
term
s w
ith c
hang
ean
d re
cogn
ised
its
bene
fits.
Tho
se w
how
ere
mor
e re
cent
ly r
ecru
ited
had
prob
ably
bee
n at
trac
ted
by th
e vi
sibl
etr
ansf
orm
atio
ns a
t the
poi
nt o
f ent
ry.
Am
ong
stud
ents
, how
ever
, the
fina
lju
dgem
ents
see
med
som
ewha
teq
uivo
cal.
The
re w
as a
sm
all g
roup
of
(gen
eral
ly y
oung
er)
enth
usia
sts:
'Yes
, I w
ould
urg
e ot
her
colle
ges
to g
o th
e sa
me
way
.'(C
hris
tine
Ow
en)
'I w
ould
enc
oura
ge o
ther
colle
ges.
'(S
am D
elde
rfie
ld)
Oth
er (
gene
rally
mat
ure)
stu
dent
sw
ere
less
than
ent
husi
astic
:
assoaisaraosamou'ossarrawa
.
VaneysaOibson
Paul OrIffith
Kie
r S
nelli
ng
61
'Not
hing
soc
ial o
r or
gani
sed
isgo
ing
on. T
he c
olle
ge w
on't
allo
w s
ocia
l sci
ence
to h
ave
itsow
n or
gani
satio
n. T
here
's n
ono
tice
boar
d sp
ecifi
cally
for
degr
ees.
'(V
anes
sa G
ibso
n)
'I w
ould
n't r
ecom
men
d it.
I
wou
ldn'
t lik
e to
sit
in a
cla
ssw
here
you
can
see
eve
ryon
ego
ing
by. I
like
a r
oom
to b
elik
e a
room
, to
be s
olid
.'(T
ony
Sm
ith)
'I w
ould
enc
oura
ge it
so
long
as
itw
as b
eing
don
e fo
r th
e rig
htre
ason
s. N
ot to
sav
e m
oney
. Not
to r
un th
e co
llege
as
a bu
sine
ss.
The
re s
houl
d be
a d
iffer
ence
betw
een
a co
llege
and
abu
sine
ss. N
ot to
mak
e m
oney
.W
e're
sup
pose
d to
hav
e fr
eeed
ucat
ion.
I w
ould
n't m
ind
payi
ng m
ore
tax
for
a be
tter
educ
atio
n. T
he fu
ture
of t
heco
untr
y de
pend
s on
edu
catio
n.
'the
colle
ge im
age
is g
ood.
The
re's
an
ince
ntiv
e to
wor
k an
dw
ork
wel
l. A
ll co
llege
lite
ratu
reha
s a
corp
orat
e lo
ok. T
he s
taff
are
still
the
sam
e, b
ut m
ost o
f our
wor
k is
pro
duce
d on
our
ow
n. If
they
're in
to d
ecor
atin
g th
ey c
ando
my
bedr
oom
, if t
hey
like.
'(K
ier
Sne
lling
)
'In m
y op
inio
n, n
o. I
pref
er th
etr
aditi
onal
met
hod.
It's
mor
ena
tura
l. T
his
colle
ge is
not
gea
red
for
mat
ure
stud
ents
. I fe
el s
elf-
dire
cted
stu
dy in
volv
es m
ore
time.
I ha
ve a
full-
time
job
and
four
c h
ildre
n.'
(Pau
l Grif
fith)
In a
ser
vice
indu
stry
, you
can
't pl
ease
all
of th
e pe
ople
all
of th
e tim
e ... 62
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