We’ve come too far to give up who we are, so lets raise the bar and a glass to the stars.
Around the building here at UCS there have been some statistics placed on the walls with vinyl lettering. I was made aware of these after a tutor came to find me to tell me they were going up, but to be honest you can not miss them as they are so big. The tutor explained to me that these statistics hold no actual weight in regards to official stats and they were just an accumulation of a survey taken place by the Sunday Times. I found it rather amusing because with putting these signs up it appears the university is trying to grasp at anything to be taken seriously as a facility of higher education. The fact that when I tell anyone I’m at UCS they refer to it as the college perhaps proves that the university needs to make a real push in promoting the their institute as a serious place for higher education. Don’t get me wrong though, I am not intentionally attacking the university, I myself, although there are flaws within the course I am attending, will support this course for the tutors support and their encouragement for self directed exploration within your own practice. There is always a tutor available to talk to if you need them and always tutorial slots for you to sign up for as well as being able to email the tutors anytime. I can not speak for other courses though.
So I decided to make my own student satisfaction stickers, these were really just to reflect how no matter what you put on the stickers, if they look professional, then they will be taken seriously. Although I suppose the very last UK LEADERS satisfaction sticker I made was a direct attack at the university as it appears that Fine Art is constantly being questioned for its relevance within the building we occupy. Are we just too radical? Are we out of control Mavericks? Are our creative minds a true burden to others? Is it wrong to think that as an Arts and Humanities building we are free to express, experiment and produce work that perhaps does make a mess?
Below are some of the examples I included, as it turned out I was unable to put these in place, I had every intention to but tensions are running high with regards to Art students abusing their work spaces and the big wigs who walk around once a week to look at who is in the studio space. I think basically they want to turn the whole building into a Graphics Suit.
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Student Satisfaction: Slowest lift ever!
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Moderately used notification boards
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Fully functioning light switches
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Rather dimly lit lift
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Sensibly placed Fire Exit sign
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Semi opening window
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Missing ladies toilet sign
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Nearly empty water dispenses
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Readily available fluorescent lighting
Sunday Times, 2012
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Student Satisfaction: Multiple doors to multiple rooms
Sunday Times, 2012
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University Satisfaction: A push for a decreasing Art and Design department
Sunday Times, 2012
