Week 4 - Gabriel Cenizal

Gabriel Cenizal
Section: A01

In Alan Markow’s article, A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy movements, he mentions the differing reactions by campus administration toward occupying movements at UC Davis and UC Berkeley campuses. To generalize, UC Berkeley accommodated the increase in tuition for middle class families, while UC Davis administration did not budge in their decision and in response complained of students’ causing damage in which Davis paid for the repair expenses of Dutton Hall.

Analyzing the article, I had trouble understanding why the schools reacted differently. Ethically, Berkeley understood that the students had only been occupying because it was abrupt and unfair decision to raise tuition, but in Davis’ case, they did not care and in the end had to pay for the trouble that was caused by the student body. I feel like there is only one explanation and it is that students respond differently to situations through positive and negative action. I feel that this article relates to this week’s theme because in order to have continuous growth in students, a school must try to accommodate the needs of the current student body to suffice and ensure growth for future generations. Higher education can be seen as a corporation where all individuals have to put in effort to create the best outcomes for the corporation they represent. Students would be comparable to workers ensuring that constant growth of the university name, and the administration to be the boss of the corporation making sure workers are productive; making sure workers are benefiting the corporation would be to guarantee their needs are met and with the best outcomes in sight due to no distractions.

References:

• Markow, A. (2011, December 22). A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy movements. Retrieved from https://ivn.us/2011/12/19/a-tale-of-two-campuses-berkeley-and-davis-respond-to-occupy-movements/
• HRVoice. (2013, July 11). [Graph image of Moving Employees to a Higher Level of Engagement]. What Drives Employee Engagement and Why It Matters. Retrieved from http://www.hrvoice.org/what-drives-employee-engagement-and-why-it-matters/

Question: What would we be able to do as students of change to reform the corporatization of the university in order to retake our education to fully benefit us without working for those benefits?