Colson, Grossmont’s vice president of student services, said back in the day when he attended the University of Georgia, “libraries use to be just libraries,” whereas today they are integrated with technological centers and even student centers.

Davis, supervisor of student development services, expressed concern that students’ social skills are suffering from the advancement of technology.

On the other hand, Thomas, a clerical assistant in the assessment office, said thanks to technology today it’s a lot easier to communicate with students and faculty members.

Asked to describe some of their memories of their alma maters, Colson said the University of Georgia was the oldest state-chartered institution of higher learning in the United States. Davis said once a Week while attending San Diego State University, she’d indulge in her favorite breakfast of huevos rancheros and hot chocolate.   Thomas said she met some lifelong friends at San Diego State.

Worst memories? For Davis, it was a “nightmare” graduate school class in statistics.  For Thomas, it was the hugeness of the SDSU campus and the difficulty parking there.

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Torres is a student in Media Comm 132. She may be contacted at [email protected]