> and more administrators will be hired to help facilitate student social life.
Pre-registration of large (“level 3”) parties has been a thing for a long time. But when I was there, one pre-registered a party, one did so online, and I imagine a single administrator could keep up with the entire workload.
This made sense for a few reasons, including:
Parties can be dangerous affairs, and campus security needs to know where to direct its attention. (There is no need for campus security to be hostile to parties, but a good campus police force should help ensure everyone’s safety.)
Student groups throwing parties generally want good attendance, and pre-registration allows them to coordinate dates.
Pre-registration helps avoid facepalms like throwing a party during finals.
For what it’s worth, the actual policy:
https://vaden.stanford.edu/super/education/parties/party-pla...
Isn’t that crazy.
Pre-registration of large (“level 3”) parties has been a thing for a long time. But when I was there, one pre-registered a party, one did so online, and I imagine a single administrator could keep up with the entire workload.
This made sense for a few reasons, including:
Parties can be dangerous affairs, and campus security needs to know where to direct its attention. (There is no need for campus security to be hostile to parties, but a good campus police force should help ensure everyone’s safety.)
Student groups throwing parties generally want good attendance, and pre-registration allows them to coordinate dates.
Pre-registration helps avoid facepalms like throwing a party during finals.
For what it’s worth, the actual policy:
https://vaden.stanford.edu/super/education/parties/party-pla...
Isn’t that crazy.