Goshen College: A Case Study

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Traditionally, there have been four primary factors that students and parents consider when selecting a college or university, such as, academics, location, cost, and culture. But recently, a new factor safety influences their decision (Johnson & Levering, 2009).Throughout the country and through many years, an increase in the number of crises occurs almost daily throughout the country on college or university campuses. What is campus crisis? Goshen College explained (2016): the crisis is an event, condition or situation that has the potential to cause harm or injury to institution’s financial standing or its ability to fulfill the institution’s mission beyond the immediacy of an emergency. An emergency must be addressed instantaneously,

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