By the end of this week there will have been office hours with Dean Goldfarb, a forum for the 113th brownstones, and a focus group concerning the Ruggles basement redesign.
Three facts:
Most Columbia deans/Barnard deans/councils put a lot of effort into outreach.
Students almost invariably don't bother showing up to town halls.
Students then complain on Spec/Bwog when admin does something unpopular.
Here are two reasons why people don't show up to community forums/student council meetings.