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This is a rather difficult question to answer. I say this because most of the ideas I would suggest have already been done—Facebook group pages, Twitter notifications, blogs, RSS feeds, online courses, etc.... Baruch already offers these, plus more.
However, I do have one suggestion for something Baruch does not seem to offer yet: Offer online courses in a virtual world (similar to Second Life). I believe using a virtual world, like Second Life, for online courses and lectures would engage the students more. Currently, streaming videos, wikis and blogs are used for online courses. But, if students were able to interact (using avatars) with one another (as they would in a virtual world), they might be more intrigued by the course work. The tools being used now for such courses can even be added into a virtual world, making the possibilities endless.
This is a good idea for the reasons you mentioned as well as that most commuter students don't like to spend that much time at school. With virtual worlds they can get the same school setting from the comfort of their homes.
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