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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: The Tressel Movement
« on: April 12, 2014, 01:45:58 PM »
Haven't posted or read in awhile, but I thought this topic might be spurring some interesting conversation when I saw the story on the news. Thanks for not disappointing.
I think if you ask most people in education, whether it's at the college level or K-12 level, what the biggest problem they face is they'd say it's lack of money. Based on the public support that came out a month or so ago from the community leaders, it seems like donations would increase with Tressel as president. I would think enrollment would increase out of the publicity he would bring, and I have to believe his speeches at recruitment events would be pretty compelling. I would also think that he could convince a respectable provost to join him. It's completely reasonable for academics to have concern, and that's something that should be discussed during the interview process. But more money = more money for professors = happy professors. More money = better academic facilities = happy professors. Respectable provost = happy professors.
I'll be interested to see the list of candidates when it's released. Hopefully there are several outstanding candidates, and, since we're all Penguins fans on this board, hopefully they are pro athletics.
I think if you ask most people in education, whether it's at the college level or K-12 level, what the biggest problem they face is they'd say it's lack of money. Based on the public support that came out a month or so ago from the community leaders, it seems like donations would increase with Tressel as president. I would think enrollment would increase out of the publicity he would bring, and I have to believe his speeches at recruitment events would be pretty compelling. I would also think that he could convince a respectable provost to join him. It's completely reasonable for academics to have concern, and that's something that should be discussed during the interview process. But more money = more money for professors = happy professors. More money = better academic facilities = happy professors. Respectable provost = happy professors.
I'll be interested to see the list of candidates when it's released. Hopefully there are several outstanding candidates, and, since we're all Penguins fans on this board, hopefully they are pro athletics.