talksalot83
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5 minutes ago, nodak651 said:
1. You blame Kennedy for the !@#$ hand he was dealt as he arrived here
2. Kennedy makes meaningful, long term cuts
3. UND is better positioned for the future (improves !@#$ hand)
4. You are mad at KennedyI don't blame Kennedy for the hand he was dealt. I'm also aware of what he walked into. I don't, however, agree with how he handled it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. As I've said, it's not the only reason I stopped my donation.
I don't know if UND will be positioned better in the future. It's up for debate and time will tell. I can't make that prediction.
I'm not here to argue or get under people's feathers. I'm not even defending Kris. I was here to say that maybe there are other folks that Kennedy has alienated. And as I previously said, I hope he is able to find a way to regain and make up ground. I loved UND. I want it to be successful even if I don't agree with the leadership decisions.
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12 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:
NDSU also went though a lot of budget pain in the early Bresciani years (again, mostly unreported). That did seem to set them up a little better for the 2016/17 cuts. UND's budget woes were 15 years in the making.
When I was a student, there were several times where I was like, "I'm not sure this is a good financial idea." I expressed concerns, but usually to be shot down by staff/administration. Some of those people are still there in much higher positions so...
Anybody know if the parking ramp is breaking even yet, 'cause it wasn't in 2016 as far as I was told??
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I can't speak for the entirety of NDSU, only from my experience, but what I was always told when I asked my area leadership was that NDSU was more stable. However, that was mostly right after UND made its first round of cuts. There were many concerns during NDSU's first round (which would have been UND's second round). My area didn't lose any people; however, if NDSU needed to make more cuts, we would have probably lost staff. We did make cuts in other ways, though, just not people. There was talk about losing full-time employees and filling their jobs with student employees when and where possible. I have a tendency to believe NDSU was slightly better off in some ways.
In my opinion, UND and NDSU are going to become less like each other as institutions. For good or for bad; I don't know. As someone who spent about 7 years (two degrees, student employee all those years) at UND and a couple years working for NDSU. Major programming is, obviously, different but seven years ago you probably could have gone to NDSU or UND for typical major and gotten a similar degree and experience. UND has been pushing more online programs and class offerings; when I worked at NDSU, they didn't even come close to those offerings. I have no idea what the strategic plan is for NDSU, but it feels like they're trying to maintain a traditional college. UND is, in some ways, moving forward from that. And that started before Kennedy.
I should probably want to hate NDSU given my alma mater, but I had a great group of people in my office and the students were just as talented as folks I knew in college.
I hope no higher education institution has to go through any more drastic budget cuts. Anyway, that's probably more than anything anyone wanted to know and semi off-topic.
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My last position was at NDSU (two years). During that time, there were cuts. NDSU was in a better position than UND was financially. If we ignore athletics, NDSU did their budget cuts different than UND did. It's a tale of two different leaderships; whether you like Bresciani or not (and there's plenty not to like). NDSU definitely eliminated staff and made cuts, but not in the same way UND downsized. I emphasize that they were in different financial places. UND made a cut before NDSU had to think about their first cuts.
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Just now, UNDBIZ said:
Budget cuts absolutely do and should matter to people. It was a tough situation and I'm sure everyone has opinions on a "better way" they could have been done.
You're correct. Everybody has a different take. Folks have to decide what's right for their wallet. I have friends who lost their jobs. If they donated; which I don't know if those people did or not. I couldn't blame them if they ended their donations.
I want to make it clear; I'm not implying that my donations were amazing or even worth the time to defend; really. All I really wanted to say is that I don't think Kennedy has simply alienated Kris. Hopefully, for UND, they are able to bring something special to the college experience and can get new donors who will support Kennedy's vision.
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15 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:
Budgets were cut, employees were laid off, and some of those employees might post here....
Budgets cuts are part of it. There's more to it than that. It feels disingenuous to think budget cuts wouldn't/can't/shouldn't matter to some people. It was not/is not the only reason for my decision.
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47 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:
Serious question. What did he do that got you to that point and what would you have done differently?
I see his allowing a remote chief of staff decision as really bad but that only happened recently.
There are many reason I stopped my donation. I'm not going to go into details because I don't want to argue with folks; I know I'm in the minority on this board in many opinion respects. What I can say is that I have valid reasons to stop my financial support. I don't want to be the President of a higher education institution, but I've spent a lot of time in one and there are certainly different paths I would have taken on some decisions.
I'm not completely alone, though. I'm a somewhat young alum and many of my friends feel the same way. I have a lot of friends who graduated between '07-'14 who are not pleased with the past few years. Many of whom have stayed in the area; many of whom have stayed in contact with folks who work at UND/have close relationships with UND. These are the folks who might be at a place in their careers where they could afford to give, but they might be choosing other places to give to.
Leadership is important. I don't think Kennedy has done a good job. That's simply my humble opinion and I think it's fair that we all get to decide what to do with dollars we want to donate.
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I don't have even a small fraction of the money that Engelstad McGarry has, but I do not have an interest in donating. And I was a small donor at one time. I removed my donation while he's been President.
I can't imagine I'm the only small donor/alum turned off. *shrug*-
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7 hours ago, John W. said:
Two items...1)quality over quantity....UND increased it's entrance /academic standards recently...NDSU did jot
UND and NDSU have identical freshman admission standards.
https://www.ndsu.edu/admission/admission_information/requirements/
http://und.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/
Minimum: 2.75 high school GPA with a 22 ACT and required core high school courses are the same.
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3 hours ago, MafiaMan said:
That would certainly put the DU rivalry back on the front burner, wouldn't it?
I miss hating Gwoz.
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19 minutes ago, tnt said:
Agree, it would be cheaper to fly to a game when there are seats to be had at the Ralph for a game to watch your favorite team. If you just want to be able to party in Las Vegas, you can do that any time.
Not everybody would have been going to Vegas to party it up and blow a bunch of money. I would have gladly gone to this game paying the premium $99+ fees for a ticket (which I think is kind of crazy for a college hockey game), but I had no intention of partying it up in Vegas. I realize I'm in the minority. This event is, basically, a Champions Club event and that's fine, but that's how it should be noted. I'm not really bitter and I'm over being annoyed. I understand why UND did what it did, but it definitely alienated some fans.
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31 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:
Small-minded people tend to think small. Presidents are held to a high standard, and much is expected. Yes, they have a staff to facilitate the breadth of their responsibilities. They also have homes, vehicle allowances, entertainment budgets, etc. The article says this is not a new position. If anyone wants to begrudge the President any of these things, they can kindly keep their seat when the President does not hit target goal X by date Y, or fails to cultivate Z relationships, or does not live up to whatever impossible standard the would-be critic seeks to impose.
I think the President could probably do without the position for a while in a hiring freeze and budget cuts. If you want to show how much you care about a business/institution, you should show that you're willing to take hits, too. I'm sure he's not going to cut his salary.
I don't begrudge Kennedy for filling position when it was already there, but it's leadership isn't just about making tough decisions that effect everybody else.
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5 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Why don't we just permanently abolish some academic departments and/or colleges and focus on the remaining units to make them stronger? Will it really ruin our reputation if we offer 150 majors instead of 200?
They are. Music therapy, integrated studies and it sounds like Women and Gender Studies, too. There will likely be more.
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5 minutes ago, NDRPinLV said:
Las Vegas is much more accessible for UND (and Gopher) fans that primarily live in the midwest and west than is NYC, especially with airlines like Allegiant, Frontier and Southwest. Add in the hotel deals that many of these airlines have and, Yes, I think it was forseeable that this game would have a much higher demand than MSG. The TMobile Arena would have sold out.
I have family in Vegas who are not tied to UND beyond me. They would have attended with me and at least one friend had there been an opportunity to go. I'm not super upset, but slightly disappointed.
Getting ND/MN tickets are usually pretty difficult to get to begin with regardless of the venue. It just seems like UND would have known that this event would sell out based on the fact that transportation to Vegas is pretty good.-
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3 hours ago, cberkas said:
Fasion could have fired Idalski and gotten Scanlan last year or Muzerall this year. Those two with the resources UND puts into hockey they would be successful.
The Lameroux Twins are gone, time to stop catering to them.
Monique and Jocelyne are still with the program. Volunteer assistant coach and Strength and Conditioning coach. I don't think Fabian is the answer if there needs to be a coaching change.
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3 hours ago, Bob in Wisconsin said:
Don't get your photo taken with any of the ridiculous characters in Times Square either. They will hound and harass you for a tip.
Go to Times Square, take a picture and then GTFO (if you go there at all).
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1 hour ago, Goon said:
Make sure to fold your pizza when you're in New York.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/eat-new-york-style-slice-pizza-article-1.1575897
And don't ask for a toasted bagel.
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2 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said:
To quote my dad, "It's a good thing I don't live in a big city. I'd end up being fat and alcoholic."
Well, in a city like New York, you walk so much that it would probably keep off the fat, but I can't argue the alcohol. Ha!
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21 hours ago, WiSioux said:
Food recommendations definitely welcome!
We had pizza near NYU (John's on Bleeker) and it was excellent. I think it's usually one on the top of many lists with Lombardi's. We had pretty good luck with pub-style locations. We ate at a diner and was not impressed. There are so many places to eat that it gets a little overwhelming!
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16 minutes ago, AJS said:
I wonder what giant headache is next after this gets squared away.
More budget cuts overall for the next biennium. That's coming down the pipeline.
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Just now, Redneksioux said:
I had heard the cost of printing the tickets and employing ticket scanners exceeded the profits of ticket sales. Is there no business sense at UND?
I went to the game on Saturday and had to buy a ticket. I specifically asked about ticketing and they said they have not heard anything about not ticketing.
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On 10/12/2016 at 11:06 AM, UNDvince97-01 said:
There's a lot to both.
To the first point about the potential of womens hockey: It is my opinion that has already been proven. We have since ceased ticketing for home games for womens hockey. I think that speaks volumes about the general program interest and financial potential. The peak has come and gone.
To the 2nd point: No you will ever read or see anyone from REA publicly state that on the record. But it's true. Just have to take it at face value I guess. From a business standpoint, there is no incentive for the REA to house, staff and administer that program. It is a black hole for them - and that is fact.
Again, womens hockey expense is north of 2 million on an annual basis (everyone can just ignore the "cooked books" number of 1.4 like myself and others here have always said).
The fear-mongering fallacy of Title IX compliance being the sole purpose and reason why we cannot cut womens hockey obviously has won out. Congrats to Daniella Irle and Sue Jeno.
It could have (fact) and should have (opinion) been cut, but it wasn't.
UND is still ticketing and charging admission for women's hockey. Just thought I'd clear that up.
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On 10/14/2016 at 3:48 PM, UNDvince97-01 said:
UND stopped ticketing for womens hockey games.
This is wrong. I went to Saturday's game (paid and received a ticket) and they're still require tickets. I asked and they said that they, absolutely, are ticketing this year.
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
Sorry for the non-sequitur here, but a while back an NDSUer asked me to substantiate my claim that NDSU needed to cut athletics by up to 15% as well. So, here it is:
Source: https://www.scribd.com/document/320333047/Response-Redacted page 40 of 143
I currently work at NDSU and Bresciani sent out a staff-wide email six weeks ago or so about the 10-15 percent for the next biennium. That's what we know as employees as of now. There have been several updates since I started working there about three months ago.
Kennedy vs donors... again?
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I agree that NDSU will either be pushed into online programs/courses or they will do it on their own accord. I was surprised at the lack of online course offering they had when I started there.