Sioux-cia Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 He's got big shoes to fill! Welcome Dr. Kelley. Quote
Siouxmama Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Welcome aboard Dr. Kelley. I hope you and UND are a good fit. Quote
jimdahl Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Congrats, and welcome Dr. Kelley! It's an exciting time at UND, and I look forward to seeing what you can do with the opportunities and challenges that await in coming years. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Welcome Dr. Kelley. Thanks for taking your time to make sure that you are comfortable with and at UND. Congratulations! Quote
SiouxMD Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Dr. Kelley...welcome to the University of North Dakota! Quote
GeauxSioux Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 UND: What will the next president inherit? Quote When President Charles Kupchella took the reins at UND in 1999, he inherited a school with 10,590 students and research expenditure totaling $40 million from outside sources. Nine years later, Kupchella is preparing to hand over a very different UND to his successor Robert O. Kelley, the University of Wyoming dean who officially accepted the job Thursday. Expenditures on externally funded research, for one, have more than doubled, to about $86 million. Student enrollment is up, too, nearly 20 percent to 12,559. And the school has invested close to half a billion dollars in new university construction, including shared projects, such as the city-owned Alerus Center, and donated space, including Ralph Engelstad Arena. Quote
jimdahl Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 GeauxSioux said: UND: What will the next president inherit? Quote “Think about the number of classes held indoors with lights on during bright spring days when they could be outside,” he said. “I'd expect to see that change in nine years.” Woohoo, more classes outside! Quote
UND92,96 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 Not necessarily Kelley-related, but I'm going to post this Mike Jacobs column here anyway. My favorite part: Quote The role of alumni is another area of disagreement. The other day, I heard a faculty member quoted as suggesting that alumni voices shouldn't be heeded because many of us wouldn't have been admitted under the university's new standards. Quote
ScottM Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 UND92,96 said: Not necessarily Kelley-related, but I'm going to post this Mike Jacobs column here anyway. My favorite part: I'll remember that the next time some poor schlep from UND calls me asking for more money. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 UND92,96 said: Not necessarily Kelley-related, but I'm going to post this Mike Jacobs column here anyway. My favorite part: That has to be one of the dumbest comments I've ever heard. I wonder if the person who said it would have been admitted under the new guidelines. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 From the Jacobs column: Quote Perhaps the clearest perspective about all of this came from Jay Fisher, a student leader. He acknowledged my theory of the divisions on campus, but he said there's only one that matters, the division between those who want to whine and those who want to work. You whinin' or workin'? Quote
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