King Bresciani

[Dagger]

Apparently President Bresciani has a chauffer to get around his domain.    Is North Dakota dealing with another Chapman?    Kind of sounds like it is.

[UNDBIZ]

Apparently President Bresciani has a chauffer to get around his domain.    Is North Dakota dealing with another Chapman?    Kind of sounds like it is.

 

Apparently the chauffer was hired by chap*ss and bresciani kept him.

[crb1]

This is really over the top and just shows the arrogance that Brescani has.

I mean the guy is the president of a state college from MOO U. Someone needs a reality check.

[the green team]

Diva

[SiouxVolley]

Bresciani is the mafia don of Fargo-Moorhead. No wonder the crime rate is rocketing.

[Goon]

Driving Dr. Bresciani: NDSU's president often chauffeured to events

[The Sicatoka]

I can name at least two guys as important, if not more so, in Fargo-Moorhead as Bresciani, same income bracket, critical roles in the community, who don't have drivers. And both guys are NDSU grads.

[SIOUXFAN97]

am i in the minority in thinking that this "driver" should be unemployed by the end of the week? 85k???

[iramurphy]

Arrogant,condescending jerk. Surprised kids at NDSU don't demand the $81,000 per year isn't turned into scholarships. This is one of the reasons some of the taxpayers want to take control of Higher Ed away from the SBoHE. I wouldn't trust this guy to haul out my garbage. I wonder if his gopher does that for him or he has another person hired to do that. If he can't drive he probably can't haul out his own garbage.

[Blackheart]

President Bresciani: "I'm kind of a big deal."

[Herd]

There are times that he should not be behind the wheel (that goes for me too). Entertaining donors is on the Job description. That said, this needs to get cleaned up. Other than that, this guy is doing his job well and kicking some ass based on what I've seen. He has done an amazing job of putting NDSU finances back on n solid ground, and is ensuring that NDSU is getting fair treatment in its allocations. He has done a hell of a job in his short time. This guy has great passion, and the students love him. His state of the U addresses reflect that. If you want to hold NDSU back, you should be calling for this guy's head.

[NDSU grad]

Arrogant,condescending jerk. Surprised kids at NDSU don't demand the $81,000 per year isn't turned into scholarships. This is one of the reasons some of the taxpayers want to take control of Higher Ed away from the SBoHE. I wouldn't trust this guy to haul out my garbage. I wonder if his gopher does that for him or he has another person hired to do that. If he can't drive he probably can't haul out his own garbage.

He's actually been exactly the opposite of that in my dealings with him.  Always has time to talk, and is very pleasant.  And believe me, I am far from being a big deal.

[CMSioux]

I can see the argument that a university president could be more productive if they didn't have to drive. (wow I'm defending FU). Sadly some of this is driven by small-town mentality. There are still people out there who think if you make more than $10 an hour you're over payed. I would also say that it's easier to drive around in Grand Forks than it is in Fargo - just my opinion. 

[UNDBIZ]

I can see the argument that a university president could be more productive if they didn't have to drive. (wow I'm defending FU). Sadly some of this is driven by small-town mentality. There are still people out there who think if you make more than $10 an hour you're over payed. I would also say that it's easier to drive around in Grand Forks than it is in Fargo - just my opinion. 

 

Ok, but a full-time $80k+ per year driver?  That's not justifiable....

[ericpnelson]

Dear President Kelley, 

 

If you are looking for a personal driver around the greater Grand Cities area, I may be willing to take an alma mater discount of 80K / year (fully benefitted with UND employee benefits of course). 

 

My qualifications include: only 1 speeding ticket since graduation of college (due to simple misunderstanding); experience driving a wide range of vehicles from something as powerless as golf carts and PT Cruisers all the way up to grain trucks; I recently purchased an ambulance I am willing to renovate to accommodate transporting groups; I'll do accents; extensive knowledge of Highway 2 across the entire state; I have a Spotify account and IHeartRadio account, so I have access to a wide variety of audio entertainment; I also change my oil.

 

Now that I have your attention, here are some requests I have after you search determines I am best qualified for this role. I'd prefer not to wear too much black as your chauffeur. It's cliche and washes out my complexion. Also, I'd prefer to not to wear a driving hat with my head shape.

 

Sincerely yours,

[petey23]

He's actually been exactly the opposite of that in my dealings with him.  Always has time to talk, and is very pleasant.  And believe me, I am far from being a big deal.

I have a friend who is pretty tied into NDSU and I asked him if

Bresciani was tone deaf or is he that pretentious and arrogant......he said the latter.

[ScottM]

Ok, but a full-time $80k+ per year driver? That's not justifiable....

If Uber makes it to the Fargo area he may be able to make more than that.

[Goon]

am i in the minority in thinking that this "driver" should be unemployed by the end of the week? 85k???

How do I apply for that job? 

[darell1976]

Fargo cab drivers are kicking themselves for not getting that job. No chance of getting your nose bitten by the passenger.

[Redneksioux]

Fargo cab drivers are kicking themselves for not getting that job. No chance of getting your nose bitten by the passenger.

You never know!

[JohnboyND7]

Ok, but a full-time $80k+ per year driver? That's not justifiable....

The guy isn't just a driver. Not that he is necessarily worth that amount of money anyway... But he apparently does other stuff

[homer]

The guy isn't just a driver. Not that he is necessarily worth that amount of money anyway... But he apparently does other stuff

What other stuff?  Security?

[Oxbow6]

The guy isn't just a driver. Not that he is necessarily worth that amount of money anyway... But he apparently does other stuff

From the looks of it the other "stuff" is Golden Corral at noon and Pizza Ranch at 6:30.

[mksioux]

I can see the argument that a university president could be more productive if they didn't have to drive. (wow I'm defending FU). Sadly some of this is driven by small-town mentality. There are still people out there who think if you make more than $10 an hour you're over payed. I would also say that it's easier to drive around in Grand Forks than it is in Fargo - just my opinion. 

The story stated that even the President of the University of Minnesota doesn't have a driver or personal a personal security guard.  I don't claim to be an expert on the day-to-day activities of University presidents, but if the UofM President doesn't need a driver/personal security guard, I can't think of a reason NDSU's president needs one.

 

If there are certain events where it makes sense for the President to have a driver, it would be much cheaper to deal with those situations on a case-by-case basis rather than employing a full-time person. 

[Risky]

I can see the argument that a university president could be more productive if they didn't have to drive. (wow I'm defending FU). Sadly some of this is driven by small-town mentality. There are still people out there who think if you make more than $10 an hour you're over payed. I would also say that it's easier to drive around in Grand Forks than it is in Fargo - just my opinion. 

Getting around isn't much more difficult than Grand Forks.  A second here  or a second their.  Not a lot of difference.  That excuse isn't going to cut it.