Kennedy vs donors... again?

[geaux_sioux]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Kennedy has made tough calls that he knew would be unpopular.
He was handed a terrible budget and made it work.
He's stood up to criticism, right or wrong. 
It's called leadership. 

And it's sadly rare in today world. 

He’s a total asshole but the campus is going to benefit from him for the next 60 years. 

[geaux_sioux]

1 hour ago, Siouxphan27 said:

I thought it was gray.  

Silvar

[LH Golfer]

This guy should apply again.

https://cfo.asu.edu/cfo-olsen-bio

[The Sicatoka]

23 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Nice

if it came with another $100,000,000 I would be all ears

Nope. 
That requires a cool quarter billion. Cash. 

[The Sicatoka]

6 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

He’s a total asshole but the campus is going to benefit from him for the next 60 years. 

Most folks that get things done are not highly regarded until they are sorely missed. 

[Kab]

The heat is getting to kennedy

hopefully we get someone from North Dakota who wants to be here and one that sends the provost down the road 

[jdub27]

5 minutes ago, Kab said:

The heat is getting to kennedy

Being recruited to apply for more desirable, higher paying jobs must be hard on a guy.

[TheFlop]

It will take several years (if being objective) to determine how good or bad Kennedy actually was for UND.  The one certainty is that he was pompous and lacking in people skills.  His complete lack of awareness when it came to the timing/perception of some of his decisions was absolutely uncanny.

[MafiaMan]

2 hours ago, Shawn-O said:

Will a search for his successor be conducted, or will the Englestad Foundation be appointing someone?   

Word on the street is that a search committee has been formed to find a new president.  It consists of Kris, her husband, their two boys, and @gfhockey  

[SiouxFan100]

16 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Nope. 
That requires a cool quarter billion. Cash. 

I like the way you think 

[MafiaMan]

1 hour ago, Siouxphan27 said:

Looks like 50 shades of silver to me..

 

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Played to the tune of the Christmas classic ... Grey Bells. 

At least we've discovered the grey lining of the football helmet color discussion, right, boys?  

[northernraider]

19 minutes ago, LH Golfer said:

This guy should apply again.

https://cfo.asu.edu/cfo-olsen-bio

There has to be more out there like him right? UND/North Dakota connections in academia that have moved up the ranks and looking for a President's job. 

Not saying keeping it in the circle is the best way to go, but certainly a good one

[The Sicatoka]

8 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I like the way you think 

[The Sicatoka]

7 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

 

At least we've discovered the grey lining of the football helmet color discussion, right, boys?  

You are such the grey tongued devil, Mafia. 

[Siouxperman8]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

No kidding. 
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4579735-engineering-dean-takes-provost-job-east-coast-school 

Wow.  I missed this one.

I have interacted with him through the engineering school and he is a very impressive leader.  UND will miss him.

[Kab]

24 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Being recruited to apply for more desirable, higher paying jobs must be hard on a guy.

From day one he had no intention of being here with his attitude of wanting to be called his honor

 

[The Sicatoka]

17 minutes ago, Kab said:

From day one he had no intention of being here with his attitude of wanting to be called his honor

"The Honorable" is a title used by former members of the US House of Representative and other elected officials.
He doesn't have a Ph.D. He needed something to remind the academics he's no schmoe off the street. 
Please don't tell me you begrudge someone using a title they've earned. 

That said, I never heard of him wanting to be called "his honor" to address him in person. 

[UNDColorado]

1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I wonder how much his Texas gal likes Colorado 

I can tell you first hand that Texans love Colorado. It feels like every 4th license plate I see is from Texas. Plus, when it is 110 in Texas, 75 degree summer days in the mountains must seem like heaven.

[gfhockey]

We have reached out to ray purpur to gauge his interest. Will keep u updated

[Frozen4sioux]

As good of news as I think this is...

I shudder to think how the University and SBHE will manage to discover an exponentially worse option.

No doubt the committee has already been formed.

[SWSiouxMN]

4 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

As good of news as I think this is...

I shudder to think how the University and SBHE will manage to discover an exponentially worse option.

No doubt the committee has already been formed.

Simple

Make the interim permanent. 

Wonder how many of those same people will be on this committee this time around (I know one won't be... may he rest in peace). 

[The Sicatoka]

2 hours ago, gfhockey said:

We have reached out to ray purpur to gauge his interest. Will keep u updated

I just don't see Purpur (more specifically his spouse) leaving The Farm. 

[Siouxphan27]

5 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

 

At least we've discovered the grey lining of the football helmet color discussion, right, boys?  

Yeah, but unfortunately there’s no magical gray bullet that’s going to get everyone to agree on color schemes. 

[SWSiouxMN]

6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

You're always looking for a silver (or is it grey) lining. 

According to the Greatful Dead:

Every silver lining's got a touch of grey

 

[UNDBIZ]

4 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Simple

Make the interim permanent. 

Wonder how many of those same people will be on this committee this time around (I know one won't be... may he rest in peace). 

You want DiLorenzo to be the permanent president?