gfhockey Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 He should hire his own provost so lorenzo can retire 2 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Welcome Aboard https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4801280-State-Board-selects-Andrew-Armacost-as-next-UND-president I hope he does great! Quote
Nodak78 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said: Welcome Aboard https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4801280-State-Board-selects-Andrew-Armacost-as-next-UND-president I hope he does great! With his background, I think he will be an additional excellent fit for UND. Growth in the right direction. 2 Quote
Hawkster Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I intend to take a wait and see attitude with Armacost. I'm just not excited about ex military guys, they often seem like they are a bad fit. Hopefully I get proven wrong. Quote
WiSioux Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Anyone who has been in Price is Right is okay in my books. Welcome Uncle Andy! 1 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 17 hours ago, Hawkster said: I intend to take a wait and see attitude with Armacost. I'm just not excited about ex military guys, they often seem like they are a bad fit. Hopefully I get proven wrong. Same. And just to be clear, it's not that he was in the military, but that he was an academic administrator for the military. Hopefully he proves us wrong and also has better luck with the STEM professors at UND than he did at the Air Force Academy. Quote
Old Fella Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 51 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: Same. And just to be clear, it's not that he was in the military, but that he was an academic administrator for the military. Hopefully he proves us wrong and also has better luck with the STEM professors at UND than he did at the Air Force Academy. It appears, in this situation, we are satisfied with getting the best of the Average. We hold our sports teams to a higher standard? Quote
Shawn-O Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, Old Fella said: It appears, in this situation, we are satisfied with getting the best of the Average. We hold our sports teams to a higher standard? Bringing back Clifford was discussed, however there remains kinks in the unfreezing process that need to be worked out. Sorry to disappoint some of you. Quote
Vegas_Sioux Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: Same. And just to be clear, it's not that he was in the military, but that he was an academic administrator for the military. Hopefully he proves us wrong and also has better luck with the STEM professors at UND than he did at the Air Force Academy. A one star should have the leadership abilities needed for the job. 1 Quote
Popular Post zonadub Posted December 5, 2019 Popular Post Posted December 5, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 3:58 PM, Blackheart said: Tom Clifford was a Marine and he turned out pretty good. Here’s hoping General Armacost is more like President Clifford than any of his successors 5 Quote
Rebel_Sioux Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 I my be biased because I'm in the AF, but I don't really understand the apprehension towards former military members. The former military members I've met in academia were some of my best professors. Are there any specific examples of military leaders not working out at UND? 3 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rebel_Sioux said: I my be biased because I'm in the AF, but I don't really understand the apprehension towards former military members. The former military members I've met in academia were some of my best professors. Are there any specific examples of military leaders not working out at UND? I'm not aware of any at UND, but the current Chancellor of the university system along with one of his vice chancellors are both pretty worthless. Quote
Irish Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rebel_Sioux said: I my be biased because I'm in the AF, but I don't really understand the apprehension towards former military members. The former military members I've met in academia were some of my best professors. Are there any specific examples of military leaders not working out at UND? Tom Buning, former assistant AD at Army, was in way over his head as UND athletic director and did not endear himself to the fans or alumni. 2 Quote
Blackheart Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, Irish said: Tom Buning, former assistant AD at Army, was in way over his head as UND athletic director and did not endear himself to the fans or alumni. I'm going to go out on a limb and say there are more Cliffords than Bunings out there...Go Sioux! 3 Quote
southpaw Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Irish said: Tom Buning, former assistant AD at Army, was in way over his head as UND athletic director and did not endear himself to the fans or alumni. You're comparing an athletic department employee to a career academic? Seriously? Quote
Irish Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 6 hours ago, southpaw said: You're comparing an athletic department employee to a career academic? Seriously? No - I was replying to the specific question from Rebel Sioux "Are there any specific examples of military leaders not working out at UND? " Buning was military and did not work out. Not comparing anything. 2 Quote
UND1983 Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 7 hours ago, southpaw said: You're comparing an athletic department employee to a career academic? Seriously? The AD is actually a pretty high profile position at a large university. For Buning to be that worthless was quite astonishing. 3 Quote
Hawkster Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 10:05 PM, Rebel_Sioux said: I my be biased because I'm in the AF, but I don't really understand the apprehension towards former military members. The former military members I've met in academia were some of my best professors. Are there any specific examples of military leaders not working out at UND? My take on former military higher ups is they are used to giving orders and expecting people to jump. They don't look at all sides and sometimes they don't understand compromise when it's needed. Someone already said Armacost was thin skinned, coming from a co worker apparently. We don't need someone that's too demanding. Yes, Tom Buning is a prime example, but also remember Gene Taylor at NDSU. He was ex Naval Academy and look how overbearing and dictatorial he was often times. Quote
LH Golfer Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Hawkster said: My take on former military higher ups is they are used to giving orders and expecting people to jump. They don't look at all sides and sometimes they don't understand compromise when it's needed. Someone already said Armacost was thin skinned, coming from a co worker apparently. We don't need someone that's too demanding. Yes, Tom Buning is a prime example, but also remember Gene Taylor at NDSU. He was ex Naval Academy and look how overbearing and dictatorial he was often times. Wasn't it Gene Taylor that turned around the SU football program? Quote
UND1983 Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, LH Golfer said: Wasn't it Gene Taylor that turned around the SU football program? No. Quote
Hawkster Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 8 hours ago, LH Golfer said: Wasn't it Gene Taylor that turned around the SU football program? No, but it was Gene Taylor that acted like a bully when he didn't get his way on anything. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hawkster said: No, but it was Gene Taylor that acted like a bully when he didn't get his way on anything. Once Whiskey Joe left in '09 Gene didn't get a complete pass on everything and had to then face some accountability. Quote
crb1 Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Well Dr. Armacost is my new boss and I can honestly say I was initially thinking oh great. However after his open forum and being able to talk with him personally, he appears at first blush like a really great pick and super nice guy. He is a very intelligent man and I got the sense he was really excited to be apart of UND. I have a much better feeling about him than I did with the last two presidents. 2 Quote
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 The GF Herald stretching the definition of "UND connections" to unbelievable extremes, damn near the breaking point. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4845677-When-Mark-Kennedy-was-named-president-at-U-of-Colorado-he-was-chosen-ahead-of-others-with-UND-connections One "connection" had no such connection at the time, the other was a one-time commencement speaker who may not have even had that on her calendar when she applied. #clickbait Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: The GF Herald stretching the definition of "UND connections" to unbelievable extremes, damn near the breaking point. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4845677-When-Mark-Kennedy-was-named-president-at-U-of-Colorado-he-was-chosen-ahead-of-others-with-UND-connections One "connection" had no such connection at the time, the other was a one-time commencement speaker who may not have even had that on her calendar when she applied. #clickbait I was curious when I saw this but when I read it and saw it...... move on GF Herald, your hatred is still showing. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.