IowaBison Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Marshall News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 The suspension is going to kill me .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Somebody crank up the wiretap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxperDave Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Let it be Chuck. PLEASE!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Let it be Chuck. PLEASE!!!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I am not very good at math but I would say that he has a 33% chance of getting the job. Those are pretty good odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Let it be Chuck. PLEASE!!!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like it really matters though. He isn't going to be back at UND whether he gets this job or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamStrait Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Let it be Chuck. PLEASE!!!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Be careful of what you wish for. CK is a very competent administrator, and has done a lot of very good things for UND after getting off to a very rocky start with lots of alumni over the nickname issue. You may not like him and may feel he is keeping UND in DII, but you may like who replaces him less. I also think you can guarantee a reopening of the nickname issue once a successor has been named. I admit to having mixed feelings about the man, but give him his due and remember that change is not always for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaneA Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 A statement from Kupcehlla delivered to University employees: The Board of Regents of Marshall University has indicated that while a President has been selected, an announcement will not be made until later, pending final negotiations. The Board is negotiating with a candidate other than me, who will, no doubt soon be named. I do not expect to get, nor would I give, the position further consideration. * Charles E. Kupchella, President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 CK is a very competent administrator, and has done a lot of very good things for UND after getting off to a very rocky start with lots of alumni over the nickname issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 A statement from Kupcehlla delivered to University employees: The Board of Regents of Marshall University has indicated that while a President has been selected, an announcement will not be made until later, pending final negotiations. The Board is negotiating with a candidate other than me, who will, no doubt soon be named. I do not expect to get, nor would I give, the position further consideration. * Charles E. Kupchella, President. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmrg74 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Exactly what I was thinking there Jim. What does UND have to gain by having a fairly decent guy at the helm right now jump ship and you guys would have to go out another guy that would have to put up with all the crybabies there at UND about the name issue, keeping the hockey team up, and of course, the D1-AA question. Kupchella has gotten you guys to a couple of NCAA championships, and didn't let UND make the blind leap into D1-AA like some other universities have done in the nation. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When I guy admits in a letter that he has basically accomplished all that he can accomplish here at UND, than I feel it time for a change at the top. "Kupchella has gotten you guys to a couple of NCAA championships" Really, what number was he wearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyMom Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 I'm disappointed. I hope he finds someplace that really, really, really wants him. The nickname issue will come up regardless, it seems to every time they hire a new president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Marshall didn't select Chuckie, eh? Well I vote to send that Board of Directors spam messages! Sign their email address to every uh... "discreet" ad agency around with the message "Reconsider Chuckie or get 1000 more Viagra emails!" Of course, I'm kidding, but I'm bummed that Chuckie isn't going to be named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/n...al/11840132.htm The Grand Forks Herald's editorial about Kupchella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESPNInsider Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 The more I think about it the more I think he should stay throughout his contract. It is going to take a while to find a new President so why not keep him here to fullfill his duty. I truly don't believe that he is just going to sit in his office on Careerbuilder.com like some of us do all day. He will continue to do what he thinks is right for the University, otherwise it will look bad for him in his future pursuits of other jobs. Plus, why spend the 150,000 to buy his contract out just to move someone into an interim position? Let's keep Kupchella through the next year, find a quality new President, and part ways with mutual respect. I also think that the nickname issue will come up, but it will be short and quick as the new President will have no power over the situation. That needs to be brought up with the Board of Higher Ed and they aren't changing very quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakvindy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I posted the Kupchella letter in the original thread about Marshall, but having had more time to think and carefully reread the letter, I wonder if perhaps there isn't a different interpretation. Kupchella's words were "Most of what I will be able to accomplish here has been accomplished." I don't think he's saying that there isn't more he could or would like to accomplished, but that it simply isn't something that he can do. This may be a thinly veiled shot at the State Board of Higher Ed and also the "old Boys" network of people tied to UND like Earl Strinden and even Tom Clifford. The president's position certainly doesn't seem to wield the power that it did when Clifford was there, despite efforts to make decision-making more autonomous at the various campuses. The letter may also serve as a warning to other administrators that UND doesn't want a decision maker, but merely a puppet that answers to self-appointed influential alumni. The handling of the nickname issue and Engelstad Arena certainly do little to counter that opinion. I think someone needs to start answering these questions. Since Clifford's departure, two presidents have served and it appears both will leave with some clouds of uncertainty hanging over their heads. This despite the first being enormously popular among the student body and ably guiding the University through the devastating flood and the second leading the school to unprecedented research gains and increasing enrollment at a time when Grand Forks and the state as a whole have seen population drops. What's wrong with this picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Baker and Kupchella both fell in behind the shadow of Tom Clifford. Clifford is a "once-in-a" kind of guy. That's a tough benchmark. Step back and take an objective look at Kupchella: - yes, he thinks and acts as an academic more than an administrator - yes, he's not the smoothest public personality - yes, he's demanded more from students (enrollment standards and on-campus conduct) - he's led major research and enrollment growth - he's led major facilities expansions - the moniker is still in place The post by jimdahl does a nice job summarizing even more items. Kupchella is the "known evil" (meaning you already know his strengths and weaknesses). His replacement would be an "unknown evil." That's better? Unless you have a candidate with a proven record I'll take known over what could come with "unknown". vindy: I've pondered those words in a similar light. UND has a history of "little kingdoms" within the university. Groups that should obviously be working together (EERC and Med: Enviromental Wellness; Med and Eng'g: BioMed Eng'g; Aero and Eng'g: Aero Eng'g; EERC and Aero) just don't seem to. It has to be frustrating ("will be able to accomplish") to be trying to get the "kingdoms" to work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimos Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Kuppy says in a letter that he has accomplished pretty much all he can at UND, giving the indication that he feels it is his time to move on by pursuing the Marshall job. I don't think you can have it both ways now, that is why I don't see how you can dissect his statement and say that he really doesn't feel like he has accomplished everything, if he didn't feel he had, he wouldn't have written that letter, nor would he have pursued the job. It's time to pursue a new President at UND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESPNInsider Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Kuppy says in a letter that he has accomplished pretty much all he can at UND, giving the indication that he feels it is his time to move on by pursuing the Marshall job. I don't think you can have it both ways now, that is why I don't see how you can dissect his statement and say that he really doesn't feel like he has accomplished everything, if he didn't feel he had, he wouldn't have written that letter, nor would he have pursued the job. It's time to pursue a new President at UND. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually his words were, "Most of what I will be able to accomplish here has been accomplished." I'ld say that leaves the door open to keep him around for another year and fullfill his contract while the University pursues a successor. I think this would be the smartest move, not going through the buy out and interim process, and having a president ready to step in at the conclusion of Kupchella's contract. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. It's not like he holds something against the school and will do something to hurt it if he sticks around. He was just looking to move to a new job closer to family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Actually his words were, "Most of what I will be able to accomplish here has been accomplished." I'd say that is pretty close, but anyways, no one has said that by sticking around he is going to hurt the university intentionally. I think Pres. Kupchella has accomplished alot at UND and that has been laid out in previous posts, I just feel this has really opened the door wide for Kupchella's critics to call for his head and that kind of atmosphere will not do anyone any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I've never been a big fan of Kupchella, and preferred another candidate when the search was going on. However, I think his tenure has benefitted the school, as others have more specifically noted. Anyway, I think by signaling that he is looking for another job, he has allowed the Board to start the machine in order for him to transition out over the next year, while also informally looking at other possibles. If he left today, UND probably would not have a new president until late next fall, at the earliest. I would rather the search and transition to occur in a way that is likely to cause the least distruption for students, faculty, alums, etc. I doubt we'll see another Tom Clifford in our lifetimes, but there are plenty of others who would be alot worse than the current boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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redwing77 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I've never been a big fan of Kupchella, and preferred another candidate when the search was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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