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Post by DickHunsaker on Oct 6, 2016 9:38:41 GMT -6
No, more along the line that he's an ass You obviously have never met the man, and are just going by what the media feeds you. He is very gracious and personable... and very funny, with a dry humor. I have no doubt he's a nice guy in person. He's a damn politician! However, he would bring a negative perception to the University. This isn't about being a Democrat or Republican, it's about who would do the job best and create a positive atmosphere. Which is the main area Pence failed as governor. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 10:02:26 GMT -6
I personally don't have an issue with Pence, although it's probably best to avoid him anyway. Let's be honest however, a certain portion of the faculty and students will whine and complain no matter whom is chosen.
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Post by cardfan on Oct 6, 2016 10:04:53 GMT -6
I personally don't have an issue with Pence, although it's probably best to avoid him anyway. Let's be honest however, a certain portion of the faculty will whine and complain no matter whom is chosen. No doubt. |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Oct 6, 2016 10:14:19 GMT -6
Maybe we should pursue Rosie O'Donnell.
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Post by 00hmh on Oct 6, 2016 10:27:32 GMT -6
You obviously have never met the man, and are just going by what the media feeds you. He is very gracious and personable... and very funny, with a dry humor. I have no doubt he's a nice guy in person. He's a damn politician! However, he would bring a negative perception to the University. This isn't about being a Democrat or Republican, it's about who would do the job best and create a positive atmosphere. Which is the main area Pence failed as governor. Like the last point. He is very partisan. Mitch seems to have committed to his new job at PU. Can't see Pence being same, too wedded to his ideology to give that up easily, not the same as Mitch. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 10:31:51 GMT -6
I wonder if Evan Bayh would have an interest. I always thought he was disingenuous as a politician, however he might make a good University President.
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Post by cardfan on Oct 6, 2016 10:34:34 GMT -6
I'd have been fine with Mitch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 10:36:32 GMT -6
I have no doubt he's a nice guy in person. He's a damn politician! However, he would bring a negative perception to the University. This isn't about being a Democrat or Republican, it's about who would do the job best and create a positive atmosphere. Which is the main area Pence failed as governor. Like the last point. He is very partisan. Mitch seems to have committed to his new job at PU. Can't see Pence being same, too wedded to his ideology to give that up easily, not the same as Mitch. Really, is that why he accepted Trump's VP slot ? |
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Post by DickHunsaker on Oct 6, 2016 10:38:01 GMT -6
At least Mitch stayed away from poisonous social issues. Didn't agree with his public education policies. However, he's seemed to do a fairly good job as Purdue's president. How he got there was slimy though.
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Oct 6, 2016 11:07:06 GMT -6
Sliminess and politics go hand-in-hand. Look at Evan Bayh now. Been a lobbyist since leaving the governor's office, while living in DC, then they trot him out for Senate. With a wife who is a mouthpiece for pharmaceutical and insurance giants, he cannot be trusted. www.politico.com/story/2016/09/how-evan-bayh-lobbied-but-was-never-a-lobbyist-228870Pence would at least reign in some of the ridiculous spending going on at BSU. And he would be able to fundraise quite well. But since he doesn't have a lifetime in academics (instead, actually having a career in the private sector), the faculty would hate him. Let's face it, the faculty want another wimpy do-nothing that will let them run over him, which is exactly what Ferguson was. |
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Post by cardfan on Oct 6, 2016 11:20:43 GMT -6
Did you meet Paul Ferguson? How do you know? Rick, is that you? ;-)
Please enlighten us on which spending at BSU is ridiculous, which spending is "not ridiculous," and in which areas not enough spending is occurring.
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Oct 6, 2016 12:04:54 GMT -6
I met Paul Ferguson the day he was introduced on campus, and on several other occasions. He is a very nice guy...the kind of guy you'd like to live next door to, but has no backbone, at least where faculty is concerned.
The Cooper replacement is unnecessary. Cooper could be rehabbed to house the new College of Health.
The athletics tax on students is unfair to students.
Administrators, deans and VPs are very overpaid. Faculty is underpaid, for the most part. I'd rather they get paid more and eliminate tenure. The move to contract faculty is disconcerting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 12:28:11 GMT -6
I wonder if Evan Bayh would have an interest. I always thought he was disingenuous as a politician, however he might make a good University President. It would require him to actually move to Indiana. He's only lived in Indiana for 22 out of his 60 years. 38 years in DC and Virginia. |
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Post by DickHunsaker on Oct 6, 2016 12:43:27 GMT -6
I met Paul Ferguson the day he was introduced on campus, and on several other occasions. He is a very nice guy...the kind of guy you'd like to live next door to, but has no backbone, at least where faculty is concerned. The Cooper replacement is unnecessary. Cooper could be rehabbed to house the new College of Health. The athletics tax on students is unfair to students. Administrators, deans and VPs are very overpaid. Faculty is underpaid, for the most part. I'd rather they get paid more and eliminate tenure. The move to contract faculty is disconcerting. Agreed that faculty are underpaid |
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Post by cardfan on Oct 6, 2016 12:43:39 GMT -6
I disagree about Cooper Science. Evidently the state also agrees a new building was needed since they approved the money for it. Cooper was last renovated in 2001 and it's vastly outdated and the space isn't adequate for the enrollment in the STEM programs. A total gutting of Cooper would be needed to bring it up to today's technology and find a way to have adequate space for students/classes. A new building makes better fiscal sense at this point.
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