Cultivating donors and catering to the needs of people who give millions and millions of dollars to the university, and have whole schools named after them, should never result in what happened IMO. It's basic sales.As I see it, this is primarily the fault of the Board. They took way to damn long to find a president before the selected General Caslen. I also think DM's hissy fit over not getting her butt kissed was petty and unjustified. The university and the Alumni Association keep track of alumni who have passed on, not their parents.
Agreed and other colleges and universities in the state seem to agree with you as wellCultivating donors and catering to the needs of people who give millions and millions of dollars to the university, and have whole schools named after them, should never result in what happened IMO. It's basic sales.
Exactly....at that level, it's supposed to be a family-like relationship.Cultivating donors and catering to the needs of people who give millions and millions of dollars to the university, and have whole schools named after them, should never result in what happened IMO. It's basic sales.