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Post by realbayo on Jun 6, 2024 8:24:32 GMT -6
When you let the inmates (faculty) run the asylum, you get the last 10 years. They have nothing but themselves to blame. And NONE of those inmates were able to distinguish themselves as a competent enough leader to even get a sniff as an interim president. And yes, boosting enrollment is a pretty big deal - which should be a huge selling point for keeping a guy around - but he was so big a deficit in other areas, after 4 years the college absolutely could not afford to continue in that direction. When Gary Robert’s was hired, he was almost 70 y/o having essentially completed a long & illustrious career - and he made it abundantly clear that he would stay no more than 4-5 years, then retire. He achieved exactly what Bradley so desperately needed & got enrollment back to more than just sustainable levels. So how was it the BOT appeared to be caught somewhat off guard when he left. They should have gotten going 1-2 years in advance looking for the next President, bringing in candidates for the faculty, students and even the community to meet & respond to. The enrollment mess that news is just now breaking can not possibly be blamed on faculty. By Roberts’ 3rd year here, Bradley was hitting historic incoming enrollment highs. By Standifird’s 3rd year here, they’re mulled in consecutive years of historic lows. They’ve done a good job hiding, then spinning, now making alibis for Glasser-level enrollment plunges. Cut the crap, DEI and excuses - hire someone with great success & a personality. |
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Post by squirrel on Jun 6, 2024 8:44:57 GMT -6
One of Bradley's biggest strategic errors is their persistence in ongoing five-year "strategic" plans - they spend a lot of time and energy on these short cycles. And they implement change based on this planning cycle. It's a very short-sighted myopic view that is quite costly as well.
Here is why:
With a five-year strategic plan - nevermind the rapid change that occurs in the five-year planning cycle - they make plans or update models based on data that is most likely out-of-date and off-target by the time its finalized. They implement this change while a new five-year cycle begins, again, further pushing the needle back. All this planning actually has the tendency to trend backwards, rather than any meaningful, thoughtful, on-point future strategic direction for the university.
This is where SFP is on the money: it takes innovation, forward-thinking, blodness, creativity and inspiration.
There is nothing inherently wrong with five-year strategic planning - but it should not be the only duration level for the planning. There should be five-year, a ten-year, fifteen-year, 25-year, 30 or 35-year, and even 50-year planning cycles that overlap and can correct the five-year misfires and better guide and shape the other strategic plans and aims.
In my experience, I can think of only one positive change brought forth by the five-year planning cycle - and even that was probably 30 years too late - the rest of it was a waste of time and energy and moved the needle backwards for Bradley.
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Post by Butler Blue on Jun 6, 2024 10:02:15 GMT -6
When you let the inmates (faculty) run the asylum, you get the last 10 years. They have nothing but themselves to blame. And NONE of those inmates were able to distinguish themselves as a competent enough leader to even get a sniff as an interim president. And yes, boosting enrollment is a pretty big deal - which should be a huge selling point for keeping a guy around - but he was so big a deficit in other areas, after 4 years the college absolutely could not afford to continue in that direction. When Gary Robert’s was hired, he was almost 70 y/o having essentially completed a long & illustrious career - and he made it abundantly clear that he would stay no more than 4-5 years, then retire. He achieved exactly what Bradley so desperately needed & got enrollment back to more than just sustainable levels. So how was it the BOT appeared to be caught somewhat off guard when he left. They should have gotten going 1-2 years in advance looking for the next President, bringing in candidates for the faculty, students and even the community to meet & respond to. The enrollment mess that news is just now breaking can not possibly be blamed on faculty. By Roberts’ 3rd year here, Bradley was hitting historic incoming enrollment highs. By Standifird’s 3rd year here, they’re mulled in consecutive years of historic lows. They’ve done a good job hiding, then spinning, now making alibis for Glasser-level enrollment plunges. Cut the crap, DEI and excuses - hire someone with great success & a personality. I'm not sure where your enrollment numbers came from, but as Glasser wrapped up her tenure at Bradley (2015), the undergraduate enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year was 4,439. In Gary's final year (2019-2020), the enrollment was 4,636. Although a modest increase of 4.4% over 4 years, I don't think that the growth was historic by any means. Sure, Covid and the university's response impacted enrollment from 2020-2022, but to land at 3,883 in 2023-2024 is bordering on disastrous.This left Bradley with 1,000 fewer undergraduate students than it had a decade prior. |
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Jun 6, 2024 10:26:34 GMT -6
I'm starting to feel people have irrational feelings about Joanne Glasser.
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Post by squirrel on Jun 6, 2024 13:43:57 GMT -6
I'm starting to feel people have irrational feelings about Joanne Glasser. The O.G. Derangement Syndrome |
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Post by realbayo on Jun 7, 2024 14:42:09 GMT -6
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Post by SFP on Jun 8, 2024 14:07:27 GMT -6
BU has a very good foundation to start the re-build and re-brand. It just will take someone who understands the community, be entuned with this generation of young adults and understand what the needs of future businesses will be. The last part is the most important because that is how the brand should be built and sold to the business community. I'm betting there are very few individuals over 60 that can meet the requirement. I'm one approaching that number. It is going to take someone with a ton of energy (fund raise), thick skin (to deal with the old school crowd) and a vision they can sell. IMO, eliminating physics and math is not the pathway for the future.
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Jun 8, 2024 14:16:10 GMT -6
If people are offended by LGBTQ+ stuff that says more about the snowflake being offended than anything else. But any chance old white guys get to use the word “woke” - which they don’t even know the origin or what it means- by all means, embarrass yourself and use it. |
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Post by SFP on Jun 8, 2024 14:34:37 GMT -6
If people are offended by LGBTQ+ stuff that says more about the snowflake being offended than anything else. But any chance old white guys get to use the word “woke” - which they don’t even know the origin or what it means- by all means, embarrass yourself and use it. Those aware of social inequalities such as racial injustice, sexism, and denial of LGBT rights are woke. I guess I'm woke and all you who are fighting against these injustices will be livid with the next generation because this is becoming a core part of our youth's value. Yes, the progressive extremes use these injustices to justify certain behaviors that are very questionable but it doesn't mean these injustices do not exist. Stop the hate and the extremes will not have a leg to stand on but then again the conservative extreme will not be able to use this for their power base. |
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Jun 8, 2024 14:41:28 GMT -6
But anyway - let’s hope the next BU President is a good one and gets Bradley on the right path. Re litigating the past BU presidents is ridiculous.
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Post by panthergrad2011 on Jun 8, 2024 19:30:47 GMT -6
If people are offended by LGBTQ+ stuff that says more about the snowflake being offended than anything else. But any chance old white guys get to use the word “woke” - which they don’t even know the origin or what it means- by all means, embarrass yourself and use it. Those aware of social inequalities such as racial injustice, sexism, and denial of LGBT rights are woke. I guess I'm woke and all you who are fighting against these injustices will be livid with the next generation because this is becoming a core part of our youth's value. Yes, the progressive extremes use these injustices to justify certain behaviors that are very questionable but it doesn't mean these injustices do not exist. Stop the hate and the extremes will not have a leg to stand on but then again the conservative extreme will not be able to use this for their power base. "Woke" is just used as a catch all phrase for those who don't have a valid argument to make and just use that word to try and denigrate something they disagree with. |
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Post by Butler Blue on Jun 9, 2024 8:08:05 GMT -6
I think you can date the end of his tenure back to Easter Sunday. As soon as Bradley social media posted happy tranny day of visibility instead of happy easter, he was toast. Lavender graduation posts finished the deal and cost Bradley a lot of donor money. It’s a shame. I doubt very much that many Bradley graduates/supporters/fans are so ignorant and upset by other people's sexuality or identity that a few social media posts embracing the LGBTQ community would drive a wedge between themselves and Bradley University. What's a shame is coming on board here to participate in the Bradley basketball community and, instead of reading about hoops and BU and how we can help that community, having to read this kind of post instead. I believe that the strength (or lack there of) and position that the university is in definitely impacts the basketball program. Ask the folks at Valpo how things are going. As it relates to political positions and ideologies, these are real things that people consider when making decisions to write checks, whether it be for tuition, or just general support for the university, or even its athletics department. So whether or not you like someone else's position, Bradley needs all of the students and all of the money they can get. Even MAGA folks who might have voted for Ron DeSantis. I would also add, that I don't think so many people in general care about people's sexuality. However, I do think that some of these folks (even those on the board of trustees) might believe that when you disproportionately market to and about the smallest minority of students, that it can impact the perception of your university as a whole to the majority of students to whom you would like to reach. Bradley's most recent marketing strategies (including their social media platforms, because they are part of the strategy) have led to fewer students attending, paying less tuition. How that makes someone feel either way is irrelevant; it doesn't pay the bills. So whether they're Cook County liberals, or Tazewell County conservatives, Bradley needs more students paying more tuition. |
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Post by tribecalledquest2024 on Jun 9, 2024 10:15:56 GMT -6
To me Bradley should be more focused on the programs Bradley excels at and then they type of kid that attracts.
If you are a good business and engineering school your main promotional pieces should be geared towards that group/demographic. (Understanding we are also speaking in generalizations as not all business/engineering kids fit into the exact same mold)
Let’s not even worry about the LGBTQ wording - promoting to “artsy” or “alternative” kids won’t work - because that’s not the type of programs the school even excels in. That - again - is generalizing. I get it.
You can embrace who you are and also be open to “alternative” students as well. If a trans student is interested in the Business School - Bradley should be welcoming to them.
Its focusing on your bread and butter while also showing there is a place for all kinds of students and that all of them should feel welcome on campus.
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Post by JMM28 on Jun 9, 2024 20:00:10 GMT -6
I doubt very much that many Bradley graduates/supporters/fans are so ignorant and upset by other people's sexuality or identity that a few social media posts embracing the LGBTQ community would drive a wedge between themselves and Bradley University. What's a shame is coming on board here to participate in the Bradley basketball community and, instead of reading about hoops and BU and how we can help that community, having to read this kind of post instead. I believe that the strength (or lack there of) and position that the university is in definitely impacts the basketball program. Ask the folks at Valpo how things are going. As it relates to political positions and ideologies, these are real things that people consider when making decisions to write checks, whether it be for tuition, or just general support for the university, or even its athletics department. So whether or not you like someone else's position, Bradley needs all of the students and all of the money they can get. Even MAGA folks who might have voted for Ron DeSantis. I would also add, that I don't think so many people in general care about people's sexuality. However, I do think that some of these folks (even those on the board of trustees) might believe that when you disproportionately market to and about the smallest minority of students, that it can impact the perception of your university as a whole to the majority of students to whom you would like to reach. Bradley's most recent marketing strategies (including their social media platforms, because they are part of the strategy) have led to fewer students attending, paying less tuition. How that makes someone feel either way is irrelevant; it doesn't pay the bills. So whether they're Cook County liberals, or Tazewell County conservatives, Bradley needs more students paying more tuition. Very well said. |
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