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I was forwarded this by a friend but it describes my feelings very much. I don't know who the writer is nor do I know what their level of involement is in the university but I think it's important for those who aren't around to at least have the opportunity to see these type of opinions...
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wow - that's certainly a pretty wild blog - written by a guy who calls himself "Bradley Squirrel"........... maybe it doesn't even belong here -- it seems to have little to so with athletics but I will leave that to the moderators...but watch the accusations fly as to who is behind it - but I have never seen that blog before. (it was posted July 20)
All I really care about in this discussion is Bradley basketball...
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Maybe you're right, but a lot of the things we see happening in athletics are happening in academics. If you ever get the time go plot our median ACT or SAT scores for the last several years, it's not a positive trend. Count how many deans are still here. How many coaches. Really any position that doesn't have tenure...Originally posted by tornado View PostComment
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Hi T - Can you elaborate a bit about your thoughts on BU's academic standing at this time? I trust your judgement on this and not some random blog. I can put up with a downward trend in athletics for awhile but never for academics!Originally posted by tornado View Post"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
??” Thomas Jefferson
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I have heard nothing but good things about BU academically and the direction we are heading and striving for. Sometimes thereOriginally posted by amckillip View Post
is a very good reason for change to take place. I have heard that a few "old school" Deans were replaced with younger, well-connected, and progressive Deans to allow BU's vision of change become a reality. The Engineering and Business College convergence is an excellent example of good change that is taking place. Those faculty and staff that are unwilling or unable to accept change should be replaced... and they have... and they are. Kudos to BU! Onward and upward!Comment
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Uhhhhhh.... I just transferred from Valparaiso to get AWAY from this? Please don't tell me I should have gone with Loyola-Chicago..... I've heard things about the current President but I really don't care as long as I get a quality education........ At the end, of the storm, there's a golden sky. And the sweet silver song of the lark. Walk on, through the wind, walk on, through the rain, though your dreams be tossed, and blown. Walk on, Walk on with hope in your hearts, and you'll never walk alone!
I'm behind you 100% Bradley Braves, You'll Never Walk Alone! BEAT STATE!Comment
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Students, staff, and faculty that I have spoken with tell me they love Pres. Glasser. Some staff have told me that she is demanding, micro-manages, and demands excellence. Those confident in their job and their abilities welcome her leadership. I'm sure those less confident and qualified are fearful and intimidated by her... as they should be IMO. From all I have heard and seen I would be very comfortable sending my child to BU today.Originally posted by BUFanatic View Post
BU still ranks high in average test scores and continues to attract a record umber of valedictorians. One weakness from an admissions standpoint is the abundance of regional and in-state students that attend BU today; in the past BU had a much more national feel. I have been told that rectifying this is a goal of Pres. Glasser's as she attempts to mold BU into a university of national distinction.Comment
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It is true that admissions is an issue for Bradley. The past 2 years we have not met our goal for students and i hear there will be monetary repercussions if goals are not met in the upcoming years...Comment
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The average ACT score for this upcoming freshman class is higher than it's been in a long time. Not that one year makes a trend, but its certainly not a downward trend.
Edit: If you have sources to backup the downward trend, I'd be interested.Last edited by jeffsu; 07-24-2012, 10:06 PM.
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Reading that made me want to gouge my eyeballs out. "The institution's decline must be arrested." Come on, seriously? Who does this person think s/he is, Bill Shakespeare?Comment
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That was really the only thing that I noticed when I went to Valparaiso. There were lots of kids from Michiana, but there were people from California, Georgia, and New York (Not to mention the nearly 300 Chinese students and Saudis and Indians). I would love to see Bradley get the kind of diversity Valparaiso had.Originally posted by Braves4Life View Post
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... At the end, of the storm, there's a golden sky. And the sweet silver song of the lark. Walk on, through the wind, walk on, through the rain, though your dreams be tossed, and blown. Walk on, Walk on with hope in your hearts, and you'll never walk alone!
I'm behind you 100% Bradley Braves, You'll Never Walk Alone! BEAT STATE!Comment
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I'm not going to get in a long drawn out arguement about this. I just wanted to post that this blog is only confirming a lot of what I've heard. Each is absolutely free to draw their own conclusions. But we've replaced almost our entire upper echelon of academic staff, our athletic department has had almost 100% turnover, we've lowered our academic admission standards. Maybe it is all in alignment with our desired direction, and maybe every coach and administrator had to go. Or maybe theres more to it when a person has to absolutely clean house at an instituion that was by no means in a poor place... I genuinely hope it is the former, but this is hardly the first person to express discontent with the new president.
I do find it laughable that some on here will criticize a president up and down for athletic turnover but academic turnover is no big deal...Comment
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I don't see any real criticism here -- just high expectations that ALL BU fans ought to have -- we want to see consistently winning programs and we do NOT want to be at the FAR, far bottom of the league in every sport.
BUT that blog was obviously written by someone who works at Bradley and has some familiarity with the academic comings and going - and I haven't a clue about that end of it - so I cannot comment as SFP has asked me to do...
I think BU is an outstanding academic institution but of course I am biased....Comment
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I have expressed my opinion on this issue a couple times in the past. I am not looking to get into an argument. If one steps back and looks at everything that has happened at Bradley over the past several years you definitely see a pattern. I have said it before that many people associated with Bradley for a long time, and not just in athletics, have been ran off or fired. People in many different departments: housing, security, admissions, faculty, fundraising, athletics, media, support staff, etc. These were very good people/employees who did a good job at Bradley. They helped make it the great school it is. These people had tremendous loyalty to Bradley and represented the school well not only in their field but in this community. They did their job well.
Changes were made for various reasons...... reorganization, downsizing, new requirements, etc. I get that. But many were made just for the sake of change or other questionable reasons. It is not surprising that someone like this blogger would question the new direction of the university. Is Bradley better now? Is it going a better direction?
I do know one thing. The community has noticed because many successful, visible, vocal, or high profile employees are gone. These people had lots of friends, connections, neighbors, etc who did not agree with the changes. Based on people I speak to, the local opinion of Bradley has changed.Comment
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Interesting read! Like you, I have heard things from faculty and employees. Personally, I would like to see the hard numbers from admissions etc, before I give credence to that aspect of the blog. The blogger's assertion that the institution is running in an inefficient manner is not surprising as when micromanagers take over any institution, people will simply do the minimum to get by which in turn eliminates any possible creativity for the institution. We all have seen this in the work force and things usually get messy. It takes a while, but the outcome is the same.Originally posted by amckillip View PostBradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™Comment
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