BadlandsGrizFan said:AZGrizFan said:argh! said:SoldierGriz said:Resources are obviously an issue given the disparity between UM and msu. But, adding money and staff is not the silver bullet. In fact, those choices represent a simplistic, transactional, short-term, approach.
SB is initiating a transformational approach by reorganizing the staff in order to correctly align resources available to priorities. This will undoubtedly require the elimination of some positions. My guess is we will see more and not less of this, and it is required IMO.
so what facts are you working with to make these profound statements(bqm) sounds to me like you read a couple lines and then are 'intuiting' a bunch of conclusions based on... nothing but your gut feeling. got any facts to back up that what you say fits this situation(bqm)
If $2.1 million gets you 8-10 mailers and a barrage of emails and social media while $1.4 million gets you one horrendously late little flyer with a dearth of information, I'm not sure an additional $2 million would solve UM's problems. It ain't about the money....I'd LOVE to see where the $1.4 million is ACTUALLY going, because it sure as hell isn't going to actual recruiting. Looks to me like the recruiting office at UM operates about like Wounded Warriors Project....95% of the money is spent to maintain the administrative staff and about 5% is spent on ACTUAL recruiting.
Its systemic....based off this quote from the Missoulian article....its pretty obvious that the incompetence is found at every level within this school.
Faculty Senate Chair Bowman said her head was spinning with the news Crady's contract was not renewed, especially given recent reports of the budget cut that took place in enrollment and the uptick in freshman numbers nonetheless.
Really..your head is spinning??? He was innovative??? Sending emails has been around for quite some time, and we failed miserably to even do that.
Its literally never been easier to reach a wide range of people in the history of mankind....every day some moron with a twitter account becomes a millionaire because they can figure out how to monetize social media....but our guy we came up with from a national search cant figure out the very basics????
My impression is that people like Bowman are also part of the problem at UM, not necessarily recruiting or enrollment. Bowman doesn't seem to be on the "team", or isn't a team player.
My guess is that we will see Bowman quoted frequently, as the MIssoulian will go to Bowman frequently to get somewhat of a negative quote or reaction with anything that UM changes or Bodnar does. Think Bowman was part of the resume flap too.
I think Bodnar has been doing some recruiting stuff on his own. Heard he invited the "top 50" high school seniors to UM or his house for a reception or gathering. Or something like that.