dausfbulls11 Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 320 Content Count: 3,030 Reputation: 670 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/15/2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 minute ago, CycleBull said: When others stop sending memes I will add this to the list. I was asking a legitimate question, I hadnt seen an official reason, the timing hit me as i was driving back from Raleigh, thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Willie_Jokes_Yet Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 515 Content Count: 7,379 Reputation: 28 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/06/2002 Share Posted September 5, 2021 33 minutes ago, dausfbulls11 said: I was asking a legitimate question, I hadnt seen an official reason, the timing hit me as i was driving back from Raleigh, thanks for the info It is a great question. I am at another unnamed Florida University and our president is also leaving. They made it sound like he is getting promoted to another position but it is BS. The faculty hated the guy, the students hated the guy. He came and told our faculty that if we failed ANY students we were bad professors. (He wanted to jump in the five year graduation rate). He threw about 4-5 professors out who were voted "in" for tenure. They had department support, chair support, dean support, and university wide faculty support and he just threw the contract out and turned them down. He also snooped on faculty email (because he could he said). I wonder what the true story is with USF's president leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,331 Content Count: 97,051 Reputation: 10,834 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, No_Willie_Jokes_Yet said: It is a great question. I am at another unnamed Florida University and our president is also leaving. They made it sound like he is getting promoted to another position but it is BS. The faculty hated the guy, the students hated the guy. He came and told our faculty that if we failed ANY students we were bad professors. (He wanted to jump in the five year graduation rate). He threw about 4-5 professors out who were voted "in" for tenure. They had department support, chair support, dean support, and university wide faculty support and he just threw the contract out and turned them down. He also snooped on faculty email (because he could he said). I wonder what the true story is with USF's president leaving. Been a long time, didn't know you were back in FLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, No_Willie_Jokes_Yet said: It is a great question. I am at another unnamed Florida University and our president is also leaving. They made it sound like he is getting promoted to another position but it is BS. The faculty hated the guy, the students hated the guy. He came and told our faculty that if we failed ANY students we were bad professors. (He wanted to jump in the five year graduation rate). He threw about 4-5 professors out who were voted "in" for tenure. They had department support, chair support, dean support, and university wide faculty support and he just threw the contract out and turned them down. He also snooped on faculty email (because he could he said). I wonder what the true story is with USF's president leaving. That usually leads to a vote of non confidence unless it was something political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,099 Reputation: 4,616 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Brad said: Like any unexpected high level resignation, there have been a number of reasons including his own and rumors around racism along with selling the golf course area. That’s all I got. Sold the golf course area? For reals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleBull Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 4 Content Count: 772 Reputation: 171 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/17/2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Add consolidation to the list if things that could have stressed him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 minute ago, CycleBull said: Add consolidation to the list if things that could have stressed him out. Well we know the football program did not stress him out… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbsak Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 2,019 Reputation: 303 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/22/2011 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, CycleBull said: I can’t imagine being the President of a university and having to deal with our friend Covid. Speaking for myself, Covid made work a little more difficult and it hasn’t stopped. Read his statement below on leaving. There is probably more to it, but I’d say his role was extremely stressful. Throw on the fact that people lived differently and now are viewing life a little differently, I think I can understand his statement. What am I missing? “The intensity of the past two years has put a strain on my health and my family. Therefore, after thoughtful reflection, I have decided to retire from the USF presidency to ensure that I preserve my health, as well as to spend more time with my wife, Cheyenne, and my 91-year-old father.” All I read is "I was hoping for an easy job, and this isn't it, so I'm gonna take that $ and quit." Being a president of anything WILL have stress factors beyond what many are ready for. If you can't handle it, you should know up front, so GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,099 Reputation: 4,616 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, dausfbulls11 said: I was asking a legitimate question, I hadnt seen an official reason, the timing hit me as i was driving back from Raleigh, thanks for the info There were some accusations that he wasn't doing enough about some grievances (you can Google them and it outlines it, I think we are all avoiding due to the state of US politics). So he stepped down. The timing was just the worst possible time and we new this realignment was about to happen. It is peak USF. Edited September 5, 2021 by Rocky Style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted September 5, 2021 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,099 Reputation: 4,616 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted September 5, 2021 30 minutes ago, No_Willie_Jokes_Yet said: He came and told our faculty that if we failed ANY students we were bad professors. (He wanted to jump in the five year graduation rate). I'm glad I got to go to college long before this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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