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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post70% of faculty surveyed are against integrations. Only 7% believe the process has been transparent. Not good.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/ed...s/202104070102
If faculty is so overwhelmingly against it then why haven't we seen more resistance across the board?
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70% of faculty surveyed are against integrations. Only 7% believe the process has been transparent. Not good.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/ed...s/202104070102
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
I don't disagree. I'm referring more to the kids in 12th grade right now. Those are the kids deciding not to come to our schools in the volume they used to do so. As we keep saying, as the money gets closer, we'll continue to lose more and more of them to the more 'name' schools.
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Originally posted by BADinPA View Post[/I]
I agree with that -- to an extent.
I was referring more to the actual recruitment of students -- and the mindset of today's highly sought after kids. In the mind of an 18-year-old, most want the name. If the money is fairly close, often times they can convince Mom and Dad to pay the extra couple bucks. Twenty-some years ago I'd have much rather said I went to Pitt than IUP.
I don't disagree. I'm referring more to the kids in 12th grade right now. Those are the kids deciding not to come to our schools in the volume they used to do so. As we keep saying, as the money gets closer, we'll continue to lose more and more of them to the more 'name' schools.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
People get in heated debates about the "quality" of the name on a diploma. But the reality is that unless you are talking about a truly name university (Ivy League, Stanford, Duke, and a couple of others) OR it is a "specialty" university (MIT for Engineers, University of Chicago for Law, etc), the name on the diploma really doesn't matter to hiring officials...They don't really care that an applicant got their degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania or Indiana University Kokomo...they just care that he/she got a degree.
I agree with that -- to an extent.
I was referring more to the actual recruitment of students -- and the mindset of today's highly sought after kids. In the mind of an 18-year-old, most want the name. If the money is fairly close, often times they can convince Mom and Dad to pay the extra couple bucks. Twenty-some years ago I'd have much rather said I went to Pitt than IUP.[/QUOTE]
It has been my experience that the university name on the diploma doesn't make a lot of difference in decision-making for work assignments. I have been fortunate to work on programs valued at hundreds of $ millions and one in excess of $ billion. The leadership staff reporting to me had degrees from several Ivy League universities, Notre Dame, several PA universities, and institutions from all over the world. I can honestly say that my IUP and Army experiences presented me with tremendous opportunities to lead and develop others. I always have been pleased to see upcoming employees from PASSHE schools because they usually have an exceptional work ethic.
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Cost. The system markets itself on slogans and cliches. They don't sell themselves as the lowest base tuition in the state. And cost has crept up to the point that a good student can get a private school discount into the close enough range.
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
It's funny, though. At the time, I don't remember many people objecting to the IUP Housing "Revival." Sure, they complained about how the kids today need all these amenities. But I don't remember hearing that the project would price them out of the market or warnings about a dropoff in college-age population. I think a lot of people thought it would lure the kids to IUP.
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Originally posted by Horror Child View Post
NOW I remember who it was!!!!!
West Chester's enrollment increase didn't translate into a lot of new dorm space because the drop in birth rate that started west of the Susquehanna is making its way east. They did not overbuild housing like so many other PASSHE schools did.
Where can one find the academic ranking of the PSAC schools that you reference?
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The state released a report that there's a 10-for-1 return on investment for PASSHE. That's pretty significant.
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Originally posted by ironmaniup View Post
That's true, success in grad schools also shows that. ( IUP basketball fans will remember Joe Rocco - he's now Dr. Joe Rocco, working at NIH on infectuous diseases, he's been on local radio a few times) .
The other advantage of the privates is the ego trip the students get when they are offered a big scholarship. I have talked to people who were giving out IUP scholarships of 1-2 k, and getting the -well dusquesne has offered 10 k response. It didn't matter the costs of IUP overall would be much less, they only see the 10 k.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
People get in heated debates about the "quality" of the name on a diploma. But the reality is that unless you are talking about a truly name university (Ivy League, Stanford, Duke, and a couple of others) OR it is a "specialty" university (MIT for Engineers, University of Chicago for Law, etc), the name on the diploma really doesn't matter to hiring officials...They don't really care that an applicant got their degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania or Indiana University Kokomo...they just care that he/she got a degree.
My kids preschool made a big deal out of the new director having graduated from Duke. Every damn week the newsletter is full of errors and poor grammar. But she's from Grosse Point, MI so I guess that's how she got into Duke.[/QUOTE]
That's true, success in grad schools also shows that. ( IUP basketball fans will remember Joe Rocco - he's now Dr. Joe Rocco, working at NIH on infectuous diseases, he's been on local radio a few times) .
The other advantage of the privates is the ego trip the students get when they are offered a big scholarship. I have talked to people who were giving out IUP scholarships of 1-2 k, and getting the -well dusquesne has offered 10 k response. It didn't matter the costs of IUP overall would be much less, they only see the 10 k.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View Post
Thank you for compiling. I get few pay full retail. When you start to see the average net numbers ... few bucks more you can get a better name/brand.
Absolutely. Gallup research suggests that if a student is fully engaged (relationships with professors, involved, participates in study abroad or internships) it doesn't matter where they attend to have a fulfilling career.
My kids preschool made a big deal out of the new director having graduated from Duke. Every damn week the newsletter is full of errors and poor grammar. But she's from Grosse Point, MI so I guess that's how she got into Duke.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
At a private school, full payers are those who have below average academics and don't mind paying sticker price either because they are wealthy or ignorant enough to borrow. That number borrowing full freight is staggering. At RMU, they take a ton of kids who aren't academically prepared for college so they don't qualify for even basic discounting and since they're largely lower income families the students are borrowing $40k a year. I was reprimanded by my VP because a kid I was speaking with from Wampum was $90k in debt after 2 years for psychology so I recommended he look into transferring to Slippery Rock as a commuter student. What good was that kid going to be to RMU with $180k in loan debt on degree that generally requires graduate school? I also worked with a kid from a wealthy Long Island community paying full freight; once his dream of walking on to the lacrosse team dried up he went into party mode and wasted mom & dad's money.
Well, the VP in your case wants that coin. I think in most cases -- even the Ivy Leagues, etc., -- anybody can get it. Mom and Dad are going to pay retail and donate a real big check, but, follow the money. It talks.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View Post
Thank you for compiling. I get few pay full retail. When you start to see the average net numbers ... few bucks more you can get a better name/brand.
People get in heated debates about the "quality" of the name on a diploma. But the reality is that unless you are talking about a truly name university (Ivy League, Stanford, Duke, and a couple of others) OR it is a "specialty" university (MIT for Engineers, University of Chicago for Law, etc), the name on the diploma really doesn't matter to hiring officials...They don't really care that an applicant got their degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania or Indiana University Kokomo...they just care that he/she got a degree.[/QUOTE]
I agree with that -- to an extent.
I was referring more to the actual recruitment of students -- and the mindset of today's highly sought after kids. In the mind of an 18-year-old, most want the name. If the money is fairly close, often times they can convince Mom and Dad to pay the extra couple bucks. Twenty-some years ago I'd have much rather said I went to Pitt than IUP.
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