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Originally posted by IUP PSAC Fan View Post
Why will the THUG Loser Fetterman not campaign against Dr. Oz?? Simple question. How is sleepy loser Joe doing?! Why don’t we put all the illegal immigrants that come right through our southern border because of your jack ass President in your neighborhood right in West Chester PA!! The radical left democratic party is going to destroy our great country, and everyone with “common sense” knows that. FACT.
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Originally posted by IUP PSAC Fan View Post
Why will the THUG Loser Fetterman not campaign against Dr. Oz?? Simple question. How is sleepy loser Joe doing?! Why don’t we put all the illegal immigrants that come right through our southern border because of your jack ass President in your neighborhood right in West Chester PA!! The radical left democratic party is going to destroy our great country, and everyone with “common sense” knows that. FACT.
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Originally posted by IUP PSAC Fan View Post
Why will the THUG Loser Fetterman not campaign against Dr. Oz?? Simple question. How is sleepy loser Joe doing?! Why don’t we put all the illegal immigrants that come right through our southern border because of your jack ass President in your neighborhood right in West Chester PA!! The radical left democratic party is going to destroy our great country, and everyone with “common sense” knows that. FACT.
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Originally posted by IUP PSAC Fan View Post
Just like the great Paul Zeise, “ but no mean tweets”
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
I bet you can't name 5 PA governors off the top of your head. That's not a challenge - just a very likely assumption. In my lifetime I can't think of a governor who was viewed as a universal failure. People definitely grew tired of Ed Rendell by the end of his second term. Tom Corbett failed his party - he was the first incumbent governor to lose re-election. He slashed funding for some key pieces - particularly PASSHE - while also spending millions in frivolous lawsuits over Obamacare and Jerry Sandusky. His inability to pass Republican policy issues (like privatizing the state stores) with a Republican legislature is baffling. Tom seems like a nice guy but unable to navigate the legislative process, something I often see getting in the way with military & attorney execs, and he was both.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
There have been years of cutting almost everywhere but Slippery Rock and West Chester. As mentioned, vacant positions frozen or eliminated, programs slashed, majors eliminated. The problem is that enrollment just keeps dropping and the cuts keep coming.
If you're talking about closing a university, that has to happen from the General Assembly. I don't see that happening. Everyone talks about closing a school that isn't in their vicinity.
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Originally posted by boatcapt View Post
We have a good handle on the enrollment decline at PASSHE schools, question is have staff layoffs/position eliminations kept pace. Is there a definitive source that shows academic/administrative/support staff declines since the PASSHE enrollment zenith?
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The article below illustrates the focus on regional integration and economic development that is the goal of Commonwealth University. I think it's a good model. It ensures a greater likelihood of success and brings other interests into the fold, e.g. communities, residents, industry, government.
I just don't see that potential in PennWest, partly due to the lack of geographic continuity and partly because of the nature of the local economies. Not to mention, it's not a stated goal of the western group.
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local...st-enrollment/
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View PostThe article below illustrates the focus on regional integration and economic development that is the goal of Commonwealth University. I think it's a good model. It ensures a greater likelihood of success and brings other interests into the fold, e.g. communities, residents, industry, government.
I just don't see that potential in PennWest, partly due to the lack of geographic continuity and partly because of the nature of the local economies. Not to mention, it's not a stated goal of the western group.
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local...st-enrollment/
Also, some other merger news. Both schools were given a "special master" to aid the management of the mergers since both the presidents and the chancellor aren't equipped to handle the necessary bandwidth. Western is getting the West Chester provost and Commonwealth is getting a PASSHE attorney.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
While this is good, and I hate to be this guy, but this isn't unique. This article feasts on some marketing spin. Schools public and private have been doing this for a decade. "Dual Enrollment" has put AP exams on their deathbed. Same goes for transfer agreements with community colleges. The challenge in the Western group is that there are so many players already involved in this game within their footprint and districts choose the university provider, not the student. When I worked at RMU a coworker made extra money teaching a communications class for Hopewell high school kids on Saturdays. BUT...this is good for the local districts and families in this article. A lot of students are entering college with many college credits. Unfortunately the research so far shows no correlation with those high school students attending the schools where they got the dual enrollment credit or college students graduating any earlier (and saving money).
Also, some other merger news. Both schools were given a "special master" to aid the management of the mergers since both the presidents and the chancellor aren't equipped to handle the necessary bandwidth. Western is getting the West Chester provost and Commonwealth is getting a PASSHE attorney.
Also, it's interesting to look at all of the 20 school districts named because it starts to cannibalize on IUP's and Clarion's territory.
I would also add that I don't think it's marketing spin. Sure, it's publicity. But the plan is real, nuts and bolts stuff. It's profit-oriented and it's enrollment-oriented.
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
I kinda knew that you or somebody would say it's not unique. Of course, it's not unique. I would say, though, the magnitude of it is unique to the geographic footprint. This and other initiatives change the focus of the schools. It expands beyond the academic focus and into all of the other areas I mentioned. The entire region is a constituency.
Also, it's interesting to look at all of the 20 school districts named because it starts to cannibalize on IUP's and Clarion's territory.
I would also add that I don't think it's marketing spin. Sure, it's publicity. But the plan is real, nuts and bolts stuff. It's profit-oriented and it's enrollment-oriented.
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