PASSHE Institutions Merging

[iupgroundhog]

Today's the day the NCAA group that approves the PASSHE mergers from an athletics perspective meets. Probably no news until Wednesday.

PASSHE board met last week - no tuition increase (meaning more cuts since PASSHE gives most employees two raises a year while revenue is stagnant at best).

They also gave Mansfield another loan to stay afloat - this one $7 million. It appears they're on the Cheyney plan to make a budget and hold nobody accountable to it. Total Mansfield debt to PASSHE for operating revenue gaps: $20 million. https://www.northcentralpa.com/mansf...b357895c7.html

The Mansfield situation is outrageous, IMO. So, who bears responsibility for that level of mismanagement? Is it people at Mansfield, is it Greenfield, is it Hanna? Looks like people making excuses about it. Once a school gets down to a certain size, I don't think the plan works. You can't downsize it more. You have to make a drastic change. I think Mansfield should be online-only. That way you can stop the financial hemorrhaging and it can still serve the local area without being completely closed.

[Ship69]

Today's the day the NCAA group that approves the PASSHE mergers from an athletics perspective meets. Probably no news until Wednesday.

PASSHE board met last week - no tuition increase (meaning more cuts since PASSHE gives most employees two raises a year while revenue is stagnant at best).

They also gave Mansfield another loan to stay afloat - this one $7 million. It appears they're on the Cheyney plan to make a budget and hold nobody accountable to it. Total Mansfield debt to PASSHE for operating revenue gaps: $20 million. https://www.northcentralpa.com/mansf...b357895c7.html

Doesn't help that state funding has been relatively stagnant or dropped for the past 20 years. I believe the state budget for the entire system is something over $500 million. Guess we need to find some sugar daddies somewhere.

[Fightingscot82]

Today's the day the NCAA group that approves the PASSHE mergers from an athletics perspective meets. Probably no news until Wednesday.

PASSHE board met last week - no tuition increase (meaning more cuts since PASSHE gives most employees two raises a year while revenue is stagnant at best).

They also gave Mansfield another loan to stay afloat - this one $7 million. It appears they're on the Cheyney plan to make a budget and hold nobody accountable to it. Total Mansfield debt to PASSHE for operating revenue gaps: $20 million. https://www.northcentralpa.com/mansf...b357895c7.html

[Fightingscot82]

The NCAA body that reviews & approves the PASSHE mergers will meet April 18-19.

[Horror Child]

It's going to be a powerhouse, Bart. Greenstein said so.

The power of three

[iupgroundhog]

Just to tag along. NCAA wrestling Championship team scores ranked as of today and no likely to change much.

46 Bloomsburg 3.0
46 Clarion 3.0

54Lock Haven1.5

61Edinboro 0

Thanks. I was waiting on this post.

(As you know, team scores of 1.5 and 3.0 are irrelevant at nationals.)

[Bart]

Since 4 of the 6 triad members participated in the MAC Wrestling Championships this weekend, I will put this here rather than start a OT thread.

Lock Haven won the MAC Wrestling Championships held Friday and Saturday. Congratulation to LHU. Clarion finished 5th, Bloomsburg 12th, and Edinboro 13th. There were 13 schools competing. The results give a clear idea of where the 4 respective programs stand at this point. Story below.

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022...mac-title.aspx

Just to tag along. NCAA wrestling Championship team scores ranked as of today and no likely to change much.

46 Bloomsburg 3.0
46 Clarion 3.0

54Lock Haven1.5

61Edinboro 0

[Bart]

Merger gets OK from Middle States Commission on Higher Ed. https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsy...-20220315.html

[iupgroundhog]

Since 4 of the 6 triad members participated in the MAC Wrestling Championships this weekend, I will put this here rather than start a OT thread.

Lock Haven won the MAC Wrestling Championships held Friday and Saturday. Congratulation to LHU. Clarion finished 5th, Bloomsburg 12th, and Edinboro 13th. There were 13 schools competing. The results give a clear idea of where the 4 respective programs stand at this point. Story below.

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022...mac-title.aspx

[IUPNation]

I guess I could switch allegiances to IUP. I must be losing my mind. Let me get this straight, if you search the internet, you look up the individual school, which would have no ranking. If you want to see anything about Commonwealth University, it doesn't exist, except in the rankings.

You should switch your allegiance to IUP.

:-)

[IUPNation]

Sounds like a retirement complex. Like Del Boca Vista.

Yep. My parents lived in a condo complex in Boca Raton that is called Tierra Del Sol.

[Bart]

It's going to be a powerhouse, Bart. Greenstein said so.

I guess I could switch allegiances to IUP. I must be losing my mind. Let me get this straight, if you search the internet, you look up the individual school, which would have no ranking. If you want to see anything about Commonwealth University, it doesn't exist, except in the rankings.

[iupgroundhog]

And that would be despite the claim that Commonwealth University is not the public face? Sounds like some have been duped into believing the press release. They best keep Pennsylvania in that name for the national rankings, otherwise students could end up in Kentucky,Massachusetts , or Virginia.

I guess that means Bloom's ranking goes down quite a bit with the additions on their back.

It's going to be a powerhouse, Bart. Greenstein said so.

[Bart]

Because in the background there is really only one administration, council of trustees, accreditation, etc. We'll stop seeing Bloomsburg et al in the national rankings instead now Commonwealth University and Pennsylvania Western.

And that would be despite the claim that Commonwealth University is not the public face? Sounds like some have been duped into believing the press release. They best keep Pennsylvania in that name for the national rankings, otherwise students could end up in Kentucky,Massachusetts , or Virginia.

I guess that means Bloom's ranking goes down quite a bit with the additions on their back.

[iupgroundhog]

Because in the background there is really only one administration, council of trustees, accreditation, etc. We'll stop seeing Bloomsburg et al in the national rankings instead now Commonwealth University and Pennsylvania Western.

That's significant. So much for individual identity.