Then a statement should be written and signed by as large a group as we can and given to the board and the press. I would agree the school needs to do more marketing for its programs. The U of C actually has someone in this region marketing and looking for the exceptional students.
Dr. James Priest PhD Fire Strategist & Researcher [email protected] On Apr 20, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote: > That is just the point, Harry, the teachers are great. They do all they can > for their students. They have wonderful relationships with them . That is not > at all the point I am making. But you don't hear anything by the > Administration that you ought to become a student there because of the great > Spanish program , or that the English courses are the most excellent and you > ought to become a student. Somehow these seem to me like stepchildren .They > do not get the recognition they deserve, The noise is always about the > sports programs. And that hurts when you look from the outside , because > there are great professors not getting enough appreciation from within, so I > believe, no matter how many letters of appreciation they get or about books > they write etc. > Of course I know the sports programs bring in the masses and carry the name > everywhere. That is good . So maybe I was too general in my remarks. I just > hate to see Universities carry their credentials as if only the sports > programs mattered. > Of course the sports audiences have a lot to do with the great popularity. > And UofL is therefore known under that sign, all over the country. That of > course is good in a way, brings in students and makes the UofL name so > popular. . > And now I sign off on this theme. > Marta > > > > > > > > On Apr 20, 2013, at 12:18 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> Marta, >> >> I have had 4 spanish courses at UofL. My teachers have all been excellent. >> >> I stand by my comments, I think UofL is a great place to be. >> >> Harry >> >> On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't doubt that there are marvellous professors with great courses.You >>> know our Lee is among them. And they work tirelessly to keep up standards. >>> I did after all teach there and enjoyed my life and my students ,and worked >>> hard for them, and still think they learned something. However, when it >>> comes to the Arts and Sciences, the back bone, and languages, they are, >>> ever so slowly, losing in value. >>> What I find sad is that much of the attention is focused on the athletic >>> teams, not the other way around. And this, somehow , I believe, has to do >>> a lot with the way the university is promoting its values. >>> Marta >>> >>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Dr. James Priest wrote: >>> >>>> I agree. My daughter attends U of L was just accepted to grad school at U >>>> of Chicago and Two schools in England. So it can't be that bad. My wife >>>> also graduated medical school from U of L. I work with several >>>> universities globally. The IT at all seems a little lacking. My daughter >>>> had a few IT issued which were worked out although it took finding the >>>> right person. >>>> >>>> Dr. James Priest PhD >>>> Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher >>>> >>>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oh Marta, >>>>> >>>>> I am sorry you feel that way. I have been taking classes at UofL for 3 >>>>> years now. I have met some very incredible students, both scholarship and >>>>> non scholarship. I have had marvelous, caring, energetic professors. It’s >>>>> a great place to be. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have long given up to look at the UofL as a university anymore. I >>>>>> would only send somebody there if they want to become athletes or had a >>>>>> scholarship to squeeze in a few selected courses. It has become that >>>>>> bad and that sad. >>>>>> Marta >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This problem has been around for about a year and nobody I've talked >>>>>>>> to at UofL IT seems particularly interested in solving it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ah, yes, that's the old UofL that I have fond memories of! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You'd think that since the early nineties that someone would have taken >>>>>>> their head out of the sand and seen that the world was changing out >>>>>>> there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That attitude will only bring them to irrelevance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, they have a successful athletic program? 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