820 full time, 105 part time
about 250 of them are faculty
Seems a little heavy on non faculty.
about 250 of them are faculty
Seems a little heavy on non faculty.
Baseball Dropped (Updated)
Still waiting on that flood of schools dropping sports. Where is it? Where are all the other SoCon teams announcing they are dropping sports??? Not happening. Furman is in that boat all by themselves. A decision they will live to regret.
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Yeah that was the point I was trying to get at Furmanoid...a bit heavy on the non faculty huh?
It’s a disease in all of higher ed. This article is dated but I doubt the trend has reversed.
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/administ ... versities/
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/administ ... versities/
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The long sad and disappointing trend of people only paying lip service to Furman baseball seems to be continuing as a group of motivated and well meaning folks work to save the program.
After gathering 13,313 signatures on the petition to "Save Furman Baseball", only 111 have put their money where their mouth is and contributed to the Go Fund Me campaign.
This lack of meaningful engagement is why we are where we are....
After gathering 13,313 signatures on the petition to "Save Furman Baseball", only 111 have put their money where their mouth is and contributed to the Go Fund Me campaign.
This lack of meaningful engagement is why we are where we are....
Not entirely true. Many individuals who signed the petition gave money, me included. However, at this point, I . as many others, view this attempt at being mostly futile. When the administration is totally against any attempt to resurrect the program, why should anyone try??
I have more questions about the leadership and direction of Furman now than I ever have had. Several issues, and some are sitting in Madame President's lap. Sorry, that is the way I see it. And I could be much more elaborate, but what is the point? Nuf said.
I have more questions about the leadership and direction of Furman now than I ever have had. Several issues, and some are sitting in Madame President's lap. Sorry, that is the way I see it. And I could be much more elaborate, but what is the point? Nuf said.
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kudos to you to being one of the 111.bigpurple75 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:17 pmNot entirely true. Many individuals who signed the petition gave money, me included. However, at this point, I . as many others, view this attempt at being mostly futile. When the administration is totally against any attempt to resurrect the program, why should anyone try??
I have more questions about the leadership and direction of Furman now than I ever have had. Several issues, and some are sitting in Madame President's lap. Sorry, that is the way I see it. And I could be much more elaborate, but what is the point? Nuf said.
You are one of the ones I feel truly terrible for.
I gave when I signed the petition and also gave when I received the new go fund me campaign. Per the page $55k has been raised in 24 hours, a good start but a long way to go toward the million dollar goal in a month. The answer to a question on the page said the administration had not closed the door and a meeting with JD was taking place once a week to assess progress. If you can please give.
I don't know if it has been mentioned here but Bowling Green Univ. has announced that they will keep their baseball program going. They got commitments from alumni and friends for 1.5 million dollars over the next three years and reinstated baseball after after just a few weeks.
I think we should remember that salaries were cut, staff was furloughed, this was a stabilize the budget move. Not some nefarious plan to de-emphasize sports, not a plot to cover up financial mismanagement. The school took a massive hit to it's revenue. That's it. Time to quit disparaging President Davis. The university profile has improved across the board under her leadership, including athletics.
But if baseball is all you care about, a couple of million dollars is not going to solve the problem. Unless someone can write a check to endow baseball it's gone. Now my hope is when there is a vaccine, a treatment, when Covid really is just like the flu, Furman can bring baseball back. Right now I'm worried about the fall season happening. If it doesn't look out.
But if baseball is all you care about, a couple of million dollars is not going to solve the problem. Unless someone can write a check to endow baseball it's gone. Now my hope is when there is a vaccine, a treatment, when Covid really is just like the flu, Furman can bring baseball back. Right now I'm worried about the fall season happening. If it doesn't look out.
After careful consideration deleted post.
Was too truthful, to the point and meaningful.... nevermind
Was too truthful, to the point and meaningful.... nevermind
sad din,
Please do not be intimidated by anybody on this thread, or for that matter, the uffp as a whole. You have every right to post what you are thinking and feeling. Trust me, I could have written a book about this subject, but it will not serve any real purpose. Decision made. I just feel as if Madame President sold the Furman Community short in her attempt to find other workable solutions. Again, my thought.
Just so everyone on this board will now know, I have discussed the baseball situation with over 50 alumni, including a couple of Board Members. Most of which were former athletes, and all of which are pretty successful. Simply put, not the love of Furman some of them might have once had. Only about 4 were ok with the change, and some of that was guarded, if you will.
JohnW, not meaning to pick on Davis, but she IS the president. SHE made the decision with the board and I will always believe that other solutions could have been found. I realize the complexity involved, as several other factors led to the decision. But I am not going to support her just to support her. If you do, that is your right.
Please do not be intimidated by anybody on this thread, or for that matter, the uffp as a whole. You have every right to post what you are thinking and feeling. Trust me, I could have written a book about this subject, but it will not serve any real purpose. Decision made. I just feel as if Madame President sold the Furman Community short in her attempt to find other workable solutions. Again, my thought.
Just so everyone on this board will now know, I have discussed the baseball situation with over 50 alumni, including a couple of Board Members. Most of which were former athletes, and all of which are pretty successful. Simply put, not the love of Furman some of them might have once had. Only about 4 were ok with the change, and some of that was guarded, if you will.
JohnW, not meaning to pick on Davis, but she IS the president. SHE made the decision with the board and I will always believe that other solutions could have been found. I realize the complexity involved, as several other factors led to the decision. But I am not going to support her just to support her. If you do, that is your right.
Bigpurple75, thanks very much. Really appreciate your response. Here's the dilema ...most of the folks on this board bleed purple. Some eat, sleep and dream purp.
There's a ton of stuff that could be said about the situation but at what point does it start hurting recruiting, admissions, reputation, etc. The disappointment is huge from various angles. What would make matters worse is a recruit not choosing FU due to something said. So thats why I bite my tongue. Its a curse I know....
There's a ton of stuff that could be said about the situation but at what point does it start hurting recruiting, admissions, reputation, etc. The disappointment is huge from various angles. What would make matters worse is a recruit not choosing FU due to something said. So thats why I bite my tongue. Its a curse I know....
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Really strange stuff coming from that office these days. "will look not for lazy rivers....?"
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