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Mark Kennedy new, but soon to be old CU President - Official CU president Thread
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Let me try and explain to you why "folks" are so "burrhurt" about this.
First, I don't think anyone is saying that the bonus/salary incentive (potayto/potahto) was not presented according to the terms of his contract.
The issue I have, and I am projecting that many of the others share, is that the optics and timing of this are beyond bad. With the campus closed down due to the pandemic, the university system losing tens of millions of dollars of revenue, and faculty and staff being placed on furlough, it is a very bad look for the University President to be bonused such a large amount - deserved or not. Many other high profile University employees have taken voluntary salary cuts and refused deserved bonus payments. The President should have done the same.
Now, I have no idea of whether he always intended to donate the bonus/salary incentive back to the University, or if it was a reaction to public criticism. Only he could tell you that. What I think the proper course of action should have been is either 1) refuse the bonus/salary incentive outright, or 2) announced the intent to donate the amount at the same time as the bonus/salary incentive was announced. Either of these actions would have sent a public message that the President isn't above a small personal sacrifice for the benefit of the University during difficult times for all.
I need more context around this. Who has been blocked or unfollowed? I'm assuming this just refers to Allbuffs Twitter account, which I actually didn't realize we had until yesterday.
Also, it is bold to say that Sharkey's tweet embarrassed anybody but herself.
Aside from the appearance that Kennedy was forced to react to a poor optic of his making, let's pretend that his intent was to donate his bonus to scholarships all along (unlikely).
Sharkey missed an opportunity to clear the record in the reasoned tone of a professional. She failed to do that.
So what is the agenda of this CU Buffs Stats person?
From looking at the material that’s still available, the stats person used their personal twitter account to agree with Sharkey. Whomever runs the AB twitter account decided to block this person. Then, he used the CU stats account to call out AB twitter because CU stats guy was butthurt that he got blocked.
Well, I don’t agree with blocking people just for offering an unpopular opinion. I do wonder how they chose to share their opinion.
CU stats person sounds a lot like Dave Plati.
His personal account is now private. There’s got to be more to the story on that front.
It's not like there has been a generally warm relationship between Plati and Allbuffs, dating back--to the best of my recollection--to the time Dave went full Baghdad Bob and counted a mere 200 powder blue-clad fans in 2012.
I was being a bit sarcastic. It’s quite obviously Dave Plati.
It's not plati but the guy who runs that account is super thin skinned and also has a fun trolly history iirc. I wasn't the one who did any of the Twitter stuff but I do find it amusing
I’ll take your word for it, but I suspect this guy - whoever he is - has studied at the Dave Plati institute for bunker mentality.
It's not an official account if that helps
Matt Thompson?
Maybe the university employees who will be losing their jobs will care?
Executive bonus pay during cutbacks is disgusting.
If the plan all along was to donate the bonus/incentive earnings, then it was just a missed PR opportunity that caused people to get upset through the university's mismanagement of its messaging. And Sue Sharkey was confusing as hell with her response -- why would anyone lash out at people questioning an executive bonus right now? How can a politician be that tone deaf?
Not really a tough crowd. He was taking his bonus no matter what and only dedicated it to schollys when he was called out. Look across the corporate world and see what most execs are doing. Most are taking cuts, no salary or are definitely not taking bonuses. Kennedy is not someone I have a lot of faith in to make a good decision. Just another example reinforcing this perception.
to be fair he did already take a pay-cut
cuindependent.com
Mark Kennedy, CU leaders to take 10% pay cut through furloughs
With higher education funding threatened by the coronavirus pandemic, CU system President Mark Kennedy said he and other university leaders will face furloughs. By Robert Tann
cuindependent.com
Not really fair considering he got 81% more than Benson and already received bonuses above his initially agreed upon salary...to be fair he did already take a pay-cut
Mark Kennedy, CU leaders to take 10% pay cut through furloughs
With higher education funding threatened by the coronavirus pandemic, CU system President Mark Kennedy said he and other university leaders will face furloughs. By Robert Tann
Didn’t know where else to ask this, but does anyone have a good read on which candidate for regent in District 2 (Boulder) is the most pro athletics? It’s the primary so I am assuming whomever wins will walk on to the Board of Regents. If there’s a more appropriate thread for this question I can ask there.
Likely Aaron Harber. He’s been a very active supporter of the Ralphie program. If I lived in 2nd CD, he’d have my vote.
I've had some dialog with candidates:
Harber is pro athletics, but also very critical to the hiring process which this thread is about.
www.coloradopolitics.com
Dave Gross is also pro athletics. Here's his response to Mel Tucker leaving:
I'm pretty comfortable with either. The 3rd candidate, Callie someone, I cannot speak of. I tried to engage her campaign re: sports and I did not get a response.
Harber is pro athletics, but also very critical to the hiring process which this thread is about.
CU regent candidate backs continued live buffalo mascot
Aaron Harber, one of the Democratic candidates for University of Colorado regent in the Second Congressional District, has begun a petition to “Save Ralphie,” the university’s live buffalo mascot.
Dave Gross is also pro athletics. Here's his response to Mel Tucker leaving:
I'm pretty comfortable with either. The 3rd candidate, Callie someone, I cannot speak of. I tried to engage her campaign re: sports and I did not get a response.
I've had some dialog with candidates:
Harber is pro athletics, but also very critical to the hiring process which this thread is about.
CU regent candidate backs continued live buffalo mascot
Aaron Harber, one of the Democratic candidates for University of Colorado regent in the Second Congressional District, has begun a petition to “Save Ralphie,” the university’s live buffalo mascot.
Dave Gross is also pro athletics. Here's his response to Mel Tucker leaving:
I'm pretty comfortable with either. The 3rd candidate, Callie someone, I cannot speak of. I tried to engage her campaign re: sports and I did not get a response.
I haven't heard, has the university even gotten a new Buffalo yet?
BOR meeting today. Heidi Ganahl's motion for tuition reimbursement was voted down 5-4.
Start of thread
Start of thread
Canceling the football season, but then bringing all the kids to campus for classes makes absolutely no sense.
Colleges are in a real bind. Not just CU. Without students, they have no reason to exist. They’re fighting a difficult fight now.
I’ve heard that upwards of 20% of the incoming Freshman class is expected to simply not show up. Covid hit after the deadline to request an admission deferral, so schools are playing hardball and telling them that if they don’t show up, they will have to re-apply for admission the following year. No international students for probably two years in a row. All this makes for an extremely small incoming freshman class this year, and what will likely be a very large incoming freshman class next year to even out the numbers. That creates a bunch of issues all itself, like housing, class sizes, academic advising, etc.
I’ve heard that upwards of 20% of the incoming Freshman class is expected to simply not show up. Covid hit after the deadline to request an admission deferral, so schools are playing hardball and telling them that if they don’t show up, they will have to re-apply for admission the following year. No international students for probably two years in a row. All this makes for an extremely small incoming freshman class this year, and what will likely be a very large incoming freshman class next year to even out the numbers. That creates a bunch of issues all itself, like housing, class sizes, academic advising, etc.
No international students is going to hit the Anschutz campus really hard. They were already struggling to put students in seats.
But it makes lots of cents.
I was definitely not on AB back in 2012. Could I get some context on this? Curious to hear what it was.
There was a "protest" during a home football game in 2012. A significant amount of fans wore powder blue to signify their extreme displeasure with Dan Hawkins. Plati was PISSED and also said it was a mere 200 fans. It was SIGNIFICANTLY higher than that.