tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post8056565494082092099..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Turner Brings Can-Do Entrepreneurial Spirit to New Role as Chair of Board of RegentsRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-35032368427450450122013-02-10T14:56:30.620-05:002013-02-10T14:56:30.620-05:00Ok enrollment is a little down and state has decre...Ok enrollment is a little down and state has decreased their committment, but 23 million reduction? EKU leaders may insulate their consciences by claiming to be victims of decreasing enrollment and state reductions but seems to me that this also a management issue. Regardless of the argument that funding came from other buckets than the general operational funds, the reality is at the same time it was divesting itself of the Arlington money pit, it was creating new ones on campus. <br /><br />The campus got cultural and operational stablization for the last few years but it didn't get the revolutionary vision which it is going to have to embrace. <br /><br />If we are not going to creatively redesign the university's financing and instructional delivery systems instead trudge down the industrial era path of managment then I would propose that as they start handing out pink slips to facilities and clerical staff that they consider expanding teaching loads by one course for each faculty member and release time from instruction only when that time is compensated by equivalent grant research funding. If you can't increase your enrollment then provide more classes for them to enroll in now that we are on a credit hour system. Faculty are going to have to accept some of the collective reponsiblity for the instutition they have thrown their lot. Instead of belly aching about low salaries do something to increase tuition intake other than raising the prices on students.<br /><br />Funny how under the same state reduction in support conditions all the other unversities are able to float bonds for construction except EKU and K-state. (Are we really functioning at a K-state operational level?) I hope this guy can help get us on a new path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com