From a reader:
For your top stories thread--this one: It shows that UCF has the worst teacher/student ratio of any university in the U.S. I know that the UCF News folks included "growth with quality" or some such on their list, but this sort of growth is not at all a sign of quality.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Great Expectations
From a reader:
Who would have thought that the Lake Nona development would fail to generate zillions of dollars?
Who would have thought that the Lake Nona development would fail to generate zillions of dollars?
The “Experts” Must Be UCF Alumni
At the end of every year, Orlando Sentinel Columnist Scott Maxwell assembles a small panel of experts to determine the 25 most powerful people in Central Florida. The results are amusing. Does anyone seriously think that Deborah German, Dean of UCF’s fledgling medical school, is more powerful than a United States Senator?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
They Love You, Terry
In his most recent update, Hickey brags that UCF is going to be able to hire new tenured and tenure-track faculty. From a reader:
You think it is just slightly perverse that he is all excited that we have money to hire t and tt faculty...while the tenured professors and others recently laid off are trying to find new jobs for next year (some after decades of service to the 'UCF family')? What an asshole. And when do we get the list of the administrators who were laid off, anyway?
You think it is just slightly perverse that he is all excited that we have money to hire t and tt faculty...while the tenured professors and others recently laid off are trying to find new jobs for next year (some after decades of service to the 'UCF family')? What an asshole. And when do we get the list of the administrators who were laid off, anyway?
Memorable UCF Story
From a reader:
The time, at a Board of Trustees meeting, when President Hitt and Board of Trustees Chair Nunis donned Afro wigs.
The time, at a Board of Trustees meeting, when President Hitt and Board of Trustees Chair Nunis donned Afro wigs.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Really Memorable UCF Stories of the Decade
UCF is doing a “survey” to determine the most memorable UCF stories of the decade. Here is my list:
– UCF wastes money and man hours to develop a survey to figure out the most memorable stories of the decade.
– UCF spends a ton of money on a new football stadium. After the novelty of the stadium wears off, attendance goes into a free fall.
– The new football stadium is built without any water fountains. Hitt initially opposes adding them but then caves to public pressure.
– State Senator Evelyn Lynn extorts UCF into hiring her daughter.
– UCF administrators give themselves big raises while the people who actually do work get scraps.
– UCF is exposed for lying about the circumstances surrounding the death of a football player. This gets national coverage on ESPN.
– David Mealor, an AVP in the Regional Campuses, is overpaid 85 grand. He has to go on a repayment plan. Everyone gets a kick out of this because Mealor is a dumb asshole.
– UCF hires an academically dishonest football coach. Coach loses more games than he wins.
– Hickey gets scammed when he buys herbal supplements that are supposed to make him taller.*
What have I missed?
* This is a joke, but it sounds like it could be true.
– UCF wastes money and man hours to develop a survey to figure out the most memorable stories of the decade.
– UCF spends a ton of money on a new football stadium. After the novelty of the stadium wears off, attendance goes into a free fall.
– The new football stadium is built without any water fountains. Hitt initially opposes adding them but then caves to public pressure.
– State Senator Evelyn Lynn extorts UCF into hiring her daughter.
– UCF administrators give themselves big raises while the people who actually do work get scraps.
– UCF is exposed for lying about the circumstances surrounding the death of a football player. This gets national coverage on ESPN.
– David Mealor, an AVP in the Regional Campuses, is overpaid 85 grand. He has to go on a repayment plan. Everyone gets a kick out of this because Mealor is a dumb asshole.
– UCF hires an academically dishonest football coach. Coach loses more games than he wins.
– Hickey gets scammed when he buys herbal supplements that are supposed to make him taller.*
What have I missed?
* This is a joke, but it sounds like it could be true.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Keith Tribble, Denier of Reality
The football team has been invited to play in the prestigious St. Petersburg Bowl. Keith Tribble, UCF Athletics Director, said “I can assure you that the Knights fans will be there in droves.”
I doubt it. Here’s the reality:
UCF's announced attendance has dropped 3.8 percent from the 2008 season when the Knights posted a 4-8 record. The announced attendance also is a 13.5 percent decline from the 2007 season when the Knights played their first season at Bright House Networks Stadium and won the conference championship.
The Knights posted a 2-2 record in September that seemed to hurt UCF attendance late in the season. The problem was obvious when UCF hosted then-No. 13 Houston on Nov. 14. The school announced attendance of 36,776, but there were plenty of empty seats when the Knights recorded the first win over an Associated Press Top 25 opponent in school history.
I doubt it. Here’s the reality:
UCF's announced attendance has dropped 3.8 percent from the 2008 season when the Knights posted a 4-8 record. The announced attendance also is a 13.5 percent decline from the 2007 season when the Knights played their first season at Bright House Networks Stadium and won the conference championship.
The Knights posted a 2-2 record in September that seemed to hurt UCF attendance late in the season. The problem was obvious when UCF hosted then-No. 13 Houston on Nov. 14. The school announced attendance of 36,776, but there were plenty of empty seats when the Knights recorded the first win over an Associated Press Top 25 opponent in school history.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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