What You Can Do To Help – A New Series

Over the last 91 posts, I’ve made the case that UCF is a venal, wasteful institution that lacks academic rigor especially at the graduate level. Along the way, I’ve also tried to have some fun.

Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be writing open letters to different stakeholders – students, faculty, administrators, and the community – to encourage them to take specific steps to make UCF better.

This Blog Needs a New Building

A key performance indicator for this blog is the number of unique visitors. February was the first month where there were a sizable number of unique visitors. In March, the number of uniques jumped 187 percent, and April is looking even better. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read UCF Loves Money.

An Asshole Gets to Keep His Job

Ken Adams will return in the summer.

No Heroes in This Story

In all the jocularity of April Fools, there was a true statement. William Wetherell, brother of FSU President T.K. Wetherell, was fired by UCF. It’s a story that says a lot about the character of John Hitt.

Listen: It had been discovered that William was actively working to undermine his immediate boss and the interests of UCF. When William’s boss requested of Hitt that he be allowed to fire William, Hitt said no because he didn’t want to deal with the fallout that could come from firing the brother of the politically connected President of FSU.

So, in the insane world that is UCF, William got to keep his salary, but because he couldn’t be trusted, most of his responsibilities and all of his direct reports were taken away from him.

Then, Hitt found out that William was encouraging T.K. to be publicly critical of the UCF President. Finally, William had committed a terminable offense, disloyalty to John Hitt, and William was fired. John Hitt’s life philosophy: You can mess with my family, but don’t mess with me.

Breaking – Possible Replacement for John Hitt

According to a source at the Board of Trustees, William “Bill” Wetherell who was fired, with a police officer nearby, by UCF Regional Campuses is the leading candidate to replace John Hitt. Of course, Wetherell is politically connected. His brother is T.K. Wetherell – former Speaker of the Florida House and Current President of FSU. Currently, William Wetherell works at Daytona Beach Community College.

Update – Happy April Fools!

Breaking – O’Leary Leaving for the NFL

UCF football coach George O’Leary is leaving to coach the Houston Texans. The Texans were impressed with O’Leary’s coaching resume which states that O’Leary has taken UCF to two bowl victories.

Update – Happy April Fools!

Breaking – John Hitt Resigning

Two sources have told me that John Hitt plans to resign later this month (Don’t try to guess the identity of my sources. Hitt’s personal staff is so large that it would be like trying to pick the winning lottery numbers). Hitt has told staffers that he has more than enough money for the rest of his life. He also wants to go out while he’s on top, and he has some grave concerns about the future of UCF. One of my sources emailed me the following:

Remember when Hitt led the failed effort to make it harder to sue doctors? He was trying to help out future graduates of UCF’s medical school because he knew they would be killing a lot of patients. Hitt wants to go out in glory before UCF’s medical grads start failing their boards and committing gross malpractice.

Update – Happy April Fools!