tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post6904680982102913976..comments2014-01-16T05:34:35.872-08:00Comments on If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.: is it warm in here or is that my blood starting to boil?anne mancinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-28027171195013536102007-09-25T10:33:00.000-07:002007-09-25T10:33:00.000-07:00Kristy - You and Tom have mentioned that book befo...Kristy - You and Tom have mentioned that book before. I will have to see if it is available at the local library.<BR/><BR/>Kath - I just didn't know if the university was still paying Cartwright or not. You have touched on a topic for one of my future diatribes: how grossly underpaid and overworked the (mostly female) staff is at KSU.<BR/><BR/>I read something about this trip that Lefton took - was it to Europe? - but I don't know any of the details.anne mancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-2465874591773699762007-09-25T07:51:00.000-07:002007-09-25T07:51:00.000-07:00What makes you think that Cartwright is off the do...What makes you think that Cartwright is off the dole? She is still collecting as well as the two new assistants. I wish just once the staff in the trenches would get a "bonus" for all the hard work that goes into their meeting their goals. And what about that trip the President and wife just went on? $1700+ a night for a hotel room! KSU must have gotten a huge hunk of money with no strings attached or we will soon be swimming in a sea of red ink.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393653161540855959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-86230101675252265442007-09-24T08:34:00.000-07:002007-09-24T08:34:00.000-07:00Eostre - Yeah, maybe that is where the extra money...Eostre - Yeah, maybe that is where the extra money is coming from - if Carol Cartwright finally stepped off the gravy train.<BR/><BR/>Tom - That same thing happened when Sister was at OU. But as half of a pair of career academicians, Julie would also tell you that if the spouse gave up a career in academia to make the move, it is only fair that said spouse receive a salary for services rendered to the university.<BR/><BR/>Now, I guess I can see that if the spouse was indeed an academician, but that is not always the case. Mr. Carol Cartwright, for example, pursued his own career in whatever it was while his wife was president of the university, and did not seem to expect the university to support him. On the other hand, I doubt that he hosted many teas during his tenure as "first gentleman" of KSU.anne mancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-15226535872503715622007-09-24T06:29:00.000-07:002007-09-24T06:29:00.000-07:00I remember last year when Kent students were payin...I remember last year when Kent students were paying for two presidents at once. Cartwright stepped down when Lefton started, but she received a full year's normal pay as a "consultant" [presumably in case he screwed up]. A smooth passing of the torch is certainly desirable, but a full year just seemed gratuitous to me.EostreEgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556284340959835234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-34437178821366247692007-09-23T06:10:00.000-07:002007-09-23T06:10:00.000-07:00I think this kind of thing happens at many univers...I think this kind of thing happens at many universities. What sets this episode apart is how blatant it was. No one, including the local press, has publicly "connected the dots" to question the actions. This emboldens the ivory tower "can't touch this" mentality at the university. <BR/><BR/>In the business world, "You're doing a great job so here's a raise and a bonus" is rarely followed by "Plus we're hiring this other guy, also at a huge salary, to do 90% of your job". There's a disconnect there, no? Then there's the part where the state freezes tuition, so the university invents new non-tuition "fees". No one sees through this?<BR/><BR/>Where is the outcry? Without it, this behavior will continue unabated.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232444223492532562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-16002379654586867962007-09-22T10:34:00.000-07:002007-09-22T10:34:00.000-07:00Sounds like the same sad story from my BGSU days. ...Sounds like the same sad story from my BGSU days. Only there, the President's gratuitous on-the-payroll assistant was his wife! I think that administrators engaging in this sort of nonsense is the inevitable consequence when one begins to regard the college as a business rather than an academic institution, and I hate it.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191385672620620747noreply@blogger.com