Comments on: Condition of NDSU is Bleak….Creeping Meatballism http://fargophantom.com/condition-of-ndsu-is-bleak-creeping-meatballism Fargo Phantom is Fargo's news source for the Red River Valley. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Isern http://fargophantom.com/condition-of-ndsu-is-bleak-creeping-meatballism/comment-page-1#comment-36419 Tom Isern Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:11:29 +0000 http://fargophantom.com/?p=297#comment-36419 Bold words, written and published anonymously. The Minard failure, although not so catastrophic as portrayed, nevertheless does represent a serious piece of mismanagement. I feel deep sympathy for the persons and units affected by it. The general tone of trauma in the article I chalk up to youthful inexperience. The university is hardly in crisis. Teaching and learning continue apace; research and service go on. We don't need a crisis conversation. We do need deliberate and reflective discussion about how, while we consolidate the gains of our expansionary phase, we also may elevate the university's academic stature. This will require commitment. Thus these words give me pause: "I no longer care whether the youth of North Dakota get quality education or not. Much as I love my students, the state just doesn’t deserve the effort." I encourage the author to seek better associations, restorative connections with people more committed to our students and more respectful of our public. These are fundamental land grant values. Bold words, written and published anonymously. The Minard failure, although not so catastrophic as portrayed, nevertheless does represent a serious piece of mismanagement. I feel deep sympathy for the persons and units affected by it. The general tone of trauma in the article I chalk up to youthful inexperience. The university is hardly in crisis. Teaching and learning continue apace; research and service go on. We don’t need a crisis conversation. We do need deliberate and reflective discussion about how, while we consolidate the gains of our expansionary phase, we also may elevate the university’s academic stature. This will require commitment. Thus these words give me pause: “I no longer care whether the youth of North Dakota get quality education or not. Much as I love my students, the state just doesn’t deserve the effort.” I encourage the author to seek better associations, restorative connections with people more committed to our students and more respectful of our public. These are fundamental land grant values.

]]> By: Brian http://fargophantom.com/condition-of-ndsu-is-bleak-creeping-meatballism/comment-page-1#comment-36372 Brian Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:06:03 +0000 http://fargophantom.com/?p=297#comment-36372 Very good post and I could agree more. There are so many problems at NDSU that are not being addressed, all the while NDSU is wasting money on many other things. I hope that a movement can be started soon to get all of these things taken care of. I have heard of some rumblings in student government and I would say it might be worth checking into. Just know that students are generally on the same page as you. Best of luck! Very good post and I could agree more. There are so many problems at NDSU that are not being addressed, all the while NDSU is wasting money on many other things. I hope that a movement can be started soon to get all of these things taken care of. I have heard of some rumblings in student government and I would say it might be worth checking into.

Just know that students are generally on the same page as you.

Best of luck!

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