I feel sort of like better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Actually, unlike everyone else, the only decision that irked the hell out of me was giving those former politicians cushy jobs without doing a search for the best person to fill the positions. Of course, he did the exact opposite with the basketball search and I feel like he has handled the athletics department well.
I have a severe distrust of all politicians at the moment, and he always seemed in Rastetter and Branstad's hip pocket, especially by giving their pals high paying jobs. On the other hand, those same people will be picking his successor, so we might get even worse political patronage in university positions.
I am pleased with the increase in both enrollment and strength of the research park during his tenure, but am not sure how much of that is because of him or maybe just him not getting in the way. I don't want to wind up with some Boston Chicken president without an academic background however.
Actually, unlike everyone else, the only decision that irked the hell out of me was giving those former politicians cushy jobs without doing a search for the best person to fill the positions. Of course, he did the exact opposite with the basketball search and I feel like he has handled the athletics department well.
I have a severe distrust of all politicians at the moment, and he always seemed in Rastetter and Branstad's hip pocket, especially by giving their pals high paying jobs. On the other hand, those same people will be picking his successor, so we might get even worse political patronage in university positions.
I am pleased with the increase in both enrollment and strength of the research park during his tenure, but am not sure how much of that is because of him or maybe just him not getting in the way. I don't want to wind up with some Boston Chicken president without an academic background however.