State of the Department Address.

[Stallion]

those numbers can be juggled in so many ways if you don't pay attention. The NCAA appears to be the standard formula but other institutions and coaches will often cite misleading figures. For example, some schools will extrapolate out to 6-7 years-others will only count members who stayed at a particular institution. What about transfers that graduated or failed to graduate elsewhere. You really need to make sure you compare Apples to Apples.

[couch 'em]

Should money be diverted from the Mustang Club/Committment to such an endowment effort?

Absolutely it should. If the sole point of a new major is to bring better athletes to SMU as is suggested often on this board, the lion's share of the money should come from the athletic department.

Thing is, we don't need new professors or anything like that to start such a major. We still have plenty of qualified instructors stashed away in the 'Wellness' department. I'm sure they would much rather be teaching kineseology to athletes than teaching my uncoordinated, out of shape self how to play racquetball.

[EastStang]

Maybe, but the fact is that you need a PhD department head with credentials. You get that only through funding.

[BUS]

I do believe that Peter Gifford that was the head of the PE department is still there. Many other of the instructors are still there. I am talking about people with Master and PHD's.

The classrooms are there too. Anyway the biology and anatomy are taught in science building. Same as pre-med. At least is was.

In other words, we are paying some of the KEY people already!!!