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Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:41 pm
by StallionsModelT
No one outside of Texas thinks anything of Texas A&M unless they are going there for engineering.
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:36 pm
by Ponymon
friarwolf wrote:Turner's biggest flaw is that he does not like to fire underperforming personnel..............
Well he didn't seem to have a problem giving Orsini the ax
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:12 pm
by PonySnob
Ponymon wrote:friarwolf wrote:Turner's biggest flaw is that he does not like to fire underperforming personnel..............
Well he didn't seem to have a problem giving Orsini the ax
Copeland.........I mean Copeland.........
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:05 pm
by Ponymon
Ponymon wrote:friarwolf wrote:Turner's biggest flaw is that he does not like to fire underperforming personnel..............
Well he didn't seem to have a problem giving Orsini the ax
And now he has canned John Attanasio as dean of the Dedman School of Law.
http://ponyfans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=65084
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:19 pm
by gostangs
glad to see that. after 15 yrs the law school deserves some fresh leadership.
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:02 pm
by friarwolf
Finally!!!!!
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:10 pm
by Mustangs_Maroons
friarwolf wrote:Finally!!!!!
Agreed, it was time but seems to have been handled very poorly internally though.
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:35 pm
by friarwolf
Not really, Maroon. His contract was up at the end of the spring semester so SMU notified they weren't renewing his contract. He then got on the phone to all his supporters to gin up a sh$tstorm to try to force SMU's hand. Didn't work........
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:25 pm
by Mustangs_Maroons
friarwolf wrote:Not really, Maroon. His contract was up at the end of the spring semester so SMU notified they weren't renewing his contract. He then got on the phone to all his supporters to gin up a sh$tstorm to try to force SMU's hand. Didn't work........
Got it. Let's hope we get a new dean that can actually realize the potential of the law school. We're in a prime market and the reputation/history of our law school in Texas is second to only UT; we should do much better than what we have been doing currently.
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:52 pm
by friarwolf
Totally agree! The quality of the applicants continues to rise - now we need a leader who will demand a higher level of performance from faculty and staff - and students......
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:58 pm
by MV pony
Our Methodist peers, no. 8 Duke and no. 20 Emory, have medical schools. Maybe you can't break into the top tier without a medical, dental or vet school plus a high percentage of alum donors. I would like to see a medical school.
Re: US News National Univ. Rankings - SMU #58
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:37 pm
by gostangs
you are on to something there. We have about 40 extra acres on the east side of central - time to ramp er up!