Comments on: The University of Maryland at I-95 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt R http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/comment-page-1/#comment-190456 Matt R Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:57:05 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/#comment-190456 8. The only concern Loh would have about undergrads is perhaps crime and keeping them safe etc. Thats about it. 8. The only concern Loh would have about undergrads is perhaps crime and keeping them safe etc. Thats about it.

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]]> By: damian j http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/comment-page-1/#comment-190440 damian j Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:48:33 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/#comment-190440 Loh's priorities: 1. Raise money 2. Attract research money 3. Attract grant money 4. Raise money 5. Save money 6. Raise more money 7. Soon it will be to fire the AD if football and basketball dont get straightened out because they are LOSING MONEY and need to be MAKING MONEY Undergrad recruitment im sure doesnt even make his top ten Loh’s priorities:

1. Raise money
2. Attract research money
3. Attract grant money
4. Raise money
5. Save money
6. Raise more money
7. Soon it will be to fire the AD if football and basketball dont get straightened out because they are LOSING MONEY and need to be MAKING MONEY

Undergrad recruitment im sure doesnt even make his top ten

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]]> By: Colin Phillips http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/comment-page-1/#comment-190397 Colin Phillips Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:47:57 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/#comment-190397 @ Joe. Your point sounds straightforward, and my point was partly facetious, but I'd actually disagree with you on what administrators should pay attention to. The university is competing in a national and international marketplace for top students and faculty. And in the current world, its on-line presence is its primary way of communicating its virtues to the world. I know that the university's top administrators work tirelessly to promote the university and to build its reputation. But anybody who is devoting much of their life to doing that really should be paying attention to the primary ways that outsiders get to see the university. I would bet that website improvements could have a far bigger effect on the university's ability to reach talented students than would something like a merger with some professional schools in Baltimore. On-line presentation is so important. @ Joe.
Your point sounds straightforward, and my point was partly facetious, but I’d actually disagree with you on what administrators should pay attention to. The university is competing in a national and international marketplace for top students and faculty. And in the current world, its on-line presence is its primary way of communicating its virtues to the world. I know that the university’s top administrators work tirelessly to promote the university and to build its reputation. But anybody who is devoting much of their life to doing that really should be paying attention to the primary ways that outsiders get to see the university. I would bet that website improvements could have a far bigger effect on the university’s ability to reach talented students than would something like a merger with some professional schools in Baltimore. On-line presentation is so important.

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]]> By: John http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/comment-page-1/#comment-190393 John Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:16:57 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/#comment-190393 I do feel that there are higher priorities than merging the two institutions. What's the rush? Perhaps this should be considered 5 or 10 years down the road until UMCP has had a chance to build a stronger foundation in reputation and College Park becomes the premier college town in the region. Only then will the merger make more sense. UMCP would have the momentum and the "infrastructure" to attract those top students and faculty. M-Square isn't even fully built out yet. it would be great if that was complete as well. Right now, there's nothing to offer any top student or faculty as far as amenaties. Why invite guests to your house and you have nowhere for the to sleep, no food, and no entertainment? I do feel that there are higher priorities than merging the two institutions. What’s the rush? Perhaps this should be considered 5 or 10 years down the road until UMCP has had a chance to build a stronger foundation in reputation and College Park becomes the premier college town in the region. Only then will the merger make more sense. UMCP would have the momentum and the “infrastructure” to attract those top students and faculty. M-Square isn’t even fully built out yet. it would be great if that was complete as well. Right now, there’s nothing to offer any top student or faculty as far as amenaties. Why invite guests to your house and you have nowhere for the to sleep, no food, and no entertainment?

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]]> By: joe http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/comment-page-1/#comment-190389 joe Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:09:03 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5235/#comment-190389 If President Loh himself spends more than 30 seconds concerned about the undergraduate recruitment website, he has his priorities wrong. I agree that the potential undergrad website is terrible, but fixing that has nothing to do with the president of the university. If President Loh himself spends more than 30 seconds concerned about the undergraduate recruitment website, he has his priorities wrong. I agree that the potential undergrad website is terrible, but fixing that has nothing to do with the president of the university.

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