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S. Lampe posted on 6/6/2011 12:20:00 PM
The "Mission Creep" within our Universities is now out of control - PSU is a big offender. Instead of providing a 4 year,rock-solid education for our kids, the universities now fabricate reasons to require more time and courses. In addition the capital spending and research spending has been virtually unchecked for the past 10-15 years. The very highly paid "Administration" at PSU needs to professionally address these issues. No one is suggesting we throw the baby out with the bath water -but the water has become really dirty.
pga posted on 4/5/2011 11:17:00 PM
I read this with dismay. Penn State employees have had frozen salaries more than what is proposed in response to this budget. Can other higher education institutions (specifically the state higher education system) say the same? I dare say NOT! Especially, let's see, oh yes, It would appear that we are so shortsighted that we forget the State Higher education system (Professor Union)threatened to strike for higher wages and health care that it far superior to what a Penn State (non union) professor obtains. Yet, PSU is continually grilled here. I would agree with Skyler- Employers seek that diploma credentialing. I will also note that Penn State does have Friday and night classes. They also have 8AM classes. I recall criticism about other schools not using classroom space on Fridays and can attest to many students (non-PSU students from a variety of higher education institutions- public and private) who do not have Friday classes and brag about their three day weekends. Perhaps, you would do well to go back and refresh with a statistical analysis class that allows for true interpretation of data rather than the skewed data you are spewing in this diatribe.
An Alumni posted on 3/30/2011 1:11:00 PM
Day's of the blank check are over. Day's when universities and high schools could spend recklessly to increase their size and therefore their powers are over. Every existing and proposed program, construction or facility change and personnel requirements needs a benefit –cost analysis with a “do nothing” alternative considered.
Greg posted on 3/25/2011 2:56:00 PM
Penn State along with other educational institutions should be more fiscally responsible. Being fiscally responsible does not necessarily mean cutting higher education, it means using your revenue responsibly.
I see the same behavior in our public schools. They could increase revenue by renting vacant facilities but take months to make a decision with a signature by everyone on their board and only want to rent to non- profits. We could cut school taxes if they thought more like someone who had to be accountable rather than crying poverty and claiming any cuts would decrease educational outcomes and then turn around and expect the taxpayer to just hand over more of our hard earned dollars.
Al Borowski, MEd, CSP, PP posted on 3/24/2011 10:30:00 PM
Let's look at where all those millions and billions are spent.
# 1 Research
@ 2 Administration
# 3 Salaries
# 4 Athletics
# 5 Education
I get the sense that priorities seem a little mixed up.
No wonder the graduation rate is so low. The focus is on the wrong thing.
Ron Stidmon posted on 3/24/2011 4:51:00 PM
I would like to add that PA taxpayers should not be funding tuition expenses for foreign and out of state students unless there is some guarantee that those students will work in the state after graduation. These scholarships can be funded by private donations but should not be taken from taxpayers without some expectation of a return on their investment.
skyler posted on 3/24/2011 4:44:00 PM
This is jackassary. Higher education is not something we need to cut. And with Penn State being ranked #1 in desires by employers I think you should look other places to complain and cut. This is not the intelligent way.
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