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Post by big5explorer on Sept 6, 2021 8:55:58 GMT -5
Can't agree with this article more. West Chester has distinguished itself as far-and-away the best of an otherwise lackluster set of state schools. We have 3 kids in their late teenage years and we are in the middle of a 8 year window of college and college-shopping, and we've seen West Chester do an outstanding job of marketing their school. (My kids have received at least 8-10 mailers from them the last 3 years). And, we have a close family member who is an alum who has done remarkably well in his career after graduating.
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Post by big5explorer on Sept 6, 2021 9:01:20 GMT -5
The West Chester article has me thinking....and curious:
My wife and I are both La Salle alums. And it is disappointing to write, but as we are shopping for colleges for the 2nd of our 3 teenagers, our kids have yet to receive a single mailing from La Salle, over a 3-year window. And my current teenage college-shopper is looking at business schools.
Anyone else have this experience? And am I missing something here? Wouldn't it be a relatively simple thing for the school to build a database of alumni family demographics and market directly to kids of alumni as they approach their college years?
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Post by belfieldhappyhour on Sept 6, 2021 17:12:47 GMT -5
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 6, 2021 17:15:37 GMT -5
Hanycz at it again
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Post by roaddog77 on Sept 6, 2021 21:06:49 GMT -5
Damn, the intern president at Lasalle should turn the university into a online university for the rest of the year. I’m glad that the men and women home game on ESPN+. Please get it right Prez.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 6, 2021 21:23:55 GMT -5
Horrible decision. Judging by the comments on the parents' Facebook page....people are none too happy about this.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 7, 2021 5:29:50 GMT -5
Judging by the comments on the parents' Facebook page....people are none too happy about this. Microcosm of society right here.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 7, 2021 11:29:05 GMT -5
Yeah..judging by enrollment, that strategy worked so well last year...
Listening to paying customers is clearly dumb.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 7, 2021 11:44:42 GMT -5
Yeah..judging by enrollment, that strategy worked so well last year... Listening to paying customers is clearly dumb. Are they commenting on the school facebook page? If people have complaints, there are avenues for them that are not a random facebook post.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 7, 2021 11:56:44 GMT -5
There is a specific Parents' page. Most schools have these now. They actually call it "La Salle Families" or something like that, and I see a few alums and faculty on there.
Actually...people have commented that when they call financial aid or other offices like residence life, no one answers or gets back to them . Sometimes faculty or staff monitor the page and then tell them who specifically to call...so...yeah...that's a channel to get answers for a parent.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 7, 2021 11:59:12 GMT -5
Sometimes faculty or staff monitor the page and then tell them who specifically to call...so...yeah...that's a channel to get answers for a parent. Is it an official La Salle page?
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 7, 2021 13:01:29 GMT -5
Sometimes faculty or staff monitor the page and then tell them who specifically to call...so...yeah...that's a channel to get answers for a parent. Is it an official La Salle page? Not sure if it is an official page...the the University official page monitors and comments. See example of a coment responded to by the University FB moderator....
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Post by sweat83 on Sept 7, 2021 14:35:56 GMT -5
Is it an official La Salle page? Not sure if it is an official page...the the University official page monitors and comments. See example of a coment responded to by the University FB moderator.... View Attachment La Salle University is planning for a fully in-person experience in Fall 2021. The University has transitioned its classes to an in-person modality with full classroom and laboratory capacity, following the elimination of most City of Philadelphia restrictions.
Protecting the health and wellness of La Salle’s community remains the guiding principle in the University’s planning. As such, La Salle University joins a growing number of institutions nationally that will require the COVID-19 vaccine for its students, faculty, and staff.
And the reason for this was......
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Post by explorerman on Sept 8, 2021 7:31:48 GMT -5
Judging by the comments on the parents' Facebook page....people are none too happy about this. Microcosm of society right here. Hahhahaha it really is
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Post by coachd on Sept 8, 2021 10:50:29 GMT -5
Get everyone back on-campus and in the class rooms and labs. You are more likely to die from a lightening strike or bee sting than from Covid if you are fully vaccinated. Hell, you are more likely to die from the flu... not one person was ever isolated for flu outbreaks no matter how deadly they were!!! Stop the BS and get back to living a normal life... wear a mask if you want to; don't let some idiot politician force you to wear one.
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Post by sweat83 on Sept 8, 2021 12:32:37 GMT -5
Get everyone back on-campus and in the class rooms and labs. You are more likely to die from a lightening strike or bee sting than from Covid if you are fully vaccinated. Hell, you are more likely to die from the flu... not one person was ever isolated for flu outbreaks no matter how deadly they were!!! Stop the BS and get back to living a normal life... wear a mask if you want to; don't let some idiot politician force you to wear one. “At the end of the day, we have to let people make a choice,” Smith said. “There’s an assumption of risk here. The reality is people need to be careful. I would hope that if you’re unvaccinated, you will wear a mask. And if you’re uncomfortable being outdoors, you wear a mask.
“You go to grocery stores, you go get gas at the gas station, you go to the movie theaters, people are moving around in our society. So how do you move around safely? You have to figure that out for yourself. Hopefully you do that and be conscious of other people.”Gene Smith...OSU Athletic Director. I think Gene gets it. If you put it in this manner, you'll likely get more people to comply with a request. That, and verifying 80,000 vax on game day is impossible.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 8, 2021 14:07:56 GMT -5
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Post by glorydays on Sept 8, 2021 16:46:57 GMT -5
If Buckeyes can’t play, maybe Bishop Sycamore can take their place….
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Post by sweat83 on Sept 8, 2021 18:20:07 GMT -5
Yup. The AD should have taken the time to walk through the OSU Medical Center, and check out all the Covid patients waiting to get admitted, and in the ICU. It's within walking distance from his office. While there, consult with some if the finest OSU Medical professionals, review the numbers, and come to a better conclusion than jamming 100,000 vax/unvax maskless fans into a stadium. Or...maybe he did.
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Post by belfieldhappyhour on Sept 8, 2021 18:42:30 GMT -5
Get everyone back on-campus and in the class rooms and labs. You are more likely to die from a lightening strike or bee sting than from Covid if you are fully vaccinated. Hell, you are more likely to die from the flu... not one person was ever isolated for flu outbreaks no matter how deadly they were!!! Stop the BS and get back to living a normal life... wear a mask if you want to; don't let some idiot politician force you to wear one. Isn't that redundant?
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Post by 23won on Sept 9, 2021 9:06:42 GMT -5
From a mentality/theoretical perspective, Columbus is way south of the Mason Dixon line.
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Post by a10champion15 on Sept 9, 2021 10:22:15 GMT -5
I didn't realize at first that La Salle went remote for a week for 43 cases (most of which are non-resident students). You have a 85% full vax rate amongst students so I'm not sure what the concern or rational is for going remote. What exactly is the goal here because you're going to have cases? The risk of any of these fully vaxed students or staff getting severely sick is beyond minimal, you shouldn't be catering to the unvaxxed at this point. While I understand they are trying to put safety as the top priority this creates an incentive for students to leave and pushes antivax narratives.
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Post by MisterD on Sept 9, 2021 10:53:15 GMT -5
I get that every point can be proven with "no one vaccinated is really dying", but any level of outbreak is disruptive to class unless everyone remains asymptomatic. A professor missing a week with "just the flu" is still a problem, some might even say a bigger problem than going remote for a week.
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Post by explorer88 on Sept 9, 2021 12:14:44 GMT -5
I get that every point can be proven with "no one vaccinated is really dying", but any level of outbreak is disruptive to class unless everyone remains asymptomatic. A professor missing a week with "just the flu" is still a problem, some might even say a bigger problem than going remote for a week. Going remote for a week solves nothing and I think most people agree with that. I just don't see how anything but a downside outcome. As mentioned, cases are going to happen and cannot be avoided.
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Post by a10champion15 on Sept 9, 2021 12:19:10 GMT -5
I get that every point can be proven with "no one vaccinated is really dying", but any level of outbreak is disruptive to class unless everyone remains asymptomatic. A professor missing a week with "just the flu" is still a problem, some might even say a bigger problem than going remote for a week. Completely understand that. An outbreak of any kind is disruptive. I'm just wondering what exactly the bar is for La Salle. Covid is an epidemic at this point and isn't going anywhere. It will be pretty disruptive if you have to go remote and then not remote every time you have an outbreak of cases. Before the vaccine, these type of mitigation efforts were necessary but with a proven solution I just don't know if it's as valuable at this point.
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Post by MisterD on Sept 9, 2021 12:19:45 GMT -5
Going remote for a week solves nothing and I think most people agree with that. I just don't see how anything but a downside outcome. As mentioned, cases are going to happen and cannot be avoided. Going remote for a week stops certain person to person contact. You can disagree with whether that should be done, but saying it does nothing is pretty pointless.
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Post by explorer88 on Sept 9, 2021 12:21:48 GMT -5
Going remote for a week solves nothing and I think most people agree with that. I just don't see how anything but a downside outcome. As mentioned, cases are going to happen and cannot be avoided. Going remote for a week stops certain person to person contact. You can disagree with whether that should be done, but saying it does nothing is pretty pointless. Until next week. Then what happens? Remote for a week again?
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Post by MisterD on Sept 9, 2021 12:45:00 GMT -5
Right, that's a fair question. What pushed this over a threshold that future weeks won't.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 9, 2021 14:19:22 GMT -5
Beyond the disruption to classes, this is disruptive to the start of yet another admissions cycle as high school seniors are beginning school visits and applications. We objectively saw what going virtual did to their year's freshman enrollment...which we know drives operating revenue for a school.like La Salle. If they keep knee-jerk going virtual, not virtual, etc...it will send a bad message to prospective applicants.
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Post by MisterD on Sept 9, 2021 14:22:18 GMT -5
... if those prospective applicants think like I do.
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