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Post by a10champion15 on Jan 11, 2021 14:03:31 GMT -5
Good Luck to President Hanycz on her next journey. She made some real progress for La Salle. She will be tough to replace.
I know there is some criticism here but she wasn't going to bat 1000. She got hired by Xavier, you don't get hired by them unless you have a resume to back it up.
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Post by big5vet on Jan 11, 2021 14:38:28 GMT -5
President Hanycz provided the kind of dynamic leadership the University needed. Many of her initiatives were fresh and imaginative. It will be difficult to recruit a similarly talented new leader.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Jan 11, 2021 15:36:55 GMT -5
Good, bad, indifferent? Would be interested in everyone's thoughts. Great for her, bad for us? definitely. But this is also an opportunity for the school. They’ve moved on from the Christian Brother-led direction and can now pick someone that’s progressive with outside the box ideas to lead a school in trouble. |
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Post by blueandgold on Jan 11, 2021 15:37:20 GMT -5
Objectively, I don’t see how anyone La Salle could have hired as president six years ago would have been able to navigate much better the challenging circumstances that faced, and will continue to face, the University. I’m not saying I liked everything about the last six years, but it certainly could have been worse. Hopefully we have an easier/quicker time filling the void than we did then.
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Post by big5vet on Jan 11, 2021 16:04:01 GMT -5
Best Catholic Colleges in America (some familiar names between 20 and 99)
DePaul 20
Providence 25
Duquesnse 27
Loyola Chicago 28
St Joseph's 29
St Bonaventure 30
Seton Hall 31
Manhattan 36
Xavier 45
St Vincent PA 49
Christian Brothers Memphis 61
La Salle 62
Niagara 67
San Francisco 75
St John's NY 99
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Post by las71 on Jan 11, 2021 17:10:02 GMT -5
While we seem to have our differences on her performance, a larger, wealthier institution has chosen to hire her. I'm sure Xavier was aware of what occurred during her tenure at La Salle and my fear is that they recognized just how difficult the situation was here. These are incredibly difficult times for La Salle and many other small colleges across the country. There are reasons why enrollment is down and the enrollment is dangerously low. Put me in the camp that feels she did well under the circumstances. It will be interesting to see the quality of candidates that step forward and apply. Will top flight candidates see La Salle as an opportunity or an insurmountable challenge. I thank President Hanycz for her service and wish her well at Xavier.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 11, 2021 17:57:18 GMT -5
Best Catholic Colleges in America (some familiar names between 20 and 99) DePaul 20 Providence 25 Duquesnse 27 Loyola Chicago 28 St Joseph's 29 St Bonaventure 30 Seton Hall 31 Manhattan 36 Xavier 45 St Vincent PA 49 Christian Brothers Memphis 61 La Salle 62 Niagara 67 San Francisco 75 St John's NY 99 How are we below Christian Brothers Memphis? |
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Post by Gnocchi on Jan 11, 2021 19:01:31 GMT -5
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Post by olneyman on Jan 11, 2021 19:07:11 GMT -5
I had thought X was in nova’s class, but seems more like St. Joe’s. 4500 undergrads; 7,000 total students and endowment of 200 million if the numbers I saw are accurate.
A jump; but not that big a one.
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Post by calsufan on Jan 11, 2021 19:46:59 GMT -5
Yeah, some of the same pompous jerks that used to grace the A10 board. |
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Post by crayzeeguy on Jan 11, 2021 21:34:36 GMT -5
7 sports cut, art sold, freshman enrollment at lowest it has been in years, no facilities plan for basketball yet..not staying around to deal with the fallout of any of that. I guess everyone can determine their own measure of "success". As a faculty member friend of mine said a few years ago, "You don't have to like the administration, you just have to outlast them. Presidents come and go, but the faculty that makes La Salle who La Salle is endures." As the son of a now retired La Salle employee, this, along with the stripping of certain benefits from former employees, is the legacy I shall remember. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 11, 2021 21:40:48 GMT -5
As the son of a now retired La Salle employee, this, along with the stripping of certain benefits from former employees, is the legacy I shall remember. You're Tom Brennan's son? |
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Post by crayzeeguy on Jan 11, 2021 21:44:17 GMT -5
As the son of a now retired La Salle employee, this, along with the stripping of certain benefits from former employees, is the legacy I shall remember. You're Tom Brennan's son? As a former La Salle football player, that is the worst insult I’ve ever seen on this board |
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Post by blueandgold on Jan 12, 2021 11:22:57 GMT -5
Best Catholic Colleges in America (some familiar names between 20 and 99) DePaul 20 Providence 25 Duquesnse 27 Loyola Chicago 28 St Joseph's 29 St Bonaventure 30 Seton Hall 31 Manhattan 36 Xavier 45 St Vincent PA 49 Christian Brothers Memphis 61 La Salle 62 Niagara 67 San Francisco 75 St John's NY 99 How are we below Christian Brothers Memphis? Blues, BBQ, warmer weather, etc. |
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Post by gymrat67 on Jan 12, 2021 13:33:11 GMT -5
How are we below Christian Brothers Memphis? Blues, BBQ, warmer weather, etc. Christian Brothers Memphis' Gadomsky School of Engineering has BS degree programs in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Engineering Management and Construction Management. |
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Post by MisterD on Jan 12, 2021 14:47:35 GMT -5
How are we below Christian Brothers Memphis? Blues, BBQ, warmer weather, etc. And those ducks at that hotel. They're pretty impressive. |
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Post by theneumann64 on Jan 12, 2021 15:13:27 GMT -5
Blues, BBQ, warmer weather, etc. And those ducks at that hotel. They're pretty impressive. Army played in a bowl game down there last month and their twitter posted a photo of the team in the lobby with those ducks. It was awesome. |
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Post by MisterD on Jan 12, 2021 15:31:40 GMT -5
We do our best to avoid dumb touristy stuff but we took the chance here and it was totally worth it.
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Post by gymrat67 on Jan 12, 2021 17:56:44 GMT -5
Blues, BBQ, warmer weather, etc. And those ducks at that hotel. They're pretty impressive.   |
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Post by glorydays on Jan 13, 2021 11:30:19 GMT -5
I am not a spiritual guy. Pray that we are sent another Brother Patrick Ellis. Yes, he left us in 1992 to lead Catholic U. I think he was heavily recruited as opposed to looking for his next career move. Plus he could sing....
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 13, 2021 11:43:26 GMT -5
I am not a spiritual guy. Pray that we are sent another Brother Patrick Ellis. Yes, he left us in 1992 to lead Catholic U. I think he was heavily recruited as opposed to looking for his next career move. Plus he could sing.... I had his Honors Satire class in his last semester at La Salle in spring of 1992. Every day was entertaining, and he would frequently sing Gilbert & Sullivan in class. I was late turning in a couple of papers to him, and he happened to be on stage with some ceremony at West Catholic with my mom (who taught there) and said to her, "Dan's work is well worth waiting for, if you know what I mean." |
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Post by glorydays on Jan 13, 2021 11:48:02 GMT -5
I am not a spiritual guy. Pray that we are sent another Brother Patrick Ellis. Yes, he left us in 1992 to lead Catholic U. I think he was heavily recruited as opposed to looking for his next career move. Plus he could sing.... I had his Honors Satire class in his last semester at La Salle in spring of 1992. Every day was entertaining, and he would frequently sing Gilbert & Sullivan in class. I was late turning in a couple of papers to him, and he happened to be on stage with some ceremony at West Catholic with my mom (who taught there) and said to her, "Dan's work is well worth waiting for, if you know what I mean." You never forget the great teachers. Thanks for sharing that story. |
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Post by glorydays on Jan 13, 2021 15:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by 1863 on Jan 13, 2021 22:09:44 GMT -5
The first alarm that went off for me was wondering what her private thoughts/discussions which led her in this direction. Was it a matter of "I've taken La Salle as far as I can and I can't see any other alternatives to saving this school?" Was it, "La Salle probably has less than a decade left because, financially, it's already on life support now after all the cuts we've made."
Since Xavier is essentially a lateral move for her (salary-wise) those are the things that bothered me the most about this because, what other reason could there be to leave?
I do think Hanycz did as much as she possibly could at La Salle. The tuition roll-back was a unique approach, but the art sale was a disaster. I'm guessing that the layoffs and down-sizing were the only other routes she could go to.....she's no fool and knows budgeting. Everyone I know says that she did her homework before making a decision.
She faced similar circumstances as principal at Brescia University College from what I've read, but La Salle had more constraints tied to it, limiting the amount of practical financial savings options open to it.
This is what concerns me, that someone who is as sharp as her reached what she may have seen as a limit. What can the next president do that she didn't and how long do we have left?
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Post by explorerburger on Jan 14, 2021 13:11:24 GMT -5
I am not a spiritual guy. Pray that we are sent another Brother Patrick Ellis. Yes, he left us in 1992 to lead Catholic U. I think he was heavily recruited as opposed to looking for his next career move. Plus he could sing.... For the purposes of balance, I will offer that my brother was a long-time CUA employee, and there was a feeling by many on that campus that he was a better fit back at La Salle. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 14, 2021 16:25:24 GMT -5
and three more go...
Announced today that three members of Colleen's staff are leaving around mid February. That's 1/3 of her Executive Cabinet bolting. If we had a band, would they be playing Nearer My God To Thee?
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Post by sweat83 on Jan 14, 2021 16:46:29 GMT -5
The first alarm that went off for me was wondering what her private thoughts/discussions which led her in this direction. Was it a matter of "I've taken La Salle as far as I can and I can't see any other alternatives to saving this school?" Was it, "La Salle probably has less than a decade left because, financially, it's already on life support now after all the cuts we've made." Since Xavier is essentially a lateral move for her (salary-wise) those are the things that bothered me the most about this because, what other reason could there be to leave? I do think Hanycz did as much as she possibly could at La Salle. The tuition roll-back was a unique approach, but the art sale was a disaster. I'm guessing that the layoffs and down-sizing were the only other routes she could go to.....she's no fool and knows budgeting. Everyone I know says that she did her homework before making a decision. She faced similar circumstances as principal at Brescia University College from what I've read, but La Salle had more constraints tied to it, limiting the amount of practical financial savings options open to it. This is what concerns me, that someone who is as sharp as her reached what she may have seen as a limit. What can the next president do that she didn't and how long do we have left? Spot. On. Although I would tend to believe the X role pays more. BTW...she's replacing Rev Michael Graham, who had been in that role for 17 years. Big shoes to fill there if you read his bio. |
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Post by MisterD on Jan 14, 2021 16:54:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm fine admitting that Xavier is simply a better job (and closer to where she's from) and leave it at that. Just like if Baptiste ever gets a Big East offer or something; at our level if your people have options like this, it means you're making the right hires.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 14, 2021 17:02:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm fine admitting that Xavier is simply a better job (and closer to where she's from) Cincinnati is closer to Toronto than Philadelphia? |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 14, 2021 17:36:24 GMT -5
Spot. On. Although I would tend to believe the X role pays more. Their President's salary isn't listed in their 990 filings. I guess because he was a Jesuit and took no salary. Their salaries across other positions were comparable to La Salle's for similar roles. In some cases...we pay more...maybe Philly being a more expensive market. Given our financial state, a President taking no salary lends itself toward a Christian Brother again. |
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