Zimpher Leaving UC?

[gametime]

The trustees of the State University of New York are poised to select Nancy L. Zimpher, the president of the University of Cincinnati, to be the next chancellor of SUNY, the nation’s largest public university system, according to people involved in the process. They said an announcement could come within days.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/education/03suny.html?_r=2

 

:popcorn:

[cammando]

We can only hope.....:clap:

[AHSPanther23]

We can only hope.....:clap:

 

:thumb:

 

I just wonder who else applied for that job at SUNY.

[nkuclubbaseball19]

This just made my day.

[ColonelCrazy]

I wonder who's at the top of her chopping block?

[TSFan20]

We can only hope.....:clap:

 

AMEN!

[Clyde]

Other than the Huggs fiasco what has Z done well or poorly?

[DMZ76]

She has helped transform UC's campus/reputation to a level where FB can recruit with the top tier teams . AND the hoops team will also be top tier again given time. What was it called ...Vision2010?? She did a LOT for the university that didn't show up in the sports pages. That said...I'll never forgive her for "Hugginsgate".

[gametime]

She has helped transform UC's campus

 

Almost all of those improvements were happening before she arrived...

[Eta Rho]

Almost all of those improvements were happening before she arrived...

 

And I'd say a lot of those improvements had a lot more to do with Kelly coming in as head FB coach and Thomas being former AD...

[gametime]

And I'd say a lot of those improvements had a lot more to do with Kelly coming in as head FB coach and Thomas being former AD...

I'm talking about the changes to campus and the Linder Center...

[gametime]

In late August 2005, after Huggins’ “mutually agreed-upon termination” in the words of his lawyer, Zimpher explained her logic. The two years were meant “to honor the history of this coach,” she said. “While you can debate whether he can be effective with or without this extension, it was an acknowledgement of his rich history here that we wanted to give him a chance to coach in the Big East.

Obviously, that didn’t turn out to be a viable option for him.”

 

This is where Zimpher air-balled the open jumper. This is where her administration fell off the consensus-building train:

 

Former athletic director Bob Goin had proposed this, as a solution to the Huggins mess: Allow him to coach a year in the Big East, with the stipulation that he resign after that season. That way, Huggins could coach UC for a year, in a league he helped get the Bearcats into, while also trolling for other job options. This would give Zimpher ample time to search for Huggins’ replacement, and for someone to replace Goin, who was retiring at the end of that year.

 

None of this would be made public, so at the end of the year, the transition would appear seamless.

 

“He (Huggins) had agreed to resign,” Goin said today.

 

Zimpher rejected the deal.

 

“She wanted to go public and show everyone she was the boss. She did that, and there was a price,” Goin said. “Good leaders keep it in the submarine," meaning in house.

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090203/COL03/302030025

[Nkysportsblog]

In late August 2005, after Huggins’ “mutually agreed-upon termination” in the words of his lawyer, Zimpher explained her logic. The two years were meant “to honor the history of this coach,” she said. “While you can debate whether he can be effective with or without this extension, it was an acknowledgement of his rich history here that we wanted to give him a chance to coach in the Big East.

Obviously, that didn’t turn out to be a viable option for him.”

 

This is where Zimpher air-balled the open jumper. This is where her administration fell off the consensus-building train:

 

Former athletic director Bob Goin had proposed this, as a solution to the Huggins mess: Allow him to coach a year in the Big East, with the stipulation that he resign after that season. That way, Huggins could coach UC for a year, in a league he helped get the Bearcats into, while also trolling for other job options. This would give Zimpher ample time to search for Huggins’ replacement, and for someone to replace Goin, who was retiring at the end of that year.

 

None of this would be made public, so at the end of the year, the transition would appear seamless.

 

“He (Huggins) had agreed to resign,” Goin said today.

 

Zimpher rejected the deal.

 

“She wanted to go public and show everyone she was the boss. She did that, and there was a price,” Goin said. “Good leaders keep it in the submarine," meaning in house.

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090203/COL03/302030025

 

I've said from the get go that Zimpher's biggest problem wasn't what happened, but the way she handled it. Everyone had to see the writing on the wall with Huggins, but a lot of people were mad with the way it was handled. The thing I can't understand is why people still want Andy Kennedy, and why people are against Cronin for being a "traitor."

[John Anthony]

This has been rumored for a while. By the way free drinks at Wildman's bar when it happens.

[polarbear1994]

While I was a HUGE Huggins fan, I can't fault her for trying to clean up the image of the school. I DO fault her for destroying our program by killing any recruiting Kennedy or a successor could have done by not hiring someone quickly.