ZippyRulz Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 As enrollment drops, University of Akron gets creative http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160313/NEWS/160319938/as-enrollment-drops-university-of-akron-gets-creative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 http://www.uakron.edu/im/news/ua-corrects-article-about-enrollment 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 I will look forward to the retraction(s) by the ABJ. There was a good segment on enrollment on the March 19 ua to z show (I can only get it to play in the Microsoft browser).. https://uatoz.uakron.edu/2016/03/19/politics-enrollment-and-engagement-and-entrepreneurship/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 ABJ's numbers far more true than not. This is a PR move by Scarborough and company and it's not pretty. They know their strategies have cratered public perception, alienated many existing students and area families. This is very, very serious. The school is on the verge of s severe financial emergency that might require state intervention. if that happens, enrollment will decline further and the state might be forced to take drastic measures (merger). http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/university-of-akron-attacks-beacon-journal-story-1.671704 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I've read both the ABJ story, and the subsequent story refuting the data from the University. Unfortunately, we live in a world where the lib media has control over public perception, especially for those people who will not look any further into the facts, and just believe what they are told. It happens during every election cycle. Thus, the story that appears on the front page of a big regional newspaper is going to get infinitely more attention that the article the U circulates which refutes the accuracy of some of those numbers. And that's what potential recruits and their families in this region are going to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 1 hour ago, jupitertoo said: This is very, very serious. The school is on the verge of s severe financial emergency that might require state intervention. if that happens, enrollment will decline further and the state might be forced to take drastic measures (merger). lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 3 hours ago, jupitertoo said: ABJ's numbers far more true than not. This is a PR move by Scarborough and company and it's not pretty. They know their strategies have cratered public perception, alienated many existing students and area families. This is very, very serious. The school is on the verge of s severe financial emergency that might require state intervention. if that happens, enrollment will decline further and the state might be forced to take drastic measures (merger). http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/university-of-akron-attacks-beacon-journal-story-1.671704 I'd say there is legitimacy to Akron's claims. Raising admission standards to become more selective has become a crossed the board a common thing for Ohio public universities. It's also no coincidence that the University has taken measures to expand the honors college as those people are much more likely to graduate on time than some person who got an 18 on their act and averaged a 2.5 in high school. http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/state-funding-pushes-up-college-standards/nnN8b/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 On March 26, 2016 at 0:06 PM, kreed5120 said: I'd say there is legitimacy to Akron's claims. Raising admission standards to become more selective has become a crossed the board a common thing for Ohio public universities. It's also no coincidence that the University has taken measures to expand the honors college as those people are much more likely to graduate on time than some person who got an 18 on their act and averaged a 2.5 in high school. http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/state-funding-pushes-up-college-standards/nnN8b/ That arguentment (from UA not from you) is garbage. There hasn't been a significant drop in the admissions of Kent, which has also made an effort to increase its standards of admittance, and I think it has had a slightly higher standard longer than Akron has and did not see the same dive in enrollment. This is objectively serious. It is absolutely a PR stunt for UA to make this argument. Also it's and outdated contention; UA began raising its standards years ago at this point. Continually using "the higher standards" excuse for lower admittance is refusing to acknowledge a real and very serious problem. Not to mention refusing to accept responsibility for some very, very, poor decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/05/06/University-of-Toledo-has-new-interim-vice-president-of-the-division-of-enrollment-management-Stephanie-Sanders.html UT’s enrollment has dropped every year since 2010, when it reached a head count high of 23,085 students. In fall of 2014, enrollment fell to 20,626 students. In the fall of 2015, the university enrolled 20,325 students. Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/05/06/University-of-Toledo-has-new-interim-vice-president-of-the-division-of-enrollment-management-Stephanie-Sanders.html#RDOxKwBOTvqL576j.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesZipFan Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Wow... http://www.ohio.com/news/education/ua-bracing-for-20-million-revenue-drop-from-lower-enrollment-projections-1.687833 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 On March 26, 2016 at 10:17 AM, LZIp said: lol. Still lol, LZip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 9 hours ago, jupitertoo said: Still lol, LZip? Yes, UA is not going away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Every 6 months my company gets a new set of UA Engineering co-op's. Usually three or four. Without exception, the kids are sharp, energetic and well-prepared. After their graduation, many have been retained, and are doing quite well. I am impressed with the level of graduates UA Engineering is churning out. People can latch on to whatever negative stuff they want. Good for them. I see with my own eyes there's still a great crop of kids at UA, getting a great education, and being very well prepared for their professional careers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Every 6 months my company gets a new set of UA Engineering co-op's. Usually three or four. Without exception, the kids are sharp, energetic and well-prepared. After their graduation, many have been retained, and are doing quite well. I am impressed with the level of graduates UA Engineering is churning out. People can latch on to whatever negative stuff they want. Good for them. I see with my own eyes there's still a great crop of kids at UA, getting a great education, and being very well prepared for their professional careers. Same applies in my profession. UA is as well respected (if not more) in my office as any other regional university as well as OSU, Miami, and Dayton. All of the biggest firms recruit at UA. Edited June 6, 2016 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Having the local paper drone on about the alleged gloom and doom at UA has clearly had a major impact on enrollment. For the average Joe NEO who only gets his info from the MSM, the last 2 years would have led them to believe UA was going to fold and disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesZipFan Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 yes, but to be fair, the source of the doom and gloom talk was &%$#@ assmonkey president who has now created actual reason for doom and gloom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hilltopper said: Having the local paper drone on about the alleged gloom and doom at UA has clearly had a major impact on enrollment. For the average Joe NEO who only gets his info from the MSM, the last 2 years would have led them to believe UA was going to fold and disappear. No Doubt. The reputation of a University among prospective students and donors means everything, And the press certainly has an impact on shaping that. We're going to have to suffer the consequences until we can rebuild that image. It may be wishful thinking to speculate that a change in leadership will change all of that. I hope it does. But, I wouldn't count on any kind of instant "they're fine now...they just had a bad president" type of impact. I really think it's going to take some time. Edited June 6, 2016 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) This can't help. And there's a growing apathy among college-age adults that college is a waste of money. Including on campus. Edited August 17, 2016 by Spin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 NIU enrollment down 5.5 percent http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/09/07/niu-enrollment-down-5-5-percent/avjxwfq/ “Certainly we continue to face challenges that all Illinois higher education institutions confront, most notably Illinois’ continued population decline and the state’s continued and persistent status as the nation’s second-largest exporter of high school students to other states for higher education,” Baker wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) On 8/17/2016 at 6:04 PM, Spin said: This can't help. And there's a growing apathy among college-age adults that college is a waste of money. Including on campus. Universities are just so focused on outspending one another and passing that cost onto students, donors, and taxpayers. I'm waiting for the day UA sends me a letter saying thank you for your contributions. We reached our fundraising goal of x-number of dollars. We don't need anymore of your money. Instead it is we are $150 million towards our $200 million goal, but now we actually need $500 million so please give more. Edited September 13, 2016 by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboned Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I thought this article was quite pertinent to what we are seeing at U of A. Maybe President Wilson can add some comment to what if anything we are doing here at U of A. I know we have had some past efforts to link UA to Economic development. I am very interested in what his thoughts, plans and ideas are related to economic development. http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-save-themselves-small-colleges-offer-lifeline-to-their-hometowns-1482316200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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