ZippyRulz Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 (edited) I'm not assuming we didn't try or that politics were not involved. Maybe someone in the know can clue us in; or maybe additional info will come out. Since those students originally chose a smaller private/religious school they might not be inclined to finish at a big public U. It will be interesting to see what happens with the 50-acre campus. Edited March 1 by ZippyRulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 I think you will be seeing more and more of these smaller privates close. Moving forward I wonder what, if any, impact it would have on Akron's enrollment. I'd imagine the vast bulk majority of what would have been incoming freshman will just select a different private school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 11 hours ago, LZIp said: Disappointed I didn’t see UA in the news today. Notre Dame College in South Euclid is shutting down. They are partnering with 9 schools to help transition students. Cleveland State, Kent State, and various other universities listed, but not Akron. Cost of attendance is approx. 30k for Ohio residents alone. Even just 200 students from there would give us 6million in annual revenue + all the other economic value a student brings to the campus area and potential future value. A student taking up one extra seat in a half empty classroom costs virtually nothing to the school. Straight profit. When we’re like 50% of our peak enrollment, have well documented financial issues (that seem to be addressed somewhat thankfully), and competition is tough for students, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t pounce at every opportunity to better your situation. I have a friend who works in higher ed transfers, formerly at Akron but now at one of those nine colleges. He said Akron is accepting those kids, but they never take the time to be proactive enough to get onto those press releases. That is an issue in its own right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA1996MAENG Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 On 9/24/2022 at 3:44 PM, Zip_ME87 said: Very sad direction our alma mater is going. Kent is holding its own much better. The trend is that universities in a small-town setting like Kent, Bowling Green and others are indeed holding on to students and in some cases increasing their enrollment. Urban centers like Akron and Toledo (but not Cincinnati) are losing students. Talking to parents in my town (Columbus suburbs) many are simply afraid of the crime in Akron and the perception that it is not safe. My son is a freshman at UA; he liked the university and UA was very nice and supportive in the recruiting process. Out of his graduating class of almost 450 kids, he is the only one to enroll at UA. UA recruiting has to go deeper into these outerbelt central Ohio school districts where there are many college-viable students and quite a bit of hesitancy to go to Ohio State due to its size. Also, OSU is so big now and selective that a kid like mine with a good ACT score and a 3.6 GPA could not get onto main campus for his preferred major. UA and other Ohio universities have to exploit this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 18 hours ago, UA1996MAENG said: The trend is that universities in a small-town setting like Kent, Bowling Green and others are indeed holding on to students and in some cases increasing their enrollment. Urban centers like Akron and Toledo (but not Cincinnati) are losing students. Talking to parents in my town (Columbus suburbs) many are simply afraid of the crime in Akron and the perception that it is not safe. My son is a freshman at UA; he liked the university and UA was very nice and supportive in the recruiting process. Out of his graduating class of almost 450 kids, he is the only one to enroll at UA. UA recruiting has to go deeper into these outerbelt central Ohio school districts where there are many college-viable students and quite a bit of hesitancy to go to Ohio State due to its size. Also, OSU is so big now and selective that a kid like mine with a good ACT score and a 3.6 GPA could not get onto main campus for his preferred major. UA and other Ohio universities have to exploit this. UA needs to do something to combat this stigma of UA being unsafe. I don't know how the university would go about it, but OSU and UC have the same exact problems, people often don't think of that first when talking about those schools. Everywhere in the country has "crime", the urban centers just have more people for more police reports. If UC can get to 50k enrollment, there is no reason that UA can't get back to at least half that number 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA1996MAENG Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 21 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said: UA needs to do something to combat this stigma of UA being unsafe. I don't know how the university would go about it, but OSU and UC have the same exact problems, people often don't think of that first when talking about those schools. Everywhere in the country has "crime", the urban centers just have more people for more police reports. If UC can get to 50k enrollment, there is no reason that UA can't get back to at least half that number Having grown up in Cincinnati, I can tell you that crime there was and continues to be much worse than in Akron. I've done everything in my neck of the woods to talk up Akron and UA. I sent my son to UA and he loves it. I wish we all coud reach a larger audience as alumni and parents. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZippyRulz Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Anybody here subscribe to Matt Brown's newsletter? I asked a university president how athletics really impact enrollment I sat down with the president at Akron to learn how the school recruits and how athletics fits...and doesn't. https://www.extrapointsmb.com/p/asked-university-president-athletics-really-impact-enrollment?utm_source=www.extrapointsmb.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=i-asked-a-university-president-how-athletics-really-impact-enrollment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 https://signalakron.org/university-of-akron-to-tighten-belt-in-response-to-budget-challenges/ This is not surprising at all but budget cuts are incoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZips Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 On 5/6/2024 at 8:28 AM, ClevelandZip said: https://signalakron.org/university-of-akron-to-tighten-belt-in-response-to-budget-challenges/ This is not surprising at all but budget cuts are incoming. Help me out. What is the address of Glenville Hall that's for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 2 hours ago, ZZZips said: Help me out. What is the address of Glenville Hall that's for sale? Funny enough, I looked that up to, because I had never heard of it. I was able to find anything about a Glenville Hall on Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 is this it? https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/building/glenville-residence-hall-summit-oh/?arriving=202405072100&leaving=202405072300#google_vignette 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egregiousbob Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Shocking that the university's debt is higher than its endowment. Had no idea the endowment was less than $300MM. This is not a good situation. Very surprised, also, that Miller allowed the university to operate at a $30MM deficit this fiscal year. I thought he was making more progress than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2024/05/14/university-of-akron-board-trustees-discussing-future-plans-with-president-gary-miller/73669531007/ University of Akron trustees in discussions with President Gary Miller over his future Jennifer Pignolet Akron Beacon Journal The University of Akron Board of Trustees has "begun to discuss future plans" with its president, Gary L. Miller, a university spokesperson confirmed to the Beacon Journal. The confirmation of the discussion comes amid swirling rumors of Miller's departure, and amid two special trustees meetings scheduled this week. "As President Miller completes his fifth academic year in that role, the University of Akron Board of Trustees has begun to discuss future plans with him," a statement said. "Those discussions have not been completed and there is nothing to announce at this time." But the trustees met behind closed doors on Monday, and will do so again on Wednesday, with a limited open meeting with expected action to follow yet another executive session. Miller, 70, has been the president of UA since 2019, and has a contract through June 2027. He makes a base salary of $475,000 and came to Akron by way of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Miller and his wife Georgia Nix Miller said in a Beacon Journal profile in early 2020 they'd had no intention of leaving Wisconsin, but the Akron job and community enticed them away. Miller has sought to bring consistency to the university's top job after years of tumultuous leadership, although just months after his tenure began, COVID-19 struck, destabilizing higher education. Over the last five years, Miller has overseen the university through a period of great change, including a massive reorganization of colleges and staff layoffs in 2020, prompted by the pandemic but also years of declining enrollment. Miller and the university managed to stabilize the falling numbers this year after 11 years of declines. He has also taken significant steps to offset the university's debt by outsourcing parking. A plan to also outsource university housing is in the works. Wednesday's meeting will begin with the closed-door session at 11 a.m. A public session is expected to begin at 1 p.m. but could start earlier. The meeting will be held in the Board Room, room 339, of the Jean Hower Taber Student Union. It will also be livestreamed on the trustees' website, uakron.edu/bot. Contact education reporter Jennifer Pignolet at jpignolet@thebeaconjournal.com, at 330-996-3216 or on Twitter @JenPignolet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egregiousbob Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 (edited) Likely not a good development. Edited May 14 by egregiousbob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 UA is now the official University of the Cleveland Browns. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/university-of-akron-teams-up-with-cleveland-browns-in-multi-year-strategic-partnership 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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