“Faculty Senate hears leadership updates on University’s operations and future” (“great at scale”)

[LionJim]

Not sure if this is exactly relevant but whatever. I was big in faculty governance, tenure and promotion committees, faculty committees. I was the best memorandum writer on campus. My point: people who serve in faculty governance and the faculty senate do so because they aren’t good at research.

 

[BobPSU92]

Not sure if this is exactly relevant but whatever. I was big in faculty governance, tenure and promotion committees, faculty committees. I was the best memorandum writer on campus. My point: people who serve in faculty governance and the faculty senate do so because they aren’t good at research.

“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.”

Of course, I can’t, so I don’t. And I am a sh|tty teacher.

 

[LionJim]

“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.”

Of course, I can’t, so I don’t. And I am a sh|tty teacher.

I know you’re just playing but I was proud of my teaching.

 

[BobPSU92]

I know you’re just playing but I was proud of my teaching.

Yes, I was. I have great respect for teachers. It is a skill and is obviously essential.

 

[Bison13]

I know you’re just playing but I was proud of my teaching.

I am as well, and that’s the reason that I chose to do the young teacher mentoring rather than do administrative work at the board. I’m probably also the only person in my position that actively goes into the classroom to help these young teachers by partnering in teaching their lessons. While the stacks of paperwork and having to put up with administrators who don’t know what they are talking about was the reason to get out of the classroom, getting back in there every so often to work with kids is very nice.

 

[LionJim]

I am as well, and that’s the reason that I chose to do the young teacher mentoring rather than do administrative work at the board. I’m probably also the only person in my position that actively goes into the classroom to help these young teachers by partnering in teaching their lessons. While the stacks of paperwork and having to put up with administrators who don’t know what they are talking about was the reason to get out of the classroom, getting back in there every so often to work with kids is very nice.

Yeah, about three years before I retired I was offered an administrative position, turned it down. No regrets. I had some fine students my last years, mutually advantageous partnerships. We did some damn fine work together.

Take of this what you will: in 38 years I mentioned politics in my classes exactly three times. Math really is the easiest course to teach. Max Dehn: “Mathematics is the only instructional material that can be presented in an entirely undogmatic way.”

 

[BobPSU92]

Providing additional insight into Penn State’s 2025-26 budget

by Sara Thorndike | May 7, 2024

Providing additional insight into Penn State’s 2025-26 budget

Sara Thorndike, senior vice president for Finance and Business/treasurer and chief financial officer, shares deeper insight into Penn State's new budget model and 2025-26 budget allocations.

roadmap.psu.edu

 

[BobPSU92]

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed 

“Editor's note: The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information from this process is available will help to inform a more fulsome conversation about future plans for the Commonwealth Campuses, according to Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini.”

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed  | Penn State University

The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information...

www.psu.edu

 

[Locopsu]

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed 

“Editor's note: The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information from this process is available will help to inform a more fulsome conversation about future plans for the Commonwealth Campuses, according to Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini.”

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed  | Penn State University

The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information...

www.psu.edu

What’s the plan? Any hints?

 

[Midnighter]

"To guide this large and complex process and make sure it remains on track, Penn State will engage an outside consultant to provide objective support to the internal project team. "

Laugh? Or Cry?

We need these guys.

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed 

“Editor's note: The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information from this process is available will help to inform a more fulsome conversation about future plans for the Commonwealth Campuses, according to Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini.”

Oct. 24 campus conversation at Penn State Harrisburg postponed  | Penn State University

The Commonwealth Campus conversation scheduled for Oct. 24 at Penn State Harrisburg has been postponed to allow more time for learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of the Future State Integrated Design Initiative. Postponing the event until additional information...

www.psu.edu

That is the first time I've ever read a word salad like that - 'learnings to be shared and recommendations to be developed as part of ..." translated meaning - " we thought this project would have been cancelled by now, but we guess we better do something other than eat onion dip and watch our stock portfolios so we better come up with a white paper which looks like we are doing "something" to protect our phoney, baloney jobs"........