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Month: June 2007

University with junk yard “art”, broken “statue” and sunken boat.

University with junk yard “art”, broken “statue” and sunken boat.

Here is a profile of a state university where, allegedly, enrollment is preeminent. Overall, this university, allegedly, has a suspiciously low staff to customer ratio but this apparently does not show itself to the customer. This is remarkable as there is, allegedly no upward communication mechanisms existing on this campus except through the approved management tree. Here are some examples of missing communication opportunities: No exit interviews when exiting this institution. No ombudsman to hear complaints and resolve conflicts. No…

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Killing at East Michigan University

Killing at East Michigan University

I was troubled reading an article in the LA Times June 19th, 07, front page entitled “A killing kept in the shadows”. Here is the background to the story. It seams that Eastern Michigan University allegedly tried to keep from the public the killing of one of its students in Hill Hall. Hill Hall is located in Ypsilanti and is a ten-story brick building. A 22-year-old women student was killed in her room. Allegedly, the college officials knew a lot…

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Fund base accounting might have a flaw.

Fund base accounting might have a flaw.

Most state universities have what is called “fund based accounting”. This is where a staff member or department applies for money by making a proposal. Sounds pretty straightforward and simple. Problem is this. There is no incentive to spend less money after the project is approved. Usually if less money is spent a dean or VP sweeps it up at the end of the fiscal year. Very few staff members will try to cut costs. Guess who gets to pay…

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Lack of focus at koi and roses university.

Lack of focus at koi and roses university.

Reported to us is this situation at one state university campus known for its koi and roses. The president of the university has a vision, which appears well thought out and probably does properly serve the customer. Part of the problem is this; the focus is lost. Allegedly there is a large turn over of managers at various levels for a variety of reasons. One reason is the hiring practices are manual meaning that no Internet or e-mail processing is…

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Good entertainment.

Good entertainment.

I was able to obtain four tickets to the NCAA baseball super regional game against UCLA and CSUF, Saturday, June 9th at Goodwin Field in Fullerton. I was able to get my tickets from Mr. Mel Franks the CSUF Sports Information Director. I banked on the fact that Mr. Franks might have remembered me from our days of covering his athletic events with our student crews (KDOC). Not sure his rational for letting me in to see the game, as…

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Formatting tools missing from Firefox.

Formatting tools missing from Firefox.

I was notified at the begriming of June, 2007 that Firefox offered an upgrade.   I completed the upgrade and then decided upon including some free accessory software packages to enhance the browser.   I noticed that when I went into use WordPress, my formatting tools were missing. I finally decided upon looking at the accessories that I had installed.   Right away I chose to look at NoScript.   I went into the preferences and decided to add my…

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