alumni Digest, Vol 39, Issue 17

[Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza]

I'm '04 and I read. Even in '04, though, I don't know how many do?

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

On 4/23/07, alumni-request at ncssm.net <alumni-request at ncssm.net> wrote:
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>    1. 5+ years of Boarman? (Jeremy Portzer)
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> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:03:40 +1000
> From: Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp at pobox.com>
> Subject: 5+ years of Boarman?
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> Hi all,
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> I happened to be taking some time to read old archives of this list, and
> realized that it's been quite a while since the last round of
> Boarman-bashing.   He's been at the school for more than five years now.
>    The last controversy espoused here was the renewal of the fight to
> build a track & stadium, with lighting, but even this seems to have gone
> away.  The tuition grant discussion isn't really about Boarman, but he
> clearly supports it and no one has faulted him for this.
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> So I'm wondering, does this mean Boarman is now getting along better
> with the community?  As far as I know, he hasn't recently ordered secret
> cameras in smoke detectors, hired his cronies from Maryland, proposed a
> new student fee, changed the academic calendar, added GPA and inflated
> grades, asked for an increase in his housing allowance, or anything else
> that has raised the ire of the students and alumni.  There has been
> little talk of the "direction" the NCSSM administration is going as a
> whole and why we should withold giving to the Foundation as a result.
> Nor has the school been shut down early for stress that I know of.
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> Does this means that things are at a status quo, and that SGF[*] Boarman
> is focusing less on making these types of changes?  Maybe all is well -
> the Pax NCSSM of 2007?  Or does this mean we just aren't hearing about
> this type of thing on this list?
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> I do wonder if recent alums (e.g. '06), and upcoming '07 are hearing
> about this list as I think it's been a great tool in the past for those
> interested in advocacy about the school, not to mention great stories
> from the past.  Are we able to announce this list to 2007 graduates in
> any straightforward way?  Or maybe email is too much of a 1990's
> technology, not relevant for today?
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> --Jeremy Portzer c/o 1998
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> [*] SGF = Sarah Mayfield's Good Friend
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