Texas State's Uphill Battle for Attention
When University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa unveiled his nine-point action plan for the system's future last week, it was national news. Local lawmakers came to hear him deliver the speech. Numerous outside groups, and even Gov. Rick Perry, praised it.
None of that happened when Brian McCall, chancellor of the Texas State University System, did almost the exact same thing — a week before Cigarroa.
It's a prime illustration of the uphill battle for attention faced by a public university in Texas that has neither the Longhorns nor the Aggies as a mascot.
In his vision statement ...
Comments (9)
Ana Manciaz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
although i don't agree with McCall's faculty assessment plan, this is an informative article. i'm interested to see how this plays out.
gypsy314 ne
Well when you are over charging and teaching things that should not be gayness crap. And when illegal aliens get discounts that Americans do not. I would say I hope all parents refuse to pay for there child to go to your place of higher learning.
chuck clemons
Part of the blame lies in the media, like the Tribune, who refuse to acknowledge anything good is going on in San Marcos. You don't have to have a good football team to have a good school.
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@gypsy314 ne
You could learn a few things at any school.
Texas Longhorns
gypsy,
So you oppose in state tuition for capable Texas residents? You are at odds with Perry.
A B
How can we fire the incompetent trailing spouses hired by the university? We do need an outside power to evaluate them correctly. University policies are written to protect the professor (i.e. the institution), not the student.
Texas Longhorns
Let's call ghostbusters. Maybe ghost hunters from scifi can find them for you.
WUSRPH
How doe his team's graduate rates compare to UT's? There is no way they could be worse. Of course, they may still have some "student athletes" unlike UT's "all pro" line-ups.....When Brown goes 3 and 9 this year maybe UT will get a coach who actually cares if his players graduate...However, since the sole goal is to win games, that is not too likely.
Nancy Egan
"... Aggies as a mascot"? The A&M mascot is a collie.