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@whvalpo — Nails in which coffin?
There are some who seem gleefully hoping for Valpo to close. Why they are on this board remains a mystery. Our country is in deep trouble with the trade war starting tomorrow.
An insulting, full-of-crap reply. As the father of a VU law school graduate, local businessman, faithful financial donor, and bb season ticket holder for decades, I defy anyone to say they’re more committed to Valpo’s survival than I. That said, I’m more than a little frustrated that Valpo has once again gambled its entire future on a pipe dream of chasing a controversial student population that was wiped away with a stroke of a pen from a new presidential administration. Apparently, the university learned nothing from its failed project 6000 pipe dream to chase a foreign student cash cow propagated by Communist China and radical Muslim nations in the Middle East, which, as now, was turned into ashes by the strike of a pen from a new administration. As to what’s going to happen tomorrow,” follow the rules and keep your ignorant, butt hurt political nonsense to yourself.
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Well, at least he took it well! And as for political nonsense, try rereading what you wrote! We all need to stop bashing the administration and offer positive solutions rather than complaining about decisions made decades ago.
Decades ago? More like recent.
Apparently, the university learned nothing from its failed project 6000
Decades ago? More like recent.
Ok, maybe not "decades", how about over a decade. Here is the story about the new Welcome Center whose purpose in part was to help grow the student body to 6000. The story is from 2012.
Not sure the major intent of the welcome was to drive the student population to 6000. I think there was a donor who forked the cash to specifically build that.
Heckler was a bad president. But going to the past misses will not get Valpo to a prosperous level.
From that article
"The Duesenberg Welcome Center will play a central role in the University’s efforts to grow to 6,000 students as part of the University’s Strategic Plan. The center will help foster a greater sense of community for visitors on campus."