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Post by roknows50 on Jan 24, 2020 7:00:51 GMT -5
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Post by tsu120 on Jan 24, 2020 9:36:10 GMT -5
50 I heard this yesterday as I was leaving for Knoxville and you are 100% correct. This is, one of the items Ford and maybe other coaches talked about. But it was not important to the AD. Seriously, over the years the current AD always talked about having top notch athletic programs, what was not realizes is you must have a “vision / plan” to make this happen and it’s like building a brick house – you start one brick at a time. I still fail to understand, why the AD, did not want Ford to use Hale for practice – the volleyball, track and football was using Gentry. Kean: would be perfect – its close to the dormitories and attached to Student Union Building. Gentry: just need a little sprucing up and assessability. True, TSU may not have the financial resources as Belmont, they have a vision. I often wonder if TSU’s Administration, understand that good athletic program s, generate revenue and assist in recruiting. Article October 20, 2016 Programs across the country are going out of their way to build new, shiny arenas and practice facilities in hopes of luring top recruits www.si.com/college/2016/10/20/college-basketball-recruiting-improved-facilities-make-all-difference
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Jan 24, 2020 15:14:25 GMT -5
We're not going backwards. But we are standing still. But, let's also be very clear... Belmont has a boat load of donors/sponsors that's getting things like this done. We do not.
How many HBCU's are in a position to build new shiny arenas and practice facilities? Not many.
I'm not making any excuses. But the reality is, until alumni and the African American community begin to invest in HBCU's, we are always going to be behind. We don't invest in our communities and that trickles down to HBCU campuses. We get excited over donations from major corporations that don't even come close to the donations they make to other colleges and universities. We roll out the carpet for a company that donates $100K to us, not realizing that they donated $10M to another university on the other side of the state. We applaud crumbs, so we get crumbs. We have Black business leaders and entertainers who think since we are publicly funded, we don't need as much help. So, they chose private institutions to support and even then don't put a dent in their financial woes. This is part of the problem we face. It's not the only reason. But, it plays a major role in why HBCU's are always playing the catch-up game.
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Post by tsu120 on Jan 25, 2020 8:05:50 GMT -5
We you "stand still" and everyone else is moving forward, is just as bad as moving backwards.
True, Belmont, MTSU, UTK and one or two HBCU's have donors. Because, they are out there beating the bushes for donors. Whereas, a majority of HBCU's have a different agenda and place the blame on alumni for the lack of funds to support the students.
I am going to say this and I know some may not like it, but take our president - she, can go out and rally the AKA's to raise millions, but cant rally TSU Alumni, to do the same. Sending out letters does not excite people - if she is not doing it, Glover, go and rally the chapter presidents, use you "corporate connections" and all those that you list in your resume and raise funds for the university.
I believe, she show that she is willing to go an extra mile, the alumni will join in. The question she must ask is why "am I have a difficult time raising funds for the university" until she does that, the university will continue to suffer -
DC, you are correct about the donation 100K vs 1M or 1M, we witness it all the time during homecoming - There is a reoccurring problem at TSU and I have mentioned this several times, its the lack of accountability. And the lack of involvement from TSU Alumni that are state government and local elected official's. As I have witnessed over the years - the Alumni from UT, UTC, MTSU and other state colleges continue to lobby for their colleges - those from TSU continue set there and look Knots on a Log, dumbfounded and out of touch.
In most cases, IMO they could care less about the welfare of the university, their community and such like. However, they will visit every nook and cranny, when its election time.
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Post by roknows50 on Jan 25, 2020 21:09:47 GMT -5
Glover's fundraising is not solving the problem at TSU. The AKAs are raising money and putting restricted funds into an endowment. That money will last forever. Those schools will be able to take the interest earned and use it for a lifetime.
At TSU, she is raising money just for tuition for a semester. She has to raise the same amount every year. People get burnt out because it is the same ask and a problem is never going to solve. Students have to pay fees to attend school. If you look on twitter, you can see some students believe that they shouldn't have to pay. You have students calling alumni asking for money. This chaos.
She needs a new strategy.
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Post by tsumadness on Jan 26, 2020 7:26:37 GMT -5
Each of you are correct. Our problem is toxic and it’s a common problem for HBCU’s. We’re fighting to stay alive, when others are competing for state superiority.
The moniker, HBCU, will always be a barrier. Unless social perception changes, we’ll never be a top choice for white, and sometimes black, students in the state of Tennessee. Usually, those are students who’s families can pay for their own tuition. Unless social norms change, we’ll always be the state’s destination for first-time college-bound students, who usually need assistance with funding.
You don’t have to have the best facilities to be a winner...you have to be smart. Have a plan. Have strategic long-term goals that alumni can get behind and support. Stop wasting money (a la, paying for Vanderbilt and Nissan stadium). By now, the Hole could be a state of the art stadium, by OVC standards. The alumni just want something it can get behind that makes sense.
The alumni association hustles it’s butt off to pull off a grandiose alumni convention. Every year the same people come. I don’t mind this, and yes, I’m going to the one in Miami this summer, but this can easily be done in Nashville around a basketball game, track meet, softball game, or football game. The best way to get people with money behind you, is to see your vision. Show them what the Cumberland City would look like if they invested. Show them that Ed Temple track needs refurbishing. Show them the properties you want to purchase around campus and how beautiful the campus would be with brownstones along Jefferson and 28th. That’s the type of alumni convention I can sink my teeth into.
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Post by tsumadness on Jan 26, 2020 7:37:24 GMT -5
Glover, get with the mayor/governor to provide tax credits to businesses that invest/lease properties owned or surrounds TSU. Businesses that makes sense and directly impacts TSU’s pockets.
We need a president who has the resources, authentic relationships, and knowledge to orchestrate these types of deals.
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