By: Anonymous

Anonymous
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:31:56 +0000

Consider that state support for OSU has dropped from over 40% to under 10% of the budget over the last 30 years. That replacement money has to come from somewhere, so fundraising is an overwhelming imperative. If Gordon Gee spent $1M on travel in a year in which he raised $300M that seems to me a reasonable return on investment. We should be more concerned about the increasing disparity in remuneration between administrators in Bricker Hall, many of whom who clearly have no prior experience of how a university functions, and the remainder of the faculty and staff. These latter are expected to do more and more each year, with less and less support, and then be grateful for a 1-2% raise package, while adminstrators receive five figure "bonuses", even after lukewarm annual reviews. The effect of this is an increasing erosion of trust and respect between the faculty and staff, on the one hand, and the administration on the other, which can only have an adverse effect on Ohio State in the long term. It is a reflection of the negative aspects of the "corporatization" of the university and it needs to be reversed before the damage is irreversible.