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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

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GeorgiaBuck2 said:
Unrelated but I know some people aren't happy that the new President doesn't have a PHD. Well even less people have been Admirals in the Navy and I find that highly appealing to be frank.
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And even less of THOSE admirals have been through the Navy’s Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program. Add in the fact that roughly 1% of Americans serve. He is literally the 1% of the 1% - who cares about a PhD? Not a whole lot of time to work on dissertations when you’re deployed, TDY, or flying - it’s a VERY hard life. His combat hours speak for his time away from school.

For perspective, having been a career AF aviator, I’ve been through Advanced Airlift Tactics training (dogfighting), advanced mountain courses, HALO/HAHO, and plenty of other training, and that’s nothing compared to his accomplishments. I couldn’t even imagine going through TOPGUN and someone saying “yeah well you don’t have a piece of paper from a university acknowledging you did some schoolwork studies.” I’m absolutely over the moon for this hire. He has all the qualifications and qualities you would want in a leader. I would rather he mentor me than half the professors I had with cool LinkedIn acronyms after their last name.
 
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Thump said:
Does OSU consider getting rid of non-revenue sports?

Heard on radio that Nuremberg has 17 sports and we have 36.
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Just sayin': Not that I have ever heard. Now if they ever decide that the school should pay the scholarship athletes; and they had to pay all the scholarship athletics regardless of the sport that fixed amount, they could run into financial problems there. In addition, you couldn't just indiscriminately cut non-revenue sports, you'd still have to consider Title IX ramifications.

1. Stanford tried that a few years ago:
news.stanford.edu

Stanford Athletics varsity sport reductions: FAQ | Stanford News

Questions and answers regarding the details of a Stanford Athletics varsity sports reduction.
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There was an "alumni outrage", additional donors were found to fund them, and they ended up reinstating the sports that they proposed cutting, etc.

Report: Stanford Reverses Decision to Eliminate 11 Varsity Sports​

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2. I was under the impression that NIL is totally funded by "outside interests" (i.e. not from the Ohio State;'s athletic budget). If that is true (at this time) there wouldn't be any reason to cut any non-revenue sports as the current Athletic Department budget covers everything.

I remember when I was in school (1966 -1971) it was said that the money Ohio State made off their football and basketball programs funded the schools entire athletic program including intramural sports and they still had some money left over to return to the "general fund". That probably isn't 100% true today though.
 
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DaiMonMoore said:
Any relation to the singer?
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Why would this even be asked?

When this discussion was still on his predecessor’s thread, @BuckBackHome posted a GIF of the singer

This is the internet, ergo an unlabeled reference to her in an off-topic post in another person’s thread is dispositive proof that at the very least they are related, possibly siblings, possibly married, possibly both, and there is a very good chance that they are the same person
 
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Diego-Bucks said:
I'm not offended, you're all good. I personally think that Carter can be a capable OSU President, but that I understand why some academics would flag his lack of a PhD as an issue - it's a question worth asking. For example, Carter's never been in charge of a research-heavy university. While at the Naval Academy, he presided over an academy of 600 students (no significant research presence) and, while he was the president of the entire University of Nebraska system, each campus of the Nebraska system is led by their own chancellor. That isn't the case at OSU.

Sounds like you have a few degrees but I don't know how familiar you are or not with university governance. I'm just trying to say that, within academic circles, the PhD is both (a) letters after a name and (b) an indicator of ones pursuit of research and learning. In some ways, PhDs work a lot like the trades - they are apprenticeship programs for working under a recognized master, and going through that process indicates that other recognized masters of the trade vetted and approved of your entry into that trade. Conversely, a Bachelor's works like taking a workshop under a master tradesmen - you've learned some things but that learning was distilled and you haven't practiced independent work to a level that has been vetted and approved by masters (this is why there's honorary doctorates, which highlight that "outside practice" has been considered and recognized).

Many folks have a simplified view of how universities are actually governed (folks tend to think of universities as a college, when they're actually a set of more-or-less affiliated colleges, institutes, centers, schools, departments, etc. - each has different degrees of autonomy). OSU is a research-focused university - the research budget is larger than student tuition (and much of that tuition is for professional or research-level degrees in the first place). University research is largely funded, led, and pursued by doctoral-level faculty and staff (PhDs or relevant doctorate-level degrees in their field, like MDs, DVMs, JDs, etc.).

Outside of the Board, Provost, and Chancellors, the university will be governed and administered predominately (but not exclusively) by doctoral-level faculty at most levels (Faculty Senate, Department Chairs, School or College Deans, and other internal admin, like Vice-Presidents, etc.). Further, the shared governance structure of the university will ensure that Carter (or his VP's) will have to deal with long-term, tenured professional academics (PhDs, MDs, DVMs, JDs, etc.) to get much of anything approved and done. Many folks involved will expect that their University President innately understands and respects their professional opportunities, interests, and issues - having a doctorate only serves to imply that they do (but it's only an indicator).

You were confused why folks would question Carter's lack of PhD credentials. To me, the issue is the same as why hospital doctors would be concerned that a businessman is running and overseeing their hospital. The businessman might "get it" already through their outside experience, but their job depends on convincing those doctors of that. In the university example, only 6 of the 950 university presidents hold only a B.S. degree (and none of OSU peer institutions). So Carter is certainly an outside the box hire. Doesn't mean he can't succeed, but I get why folks would ask the question.

*edit 5 minutes later* back to Bjork? haha.
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More detail please.
 
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