The NT Pres Speaks

GrandGreen · August 31, 2006

Question and answer with NT's new President from NT Daily. Pertinent part below, not exactly a great endorsement of athletics but encouraging.

At New Student Convocation, you said you wanted to bring more national recognition to NT. How will you do that?

Well, you get national recognition in a lot of ways. We could have more national merit scholars. We could have more students who win prestigious awards. We can bring national recognition by having faculty who win awards and to get major grants. We can certainly get it through athletics, and I think we need to look at every part of the institution: the undergraduate level, the graduate students who win prestigious graduate fellowships, faculty, athletics, you can even have an award-winning building. It's really paying attention to everything we do so we're the best at it.

Edited August 31, 2006 by GrandGreen

Stan R · August 31, 2006

I think the fact that she even brought up athletics is somewhat encouraging.

MeanGreenBuzz · August 31, 2006

Very encouraging indeed. I really hope she continues the efforts started by Pohl.

untgirl04 · August 31, 2006

She actually stopped by my sister's room as we were moving her in on Sunday Funday. Dr. Bataille is really very nice, and I was impressed that she was spending her day meeting the new students.

I like the fact that she said we should be the best at everything we do. To me, that's an endorsement of athletics and a commitment to improvement.

Green Lantern · August 31, 2006

To me that's an encouraging thing to read. My whole thing during my years at NT has been...Why isn't there a true empahsis put on excelling in all areas of the University (athletics, arts and music, business, education ect)? I fail to see how one program/department's success can be seen as a detriment to the other areas of the University...but somehow at NT it has (seemingly) always been that way.

I like that at least in this particular quote that she is talking about excelling in all areas (athletics included).

meangreendork · August 31, 2006

She sounds like she has all of her planning ducks in a row. I also really never understood how some people felt that the success of one program is bad for others...so reading that the new pres is all for across-the-board success is encouraging.

gregorythegreen · August 31, 2006

National recognition is her goal, not regional.

IslandEagle · August 31, 2006

National recognition is her goal, not regional.
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From what I have been hearing from people who have met her personally, she understands that athletics can and should play an important role in promoting the image of the university. Frankly, I am very encouraged by her commitment to both academic and athletic excellence.