Should the university stand for the interests of the professors or the interests of the students, even if the students are supported by the professor?

4/21/2006 12:17:02 AM

You just blew my mind.

4/21/2006 12:18:08 AM

^

4/21/2006 12:18:59 AM

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"What's the function of the university? "

Y = F(U)

4/21/2006 12:20:44 AM

The answer is:

$$$$$$$$$ trumps all

4/21/2006 12:24:59 AM

No, football team trumps all. Next is basketball. Then baseball. Then all the other pointless sports we have. Then students/professors can wrestle for the rest.

4/21/2006 12:26:13 AM

^yea that basically goes back to revenue...aka $$$$$$$$$$$$$ so id say DrOldSchool had it right

4/21/2006 12:56:05 AM

And why shouldn't $$$ trump all?

4/21/2006 1:01:09 AM

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"Y = F(U)"

This is the most apt response to a thread I've ever seen

4/21/2006 1:11:53 AM

^^because universities are suppose to be a place for the free exchange of ideas in an academic setting.

4/21/2006 1:25:16 AM

THE ALIGHTY OLLAR?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...I don't get it.

4/21/2006 1:44:08 AM

Research.

4/21/2006 6:48:29 AM

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/strategicplan/mission.htm

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"The mission of North Carolina State University is to serve its students and the people of North Carolina as a doctoral/research-extensive, land-grant university. Through the active integration of teaching, research, extension, and engagement, North Carolina State University creates an innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility. Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, science, and engineering with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines, North Carolina State University provides leadership for intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and technological development within the state, the nation, and the world."

Despite all the BS that seems to float around, it is a land-grant university, with the ultimate goal/intention in mind of giving back to the state of North Carolina through teaching.

And if you think of things from the non-academic side of things, you are running a company which needs to allocate $300 million in research across several hundred departments, plus operating expenses, etc. etc.

4/21/2006 6:57:05 AM

But all the revenue that the football team and basketball team bring in stays within the athletic department and pays for the other sports. The university budget as a whole comes from the legislature and from tuition and fees.

and how are the students supported by the professors? if anything they are supported by us, since we help pay them.

4/21/2006 8:03:32 AM

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"Should the university stand for the interests of the professors or the interests of the student"

It's to teach idiots like you no to commit logical fallacies such as this. False dilemma

4/21/2006 9:05:39 AM

Tuition is only 11% of the schools overall income.
that should pretty much tell you where its main focus lies.

4/21/2006 10:45:36 AM

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"Should the university stand for the interests of the professors or the interests of the students, even if the students are supported by the professor? "

Stop trying to get people to write your ENG 101 paper for you dumbass.

[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 10:49 AM. Reason : .]

4/21/2006 10:48:49 AM