tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post4386254840696648480..comments2024-03-28T05:47:44.752-05:00Comments on RIFLES AT DAWN: Biddy's LegacyTim Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457723301178870851noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-30524147563639363922011-07-21T10:42:21.217-05:002011-07-21T10:42:21.217-05:00I'm reminded of a time when I went to a hearin...I'm reminded of a time when I went to a hearing at the State House in Columbus, Ohio on a matter that I was working on. At that hearing, a number of fiscal matters came up re: The Ohio State University. Each item was in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, some even in the millions of dollars. All, and I mean all, were passed on the "consent agenda."<br /><br />So what? My point is that I think a lot of frustration from the administration is that UW-Madison faces a level of scrutiny that may or may not be faced by other large land grant universities, particularly in the Midwest.<br /><br />I don't mean to suggest that good oversight isn't a good thing; it is. But some of the nits that needed to be picked by the Legislature often seemed a bit too much at times.<br /><br />If I recall correctly, UW-Madison passed the $1 Billion mark in sponsored research/grants in the past year or two. That's an amazing number...and helps fund many of the great research/results you mentioned.<br /><br />I'm not sure that there's an easy answer to how the University can generate a bit more respect for the economic powerhouse that it is from the Legislature, but it would certainly be interesting to find out....of course, we could just wait and let some of the cherry-picking of top research staff by other universities to continue; then figure it out later.Lavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762489045435658511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-37061416409124566692011-07-21T09:34:26.036-05:002011-07-21T09:34:26.036-05:00FWIW, I think that Shelly Lubar would agree with m...FWIW, I think that Shelly Lubar would agree with me on that point.<br /><br />Perhaps the UWMad should think of ways to spin off its Good-Doing elements so that they are not hashed up in "fixes" of the Leggies.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-7680205624642008322011-07-21T09:32:08.600-05:002011-07-21T09:32:08.600-05:00All of that is true. But you didn't explicitl...All of that is true. But you didn't explicitly "disclose," didya? Huh??<br /><br />Since I'm an MU kinda guy, my enthusiasm for UW-Mad is right on the 51/49 line. The UW has done all kinds of good things.<br /><br />But Martin did have a good point: the UW-Mad is having problems with the Lilliputians in the Legislature, whose target(s) are more properly the other System schools. But the sauce is spread over the goose (UWMad), too.<br /><br />Thus, there is little 'wiggle room' for Madison in procurement structure, and that IS a problem.<br /><br />Ask your wife!Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.com