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Post by catamountalum04 on Aug 16, 2024 13:11:02 GMT -5
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Post by catamountfanatic07 on Aug 16, 2024 13:43:06 GMT -5
Bashing the Catamount Club does nothing to help with the situation or help our beloved University. The current staff is working very hard and how do you think they would feel seeing this while working long hours and being understaffed. The staffing issue is currently being worked on and there should be a fully operational staff soon. There are a lot areas that need money right now for athletics (likely more than ever) so we all need to work together to make this happen. Let us all be a part of the solution! Go Cats! I don’t think anyone is bashing the Catamount Club . We’ve had some amazing people come through the Catamount Club have worked very hard for WCU.
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Aug 16, 2024 17:15:22 GMT -5
Bashing the Catamount Club does nothing to help with the situation or help our beloved University. The current staff is working very hard and how do you think they would feel seeing this while working long hours and being understaffed. The staffing issue is currently being worked on and there should be a fully operational staff soon. There are a lot areas that need money right now for athletics (likely more than ever) so we all need to work together to make this happen. Let us all be a part of the solution! Go Cats! No one is bashing the Catamount Club. I think a majority of conversations point the finger towards leadership and not at those currently employed. I would say a majority of people on here have a relationship to that department but when something is failing it deserves attention. This is the same as if a coach has a losing record and supporters vocalize their concern. The Catamount Club hasn’t had a full staff in almost five years. Considering one of the current grad student employees is open about leaving, I doubt that is changing anytime soon. Sometimes feelings get hurt. That’s how the world works. Hiring a staff with zero fundraising experience is the issue.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 4, 2024 6:02:48 GMT -5
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Sept 4, 2024 8:07:34 GMT -5
Interesting to note that the university put this out instead of athletics. I haven’t seen it anywhere on the athletic website or social media. I also never saw a formal press release about the realignment of Catamount Club. Things are definitely changing.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 4, 2024 8:09:05 GMT -5
Changing for the better I think. I saw AG did get a quote in the release
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Post by wcugrad95 on Sept 4, 2024 11:40:43 GMT -5
Does anybody know if the other SOCON schools have their boosters clubs as part of athletics, or is it more normal for it to be a function of the university's broader fundraising and advancement group (like WCU is now)? Having had a couple of daughters who went to FSU, I know several years ago there was a big mess because the Seminole club wasn't even a function of the university - it was a separate entity, and that had some messy times (basically forcing Bowden out, disagreements over Jimbo Fisher, etc.). Not sure if that has changed, but I think at the big schools with huge boosters having it separate is the norm but have no clue at smaller FCS-type schools.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 4, 2024 13:05:08 GMT -5
Does anybody know if the other SOCON schools have their boosters clubs as part of athletics, or is it more normal for it to be a function of the university's broader fundraising and advancement group (like WCU is now)? Having had a couple of daughters who went to FSU, I know several years ago there was a big mess because the Seminole club wasn't even a function of the university - it was a separate entity, and that had some messy times (basically forcing Bowden out, disagreements over Jimbo Fisher, etc.). Not sure if that has changed, but I think at the big schools with huge boosters having it separate is the norm but have no clue at smaller FCS-type schools. Good question
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Sept 4, 2024 17:58:04 GMT -5
Does anybody know if the other SOCON schools have their boosters clubs as part of athletics, or is it more normal for it to be a function of the university's broader fundraising and advancement group (like WCU is now)? Having had a couple of daughters who went to FSU, I know several years ago there was a big mess because the Seminole club wasn't even a function of the university - it was a separate entity, and that had some messy times (basically forcing Bowden out, disagreements over Jimbo Fisher, etc.). Not sure if that has changed, but I think at the big schools with huge boosters having it separate is the norm but have no clue at smaller FCS-type schools. It depends on the school and state. I don’t know about other SoCon schools. I know this means Athletics doesn’t have to pay their salaries. Catamount Club and the academic support for athletics now gets paid for by the university. VERY generous of the Chancellor to take on these salaries. Helps with budget issues.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 5, 2024 15:30:37 GMT -5
Check out the beginning of the video where they are talking about the money to fix up EJ Whitmire and the part where AG starts to present later on in the video
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