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Post by catamountfanatic07 on Aug 21, 2024 11:47:23 GMT -5
Terry is 100% correct in everything he has stated.
We are way behind and well short of being able to pay for anything at this point. Some of the well known big donors/corporations have not stepped up and committed anything yet. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t, who knows.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Aug 21, 2024 14:21:05 GMT -5
Terry is 100% correct in everything he has stated. We are way behind and well short of being able to pay for anything at this point. Some of the well known big donors/corporations have not stepped up and committed anything yet. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t, who knows. I think some small donations will come in but large scale donations are done for. What we have is what we will get and the AD needs to answer to the Chancellor on that
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Post by terrycat on Aug 22, 2024 6:00:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words J!
Folks, our Chancellor and administration made some changes this week in the office of advancement. Significant changes!
Also, our new Catamount Club director starts September 1. That person is seasoned and knows the landscape.
All is NOT doom and gloom in Cullowhee.
Go Cats!
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Post by catamountalum04 on Aug 22, 2024 8:28:20 GMT -5
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Post by wcugrad95 on Aug 22, 2024 14:39:56 GMT -5
I also see these job postings: Assitant Director of Development/Catamount ClubDirector of Development & Corporate SponsorshipsI also saw a job posted for doing video for sporting events that specified working with the ESPN+ feed. That role listed a pay range of $7.50 - $12 per hour. That should be a good indication of why sometimes the production quality might not be top-notch. I would have thought students from the Film and TV Production programs would be the ones doing most of that work - hopefully as part of their major???
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Aug 22, 2024 15:01:50 GMT -5
I also see these job postings: Assitant Director of Development/Catamount ClubDirector of Development & Corporate SponsorshipsI also saw a job posted for doing video for sporting events that specified working with the ESPN+ feed. That role listed a pay range of $7.50 - $12 per hour. That should be a good indication of why sometimes the production quality might not be top-notch. I would have thought students from the Film and TV Production programs would be the ones doing most of that work - hopefully as part of their major??? The ESPN+ job is a student job that anyone can apply for. Outside people can apply if they just want to try it out. The pay is cheap because they know students need the experience. The corporate sponsorship job is in the advancement office. Not sure if the Catamount Club job is from our guy in Charlotte? Not sure if they officially removed him or what that situation is. For the love of everything I hope we hired someone with ACTUAL fundraising experience for CC. I love KCB and family but what did we expect. AG basically threw her to the wolves. Now we wait and see if AG runs this director off like Julie Miller, Ryan Jones, and Gorham Bradley. Not a single one speaks positive about him. Hope this one survives for WCU’s sake…
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Post by wcugrad95 on Aug 22, 2024 17:50:35 GMT -5
I don't know our AD, but I did know the previous 3 or 4. Alex might be a problem for the CC club, but I think I'd take him over the people who had been in place the 10 or so years before him. The former CC Club Directors listed here were really pretty extraordinary. I am closest to Gorham, as he became the CC director while I was still living in Raleigh and I was involved in putting on one of the golf events. That guy simply gave all he could possibly give, and as a young husband and new father he simply had to move on to something better for his family (regardless of who our AD might have been). I am not sure in today's climate we can expect to find more young people like him. Ryan was also really special, and that continuity kind of bled into Julie.
My point is that we have had people running the Catamount Club who were exceptional in a much tougher place than where we currently find ourselves. We need somebody who knows the landscape, who has experience, and who understands what it is like to be in a place like Cullowhee. Terrycat seems to be upbeat, and he is much closer to this than I am (and probably most of us are). So I am hopeful his optimism will ring true.
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Post by bobfolsom on Aug 22, 2024 18:53:36 GMT -5
The chancellor, who I think is the best we have had for many years has addressed the situation with the Catamount club and the very successful athletic fundraiser will start September first and KCB is still at Western, and all are pleased with what are tremendous Chancellor has done.
GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by catamountalum04 on Aug 22, 2024 19:52:43 GMT -5
The chancellor, who I think is the best we have had for many years has addressed the situation with the Catamount club and the very successful athletic fundraiser will start September first and KCB is still at Western, and all are pleased with what are tremendous Chancellor has done. GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree. She is the best i have ever seen and i think she believes in athletics
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Aug 23, 2024 9:42:40 GMT -5
I also want to chime in that she is great. Everytime she makes a new move to support athletics I’m shocked. Only because we haven’t had support like that before. Even her work helping the Engineering department grow has been impressive.
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