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Mike Burdman is FAU’s mad scientist of entertainment. His latest experiment? Booking a nostalgia band like Less Than Jake for the annual bonfire. By Emily Bloch P.14
The opinions expressed by the UP are not necessarily those of the student body, Student
Government or FAU.
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How can FAU baseball repeat its success while entering a new conference and replacing several key players?By Mohamed Abdihakim
Despite a record-breaking 30,000 student enrollment, FAU has steadily hired more administrators than professors over the last 10 years.By Dylan Bouscher and Cealia Brannan
Less Than Jake is playing this year’s bonfire, but they’re not the first old-timers to grace our stage — and there’s someone to thank for that.By Emily Bloch
After receiving death threats, and being placed on adminis-trative leave, Profes-sor Deandre Poole is teaching at FAU again — online. By Austen Erblat
There’s a campaign to name the 100 yards of grass in FAU Stadium after football program founder Howard Schnellenberger.By Zack Kelberman and Cealia Brannan
The UP sends a writer to Bootcamp on FAU’s Davie campus. Find out how he did and how you can get involved.By Mohamed Abdihakim
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Five of FAU’s top administrators have stepped down this summer. But over 10 years administration has increased by a third — mirroring national statistics
THE ADMINISTRATIVE
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In the last two months, FAU’s president and provost stepped down, while two more associate provosts and a vice president left for similar jobs at other universities.
Monica Orozco and Janet Cramer, who oversaw the Center for eLearning and Instruction and Assessment, took new provost positions at universities in New Mexico and Colorado respectively. The last administrator to leave for a new job was FAU’s Vice President of Community Engagement Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, who accepted a similar community relations vice presidency job at Nova Southeastern University.
But five FAU administrators are drops in the bucket compared to the university’s administrative hiring trends, which are only a reflection of national research on faculty-to-administration ratios.
Over the last 10 years, as the amount of FAU administrators employed rose from 642 to more than 950 employed last fall, the amount of faculty employed peaked at 1,090 and then started its descent to 1,023 (see sidebar).
And although FAU is still transitioning into a more traditional university, from being a commuter school, traditional Florida universities like FSU have far fewer administrators managing far more faculty members.
Last fall, FSU employed 384 administrators to oversee 1,405 faculty members, according to the university’s Office of Institutional Research. And over the last 10 years at FSU, the student body has increased from 37,328 to 41,301.
The trend is not exclusive to Florida. Data from the U.S. Department of Education showed universities throughout the nation increased the number of administrators by 60 percent from 1993 to 2009. Bloomberg Businessweek reported last November that was “10 times the growth rate for tenured faculty.”
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With FAU reaching a record 30,301 student enrollment for the first time last fall, and the university still recovering from the last five years of budget cuts, the university has patiently hired more administrators, despite an increasing student-to-faculty ratio necessitating more professors.
When universities employ fewer faculty as enrollment grows and budgets shrink, while hiring more administrators, the universities suffer, according to the American Association of University Professors’ Director of Research and Public Policy John Curtis.
“It does seem to be a national trend. Really that leaves us to raise the question of where the priorities are, in terms of the college’s and university’s mission,” Curtis said. He remains uncertain that universities are achieving their missions by hiring more administrators amid cuts in state funding.
“The way a lot of colleges and universities have been handling that is to shift more of their faculty positions from full-time positions to part-time positions, or in some cases, increasing the proportions of positions that are not on the tenured-track,” Curtis said. “That raises the question of how they’re
going to focus on the core mission in higher education, which is teaching and research, and that’s what the faculty do.”
More funding for administrative hires means fewer faculty, which translates to larger class sizes for students. This results in greater workloads for employed faculty and less time for them to focus on your education, according to Curtis.
“When you have a continuing shift of faculty positions that are fully supported, so that you have more faculty who are either part-time, or short-term full-time position... they’re not able to spend the time with the students and really bring the experience from beyond the classroom to students because they’re just not as available,” Curtis said.
The UP reached out to FAU’s Office of University Communications and Marketing with questions about the increasing administrative hires and stagnant faculty hires, but as of publication time, they did not answer them. The UP also reached out to the American Association of University Administrators to see how more administrators might benefit a growing student body, but as of publication time, they declined to comment.
And the trend is showing no signs of slowing at FAU.
This year, the university employed 16 fewer administrators compared to last year but that’s almost 50 percent more than the amount that worked here in 2003. And while there may be more students as well, with FAU’s enrollment climbing from 22,859 to 30,301, there are fewer professors to educate them.
In terms of total faculty employed, this year is a 16 percent increase since 2003, but 54 professors and instructors have been let go since last year.
“It’s not that there shouldn’t be any administrative growth,” John Curtis said. “Obviously if the institution is growing, then there probably needs to be growth in terms of all different kinds of staffing.”
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H I R I N G P O O L EFAU placed a communications professor on leave after a controversial assignment.
This Summer, he’s back.
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FACULTYNEWS
Three months, ago FAU Communications professor Deandre Poole was threatened by student Ryan Rotela, for
what became known nationally as the “Jesus Stomping” exercise. Now, Rotela wants to sit with Poole over Starbucks.
But since the controversial exercise made national headlines, Poole was placed on administrative leave for safety reasons, and then rehired to teach online classes.
Between being placed on leave and being rehired, Poole’s job status was unknown until a few weeks ago, when Interim Dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Heather Coltman announced his reinstatement on June 21st.
Poole’s class, Intercultural Communications, was being taught on the Davie campus when the controversy went national. Almost immediately, FAU administration issued a video apology for the assignment. The exercise came straight out of the book, “Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach”, and asked students to write the name “Jesus” on a piece of paper, place it on the ground, and step onto it. It was meant to teach the importance of literal and figurative symbols.
Jim Neuliep, a Christian scholar, wrote the textbook. He told Inside Higher Ed that the criticism of the exercise is wrong, and that it is not anti-religious. Neuliep and Poole are both Christians, with Neuliep teaching at a small Catholic school in Wisconsin and Poole describing himself as very religious, naming Jesus as his Lord and Savior.
“We have a lot of students in
communications. A lot of the classes are generally full and Dr. Poole is very qualified,” Coltman told the UP. “Enrollment is up. We want him back in the classroom.”
As part of his new contract, Poole is teaching online courses for his first two semesters back.
Of the 23 students who were in Poole’s class last spring, 20 signed a petition showing their support for him. The petition was given to the UP anonymously and was used by administration in their consideration for rehiring.
“They are the reason I love my job, why I’m here. We’re all here to learn; students learning from students and students learning from professors,” Poole told the UP.
In FAU’s decision to place Poole on administrative leave, Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Charles
Brown said the university embraced the academic freedom Poole exercised by teaching the assignment. In an apology video, Brown later claimed the university did not uphold that freedom responsibly when it was assigned.
“Based on the offensive nature of this exercise, we will not use it again,” Brown said. “It was insensitive and hurtful, and we are truly sorry.”
Poole told the UP in an interview, “The hallmark of institution of higher learning is academic freedom. We are moving forward.”
The UP asked Poole if he thought his contract with FAU would be renewed or not.
“A lot of thoughts came into my mind, and of course that was one of them.” Poole explained. “I was happy to get back to work with my students. It’s very- I’m just very ecstatic to get back to my students.”
Alejandra Parada, one of Poole’s students, told the UP, “The class work activities were meant to be controversial but they got us thinking about what intercultural communication is.”
Parada took three classes with Poole last spring, and was in the class when the incident occurred.
“I think students are very good at determining how serious and good a faculty member is,” Coltman said. “Many students that I spoke to told me he was the reason they would drive down to Davie to take one of his courses. He’s a dedicated teacher who connects well with students.”
Despite Poole’s praise and support before and after the “Jesus Stomping” incident, he did receive hate mail. Until a threat no longer exists, he feels it would be best to teach his courses online. Poole also mentioned that he will not be teaching the Intercultural Communications (SPC 3710) course that he was teaching when the controversy sparked.
Provost Brenda Claiborne sent an email to provide instructions if threats resurface in Poole’s direction. People aware of such threats are instructed to inform FAU Police at 561-297-3500 immediately with all pertinent information.
The UP reached out to Rotela for his thoughts on Poole’s reinstatement. Rotela, the student who refused to write Jesus’ name on the paper and step on it, allegedly told Poole he
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“wanted to hit him.”The UP spoke to Rotela, a Mormon,
by phone from Utah. “I always said I never had any hate
for the professor. I don’t consider the professor a bad guy, or a good guy. I just consider him a human,” Rotela explained. “People make mistakes and people make good decisions. So I don’t have any strong feeling of ‘he shouldn’t be in his job.’ You know, if the university feels like he deserves to be in that job, and he has the right type of training to handle a classroom of students, then go for it. He should have his job.”
Rotela said he would love to sit down for some coffee and “kick the can” with Poole.
Poole explained he would have to talk to his colleagues about meeting with Rotela, but was not opposed to the idea.
After his first week of online teaching, Poole says the class is going well, and the university is making it as easy as possible.
In his online class, Poole is using the Blackboard tool Collaborate to video conference with students, send emails, announcements, and grade assignments. He explains that the dynamics of online teaching are different, but the technology has improved to make it easy for anyone new to learn.
Poole’s $43,000 contract was renewed for another year at FAU.
“FAU Provost Brenda Claiborne and [Interim] President Dennis Crudele also expressed their full support of the efforts to fulfill the university’s academic mission and responsibilities,” Director of Media Relations Lisa Metcalf said in a press release.
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“They are the reason I love my job, why I’m here. We’re all here to learn; students learning from students and students learning from professors.” -Deandre Poolet
TURNING BACK TIMEMany students going to this year’s bonfire grew up with Less Than Jake. But this isn’t the first time Mike Burdman’s booked a band as old as FAU’s students to perform. Take a look at his nostalgia-booking-plans over the years.Story by Emily BlochFeatures Editor
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BONFIRE FEATURES
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As Student Involvement and Leadership Coordinator Mike Burdman sits in his
office, papers and pens lay scattered across his desk. To most people, this probably seems normal. But to me, those papers and pens should be replaced with a bunsen burner and some test tubes. And a lab coat should definitely go over his signature
navy blue FAU-embroidered polo.On May 13, FAU’s Program Board
announced the headliner for the sixth annual bonfire will be punk-ska band, Less Than Jake.
This may be the bonfire’s sixth year, but it isn’t the first time FAU’s booked a classic. You can thank Burdman, who’s in charge of booking the entertainment, for that.
“Some of the experiences I had during my undergraduate years I still consider to be the best of my life. I feel like a big part of my job now is to help Program Board and [the] Homecoming [committee] create these same types of memories for the students who are on campus now and in the future.”
And he really is focused on
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channeling those memories.While other colleges are focusing
on booking bands that are hitting the top 40 charts today — FIU had B.o.B perform at their homecoming concert last year — Burdman is looking at the ones that hit it a decade ago.
Call it nostalgia for college students, call it reminiscing for 20-somethings; I call it “The Burdman Theory,” and I’m pretty sure it’s genius.
While adults in their 50s are paying $100 or more to see Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Styx on stage again, our generation’s bands are already capitalizing on the same movement.
Bands like Fall Out Boy are doing ‘reunion tours’ of their own and we’re eating it up — buying tickets, records, hoodies, and commemorative t-shirts.
I just went to their concert in June. Ticket cost: $47, parking: $10, t-shirt with tour dates on the back: $25. Total cost? $82.
Fall Out Boy started in 2001, but only began popping up in the mainstream world around 2005, with their single, “Sugar, We’re Going Down.” The band received multiple awards from outlets such as MTV and Teen Choice. They were even up for a Grammy in 2006 for “Best New Artist,” but lost to John Legend.
But 12 years after their start, they’re still banking off of their 2005 single, as they play for people (myself included) who listened to “Sugar, We’re Going Down” when they were still in middle school or just starting high school.
And thanks to mad-entertainment-scientist Burdman, the same thing is happening on campus, and it’s free to students.
“We sometimes use trial and error to come up with the best ways to plan for future events,” Burdman said. “The Bonfire is a perfect example of that. If you look back at the history of the event you can actually see how it has evolved from a DJ to a local band to finally what we have now, a full-on festival and concert.” (see chart on next page).
Starting last year, the rock bands FAU brought to perform have all been at least 10-years-old since their start as a group.
First came The Misfits. They played at FAU’s bonfire last year and technically formed in 1977. The band went through some lineup changes, broke it off and reformed with new members a couple of times. But even in their most recent formation, led by bassist and vocalist, Jerry Only, they’ve been going 13 years strong.
Next came the Homecoming performance in October 2012. Reggae-alternative band Pepper graced the Barry Kaye Auditorium stage to a sold-out crowd. Pepper formed in ‘97 — 16-years-old.
And now, a year later, we’re hosting ska group Less Than Jake, who consistently made strides on the Billboard 200 list from 1996 through 2008. But it isn’t the group’s first time playing here. They actually played on FAU’s outdoor stage in 1999, and the band itself formed in 1992 — 21-years-old.
“Less Than Jake was the one that everyone agreed would be a great fit,” Burdman wrote in an email. “I think we made a great choice. Less Than Jake’s full-throttle, high-energy performances are great and I think the students are going to love the show.”
And it looks like he’s not the only one.“I think familiarity is successful
when it comes to concerts. Especially at our age level,” Nayib Pastrana, a sophomore multimedia studies major, said. Pastrana attended both The Misfits and Pepper concerts last school year.
“Less Than Jake is notoriously fun,” Reno Erickson, a freshman mechanical engineering major who has seen the band perform twice, said. “[The show] will create a strong
fun unity among the young college kids.”“What we are doing now isn’t
unthinkable. It’s simply bringing the best experience possible to the student
body through the means we have given to us,” Burdman said. “These ‘classic’ acts are quality and proven to be an entertaining experience for people of all ages and I am looking forward to the future and continuing along this path.”
And according to the students, this path seems to be working.
Hannah Feldman, a sophomore business major, was introduced to Less Than Jake six years ago by her sister. “I’m really excited! They are such a good band live,” Feldman said. “I saw them live for the first time at Warped Tour a couple years ago. So, I’m excited to see that they are still popular.” This will be Feldman’s third time seeing Less Than Jake perform.
“I’ve listened to them on and off since I first heard them when I was like eight,” Zack Lyons, a freshman finance major, said. “I think it’s awesome just knowing that a group that has been around so long is still relevant enough to draw attention from college students who would want them to play a show for FAU.”
Another perk The Burdman Theory carries is the money FAU saves by booking older, cheaper bands.
This year’s Freaker’s Ball — FAU’s annual hip-hop concert — which featured rapper Kendrick Lamar, cost approximately $90,000, according to Program Board.
But Less Than Jake’s performance is only costing $12,000. In fact, if you took the last three nostalgia acts FAU’s hosted — The Misfits, Pepper, and now Less Than Jake — the three combined only add up to about $56,000 in performance expenses.
That means about five and a half nostalgic concerts could have been held before spending what it cost to bring Lamar here — which students had to pay $10 admission for, by the way.
“This year, once we had our figures in order, we contacted our booking agent for a list of acts that fit our criteria and whom were also available on August 29th,” Burdman wrote in the same email.
The bonfire committee, led by
“If you look back at the history of the [bonfire] you can actually see how it has evolved from a DJ to a local band to finally what we have now, a full-on festival
and concert.”-Mike Burdman
Booking bands that aren’t necessarily popular right now, but were popular as today’s college students were growing up. Nostalgia bands for 20-somethings.
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Burdman, requested a list of 15 to 20 rock, hard rock, metal, punk and ska bands that would be available. The bonfire committee is a group of panelists made up of Student Government, Program Board, and FAU’s Alumni Association. According to Burdman, other options included Danzig, Reel Big Fish, DevilDriver, and Sevendust.
“After reviewing the list with the committee a mutual agreement was made that Less Than Jake was the best choice.”
So what does he have to say about his legacy?“The Burdman Theory,” Burdman said.
“That’s got a fun ring to it, but I don’t know if a theory is the best way to describe it. I look at it more like an experiment. Since FAU is still growing and transitioning to a traditional university we are often finding ourselves doing some different things for the first time.”
Maybe a ‘theory’ isn’t the best way to describe it...
Call it the Burdman Experiment — but I’m still pretty sure it’s genius.
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We reached out to Less Than Jake guitarist, Chris Demakes, to hear what he had to say about touring, a new album, and how it feels to play for audience members he watched grow up. Check out our exclusive interview.
UP: What’s going on in the world of Less Than Jake right now?Chris Demakes: We just got done recording our 420th [Less Than
Jake actually has seven studio albums but are known for having a lot of EPs, vinyl releases, and live recordings] album, so we have a new album that’s completed and we’re going to get it mixed at the end of June. We’re out on the road for 12 shows right now. In July we have one show at El Paso and then November, we’re going to be out promoting our new album. The new album comes out in late September on Fat Records.
UP: Tell me about the new album.CD: Not really much to say. I think that if people like Less Than Jake,
they’re going to love the record and if they didn’t like us before, it’s not going to change your mind. (laughs)
UP: How’s the tour treating you so far?CD: We haven’t even played a show yet. As far as being on the road,
everything’s good.UP: How’s it feel to be playing a college bonfire?CD: It’s awesome. I’m going to show my age here, we played FAU
back in ‘99. That was the last time we played there. We’re excited to come back. College shows are always the most fun because college people, they’re only there for one reason — to have a couple drinks and have a good time. So it’s always fun.
UP: What’s your fondest college memory?CD: The four of us are from Gainesville and our sax player’s from
Connecticut. We all went to the University of Florida together. We played shows there until we got banned from campus — I’d put flyers around campus with some profanity — we got banned for like
[10] years. We played the mid-90s at UF and then we came back [in] probably 2005 or [2006]. We were reinstated by then, meaning anyone that worked there and remembered we were assholes [10] years ago probably wasn’t working there anymore.
UP: A lot of our readers have grown up listening to you and watching you when they were pre-teens. How’s it feel being able to play their college bonfire?
CD: It’s awesome. We’re seeing people the longer we’re around as a band, the more we have people coming with their kids that used to listen to us and now their kids are getting into their teenage years. A lot of people that want to see our band play is always a plus. It’s great.
UP: Does it ever make you feel old?CD: It only makes you feel old if you think about the aspect of ‘oh
my god, those young guys’ now with full beards and mustaches that I remember they were fresh faced kids back in the mid to late 90s. Now, they’re there with their wife and kids. It’s definitely strange. As long as people want to come see the band play, it’s great.
UP: What do you want fans to know when you play the bonfire? What should they expect?
CD: Well the longer they stay in their dorms and drink, the better we’re going to sound. I always say after two or three beers you have, it’s a different experience seeing us. I know that I do playing — after two or three beers, I play better. But, I have a two beer minimum and a three beer maximum when I take the stage. There’s a fine line there. I just want everyone to come there and have a good time regardless of if they’ve ever heard of the band, we’ll make sure they’ll have fun.
T he assignment is straightforward enough: get through an hour of exercise boot camp, survive, and
write about it. FAU’s Student Wellness Center, where
the session takes place every Tuesday from now until the end of the summer semester, is located on the Davie campus, not 15 minutes away from where I live. Again, simple.
Being that I am an FAU student, there is no payment involved. Just one waiver form to sign, along with possession of an
Owl card. And then there’s the air-conditioned
recreation center where we’ll be taking the...
“Oh, no. This is an outdoor class,” explains Thamas Schuchanek, the Wellness Center’s recreation supervisor. As he says this, I look up at what was a canvas of clouds just a few minutes ago. It’s hot, I only have one bottle of water, and a severe lack of physical endurance.
Oh, happy day. This is the story of my one hour summer workout, courtesy of
FAU’s Campus Recreation department.
“We’re just waiting on everyone to get here,” says Kamal Cudjoe, our instructor for today’s session.
Cudjoe is a certified personal trainer. He’s also the CEO and owner of Tailored Fitness, a personal fitness company.
Last spring, Cudjoe talked to the Student Wellness Center about buying a package of boot camp sessions for FAU
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Sampling a grueling hour of FAU’s Davie campus fitness Bootcamp
Natasha Henderson, a junior psychology major, keeps the pace while a UP reporter catches his breath.
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students. Working on a trial basis, the sessions
attracted enough participants in the spring and fall semesters –– up to 80 combined –– to warrant summer sessions.
Now in his second semester working with FAU, not to mention recently celebrating a year of operating Tailored Fitness, Cudjoe can’t say he expected to be doing this when he was in school.
“I actually attended FAU,” he says. “I played soccer all my life. I wanted to become a professional after school, but sometimes things don’t quite line up how you want them to.”
After college, he acquired his certification as a personal trainer. And here he is now, working with me and four other participants. He’s all smiles, joking around with people as they join today’s class.
The sun is out in full strength, the day’s breeze seems to have gotten bored and left and Cudjoe looks back at his students for the day: “You guys ready for some fun?”
Tuesday, June 18, 5 p.m.
The hour started with several cardio-centered exercises.
First: knee-ups - running in place with your knees getting as close to your chest as possible.
Second: jumping jacks
Third: butt-kicks - running in place, this time having your heels kick you in the rear.
Fourth: more knee-ups.After making it through these exercises,
along with a few others, we’re allowed a short break. I use that couple of minutes to combine a water break with a quick pat on the back for making it through what was surely phase one. And then...
“Ok, people,” said Cudjoe. “Now that we’ve warmed up, let’s get started!”
I was partnered up with participant Natasha Henderson for the rest of the hour. “This is my fifth session [with Cudjoe],” she said. “It’s always fun.”
Henderson is a junior at FAU studying psychology. She was amped, energetic and I was not about to be the weakest link.
Except, I was. In fact, I was the one rusted-iron link in a chain of tungsten carbide.
Cudjoe set up a series of “stations,” each representing a different exercise.
The first station includes two 15-pound medicine balls. Students are to hold a ball to their chest and do some squats.
The second station involves two cones, placed about 50 feet apart, which students shuffle between, back and forth.
The final station is just free space for combined push-up and plank position exercises.
Each station takes 50 seconds, with students having to jog –– or, in my case, practically crawl –– from station to station. The idea, as Cudjoe put it, is to avoid putting a number on reps. 50 seconds of continuous exercise means different reps for different people, depending on each
Fitness Figures Here’s a look at what Mohamed put into his one hour session, and what he got out of it.
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person’s physical capacity. The first time around wasn’t so bad. In
fact, I was doing pretty well. This medicine ball would not own me. Not today.
Cudjoe instructed us to go around the stations three times.
I had gone through two stations, still on my first run-through, before I was huffing and puffing.
One thing I’d quickly discover about our instructor is that he’s an ever-rolling ball of energy. Cudjoe constantly encouraged every student, but he was particularly encouraging to the student lagging farthest behind.
“C’mon, Mohamed! Finish strong, finish strong!”
“25 more seconds, Mo! 25 more seconds!”
“You got this, Mo! You can do this!” I can do this.
I couldn’t do this.I sat out the third run-through. I
remained on the side, soaked head to toe, hoping to never lift another finger again.
At the end, I gathered enough energy to get up and join the rest of the participants in a post-workout stretching session. After that, I collapsed onto the grass on the side again.
The only thing left to do was talk to our instructor about my performance.
For the ever enthusiastic instructor, this must have been a particularly difficult assessment to make. He took a moment and thought about the best way to say this. Then, furrowed brow and all, Cudjoe somehow managed to string together enough positive words to replace, “heck, that was bad”.
“Positive attitude, average performance.”
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HONOR (WITHIN) A NAME
Eric Salzman sipped water instead of coffee at Starbucks, as he openly shared the latest news about his campaign –– a campaign to name FAU
Stadium’s field after the man who built the Owls football program, Howard Schnellenberger. Former Head Coach Schnellenberger spent 11 years pioneering FAU’s football program, all the while raising funds and campaigning for a new, on-campus stadium. In 2011, when his efforts paid off and the stadium finally went up, Schnellenberger was honored with a life-like bronze statue, which sits just outside the $70 million facility.
That tribute had a lasting effect on Schnellenberger. But, if Salzman has his way, the statue could be trumped by 100 yards of grass.
This FAU graduate student with a Masters of Arts in History degree is the mastermind behind “Name It For Howard,” a one-man campaign intended to link the 79-year-old “Schnelly” to the house that he built.
The multi-tiered plan is to name FAU Stadium’s field after Schnellenberger, similar to Florida State University’s Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. Salzman has set out to secure the naming rights, having already raised nearly $1,500 for the cause. He hopes to gather $200,000 by Sept. 21, the first football home game of the 2013 season, and $1 million in the first year of the “Schnelly-Aid” campaign.
He met with Pat Chun, FAU’s athletics director, to discuss the campaign.
“I really salute the passion [Salzman] has for FAU. In the one meeting I had with him, he really left an impression on me,” Chun said.
Salzman feels the need to raise the money on his own –– without help from the FAU Foundation –– to name the field after Schnelly.
“I know FAU has an amount and list of naming rights for everything in the stadium,” he said. “From speaking with some people, it’s not an aspect of why they haven’t, because every dollar for the stadium needs to go toward the stadium debt.”
In his meeting with the Athletics Department, Salzman found out they are planning to fundraise. So, if he can bring $1.5 million to them in the next two years, he thinks it would help.
Story by Zack Kelberman and Cealia BrannanSports Editor Managing Editor
An FAU grad creates a campaign to name the stadium’s field after the founder of the football program
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“I told them I’m not trying to get in their way of fundraising. We’re after the same thing,” he said.
Chun told him that although he supports the campaign, FAU couldn’t help raise the money.
“We don’t have the resources to help, especially personnel-wise,” he said. “I love what Eric is trying to do, but it is a lot of money and a pretty big goal.”
Student Body President Peter Amirato agreed with Salzman’s plan to raise money, but said that Student Government wouldn’t be able to help monetarily either.
“I’m sure money always helps. Anything in athletics, they name the ticket booth after somebody. It’s a part of the process,” he said. “Especially because the loan we have from the bank for the stadium says that we pay the bank
first. And if we don’t make enough for other expenses, athletics takes the hit.”
After raising $1,500, Salzman feels pleased and hopes that his campaign will encourage donors. This month, he is working on filing with the IRS to make the “Name It For Howard” company into a not-for-profit organization –– this will keep donations tax-exempt.
“Obviously there’s quite a bit more to go, but it’s a process. It’s not going to be overnight,” Salzman said.
Amirato suggested that Salzman connect with the FAU Foundation to raise money. “But, as long as he has a good strategy, I don’t see why $1.5 million is too much.”
Salzman plans to use Facebook along with posters to promote the campaign. He said he wants to take charge of the public relations aspect himself instead of hiring someone.
“I don’t foresee that happening any time in the near future,” Salzman said, “because I’m trying to keep the administrative costs at less than 10 percent.”
Salzman said he might have to readjust his financial goals. Originally, he hoped to raise $200,000 by the first home game. Now, he’s saying it may take until the end of the year to raise that much money.
“I think Eric wants to do this, he doesn’t have to. Naming the field after Schnellenberger is not one of the things the university is actively trying to sell,” Chun said.
GOAL TIMELINEGOAL #1: To raise $200,000 by the first home game of the 2013 - 2014 season. Saturday, September 21, FAU hosts
Middle Tennessee State.
GOAL #2: To raise $400,000 by the final whistle of the regular season. Unveil the lettering on the field in pregame
festivities prior to the Shula Bowl, Friday, November 29, 2013.
GOAL #3: To raise $600,000 by National Signing Day February 5, 2014.
GOAL #4: To raise $800,000 by the Spring Game April 2014.
GOAL #5: To raise $1 million by the First Annual Name it for Howard Gala, Summer 2014. Scholarships setup in both the
general FAU Fund and Department of History.
GOAL #6: To raise $1.5 million by the Second Annual Name it for Howard Gala, Summer 2015. Increase scholarship amounts setup in both the general FAU Fund and Department
of History.
Source: Schnelly-aid.com/timetable
Former FAU football coach Howard Schnellenberger.Photo by Michelle Friswell.
FAU grad student Eric Salzman.Photo by Ryan Murphy.
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A first-ever Sun Belt Tournament title, a top 25 national ranking, and a near berth into the NCAA
Super Regionals. Those were just a few of the accomplishments that highlighted FAU baseball’s 2013 campaign, which was among the best in school history.
A cast of experienced upperclassmen helped lead the club to a 42-win season. Outfielders Nathan Pittman and Corey Keller and first baseman Mark Nelson provided the power with their bats, while closer Hugh Adams broke both FAU and Sun Belt Conference saves records.
But all those players are moving onto the next chapter of their careers, leaving FAU with several holes at different positions.
The Owls must adequately fill those voids in order to keep up the arguably most successful sports program on campus. And, if they do, there’s the question of how the Owls will fare in their new home –– Conference USA.
Last year, the Sun Belt’s collective strength of schedule was ranked fifth in all of college baseball, and FAU, South Alabama, Troy and Louisiana-Lafayette all took turns looking like eventual conference champs.
The difference with C-USA is that
one team, Rice University, has won five conference championships in the last eight years.
Owls head coach, John McCormack, was quick to take notice.
“This league, their baseball history, what they’ve accomplished on a national stage, it’s impressive,” McCormack said.
As impressive as the new conference is, FAU already made its own splash in last season’s Regional Tournament, taking top seeded UNC to the brink of elimination on national television, and becoming the top trending topic on Twitter in the process.
McCormack knows FAU won’t be flying under the radar any longer.
“I’ve spoken to a few [C-USA] coaches that told me teams are now looking out for us,” he said.
And it seems his returning players don’t want to be overlooked, either.
“We’ve got a good collection coming back,” senior pitcher Austin Gomber said. “Guys like Levi Meyer, Tyler Rocklein. I mean we lost Adams and Sylvestri in the bullpen. But with myself, Jeremy Strawn and Kevin Alexander holding down the pitching rotation, it will be fun playing a new group of competition.”
A few of FAU’s younger players, like
sophomore infielder Brendon Sanger, will just be happy to take the field on a regular basis.
“I’m looking forward to just going out and playing every day, and trying to bring home a conference championship,” Sanger said.
Although C-USA’s competition is steep and unfamiliar, some media pundits don’t see the Owls stumbling.
“It’s a pretty good league,” said Aaron Fitt, national college baseball writer for Baseball America. “With the exception of Rice, an elite program, I don’t feel like any of these teams are so far above FAU that they’ll struggle to compete.”
Above all else, C-USA will present a chance for FAU to achieve a rare mark, one that both the upperclassmen and younger players would like to leave with.
“I’m really looking forward to trying to win our second conference title in a new conference,” Gomber said. “Not many people can say they have championships in two different conferences.”
Sanger agrees. “That would be sweet.”McCormack believes in his squad and
their potential for next season, but also realizes there will be new challenges ahead.
“They’ve got their work cut out for them,” he said.
Brendon Sanger (center) ended the season by leading the team with a .347 batting average.
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roommates online via MyFAU prior to 11 p.m. on April 1. Select the Student tab and find the Housing & Residential Life channel where you can click Housing Online. It is
the student’s responsibility to make sure they coordinate with their roommates of choice prior to selecting their room. If you submit
your housing contract after February 11, you may have a 2 day waiting period before you
can select your room.
Stage 1 Current Residents (Select Same Room)
February 11-15, 2013Stage 2
Current Residents (Select New Room/Hall/Suite/Apartment) February 18 – April 1, 2013
Stage 3New Students and Commuter Students
(Select New Room/Hall/Suite/Apartment) February 25 – April 1, 2013
BENEFITS OF LIVING ON-CAMPUS
Close to campus activitiesSave money on gas
Healthy meal choicesSleep Later
Limitless laundry roomsNo bus hassle
24/7 Staffing in the hallCard swipe access
Free cable & ethernetNo traffic jams
All academic resources availableYou know all your floor mates
Easier to meet friends
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