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NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Squarebanks said:
Just ****ing knock it off already. The dude is probably better educated (ND undergrad, magna cum laude, plus a UW law degree) than 95% of the people posting here. He also took an athletic department on the edge of the world that was hemorrhaging money and actually made it profitable. He's made his mistakes, but who hasn't (cough cough no hockey in new sports arena cough cough). Considering he's barely in his 30's, you're going to be hating on him for a long time.
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He's run your other sports teams into the ground. He had to cut contracts because "revenues weren't keeping up". And he's lying. I'm not hating, I hope he sticks around so he can run your hockey team into the ground like everybody else up there.
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Here's your time frame and Wong's thoughts on each candidate:

http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/574952/NMU-athletic-director-decision-now-on-President-Les-Wong-s-shoulders.html?nav=5075


Wong was meeting with the heads of the search committee yesterday or today. He'll present his recommendation to the NMU Board of Trustees next week on Thursday or Friday. Once approved, he'll extend a formal offer. I was told he will not inform the candidates who he is recommending until a couple hours before the board meeting.
 
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mwellens said:
Here's your time frame and Wong's thoughts on each candidate:

http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/574952/NMU-athletic-director-decision-now-on-President-Les-Wong-s-shoulders.html?nav=5075


Wong was meeting with the heads of the search committee yesterday or today. He'll present his recommendation to the NMU Board of Trustees next week on Thursday or Friday. Once approved, he'll extend a formal offer. I was told he will not inform the candidates who he is recommending until a couple hours before the board meeting.
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The suspense is killing me...
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Anyone know why the delay in the schedule coming out?
Is the news of the AD hire holding this up?
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Scheduling is delayed because NMU and MTU are finding dates for their series, which will be on Tuesday nights.

AD search is being delayed because of the provost (No. 2 position in the university) search.

Neither of the two are related, besides the waits being really annoying.
 
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mwellens said:
Scheduling is delayed because NMU and MTU are finding dates for their series, which will be on Tuesday nights.
AD search is being delayed because of the provost (No. 2 position in the university) search.
Neither of the two are related, besides the waits being really annoying.
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No snippet of leaning direction for the AD? I lean toward Diles
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Come on Matt, the provost position has nothing to do with Wong's decision on AD. Wong himself told you and your paper that he offered up the name to the board last Friday and hoped to offer the position to the candidate during the weekend. Either, negotiations are taking place or somebody turned down the offer and Les is back at the drawing board.
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Thirty four minutes ago, NMU tweeted:
@NorthernMichU: President Les Wong is stepping down to become president of San Francisco State University, http://www.nmu.edu/communicationsandmarketing/node/18?articleID=171161&
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From the link:
MARQUETTE, Mich.—Northern Michigan University President Les Wong announced today that he has accepted the presidency at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in California. He is scheduled to assume his new post on Aug. 1. Wong has served as NMU’s top administrator since 2004.

“I am extremely honored to take the leadership of one of the gems of the California state system,” said Wong. “My years in service to Northern Michigan University and to the Upper Peninsula will not be forgotten. Northern’s magic is special and Phyllis and I are fortunate to have been a part of its evolution.”

During Wong’s tenure, NMU engaged in a broad-based strategic planning process, resulting in the university’s “Road Map to 2015.” The evolving plan focuses on four areas for improvement: innovation, helping students lead meaningful lives, leveraging campus attributes and community engagement. NMU has gained a national reputation for the latter as one of about 300 U.S. higher education institutions to earn the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

NMU also continued its high-tech advancements under Wong by becoming the first university in the country to operate its own WiMAX network. This fourth-generation (4G) technology is capable of transferring data, voice and video at distances far beyond what is available with traditional Wi-Fi. Based largely on this effort, NMU was selected as the site for President Barack Obama to announce his Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative in February 2011.

Wong oversaw the largest gift in NMU history: a $5 million commitment to enhance the university’s ability to recruit high-achieving students. Other notable achievements included launching a study-abroad program in Cuba, which only 16 U.S. institutions had been licensed to do, and earning Higher Learning Commission accreditation for NMU in 2010 through the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP).
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Talk about left field. :eek:

This may be the hold up on the AD search, as the new hire may want to know exactly who is in charge when they get here.
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Aparch,

Problem is Dr. Wong is no longer in charge of making the decision. I would have trusted his decision without question. The new guy now will make the decision and god only knows how that will turn out. I hope he doesn't go against the recommendation of Dr. Wong's because that could become a serious problem is it doesn't go well.
 
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aparch said:
Thirty four minutes ago, NMU tweeted: From the link:Talk about left field. :eek:This may be the hold up on the AD search, as the new hire may want to know exactly who is in charge when they get here.
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Do you think he made the decision and moved on? I think it depends on how the board handles this. Wong did have the most contact with the possible hires. So no Pres, no Provost and No AD. Proper choice now can really make for a huge change in direction, question is which direction.
 
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giwan said:
So no Pres,
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From the "What's New, NMU?" e-mail I received today:

Thursday, May 10, 2012

NMU BOARD NAMES HAYNES PRESIDENT

David Haynes has been appointed the 14th president of Northern Michigan University by the NMU Board of Trustees, effective Monday, May 14. He will replace Les Wong, who announced today that he has accepted the presidency at San Francisco State University.

“It is a privilege to have been selected as president by the NMU Board of Trustees and to have the opportunity to serve my alma mater in this capacity,” Haynes said.

Haynes has been professionally affiliated with NMU for 27 years in various capacities. He has served as an adviser to five presidents, special adviser to Wong on public policy and member of the president’s cabinet. Haynes has been an associate professor of political science and public administration for the past six years and directs the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program. He also is co-director of the NMU Center for Rural Community and Economic Development and chair of the faculty senate graduate programs committee.

In addition to a bachelor’s degree from NMU, Haynes holds a juris doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law.

“We are fortunate that we have a plan in place to provide continuity and clear direction to the university,” said Brian Cloyd, chair of the NMU Board of Trustees. “David has a thorough understanding of the current issues facing Northern Michigan University both internally and externally. The board is keenly aware of the importance of moving forward with its top three priorities: a successful resolution of the current employee contracts under negotiation; increasing enrollment and retaining current students; and finalizing a branding and marketing plan to provide additional revenues to the university in order to implement the strategic plan. Additionally, we have directed him to immediately review both the provost and athletic director searches and to make a recommendation to us."

Cloyd said the appointment is for a minimum of two years and Haynes will have full responsibility for successfully implementing the board’s priorities and overseeing all operations of the university.
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Prepared by Kristi Evans.
 
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mwellens said:
Scheduling is delayed because NMU and MTU are finding dates for their series, which will be on Tuesday nights.
Neither of the two are related, besides the waits being really annoying.
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Tech just released it's schedule yesterday so I would think NMU's schedule will come out sometime next week.
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

Since other school threads are posting and commenting on new recruits, I was curious what you guys know about NMU's 2012 recruiting class and the returning roster as a whole.

Who will be new for the Wildcats this coming season, what do you know about them, and who may contribute right away?

Who will step up in the forward positions now that Florek, Cherniwchan, and Gron are gone?

We should have a pretty solid crew of returning defensemen, shouldn't we? (Baker, Epp, Follmer, Handley, Jones, Ludwig, Macauley...)

Will Coreau have a good back up to challenge him?

Anything else?
 
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Chris Heisenberg's 2012 List

For Next Year: (G,A,P)
RW-Robert Lindores (26,35,61) Surrey (BCHL)

LW-Justin Rose (38,37,75) Ft.McMurray (AJHL)

D-Brock Maschmeyer (12,32,44) Ft.McMurray (AJHL)

LW-Cohen Adair (32,26,58) Powell River (BCHL)

RW-Dominik Shine (11,21,32) Lincoln (USHL) *Injury to start the year

D-Ryan Trenz (2,12,14) Chicago (USHL) *Drafted 5th Overall in USHL

C-Shane Sooth (9,35,44) Dubuque (USHL) *Played on USNTDP

RW-Gerard Hanson (11,16,27) Dubuque (USHL) *Brother of Greger Hanson



As for the Goalies there are two coming in, I don't think there will be any competition for the 1st string, but there will probably be a good battle for 2nd)

(Games, W-L, G.A.A., SV%)

Michael Doan-(3, 2-1, 2.67, .934) Wellington (OJHL)
(22, 7-10, 3.64, .905) Huntsville (OJHL)

Mathias Dahlstrom- (44, 17-19, 3.20, .906) Chicago (USHL)
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

NMUFAN21 said:
Chris Heisenberg's 2012 List

For Next Year: (G,A,P)
RW-Robert Lindores (26,35,61) Surrey (BCHL)

LW-Justin Rose (38,37,75) Ft.McMurray (AJHL)

D-Brock Maschmeyer (12,32,44) Ft.McMurray (AJHL)

LW-Cohen Adair (32,26,58) Powell River (BCHL)

RW-Dominik Shine (11,21,32) Lincoln (USHL) *Injury to start the year

D-Ryan Trenz (2,12,14) Chicago (USHL) *Drafted 5th Overall in USHL

C-Shane Sooth (9,35,44) Dubuque (USHL) *Played on USNTDP

RW-Gerard Hanson (11,16,27) Dubuque (USHL) *Brother of Greger Hanson



As for the Goalies there are two coming in, I don't think there will be any competition for the 1st string, but there will probably be a good battle for 2nd)

(Games, W-L, G.A.A., SV%)

Michael Doan-(3, 2-1, 2.67, .934) Wellington (OJHL)
(22, 7-10, 3.64, .905) Huntsville (OJHL)

Mathias Dahlstrom- (44, 17-19, 3.20, .906) Chicago (USHL)
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Hanson won't be coming to NMU.
 
Re: NMU Offseason: Forget bikes, we're stealing a Karr...

The 2012-13 Wildcat Hockey Schedule will be released on Wednesday morning at 7:50 AM exclusively on 100.3 the Point with Dave Danis and Coach Walt Kyle. It will also be streamed online at RadioEagleSports.com
 
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