What up 97...here's another one from the Ranz film archives I thought you guys would enjoy...kind of low quality but still pretty good. I think most of you have seen this but if you haven't, you're in for a treat. Make sure the sounds on or you've got headphones if you're at work. Bangerang!
Ranz
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Gordon Gee is Ohio State's 14th President
"This is the university of the American dream"
Gordon Gee is one of the most recognizable leaders in higher education, known for his energetic personal style, his quirky sense of humor, his advocacy of public education, and his fund-raising prowess.
This fall, he'll bring all of those traits to The Ohio State University.
On Thursday, trustees hired Gee as the university's 14th president. Gee said he looks forward to being "part of the most exciting academic environment in higher education."
"This is Ohio State's time," Gee said. "This is the university of the American dream."
Gee's hire marked something unprecedented: the return of a beloved president. He led Ohio State from 1990 to 1997. Since then, the university has become more competitive, thanks in part to the selective admissions process Gee started.
"My heart told me what to do and that's what I did," he said, explaining why he decided to come back to Ohio State. "This was a pure and simple spiritual decision for me, and it was the right decision."
"Gordon Gee reflected the Buckeye spirit, that sense of pride recognized by more than 400,000 alumni across the world," said trustee Alex Schumate.
Gee and Ohio State both have changed since his departure a decade ago, he and trustees agreed.
"This is not Back to the Future," Gee said.
For video, click here.
Gordon Gee is one of the most recognizable leaders in higher education, known for his energetic personal style, his quirky sense of humor, his advocacy of public education, and his fund-raising prowess.
This fall, he'll bring all of those traits to The Ohio State University.
On Thursday, trustees hired Gee as the university's 14th president. Gee said he looks forward to being "part of the most exciting academic environment in higher education."
"This is Ohio State's time," Gee said. "This is the university of the American dream."
Gee's hire marked something unprecedented: the return of a beloved president. He led Ohio State from 1990 to 1997. Since then, the university has become more competitive, thanks in part to the selective admissions process Gee started.
"My heart told me what to do and that's what I did," he said, explaining why he decided to come back to Ohio State. "This was a pure and simple spiritual decision for me, and it was the right decision."
"Gordon Gee reflected the Buckeye spirit, that sense of pride recognized by more than 400,000 alumni across the world," said trustee Alex Schumate.
Gee and Ohio State both have changed since his departure a decade ago, he and trustees agreed.
"This is not Back to the Future," Gee said.
For video, click here.
Welcome back, President Gee!
(note: many more articles and details available on dispatch.com)
E. Gordon Gee to return as OSU president
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:06 PM
The Columbus Dispatch
File photo
Gee in 2003 as Vanderbilt University's chancellor
Gee at a glance
- E. Gordon Gee
- Age: 63
- Hometown: Vernal, Utah
- Experience: Led five universities: Vanderbilt, 2000-present; Brown, 1998-2000; Ohio State, 1990-97; University of Colorado, 1985-90; West Virginia, 1981-85
E. Gordon Gee will be returning to Ohio State University as its next president.
Gee confirmed that he would be leaving Vanderbilt University in a letter to that school's community today.
“I am following my heart and returning to a place that I consider my home,” Gee said in the letter. “My decision is that simple and that complex.”
He will leave Vanderbilt Aug. 1.
The Ohio State board is expected to vote on its choice on Thursday.
Gee, 63, has been chancellor of Vanderbilt since 2000 and was Ohio State's president from 1990 through ‘97.
Ohio State's board of trustees have been trying to lure him back for months.
Gee released a statement in late June saying that he planned to stay at Vanderbilt for “a long time to come” and that he was not a candidate for Ohio State's presidency. But he added that OSU always would be “a special place to me.”
Sources said OSU trustees, however, were continuing to negotiate with him and had offered him a $1 million compensation package. His compensation at Vanderbilt is more than $1.2 million.
Gee will follow Karen A. Holbrook, who retired as OSU president June 30. She had announced her plans to leave a year ago.
Vanderbilt board chairman Martha R. Ingram today said she wishes Gee well in his new endeavors.
A 24-member search committee has been looking for a new president since September, aided by the national search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
At Vanderbilt, a private university in Nashville, Tenn., Gee got national attention when he disbanded the athletic department, did away with the athletics-director job and gave the office of Student Life and University Affairs control over sports. Naysayers predicted Vanderbilt's teams would fail, but they have flourished.
In his seven years at Vanderbilt, Gee has lifted the school's academic standing and raised more than $1 billion.
During his seven years at OSU, the university started some of its largest building projects, including the $93 million Schottenstein Center, $92 million Fisher College of Business and an $80 million renovation of Ohio Stadium. Gee also trimmed enrollment from 50,000 to 48,000, worked to attract and keep better students, and pushed to increase state funding for colleges.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
New President?
Word on the street is that Gordon Gee is coming back to OSU to be president. Can anyone confirm this? I'll bet T knows. She's on the inside.
I dig his bow ties.
I dig his bow ties.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Happy 4th!
Hello 97!
I just wanted to say I hope everyone had a safe and fabulous Independence Day! I was definitely thinking about all of you...
Ranz, did you put on a fireworks display to dazzle the Bolivians??
-DT
I just wanted to say I hope everyone had a safe and fabulous Independence Day! I was definitely thinking about all of you...
Ranz, did you put on a fireworks display to dazzle the Bolivians??
-DT
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Pac Northwest is where it's at.
97,
I wanted to let everyone know that I'm planning on moving to Portland, OR in a few weeks after I finish my graduate program in Massachusetts. I accepted a job with a wind energy consulting/development firm so I'll be workin' for the man! Ellen is going to come with me too so she's out looking for jobs at the moment. Both of us finish our respective programs in early/mid August.
I plan on starting the job around early or mid September so if you're in the Pac NW anytime in the future, then you certainly have a couch to sleep on!
Anyway, I'll be in Cbus for a few days during the last part of August, so if anyone is around and wants to get together for some drinks, then keep me in mind!
I wanted to let everyone know that I'm planning on moving to Portland, OR in a few weeks after I finish my graduate program in Massachusetts. I accepted a job with a wind energy consulting/development firm so I'll be workin' for the man! Ellen is going to come with me too so she's out looking for jobs at the moment. Both of us finish our respective programs in early/mid August.
I plan on starting the job around early or mid September so if you're in the Pac NW anytime in the future, then you certainly have a couch to sleep on!
Anyway, I'll be in Cbus for a few days during the last part of August, so if anyone is around and wants to get together for some drinks, then keep me in mind!
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