[NU Sports] Pres. Bienen to retire in 2009

[MHRJGScott at aol.com]

Not that great a story I flunked phys ed (never showed up for  class), was in 
SDS, had long hair and dated the prettiest girl in DG. He hated  me. Bob was 
the dean of CAS at the time, his elevation to president 2 years  later was no 
doubt due to his opinion, quoted on national TV, "I think having a  losing 
football team can improve academic standards" As does fewer  hippies.
 
 
In a message dated 3/4/2008 12:20:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
artmiller1 at hotmail.com writes:

Kicked  out of NU by the president of the university?  C'mon man, you gotta 
share  that story...don't leave us  hanging!!





> From:  MHRJGScott at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:13:38 -0500
>  Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Pres. Bienen to retire in 2009 
> To:  nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> CC: 
> 
> Paul is correct as  usual. I especially found Bienen to be down to earth , 
> but of course  anyone who was not Bob Strotz (who kicked me out of NU) was 
> superior.  BTW I graduated with honors in 4 years anyway despite Bob due to 
great  
> profs who sent me to study in Europe while the political stuff calmed  
down. 
> Also BTW has anybody seen the hubub with Obama being a neighbor  of 
Benadine 
> and Bill Ayers, I guess you still don't need a weatherman  to know which 
way the 
> wind blows. 
> 
> 
> In a  message dated 3/3/2008 6:44:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
>  NEONRye at aol.com writes:
> 
> President Bienen will be missed and  will be hard to replace. While some 
> decisions he made (such as  replacing long-time Dean of Speech School 
(whose 
> name 
>  currently escapes me) were controversial, I don't think anyone could argue 
 
> that the University's overall reputation--academically and  
athletically--has 
> 
> grown substantially in the years of his  tenure as President. Having seen 
> the 
> man at Continental  Arena in the Meadowlands in New Jersey when we played 
> Seton Hall  there a few years ago I can attest to his passion and support 
for 
>  NU's 
> sports programs. And his "down to earth" persona when my son and  I bumped 
> into him in the Mens Room at halftime. 
> 
> I  think that his graceful exit, giving the School ample time to find a 
>  replacement and set up an orderly transition, speaks volumes about his 
love  
> for 
> the institution and his devotion to its enhancement. I  hope that everyone 
> on 
> this list recognizes his  contributions. 
> 
> Those of us who lived through the era of  Rocky Miller as Chancellor and 
Bob 
> Strotz as President know how  profound can be the damage wrought by 
> backward-looking  administrators, damage to the athletic program, and to 
the 
> morale of  
> the student body and faculty. I remember in the early '70's--a  difficult 
> time, to be sure, in many ways--thinking that we had an  administration 
that 
> 
> didn't care at all what we felt or had  to say. I doubt that today's 
> student body 
> feels the same  way. We used to say that NU didn't have an identity--we 
> used 
>  to wonder what was it about Northwestern that was unique and at its 
>  core--thankfully, that doesn't seem to be the case any more.
> 
>  I think that the Board of Trustees will have some large shoes to fill, but 
 
> I 
> am hopeful that President Bienen's success and prominence  will make this a 
> sought-after position, with outstanding  applicants.
> 
> Paul Levinson
> 
> 
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