OU President Gallogly

[FighttheGoodFight]

This is where Boren was truly great.

I will restate I think it was time for a change and that I didn't always agree with his decisions.


When I lived in L.A. the local Sooner Alumni Club held an annual Christmas party at the home of an older and quite rich alum. Boren always came and there were usually about 30-40 people there.

Boren made all of us excited, proud and ready to run through a wall to support the university. His vision and passion were incredibly inspiring.

And being a smallish group, it was also an opportunity to interact with him personally and he was exactly the same one-on-one.


For a leader, the most important quality is to motivate others and have them embrace and enthusiastically execute your vision. Anyone who has ever managed a large group understand this. You only have 24 hours in a day and a limited amount of energy, so unless you can inspire others and get them on board, your ability to accomplish anything of real meaning is always going to be limited.

This is especially true in an academic setting or any organization where money is not the one and only measure of success.

My impression thus far is that Gallogly does not understand this, and that is the basis of my concern.

Again I think he doesn't care to really get to know the university as a whole. He is here to cut to appease the board and law makers. Then he will be gone in a few years.

Talk with anyone on campus right now. The morale is low among staff and academic programs. Doesn't make it a great environment.

[jedicurt]

Again I think he doesn't care to really get to know the university as a whole. He is here to cut to appease the board and law makers. Then he will be gone in a few years.

Talk with anyone on campus right now. The morale is low among staff and academic programs. Doesn't make it a great environment.

meh... depends upon who you ask... but moral was pretty low among the staff i worked with from 2005-2012 as well..

[onthestrip]

I think its cute when academics somehow come up in regards to conference realignment talks. Some officials might give it the courtesy of mentioning it but we all know its about athletics.

[MagzOK]

I think its cute when academics somehow come up in regatrds to conference realignment talks. Some officials might give it the courtesy of mentioning it but we all know its about athletics.

Exactly. And the athletic department is fat and happy in the BigXII -- the big fish in the pond. In football, OU is in position to be a perennial conference champion which opens the door to the playoff. The percentages greatly diminish if hey move conferences.

[Pete]

Everyone wants to bitch about the conference alignment but then turns around and points out that OU is one of the few schools showing a profit in their athletic department.

And, we've made the 4-team football playoff 3 of the last 4 years.

Not exactly sure what everyone is complaining about.

[Thomas Vu]

I took the join date/repeated points to multiple angle counterpoints and went straight to troll bait. Glad you guys vetted it in a thorough fashion.

[bombermwc]

meh... depends upon who you ask... but moral was pretty low among the staff i worked with from 2005-2012 as well..

And that's a legislature issue more than OU leadership. The new president is trying to make it work more "business-like" in the red/black numbers for what is coming in. OU has been cutting the amount that they pay Graduate Teaching Assistants for years and i'm not sure that anyone has seen a raise in 10 years unless they had a contract that stipulated it. Not to mention that attrition means that they aren't re-staffing as people leave the university.

That being said, this isn't a problem unique to OU. This is a national trend. We're not just failing to fund public k-12, we're failing to fund higher ed as well. You can squarely point the finger at the last 20 years at the capital for this financial mess. Them good ole boys aren't doing any of us any favors.

[soonerheart]

It’s more than very apparent that way too many here are very under informed on the current CR landscape. This is from OU's 247 site.

What is on this link provides some current thoughts, information and some speculation.

https://247sports.com/college/oklaho...rns-125965141/
ByJOEY HELMER Dec 5, 9:01 PM

[FighttheGoodFight]

Faculty pay increase for Norman campus announced today. Going to Regents on Dec. 12.

[Rover]

It’s more than very apparent that way too many here are very under informed on the current CR landscape. This is from OU's 247 site.

What is on this link provides some current thoughts, information and some speculation.

https://247sports.com/college/oklaho...rns-125965141/
ByJOEY HELMER Dec 5, 9:01 PM

Same kind of rumors we all heard years ago, Then truth landed. All this is speculation. Everybody whose argument or hope it fits will claim it is real. The rest of us know it’s gossip at this point. Wake us when something true is known.

BTW, OUInsider is a good sports site, but it deals heavily in rumors and speculation. 247 isn’t exactly a news source. If you mean being informed is taking gossip from sports boards, then a lot on here are probably well informed. Lol.

[Lazio85]

Faculty pay increase for Norman campus announced today. Going to Regents on Dec. 12.

Dear OU Faculty and Staff,

As I have indicated before, we are transitioning from investment in “bricks and mortar” to investment in human capital – our people. A top priority has been finding ways to ensure that our dedicated faculty and staff are paid at competitive levels.
In furtherance of that goal, I am pleased to share with you that we will be recommending to the Board of Regents a Norman Faculty Compensation Program that would go into effect January 1, 2019.

The Provost’s Office has been working closely with HR and the Norman business analytics team on the development of the Norman faculty pay proposal to improve our market-comparative position. We also sought the input of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Faculty Compensation Committee, in addition to the Deans, Chairs and Directors.

The proposed Norman Faculty Compensation Program is a market-based adjustment that moves full-time instructional faculty, (ranked faculty, instructors and lecturers), in Norman-based programs on the Norman campus, at the College of Law, and in Tulsa closer to a competitive benchmark salary. In this program, the gap between current wages and the marketplace benchmark was determined using a standardized benchmark. Wages will be proportionally increased so that faculty furthest below the benchmark will generally receive the highest salary increases.

The proposed Norman Faculty Compensation Program will cost approximately $4.6 million (with fringe benefits) and $308,000 for Law and OU Tulsa (Norman faculty). The proposal includes a minimum 1.5% market-based salary increase (or a minimum of $1000), a maximum 6% market-based salary increase, and a 1.5% salary increase (or a minimum of $1000), for individuals already paid above the benchmark or where benchmark salaries were not available.

We will continue to evaluate salaries and look for ways to provide raises to our faculty at HSC and OU-Tulsa (HSC faculty) campuses as well as to the staffs at all three campuses.

More information will be available on Dec. 12 pending Board of Regents review and approval.

Sincerely,
Jim Gallogly

[jedicurt]

Dear OU Faculty and Staff,

As I have indicated before, we are transitioning from investment in “bricks and mortar” to investment in human capital – our people. A top priority has been finding ways to ensure that our dedicated faculty and staff are paid at competitive levels.
In furtherance of that goal, I am pleased to share with you that we will be recommending to the Board of Regents a Norman Faculty Compensation Program that would go into effect January 1, 2019.

The Provost’s Office has been working closely with HR and the Norman business analytics team on the development of the Norman faculty pay proposal to improve our market-comparative position. We also sought the input of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Faculty Compensation Committee, in addition to the Deans, Chairs and Directors.

The proposed Norman Faculty Compensation Program is a market-based adjustment that moves full-time instructional faculty, (ranked faculty, instructors and lecturers), in Norman-based programs on the Norman campus, at the College of Law, and in Tulsa closer to a competitive benchmark salary. In this program, the gap between current wages and the marketplace benchmark was determined using a standardized benchmark. Wages will be proportionally increased so that faculty furthest below the benchmark will generally receive the highest salary increases.

The proposed Norman Faculty Compensation Program will cost approximately $4.6 million (with fringe benefits) and $308,000 for Law and OU Tulsa (Norman faculty). The proposal includes a minimum 1.5% market-based salary increase (or a minimum of $1000), a maximum 6% market-based salary increase, and a 1.5% salary increase (or a minimum of $1000), for individuals already paid above the benchmark or where benchmark salaries were not available.

We will continue to evaluate salaries and look for ways to provide raises to our faculty at HSC and OU-Tulsa (HSC faculty) campuses as well as to the staffs at all three campuses.

More information will be available on Dec. 12 pending Board of Regents review and approval.

Sincerely,
Jim Gallogly

would be interesting to see how Moral among staff is after this... a potential max of a 6% increase is a nice increase for those that receive it

[ultimatesooner]

Dear OU Faculty and Staff,

As I have indicated before, we are transitioning from investment in “bricks and mortar”

Sincerely,
Jim Gallogly

AKA Molly Boren isn't running around having brand new construction projects torn up and redone because she didn't like the color or some other stupid feature. I would love to see an audit of how much $$ was spent because of change orders that trace back to her.

[Dob Hooligan]

It’s more than very apparent that way too many here are very under informed on the current CR landscape. This is from OU's 247 site.

What is on this link provides some current thoughts, information and some speculation.

https://247sports.com/college/oklaho...rns-125965141/
ByJOEY HELMER Dec 5, 9:01 PM

So, a guy in Minnesota knows a guy who knows a guy? And the B1G won't have divisions or a round robin schedule, but will have 16 or more teams? And the Long Horn Network is a nothing?

[FighttheGoodFight]

would be interesting to see how Moral among staff is after this... a potential max of a 6% increase is a nice increase for those that receive it

Adding in the "as well as to the staffs at all three campuses." isn't exactly a promise for staff raises. I do know just about no one on campus has seen a raise in a very long time, both faculty and staff.

[Lazio85]

4 new executive positions will cost an additional $350,000+ from their predecessors total.

The new salaries versus their predecessors' are as follows:

Lauren Brookey, vice president for marketing and communications, will be paid $200,000 for 12 months. Rowdy Gilbert, former vice president for public affairs, was paid $42,083.
Charles Wright, chief audit executive, will receive $225,000 for 12 months. Clive Mander, former CAE made $181,800.
John Woods, executive director for governmental affairs, will make $155,000 for 12 months. Jonathan Nichols, former vice president for governmental affairs, made $102,746.
Ken Rowe, senior vice president and chief financial officer, made $400,000 for 12 months. Nick Hathaway, former executive vice president for administration and finance, made $301,670.

[Rover]

It’s easy to transition from bricks and mortar when someone else got the required facilities in place even though public funding for facilities improvements has been lacking for decades.

[bombermwc]

Im disappointed that its only 4.6 million. With as many caveats as they have in there, and the lower amount they are offering, its a bit underwhelming. That being said, at least they are doing SOMETHING, which is more than could be said for Boren's term.

And Boren worked to get money for high profile capital improvements, but often failed to put money into updating the "less sexy" areas like the arts. Just check out Cauffman Hall. There are some major crap structures around the campus still and they really need to be consolidated into fewer, more modern structures so they can save on maintenance and utilities. But instead, we saw cosmetic crap like taking some of the older crappy places and putting the brick/stone facades on them but ignoring the bones of the places.

And dorms....jeez dorms. So much crap out there. So much crap.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Im disappointed that its only 4.6 million. With as many caveats as they have in there, and the lower amount they are offering, its a bit underwhelming. That being said, at least they are doing SOMETHING, which is more than could be said for Boren's term.

And Boren worked to get money for high profile capital improvements, but often failed to put money into updating the "less sexy" areas like the arts. Just check out Cauffman Hall. There are some major crap structures around the campus still and they really need to be consolidated into fewer, more modern structures so they can save on maintenance and utilities. But instead, we saw cosmetic crap like taking some of the older crappy places and putting the brick/stone facades on them but ignoring the bones of the places.

And dorms....jeez dorms. So much crap out there. So much crap.

To be fair OU has a lack of classroom space. Those old building hold a lot of classrooms and if they are fully redone they have to be up to new ADA standards which in turn means less seats in the classroom (Dale Hall is famous for this issue). In reality more classes need to move to online or some days in person some online.

[dankrutka]

Im disappointed that its only 4.6 million. With as many caveats as they have in there, and the lower amount they are offering, its a bit underwhelming. That being said, at least they are doing SOMETHING, which is more than could be said for Boren's term.

And Boren worked to get money for high profile capital improvements, but often failed to put money into updating the "less sexy" areas like the arts. Just check out Cauffman Hall. There are some major crap structures around the campus still and they really need to be consolidated into fewer, more modern structures so they can save on maintenance and utilities. But instead, we saw cosmetic crap like taking some of the older crappy places and putting the brick/stone facades on them but ignoring the bones of the places.

And dorms....jeez dorms. So much crap out there. So much crap.

I disagree. The improvements across campus under Boren's admin are pretty astounding. "Less sexy" programs like education and social work (and there are plenty more) were completely transformed. I travel to a lot of college campuses and OU has one of the nicest campuses in the country. Almost every building is maintained to look good to students, faculty, and visitors inside and out. If there's something to criticize Boren on, it's not this IMHO.

And, yes, taking the Blender or Dale out of commission would present serious challenges. And choosing Kaufman Hall as an example is rather selective considering it's sister buildings on each side were completely reonvated (education) or torn down and replaced with a beautiful new building (Gittinger).

[Rover]

And Boren worked to get money for high profile capital improvements, but often failed to put money into updating the "less sexy" areas like the arts. Just check out Cauffman Hall.

You obviously haven't been to Holmberg Hall, the Fred Jones Art Museum, or the Weitzenhoffer center. They are all now excellent. The Weitzenhoffer center is home to one of the top 5 performing arts schools in the US. Of all the areas you could point to, this was the most pointless. LOL

[onthestrip]

Boren's rep might be taking another hit. A small misdeed in the grand scheme of things but still not a good look.

http://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-emplo...7baf0b20a.html

[Rover]

Boren's rep might be taking another hit. A small misdeed in the grand scheme of things but still not a good look.

http://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-emplo...7baf0b20a.html

Yeah... that’s not cool. 😕

[LocoAko]

https://www.normantranscript.com/new...Obdu58ni8Rkbrs

Following the publication of that letter on June 20, Gallogly told a senior OU administrator to deliver a message to Boren: “You tell him that I am the meanest son of a bitch he has ever seen, and if he ever crosses me again, I will destroy him.”

The statement was confirmed by multiple sources who spoke to the Transcript on a condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from Gallogly.

OU interim vice president of public affairs Erin Yarbrough responded to reports of the threat on Gallogly’s behalf in a statement saying, “the situation described and message to President Boren is inaccurate.”

“Mr. Gallogly has been true to his word,” a source with knowledge of the situation, said. “He has been on a continual quest to persecute David Boren.”

...

It is unclear when the relationship between Gallogly and Boren began to sour, but Gallogly's response to Boren's June 20 letter was certainly a turning point, according to multiple sources.

....

According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, Gallogly's attitude toward Boren has become increasingly antagonistic since June. Gallogly instructed the Stephenson Cancer Center not to install a plaque memorializing Boren's brother-in-law, Dr. Augustin Henry Shi V, who died in 2016 from cancer. Shi was treated at the Stephenson Cancer Center, and Boren, along with his wife Molly Shi, donated $25,000 to the center with the understanding the plaque would be installed in the center's lobby.

The OU Foundation then returned the $25,000 gift to the Borens per their request, according to multiple sources. OU Foundation President and CEO Guy Patton declined to comment on specific donations, but noted the decision to install a plaque or memorial on university property lies solely with the university's administration.

Yikes.

[FighttheGoodFight]

https://www.normantranscript.com/new...Obdu58ni8Rkbrs



Yikes.

Just read that myself. Something is sure brewing between these two...