Fr. Wild's State of the University Address

[Sir Lawrence]

Yesterday Fr. Wild gave his annual State of the University address.  One small quote from near the end of his speech:

"Men's Basketball, guided by Coach Buzz Williams, is currently ranked 8th in the nation.  Spectacular!  And both our Men's and our Women's Basketball teams beat Notre Dame!  For the Women's team it was the first time in the program's very proud history that they beat a top 10 ranked team."

I love that man.

[bs4173]

any link to the full text of the speech? i searched but could only find 2008's.

[Knight Commission]

Its good to hear he has such an address. Back in the day, I got called into Fr. Raynor's office and had an hour long discussion with him, after I wrote in the Trib that Fr. Raynor should have such an address.

[bs4173]

ooh, just got this from the MU NewsBriefs. close as i can get: http://www.marquette.edu/newsbriefs/2009/Students/February-2009-Students/Feb-04-09-NB-STUDENTS.html

[Sir Lawrence]

any link to the full text of the speech? i searched but could only find 2008's.

PM me and I can send you a "Word" attachment of the whole speech.  Way too long to post here.  I don't have a link. 

[MUWarrior06]

Possibly the worst president in the history of Marquette University.

Can't wait until they get someone else.

All that aside, good to see the basketball teams getting some recognition... even though it's expected from the president

[mwbauer7]

Possibly the worst president in the history of Marquette University.

I'm curious to hear your argument for this statement. Not trying to start a fight, just wondering...

[Sir Lawrence]

Possibly the worst president in the history of Marquette University.

Um, what about Albert DiUlio, S.J.  The man who decided that "Warriors" was not to be our nickname?  

[MUWarrior06]

I'm curious to hear your argument for this statement. Not trying to start a fight, just wondering...

I don't agree with a lot of what he's done while at Marquette. I don't have the time to list them.

I think a lot of people are blindly infatuated with him, overlooking the negatives. It's kind of sickening actually

I'm not one to bash a Jesuit, I just think his decisions as President of Marquette do not earn my respect.


and Yes, I will agree that the President to change the name from Warriors had to be #1. Wild isn't much of an upgrade- afterall he did have the chance to change it back, but found the 1 native american who found it offensive in the most northern woods of Wisconsin... 

[Daniel]

Fr. Wild's done a great job with the university - first class.  I wish we could have had Warriors back tho - I heard he actually liked the idea, but the forces were against it ever happening.

[🏀]

I don't agree with a lot of what he's done while at Marquette. I don't have the time to list them.

I think a lot of people are blindly infatuated with him, overlooking the negatives. It's kind of sickening actually

I'm not one to bash a Jesuit, I just think his decisions as President of Marquette do not earn my respect.


and Yes, I will agree that the President to change the name from Warriors had to be #1. Wild isn't much of an upgrade- afterall he did have the chance to change it back, but found the 1 native american who found it offensive in the most northern woods of Wisconsin... 

No, please take the time to list them.

[mu_hilltopper]

Indeed, honest to god, you're the first person I've heard speak ill of Fr. Wild.   I've simply never heard anyone say anything but positive things about him, and how MU has prospered during his tenure.

So, yeah, I'd think we'd all love to hear your reasoning.

[MARQKC]

I don't agree with a lot of what he's done while at Marquette.

Let's see . . . . while Father Wild has been president, we moved from Conference USA to the Big East.

Got a problem with that?

[Wareagle]

Under Father Wild's leadership Marquette has or will have

- a new law school
- a new engineering facility
- improved basketball team and facilities
- Raynor Library
- A new School of Dentistry
- improved academic stature
- torn down the 1212 building and will replace it with a far better facility
- switch to the Big East Conference

I don't know how you could find faults that override all of this.  If you tally up the millions of dollars invested in the projects I just listed my guess is it would be at least half a billion dollars, if not more.

[bs4173]

in addition to what Wareagle posted....

-we rose in the national university rankings from outside of the top 100 to #77 during his tenure.
-our endowment skyrocketed.
-two new dorms in the last 5 years-- Abbottsford and the new suites on 17th and WI where Ziggies used to be
-business school rose to the top 50.
-our Law School moved into the top 100 for national rankings.
-he headed the most successful fundraising campaign in university history.
-saw the largest single donations come into MU ($51 mil and $30ish from Zilber)
-connects incredibly well with the city---on the boards of the Greater Milwaukee Committee and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
-ever see campus before he came? then compared it to after? geez.
-MU has received more applicants for admission each year in the past three years.... 2006 saw 13,000 apps, 2007 saw 15,000, and 2008 was somewhere around 17,000.

i realize he isn't solely responsible for any of this, but great things have "coincidentally" happened under his leadership. sorry haters, he's possibly the best we've had.

[77ncaachamps]

Um, what about Albert DiUlio, S.J.  The man who decided that "Warriors" was not to be our nickname?  

Unfortunately, he was my president at MU.

THE WORST!

[mwbauer7]

Indeed, honest to god, you're the first person I've heard speak ill of Fr. Wild.   I've simply never heard anyone say anything but positive things about him, and how MU has prospered during his tenure.

So, yeah, I'd think we'd all love to hear your reasoning.

+1.

[only a warrior]

Bush league to trash Fr. Wild but say your list is too "lengthy".....

Well..... we're waiting......

[Chili]

I don't agree with a lot of what he's done while at Marquette. I don't have the time to list them.

Absolute horse sh*t. don't deal in vague statement then kitten out on stating a reason.

[Brewtown Andy]

As someone who had to cross 11th street from Carpenter to Cobeen to eat, I'll happily add "got the state to move 11th Street behind Carpenter" to the list.

[foreverwarriors]

Possibly the worst president in the history of Marquette University.

and Yes, I will agree that the President to change the name from Warriors had to be #1. Wild isn't much of an upgrade- afterall he did have the chance to change it back, but found the 1 native american who found it offensive in the most northern woods of Wisconsin... 

How can you possibly say he is the worst in MU's history and then go on to admit that you don't even know the name of his predecessor - that completely shows little to no base of reasoning for your argument (do you have an argument).

Let me ask you this, other Wild, DiUlio, and Raynor, can you name another president in Marquette's history?

[tower912]

When the university bought up all of that property around campus just as the Dahmer thing hit, causing apps to drop and enrollment to drop and debt to go through the roof, there was actually speculation about the long-term future of MU.   While anybody can disagree with a specific choice or decision Fr. Wild has made, it is nearly impossible to argue Marquette is in worse shape than it was when he arrived.    BTW, does anybody else remember knocking back a couple with Fr. (Buck) Raynor at Block Party or the keggers that were the JesRes openhouses?

[HoopsMalone]

This might influence your opinion on Father Wild:

http://frwild.tripod.com

[only a warrior]

  BTW, does anybody else remember knocking back a couple with Fr. (Buck) Raynor at Block Party or the keggers that were the JesRes openhouses?

I had one memorable drunken conversation with Bucky at my Freshman year block party (1982).  When Fr. Raynor visited AZ a few years later, he recalled the incident with my parents.  They all had a good laugh out of it.  Say what you want about Fr. Raynor, but man that guy could remember people and flat out sell MU.

[🏀]

This might influence your opinion on Father Wild:

http://frwild.tripod.com

TT34 and myself had to be the top contributors to that site.