UWM Chancellor named MU President

[MUfan12]

Michael Lovell- http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/uwms-michael-lovell-to-be-new-mu-president-b99233709z1-252379941.html

[Galway Eagle]

Holy sh^t didn't see this one coming.  What happened with the Kearney hire? 

[GoldenWarrior11]

Is this good or bad?  And what about Kearney?

Is he a Shaka fan???

[muhoosier260]

Surprised. Lovell done deal.

[WesMatthewsFanClub]

Interesting hire...three degrees in Engineering, including a PhD from Pitt...

Howland fan? 

[DavidDiggsDawg]

If he is from Pitt does this make him pro or anti Howland? Maybe it explains the reports of Howland withdrawing his name?

[mufansince72]

Jeter wouldn't having a problem not knowing who the president is 

[Tugg Speedman]

Jeter to MU!

[Shark]

Jeter to MU!

Might as well play the games at the Al and switch to the Horizon league.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Wow. Something big is coming tomorrow. I dont have any sources, no insider information but just logic. This moved way too fast. Something is going on tomorrow and were gonna be in for doozy of a day.

[wadesworld]

Wow. Something big is coming tomorrow. I dont have any sources, no insider information but just logic. This moved way too fast. Something is going on tomorrow and were gonna be in for doozy of a day.

Yeah, a formal announcement of the new President of Marquette University.

[mr.MUskie]

Wow. Something big is coming tomorrow. I dont have any sources, no insider information but just logic. This moved way too fast. Something is going on tomorrow and were gonna be in for doozy of a day.

I'm never gonna get any work done.

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

This seems to fit a lot of what Marquette wants (tied in to Milwaukee and the surrounding region, fundraising ability, devout Catholic, relatively young).  

HOWEVER, the red flag in his tenure at UWM was hiring 3 ADs in 3 years (Rick Costello, Andy Geiger, and Amanda Braun). Costello wasn't up to the job, and he got hoodwinked by Geiger for a paycheck. Braun seems to be qualified, but her tenure isn't even a year old yet.

Hopefully the news of Cords staying on for a full year more as the interim will help get the ship right on that side of the University and let the Cords & Strong duo get the right hire in place to work with the new basketball coach and Lovell (and show him how critical athletics are to Marquette's identity).

[texaswarrior74]

What happened to the Kearney hire?

All this misinformation and leaking of candidates names is making MU look like rank amateurs.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

What happened to the Kearney hire?

All this misinformation and leaking of candidates names is making MU look like amateurs.

Or absolute genuises. Im almost convinced CBS 58 got their information from this board. Which is their own fault.

[WesMatthewsFanClub]

What an exciting (and incredibly stress inducing) time at MU! Hoping for some more big news tomorrow.

And I fully agree...all these "source" discrepancies don't shed the best possible light.

[wadesworld]

What happened to the Kearney hire?

All this misinformation and leaking of candidates names is making MU look like rank amateurs.

How does it make MU look bad? That's what reporters get for needing to break everything first. They believe some MUTV sophomore reporter who doesn't have inside info and they pass it along as fact. DONE DEAL. Their own fault, not Marquette's.

[Fullodds]

https://www4.uwm.edu/chancellor/upload/UWM-Chancellor-Michael-R-Lovell-CV-20140214.pdf

He has your typical 47 page CV

[jesmu84]

Any opinions on this guy as president outside of basketball?

[keefe]

Any opinions on this guy as president outside of basketball?

What else should he focus on?

[Eldon]

[Shark]

What else should he focus on?

The women's bowling team needs to become a powerhouse.

[jesmu84]

What else should he focus on?

Understandably, bball is a focus at MU. But, as president, he'll also be involved with fundraising and both short and long term goals and vision for the university. Many other things to go along with his bball requirements, some, arguably, more important.

[keefe]

Not sure about this hire. At least on paper.

[texaswarrior74]

Not sure about this hire. At least on paper.

Certainly raises some questions. Bringing in someone from outside can be a plus, just as promoting from within can be limiting. If we truly did a nationwide search and the best we could find was right down the road.....makes me wonder about the process and those conducting it.