I think John Nunes would be a great new President. Former Valpo professor, man of color, led multi-million dollars organization as well as being a President of a Lutheran college and a sports fan! His son JJ was a star DB at Valpo a few years ago.
I had the opportunity to spend some time with JJ a while back. He’s a world class guy, and I’ve heard nothing but great things about his father. I would fully support that.
Tied to the articles on the junk rating move, I've also seen references to the lack of religion-affiliated youth. I've been saying this for a few years now on this forum, but it is a real problem that Valpo will have moving forward. Most youth are not moving towards religion, they are moving far away from it.
I said it in the other thread, and I will say it in here.
There are two ways to grow revenue. We need a competent enrollment leader. We need a competent development leader. And we need a competent president to hire both. I sincerely hope this president’s cabinet are polishing their resumes, because the new prez needs to clean house.
@regionrat03 nice guy, good person. Not sure he is the person to solve the problem that needs to be defined.
Tied to the articles on the junk rating move, I've also seen references to the lack of religion-affiliated youth. I've been saying this for a few years now on this forum, but it is a real problem that Valpo will have moving forward. Most youth are not moving towards religion, they are moving far away from it.
Where are they moving to? I have a suspicion — it’s away from “organized” religion and more toward personal spiritualism. I know I lost respect for “organized” religion a long, long time ago, but I never abandoned my spiritual beliefs. It’s the organized part that is driving some young people away, the politics within sects, the hypocrisy, yadda, yadda. That doesn’t mean, however, that a faith-based institution like Valpo can’t be attractive to the spiritual needs of young people. But I don’t know quitehow to package it.
yes, the resume looks very good and aligns. Just too bad that he took that job in 2024. And the schools are remarkably similar in sizes of enrollment and annual budget. They are more leveled in enrollment and operating money. And there is that nice view of the Pacific ocean a few miles away....not a long drive from Malibu and Hollywood etc.
