C. Viv Stringer...is this news 'new news'?

[Blakeon18]

She will not be with Rutgers for the entire season....covid concerns.
I read this in today's paper.

 

[Beemer]

I really think she's got a serious health issue going on, hence the caution about COVID exposure. I hope not but I have trouble believing it could be anything else.

All the best to her.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Hoping for her good health.

 

[CocoHusky]

She will not be with Rutgers for the entire season....covid concerns.
I read this in today's paper.

This main issue with COVID may be related to her daughter. There are also growing calls for her to retire. Best of luck to her.

"Her 40-year-old daughter, Janine, has spinal meningitis, and Stringer has dealt with her own health issues, including a battle with breast cancer."

C. Vivian Stringer should do what’s best for Rutgers and retire | Politi

Stringer has taken a leave of absence for the entire 2021-22 season over COVID-19 concerns — but those problems are not going away.

www.nj.com

 

[MD#12Fan]

Retirement is tricky! I think there are some experts on the subject in the BY. I just turned 64 and I'm at the stage of seriously contemplating retirement.
I think a big consideration in the equation is whether the organization you work for is better for you staying or better for you going.
For example, as a teacher, there are things I do that I am still at the top of my game and no one would be better than me at those things. There are other things I am not and someone else would be better in the role.
So, likewise for Stringer. And the most important thing to consider in these situations IMO is not the person approaching retirement, but the institution and in this case the young student-athletes.

 

[Littlemin]

Coach Stringer has had more than her share of personal, family issues, not the least of which is caring for a daughter, now 40, who was diagnosed with spinal meningitis at the age of 2. Her decision to virtually completely quarantine herself in order to protect her daughter while continuing to provide for her care personally shows a special type of love that words are inadequate to describe IMO.

 

[VaConnFan11]

So she is officially retiring, becuase COVID is never going away.

 

[Littlemin]

So she is officially retiring, becuase COVID is never going away.

Well, she is currently involved remotely as are a good many people in all walks of life; I would think that is between Coach Stringer and Rutgers and nobody else’s business but that is just my opinion; others may feel differently.

 

[msf22b]

Retirement is tricky! I think there are some experts on the subject in the BY. I just turned 64 and I'm at the stage of seriously contemplating retirement.
I think a big consideration in the equation is whether the organization you work for is better for you staying or better for you going.
For example, as a teacher, there are things I do that I am still at the top of my game and no one would be better than me at those things. There are other things I am not and someone else would be better in the role.
So, likewise for Stringer. And the most important thing to consider in these situations IMO is not the person approaching retirement, but the institution and in this case the young student-athletes.

This is an OT discussion...I was starting to write a big affirmation
Let's just say...it works for me:

-Sept/Oct: in a rented house in a small Bahamian Island...brought down an inflatable catamaran
-Thursday: flying to Rome, train to Salerno, Coming back via a trans-Atlantic on the 20th
-After Christmas: heading West on an Ikon pass to ski until April
-June: Back to the Bahamas (only a month this time).

I've kept a half-share in my C&C 34 at City Island...and I have a book and a few articles to write.
Couldn't ask for a better life.

 

[JellyBean]

Wishing Coach Vivian all the best. Stay safe coach and take care.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Agree with the Article Viv Stringer should retire for the betterment of Rutgers. Actually think Viv should have been elevated to another position at the University a couple of years ago.

 

[CL82]

She’s had a good run.

 

[MD#12Fan]

This is an OT discussion...I was starting to write a big affirmation
Let's just say...it works for me:

-Sept/Oct: in a rented house in a small Bahamian Island...brought down an inflatable catamaran
-Thursday: flying to Rome, train to Salerno, Coming back via a trans-Atlantic on the 20th
-After Christmas: heading West on an Ikon pass to ski until April
-June: Back to the Bahamas (only a month this time).

I've kept a half-share in my C&C 34 at City Island...and I have a book and a few articles to write.
Couldn't ask for a better life.

Holy crap! Any advice for a long-time teacher (salary) and a life-long irresponsible spender of money.
I'm teaching in Alaska to stockpile some funds. Hope to move to NH. Maybe close enough to go to a UConn game.
Good luck!

 

[Charliebball]

Holy crap! Any advice for a long-time teacher (salary) and a life-long irresponsible spender of money.
I'm teaching in Alaska to stockpile some funds. Hope to move to NH. Maybe close enough to go to a UConn game.
Good luck!

forget about NH..........your money goes farther the further south you go........perhaps head to Costa Rica, I hear they have quite a rabid group of UConn WBB followers and SNY there.....

 

[Blakeon18]

BTW: just for the record: it was Rutgers University that made the announcement about C. Viv...I assume
with her approval. No 'leak' here.

 

[diggerfoot]

Retirement is tricky! I think there are some experts on the subject in the BY. I just turned 64 and I'm at the stage of seriously contemplating retirement.
I think a big consideration in the equation is whether the organization you work for is better for you staying or better for you going.
For example, as a teacher, there are things I do that I am still at the top of my game and no one would be better than me at those things. There are other things I am not and someone else would be better in the role.
So, likewise for Stringer. And the most important thing to consider in these situations IMO is not the person approaching retirement, but the institution and in this case the young student-athletes.

Many studies show that people who do not retire have better brain health than people who do, though I would add some caveats to this. I doubt either a coal miner or a high powered executive would have better brain health by sticking to their jobs in perpetuity.

The key is keeping oneself challenged in a society that views retirement as the time to kickback and relax. A second career, engaging hobbies and/or volunteer work could fit the bill ….

…. or find a career early on that you love too much to retire from.

 

[Littlemin]

Many studies show that people who do not retire have better brain health than people who do, though I would add some caveats to this. I doubt either a coal miner or a high powered executive would have better brain health by sticking to their jobs in perpetuity.

The key is keeping oneself challenged in a society that views retirement as the time to kickback and relax. A second career, engaging hobbies and/or volunteer work could fit the bill ….

…. or find a career early on that you love too much to retire from.

Very much agree, I am 71 in a couple of weeks, still working and other than family, friends, people on the street, etc. asking why I don’t retire it never enters my mind. Since playing sports and singing were my only “hobbies” I have no idea what I would do with all that time on my hands. Physically can’t run anymore because of foot issues but I walk 7-10 miles a day, often in meetings on the phone while walking.