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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 1351591, member: 749"] This should be an easy decision for all of us. UConn needs to vote yes. Why? Because Susan Herbst asked us to. It's all about furthering the trajectory of the school as it smartly follows her brilliant blueprint. After UConn squandered years of opportunity with leaders of limited vision and provincial perspectives, it only took a few short months on the job before she understood the landscape and: Fired the Provost. Fired the AD. Hired hundreds of professors (bucking the national trend). Lobbied the state for STEM funding at unprecedented levels. Moved the Hartford campus downtown. Formalized UCONN as our new word mark and with a new logo brought uniformity to all disciplines and athletic teams. Created a dynamic and expansive campus architecture plan. Pushed harder for Downtown Storrs development. Understood the imperative to push toward AAU and has kept a laser like focus in its pursuit. Recognized and publicized the embarrassing level of our endowment and hired Josh Newton to revamp and revitalize fundraising, including this current proposal to wrap the Alumni Association into the UConn Foundation. And the beat goes on..... So, to paraphrase that old E F Hutton commercial, when SH speaks, we all should listen. Not all leaders stand out. Not all UConn presidents deserved to be followed. But President Herbst does. In reply to comments about General Grant's drinking problems President Lincoln once said:"Find out what whiskey he drinks and send all of my generals a case" I propose a toast to whatever Susan Herbst is drinking. Fill your glasses and chug away. [/QUOTE]

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