❕ BREAKING Rick Dickson named Interim President at TU

[Chris Harmon]

Rick Dickson named University of Tulsa Interim President

Rick Dickson’s story is one of deep-rooted loyalty, resilience, and transformative leadership.

tulsa.rivals.com

 

[TulsaRulzOSUdrools]

Does this mean we will be bringing Konkol-level talent, including professors and Students?

Yeesh.

I hope he helps and is very successful, but colour me very, very sceptical.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Does this mean we will be bringing Konkol-level talent, including professors and Students?

Yeesh.

I hope he helps and is very successful, but colour me very, very sceptical.

I doubt he touches the student entry levels, regulations, and staff unless absolutely necessary. (as in retirement of staff)

Don't know what his practices might lead to for hiring professors. Hopefully he won't be responsible for much of that during what we can hope is a brief interim period.

 

[chito_and_leon]

Yeesh, I thought Dickson proved the Peter Principle as AD. I guess the corollary is if you're the right kind of good old boy you can just keep going up even after you've reached your level of incompetence.

 

[drboobay]

Yeesh, I thought Dickson proved the Peter Principle as AD. I guess the corollary is if you're the right kind of good old boy you can just keep going up even after you've reached your level of incompetence.

He is a caretaker that people know.

It does mean they had better get moving on a real hire.

 

[chito_and_leon]

He is a caretaker that people know.

It does mean they had better get moving on a real hire.

I assume everything you say is accurate, and in my limited experience, that's normal. But usually the person who's the caretaker is someone on the academics side, a dean or provost. Is the best caretaker we have really an average-ish athletic director? What happened to our senior academic or administrative leadership? Is the bench empty? Or are there conflicts that prevent anyone from being able to step up? I'm less concerned about having an unqualified caretaker and more concerned that we have to settle for an unqualified caretaker.

 

[astonmartin708]

I assume everything you say is accurate, and in my limited experience, that's normal. But usually the person who's the caretaker is someone on the academics side, a dean or provost. Is the best caretaker we have really an average-ish athletic director? What happened to our senior academic or administrative leadership? Is the bench empty? Or are there conflicts that prevent anyone from being able to step up? I'm less concerned about having an unqualified caretaker and more concerned that we have to settle for an unqualified caretaker.

I can name 5 profs who would have been a better choice off the top of my head lol (department heads, deans, etc…)

 

[chito_and_leon]

I can name 5 profs who would have been a better choice off the top of my head lol (department heads, deans, etc…)

It's bizarre. I thought it was a joke at first, like is it April 1?

 

[drboobay]

I assume everything you say is accurate, and in my limited experience, that's normal. But usually the person who's the caretaker is someone on the academics side, a dean or provost. Is the best caretaker we have really an average-ish athletic director? What happened to our senior academic or administrative leadership? Is the bench empty? Or are there conflicts that prevent anyone from being able to step up? I'm less concerned about having an unqualified caretaker and more concerned that we have to settle for an unqualified caretaker.

Provost also resigned. Was only here a few years. Honestly I don't see the Dickson thing as a big deal. He is an administrator for his whole career and seemed to have a good rapport with Carson. I suspect he understood what Carson and the board were trying to do.