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Wow!
And the Hits keep on coming!
I'm impressed on the number of viewers to this thread.
Hopefully, more alumni will enter their opinions.
Sadly, this exchange of ideas and comments is not taking place on a University web site, or University sponsored meeting.
Since it is occurring on a predominately athletics web site, perhaps an Association of Alumni should be directed by the Western Michigan University Athletics Department?

Mr. Acer has written an interesting "press release" relating information that many of us already know, with a very positive spin.
I guess that's "OK", but my friends and I are still skeptical.
At a recent meeting in SE Michigan a WMU official referred to the audience of alumni as "YOU", as in "you people".
A social faux pas that reflects the "them and us" attitude"? This certainly didn't pass the "pronoun test".

One of the last movements that came out of the Alumni Association was the "Young Alumni" fiasco.
"What are you going to do with the "Old Alumni", take them out back and shoot them?"
Very divisive.
This is exactly what happens when you make decisions in "rooms without windows".
This is what can happen when you purposely exclude Alumni from the decision making process, and surround yourself with "Parrots and Bobble Heads".
Many of us were really pissed off about this.

What ever happened to the academic approach? You know, THE SURVEY- for Alumni input, committee meetings, measurable goals and objectives?
My friends and I are still very skeptical.
Perhaps a viewer to this thread, one of power and insight, can influence a positive outcome to all this banter!