(11-30-2012 01:46 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  This isn't an isolated situation. I know of numerous times this is happened. IMO, Ostdiek needs to go or at least not be put in charge of departments that he has no knowledge in. He is a judicial guy but is charge of Counseling Center, Wellness Center, and Study Abroad (just to name a few). He has basically turned back what the Wellness Center had become when they moved into the building (forcing them to eliminate services, taking away these services and turning them into counseling center offices, etc). The the way they dealt with the firing of the nutritionist was also bad. In addition, students have gone to him to get him to recognize that sexual assault occurs, even at Rice. And he won't have any of it. He doesn't find it a priority and believes in "victim blaming". In addition, from what I hear, Rice is not compliant with Title IX, and something may come up with the Houston Area Women's Center dealing with this.

I know for a fact that is incorrect from a couple sources. But I agree with the post in general and in my dealings with him I feel like he is in way over his head with the position he currently occupies at Rice and I would be glad to see him go.