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(05-29-2020 09:41 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(05-29-2020 09:31 AM)ZCat Wrote:  

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(05-28-2020 10:05 PM)ZCat Wrote:  Really enjoyed reading through the whole thread.
Obviously this is an area of interest and knowledge base for you and a couple others. I really hope what you said above happens. Just because you open a state university and have some PhD program. Doesn’t mean the state has to help pay for some crappy ones.

Any chance we change to name to Ohio tech ( like Ga tech)? I’ve read on here about that before.
Is UC In the red or black? How much?

Bolded, at this point, I'd be shocked with any name change. There is considerable brand equity in the University of Cincinnati in 2020. The city itself isn't a liability--its well regarded by most nationally as a corporate center; possessing a high quality of life, low cost of living and major league sports, arts and cultural options.

Ohio Tech could have been adopted when it was discussed decades ago--before the rebuild of the physical campus, academics and athletics that brought an influx of new students and fans to Clifton. To do it now would be costly and in my mind, counterproductive.

UC doesn't need to change its name. When Akron attempted to take on the Ohio Tech name a couple of years ago, it was the clear sign of a desperate, failing institution trying to rebrand itself. Regardless of what challenges UC faces, it's not a desperate, failing institution. Does anyone think the University of Pittsburgh would, for one minute, think of changing its name to Pennsylvania Tech? No, and neither would the University of Cincinnati.

I was more thinking if there was a way to brand ourselves as the number 2 flag ship in the state. How do we accomplish that?

I think we pretty clearly are the number 2 flag ship in the state. It's just OSU's gravitational pull is great. I don't think a name change would change that.

Agree the name change would not do anything. That being said I’d like to see the gap between us at #2 and the rest widen. Do anyone think it would beneficial to buy up another school school- ie, Wright State or Akron and slap the UC logo on it and all over their city? It could be another regional campus, and what’s more that community would be more aware of UC.