(03-09-2024 04:49 PM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  

(03-09-2024 10:07 AM)nogretheogre Wrote:  

(03-06-2024 08:48 PM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  

(03-06-2024 01:52 PM)nogretheogre Wrote:  

(03-06-2024 01:25 PM)tribefootballfan Wrote:  I would say a lot. New separate school of Computer and Data Science is launching in 2025 for starters.

1 and done? What else? This "forward thinking accomplishment" is only following other peer institutions lead. UVA and VT did it 4-5 years ago..Columbia 10+ years ago. It also is primarily a reorganization of departments that previously existed on campus in Arts and Sciences, but i will concede should bring better visibility and funding to them. She could have made a big splash and established a school of engineering to include compsci/data. We also ignored a true medical school asking for us to take on in EVMS. Those would be a big deal.

How closely do you follow happenings at W&M? The EVMS thing was over and done about 10 years ago, well before Rowe was here.

Pretty closely. From my understanding, Reveley was entertaining it and it fizzled during the transition to Rowe. The EVMS collab was started in 2013 and then extended in 2014. Reveley didnt want to pull the trigger, knowing that he was nearing retirement. The presidential search started in 2017. Rowe came in 2018 from Smith, which is one of the old NE liberal arts schools that I referenced as disinterested in growth.

Bringing this over from the Football 2024 thread...

What was the official reasoning from W&M for not going forward with acquiring EVMS? I don't see that linked anywhere. The Bacon's Rebellion article says that EVMS was seeking to become acquired by W&M in 2011-2012, but no other mention of any interest between the two. Everything in your quoted post looks like speculation fueled by personal opinion. W&M and EVMS have an existing partnership that started in 2013 where specific classes offered by W&M count towards EVMS programs, including PA and MD programs. This looks like as far as W&M ever wanted to go.

Correct. The question is why not? There were never any official statements about the results of this exploratory venture. The last statements revolved around initial grants being fruitful and then extended into 2014. Then Reveley was leaving and we had no further update, including that toward the negative. It was odd and seemingly left in limbo. These are the only reports that I find:

https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2012/pro...ger123.php

https://www.wm.edu/sites/evms/