Posters

[9YRPLAN]

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geez i finally read this thread...embarrassing decision is right...too bad

[PantherChic]

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My sister - a UNI alum and CF native who now lives in the Des Moines area and always gets posters for her office at the state fair - stopped at the UNI booth (which was pathetic as always), took a poster, opened it up and saw just the dumb schedules, and promptly handed it back, saying she didn't want this. I'm so embarrassed by our university.

I never got an email reply back as to the reasoning behind this decision. The other good point to make about handing posters out at games - it isn't exactly easy to keep a rolled poster in decent shape at a football game! I'd rather have mine ahead of time and in good condition.

I agree that this discussion needs to continue and emails need to be sent to the powers that be. I don't know who made this decision ultimately, but it was bad one. THe more the department hears about how disgusted everyone is, the bigger impact we make. Talk to people this Wed at Jasper Winery. Let Dannen, etc, know how we feel. Send emails.

[casbern]

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My sister - a UNI alum and CF native who now lives in the Des Moines area and always gets posters for her office at the state fair - stopped at the UNI booth (which was pathetic as always), took a poster, opened it up and saw just the dumb schedules, and promptly handed it back, saying she didn't want this. I'm so embarrassed by our university.

I never got an email reply back as to the reasoning behind this decision. The other good point to make about handing posters out at games - it isn't exactly easy to keep a rolled poster in decent shape at a football game! I'd rather have mine ahead of time and in good condition.

I agree that this discussion needs to continue and emails need to be sent to the powers that be. I don't know who made this decision ultimately, but it was bad one. THe more the department hears about how disgusted everyone is, the bigger impact we make. Talk to people this Wed at Jasper Winery. Let Dannen, etc, know how we feel. Send emails.

I did send this thread link as an addendum to a previous email I had sent inquiring about posters.

[PantherChic]

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I sent this thread as a link, too! Guess they ought to know how we feel by now. Would be nice to get the reasoning behind all this...

[Trapped in California]

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That's some weak sauce. No mention of the dorms' dining menu website, or some other off topic addition?

[jegbomb52]

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Just got done picking up my football poster at Walgreens for my classroom. Cost me $13 for the media guide cover. The lady there was very nice and asked about copyright and stuff like that. She explained to me that because it was for my classroom I could have it printed under the "fair use" clause and not need a letter from the university. You are welcome UNI and its Athletic Department for spending $13 of my own money to advertise our University in my classroom in front of 600 high schoolers this year. I only feel bad for the other 43 alumni we have in our building alone that are UNI grads that pick a poster up every year and display it in their classroom. What a wasted opportunity.

And about going to the "wine gate." Attending events like this is letting the athletic department know that they are doing things right when they simply aren't. Remember, winegate is in place of a golf tournament that thanks to Randy Benge was an event that had almost 200 participants in the Des Moines area. Gosh, we can't do 2 alumni events in the city with our largest alumni base?

[Panther'73]

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If the golf outing had almost 200 participants why are there still only 73 PSC members in the DM area? This is a serious question - how does the PSC increase the numbers?

[TravelingPanther]

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If the golf outing had almost 200 participants why are there still only 73 PSC members in the DM area? This is a serious question - how does the PSC increase the numbers?

I was told they had over 100 at the Quad Cities golf outing, but 5 members or less in Scott County. Must be easier for people to show up once than commit.

[jegbomb52]

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The problem is we accept comments like "we have decided to put all of our efforts into winegate..." Yes, there are a small percentage of scholarship club members in this area compared to alumni. All the more reason to hold events like golf tournaments, winegates, random Tuesday night socials with Ben Jacobson, etc... Once we get to these events, there has to be a call to action. Have former coaches who have athletes in the area contact those athletes DIRECTLY. I would cringe to think the number of former football players in the DSM area alone who do not give one dime. It might take a year to get the money, but it is a process. A bridge must be built, phone calls must be made saying "how you doin?" Before one dime is asked for. For example, this summer at a fundraising event, I donated an item that sold for $1,500, purchased one that cost $700. Do you think I have received an email, postcard, phone call, anything that resembles a thank you? It just seems so easy, I know its not, if it was everyone would do it. It just seems like there are a lot of little things we can be doing to engage potential donors, when instead we keep looking at the big picture, wanting to make things happen NOW. Lets worry about 2014, start NOW. When there were 200 people at the Briarwood Golf Outing 5 years ago, there might have only been 30 people there who were PSC members. That is an opportunity to talk to 170 people you know are interested in UNI Panther Athletics, instead, the following year we move it, and the year after drop it all together.

I tell you what, I am just glad I am perfect, it makes it much easier to criticize others.

[casbern]

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I tell you what, I am just glad I am perfect, it makes it much easier to criticize others.

Truth.

Honestly though.. It'd be great to see a collaborative effort between a student group and PSC members, coordinated through the athletic department to help achieve this effort.

[porkchop]

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The PSC Benefits hardly make it worth joining IMO. I know, I Know, it’s not about what you get, but supporting your school/team. However disposable income is hard enough to come by for most of us. Season tickets while mostly affordable take a dent out of that, then when you add on the travel expense to get to CF from DSM multiple times a season (many times in the same week), I'd say that's more than enough support. Sure there's a lot of Panther fans in DSM, but the cost of being a Panther fan in DSM is quite a bit higher. Why would I add more expense to an already expensive entertainment option when I get next to nothing in return?

[clenz]

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The PSC Benefits hardly make it worth joining IMO. I know, I Know, it’s not about what you get, but supporting your school/team. However disposable income is hard enough to come by for most of us. Season tickets while mostly affordable take a dent out of that, then when you add on the travel expense to get to CF from DSM multiple times a season (many times in the same week), I'd say that's more than enough support. Sure there's a lot of Panther fans in DSM, but the cost of being a Panther fan in DSM is quite a bit higher. Why would I add more expense to an already expensive entertainment option when I get next to nothing in return?

I'd actually be interested in seeing what other schools offer as "incentives" to be a part of their scholarship clubs.......


EDIT:

After some research

A couple schools that I know the name of their scholarship club

*App State - Yosef Club

http://www.goasu.com/pdf8/844702.pdf

*Michigan - Victors Club

http://www.mgoblue.com/victorsclub/membership-benefits.html

* Iowa - I-Club

http://www.uifoundation.org/iclub/docs/clubs.pdf

* Iowa State - Cyclone Club

http://www.cyclones.com/pdf8/826858.pdf

* North Dakota State - Team Makers

http://www.gobison.com/pdf8/814444.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=2400

* Montana State - Bobcat Club

http://www.msubobcats.com/documents/2012/2/6/MSU_BobcatClub2012.pdf

I'll keep looking....but the PSC is on par - and honestly better than some - of those I've already listed


It's all about priorities. If donating to UNI to ensure the future isn't a high priority to a person, then the money won't be there....If it is, the money will be there. We all understand there are reasons that one can't donate as much as they want (maybe at all) during a given year....but to not join because "there's nothing in it for me" is bull****. If that is the reason for not joining then NEVER ***** and moan when the state is cutting funds and the athletic department has to cut as well.

[casbern]

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Why would I add more expense to an already expensive entertainment option when I get next to nothing in return?

You really don't have to add more expense to contribute to PSC. There are other ways to give other than financially.

[Trapped in California]

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Maybe a PSC benefit should be real posters...

[jnutt]

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i wonder how many UNI grads donate money to Iowa instead of UNI to get better seats and all