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Post by edcrane on Jun 7, 2011 8:57:54 GMT -6
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Post by mikebigg on Jun 7, 2011 9:29:20 GMT -6
What makes it soooooo bad is the fact that it's the same recurring areas! At least fix the previous years problem items!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 9:40:12 GMT -6
Athletics is an easy fix... Get rid of Dawson, that is under his realm of control... Why are we playing games without signed contracts? Accounting and Finance should not be having the problems they are having especially after all the mess that occurred between 1996-2000 when we were in more serious danger of losing our accreditdation due to lack of fiscal controls. How hard is it to follow the rules $8.1million in uncollected fees from Students over 180 days not acceptable... Our administrators have to stop being our own worst enemy. I surely hope Dr. Pogue and his new Financial leadership can right the ship quickly in his second year.
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Post by mikebigg on Jun 7, 2011 13:17:40 GMT -6
The athletics contract situation is baffling to me... 9 of our opponents is unchanged. We can draw up the standard contract or have the conference office issue whatever they "approve" to both parties (for each game) and have them signed well in advance of the season. File a copy with the ULS Board, The SWAC Office, and maintain a physical as well as electonically scanned and stored PDF document at Grambling! Simple... do the same with the two non-conference games.
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Post by gmanwest on Jun 7, 2011 16:25:08 GMT -6
If y'all notice,the Newsstar publish a negative article every summer before fall enrollment start.....It almost seem like it is timed to sway prospective students away from us....When enrollment goes down so will our funding.......We keep getting hit with the same negative audit issues regardless of whomever our administraters are......Does that not make you wonder?
If we fire the incompetent administraters then the ULS system will drag out the hiring of competent replacements.......Our administraters including Dr. Pogue should be called to task at the National Alumni meeting next month......I am tired of us just looking the other way as administraters collect their money while hurting our school......Heads need to roll.
Dawson should be the first one to fall.......Enough of the foolishness.
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Post by D-Dogg on Jun 7, 2011 16:36:48 GMT -6
If I, as an "amateur" business owner, can know about contracts and implement, then how can an institution of higher learning not do so? I hope this is rectified -- once and for all.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 17:35:56 GMT -6
Grambling tends to shot itself in the foot every year about financial upkeep. Need to stop hiring friends and hire competent people. People need to be fired over this. This makes the university looks bad.
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Post by edcrane on Jun 7, 2011 18:26:35 GMT -6
If y'all notice,the Newsstar publish a negative article every summer before fall enrollment start.....It almost seem like it is timed to sway prospective students away from us....When enrollment goes down so will our funding.......We keep getting hit with the same negative audit issues regardless of whomever our administraters are......Does that not make you wonder? If we fire the incompetent administraters then the ULS system will drag out the hiring of competent replacements.......Our administraters including Dr. Pogue should be called to task at the National Alumni meeting next month......I am tired of us just looking the other way as administraters collect their money while hurting our school......Heads need to roll. Dawson should be the first one to fall.......Enough of the foolishness. This is not about the newsstar but how our university need to stop this crap from happening every year. HBCUdigest didn't get this article from Newsstar. Hell, I could come in and hire the right people. It doesn't matter what color they are or if they didn't cross TH Harris but to clean up this mess and it keep it clean. Just perform or get FIRED! I'm tired of our name constantly dragged through the mud when it can be rectified and it's our fault. Dr. Pogue needs to get this under control NOW.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 18:39:32 GMT -6
I'm with you man. This is very embarrassing for Grambling to be in the news for the same thing over and over.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 20:59:19 GMT -6
Okay folks as our eyes are clearly focused on Dr. Pogue to recitfy these problems. Let's not forget that majority of these problems stem for the lack of institutional control under Judson. When Pogue took office it was after an audit which revealed 8 finding, in which one of the finding showed that Judson illegally invested $2.6 million of the schools money... In Pogue's first year 3 of those findings have been rectified. I pray that stronger financial controls are soon coming for our beloved institution.
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Post by edcrane on Jun 8, 2011 8:13:55 GMT -6
Okay folks as our eyes are clearly focused on Dr. Pogue to recitfy these problems. Let's not forget that majority of these problems stem for the lack of institutional control under Judson. When Pogue took office it was after an audit which revealed 8 finding, in which one of the finding showed that Judson illegally invested $2.6 million of the schools money... In Pogue's first year 3 of those findings have been rectified. I pray that stronger financial controls are soon coming for our beloved institution. That illegal investment you mention happen before Judson came to Grambling. It's going to be interesting to see when the current fiscal year ends which I think was May 31,2011 are all these issues resolved. We should know something around September. I pray to GOD they are taken care of.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2011 13:44:18 GMT -6
Dr. Pogue Needs to fire all involved....No written warnings are anythings. He needs to clean house.
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Post by D-Dogg on Jun 8, 2011 13:52:36 GMT -6
Dr. Pogue Needs to fire all involved....No written warnings are anythings. He needs to clean house. Not as easy as it seems. Last I heard there's still a "hiring freeze." -__-
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2011 14:48:58 GMT -6
Jobs like that are very very crucial so they would have to allow someone to be hired. If they're freezes why are new jobs on Grambling's website?
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Post by edcrane on Jun 9, 2011 8:05:17 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2011 8:44:34 GMT -6
VERY TRUE and people why many don't send money to Grambling. This kind of stuff is the reason why.
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Post by tigerdiva1908 on Jun 9, 2011 9:09:02 GMT -6
Alumni presidents got a letter from Dr. Pogue regarding this audit.
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Post by edcrane on Jun 9, 2011 19:39:04 GMT -6
Statement from President Pogue Regarding GSU’s Financial Auditwww.gram.edu/life/news/?p=164Now please send this press release to all the local newspapers to publish and make sure it's posted on HBCUdigest.com as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2011 19:57:58 GMT -6
Okay folks as our eyes are clearly focused on Dr. Pogue to recitfy these problems. Let's not forget that majority of these problems stem for the lack of institutional control under Judson. When Pogue took office it was after an audit which revealed 8 finding, in which one of the finding showed that Judson illegally invested $2.6 million of the schools money... In Pogue's first year 3 of those findings have been rectified. I pray that stronger financial controls are soon coming for our beloved institution. That illegal investment you mention happen before Judson came to Grambling. It's going to be interesting to see when the current fiscal year ends which I think was May 31,2011 are all these issues resolved. We should know something around September. I pray to GOD they are taken care of. Mr. Crane, how is it that $2.6 Million in stocks purchased during the 2008- 2009 school year? chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/audit-of-grambling-state-u-says-illegally-purchased-stocks-lost-1-million/25200If I'm not mistaken this purchased came in the last full year of Judson's term.
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Post by edcrane on Jun 9, 2011 20:08:53 GMT -6
That illegal investment you mention happen before Judson came to Grambling. It's going to be interesting to see when the current fiscal year ends which I think was May 31,2011 are all these issues resolved. We should know something around September. I pray to GOD they are taken care of. Mr. Crane, how is it that $2.6 Million in stocks purchased during the 2008- 2009 school year? chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/audit-of-grambling-state-u-says-illegally-purchased-stocks-lost-1-million/25200If I'm not mistaken this purchased came in the last full year of Judson's term. You are still wrong and Ticker was not accurate. This was covered last year with a letter from Dr. Pogue. Office of the President June 30, 2010 Open Letter to Campus Community: During this past week, several news articles related to the Legislative Auditor’s Report caused many in our community to become concerned. I want to personally respond to these articles for two reasons. First, I want to reiterate the message that Grambling State University is undergoing major financial challenges; however, not to the extent that we are negligent in being good stewards of the public’s trust. Second, it is the goal of this administration to maintain a spirit of transparency and open communication with the campus community, especially when faced with potentially damaging news. On June 30, 2009, Grambling’s stock investments were valued at $1 million less than the purchase price of $2.4 million for the fiscal year ending June 2009. This decline was attributed to the global investment market crisis. The global stock market is recovering and as of March 31, 2010, Grambling’s shares were valued at $1.9 million. The portfolio value for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 is yet to be determined. Although the audit finding occurred in 2009, the stocks were purchased by the university between 2000 and 2004. The university ceased purchasing stocks in 2004 and initiated the transfer of stocks to lower risk securities in 2009. In addition, the university terminated the relationship with the investment firm which managed the investment portfolio during the period in which the decline in the value of the stocks occurred. Grambling State University is one of many colleges and universities as well as businesses and individuals to lose money in the stock market. To ensure that this issue does not reoccur, we have adjusted our policies and practices to coincide with those established by the state of Louisiana. It is my belief that the corrective actions submitted in response to the legislative auditor’s findings are appropriate and that they ensure the fiscal operations at Grambling State University are consistent with the law. Please be reminded that one of the eleven university priorities that I shared with you on January 21, 2010, was, “We will work with the Office of Finance and Administration and others to improve the financial and operational management of the university--we will create a culture of accountability. We will enhance the financial integrity and institutionalize corrective actions to address the citations of operational and financial audits.” Our priority is to move Grambling State University forward and that includes ensuring that this university makes fiscally sound decisions in spending and investing public resources. We have established an inclusive strategic planning process to assist us with these efforts. We are committed to holding ourselves and this institution to a higher standard of moral and ethical accountability while ensuring that we are good stewards of the public’s trust. Please, let’s not be distracted by half-truths. We are entering a NEW BEGINNING. Sincerely, Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D. President
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2011 20:40:35 GMT -6
Mr. Crane, Thanks for posting the correct information on all fronts, I only posted the information that is public misinformation as this is the information that the media will make available to challenge information, we will present to them in defense of our institution. AS the the media will not directly seek this information out from the university, themselves. Now that we have all information, the whole story can be posted to combat the negative information that is currently posted or will be printed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2011 21:39:43 GMT -6
Glad Dr. Pogue cleared some things up. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor should have detailed the period of the audit but i'm not surprised they didn't. Haters.
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Post by gmanwest on Jun 10, 2011 19:24:01 GMT -6
Glad Dr. Pogue cleared some things up. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor should have detailed the period of the audit but i'm not surprised they didn't. Haters. The haters are also the editors and staff of the Newsstar.......They love to sell newspapers at the sight of negative news about Grambling......All of GSU alumni association chapter presidents and members should send letters in protest to the Newsstar,but they won't and that's why the Newsstar act the way they do.
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Post by gmanwest on Jun 10, 2011 19:29:51 GMT -6
Statement from President Pogue Regarding GSU’s Financial Auditwww.gram.edu/life/news/?p=164Now please send this press release to all the local newspapers to publish and make sure it's posted on HBCUdigest.com as well. That was a very good and timely response by Dr. Pogue.......Dr. Judson would have just let that negative article hang out there with no explanation......We are making progress.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 20:29:03 GMT -6
Glad Dr. Pogue cleared some things up. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor should have detailed the period of the audit but i'm not surprised they didn't. Haters. The haters are also the editors and staff of the Newsstar.......They love to sell newspapers at the sight of negative news about Grambling......All of GSU alumni association chapter presidents and members should send letters in protest to the Newsstar,but they won't and that's why the Newsstar act the way they do. I never liked the Newsstar and i agree i wish the Alumni as a whole would call them out.
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