Texas Professor: AD Steve Patterson making UT educators 'corporate customers'

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We need more UT fans to speak up.

Texas Professor: AD Steve Patterson making UT educators 'corporate customers'

Rick Cherwitz has had enough.

The professor in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas in Austin isn’t renewing his Longhorns football season tickets, ending his commitment to the program after 36 years. In an opinion piece for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Cherwitz explains what changed his mind this year.

“The final straw for me was when UT’s athletic director, Steve Patterson, more than doubled the price of faculty and staff season football and basketball tickets, as well as placed a greater financial burden on small donors wishing to purchase tickets.â€

Cherwitz writes that it isn’t just a matter of money. The whole culture has changed under Patterson, as others have pointed out.

“It was clear to us that the Athletics Department no longer considers faculty and staff to be members of the ‘family’ and ‘community’ — the very people who educate and serve student athletes. Instead, we became another one of the institution’s many ‘corporate customers.’ â€

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/texas-professor-ad-steve-patterson-making-ut-educators-coporate-customers.html/

 

[Randolph Duke]

This was published before Chip's piece last week.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Ok folks, is Patterson on his way out already?

 

[hooked636905]

I'd like to know the actual increase in dollars. When I was a student, the all sports pass was only $125. Other schools sold there for $250-$275. So if staff were getting some outrageously good deal similar, I don't really see the issue if the prices are raised to those found at other universities for their staff.

Just because we sell a widget for 50 bucks and the market price is 100 bucks, doesn't make our administration corrupt for choosing to increase the price to $75 bucks. Still paying way below value.

 

[streettopeschel]

I'd like to know the actual increase in dollars. When I was a student, the all sports pass was only $125. Other schools sold there for $250-$275. So if staff were getting some outrageously good deal similar, I don't really see the issue if the prices are raised to those found at other universities for their staff.

Just because we sell a widget for 50 bucks and the market price is 100 bucks, doesn't make our administration corrupt for choosing to increase the price to $75 bucks. Still paying way below value.

try selling that widget on game day outside Sholz Gsrden and let me know what market is.