<p>Dear bluebayou : Hopefully, you do recall the “interesting conversation partners” presentation, the “three things that make a great university”, and the assertion that the role of a great university is to produce “great intellectuals”. Personally, I remember our first “family” orientation in July 2007 and ironically remember looking forward to the replay in July 2009. Truth be told, the script was not greatly varied, but the sessions were just as impactful. I found the article’s reference to Himes’s lecturing style with hands folded behind his back to be particularly on-point.</p>
<p>Let’s talk about the vocational training concept. Schools that have top named business schools could automatically be classified as “professional” schools; the CSON and LSOE options added atop the CSOM option just underscores the vocational notion.</p>
<p>Remember, we are both CAS parents so we have been exposed to more of the Jesuit education principles (one could argue) with the core that seems to go beyond standard BC requirements. Himes’s does underscore the fact that preparing for a career is important, but that is not the function of a university. In many ways, you are correctly citing the mixed message : “Parents are buying a job path for their children, but the university is about producing intellectuals”. Since it is the parents toting the bill in many cases, who is right?</p>
<p>“Yes, but” indeed.</p>