Loosing a local school? Webster is on the ropes?

[DawnHRD]

Bin-free roads? Where are we supposed to put litter? Law on paint colours for buildings? Big Brother is alive & well!

[buksida]

I think "dream" is the operative word with that link!

"Design a traffic discipline system."
"Bin-free roads."
"Public Relations and Participation"
"Upgrade the 100-mile long coastline"

These are classic!

Anyway

[Randy Cornhole]

As 16% want it to close and 66% dont give a toss this seems like a dead topic to me...

[Big A]

Checked out your blog pretty substantial.

[Randy Cornhole]

Glad you like it....

[Sultry]

Bin-free roads? Where are we supposed to put litter?

Same place where most people normally have to put it : on the roads >_<

I'm actually really annoyed that they took away all the bins outside the 7/11's. It used to comfort me that I could always find a bin to throw away my trash in front of a 7/11. Now, I can't seem to find any bins anymore. So usually, I'm stuck walking around for several blocks before I finally find one.

[da]

I was a study abroad there. I stayed there last term. They put me up at VIP condo.

Even though they only have a few students and their campus is a ghost town expect to get jerked around by staff and people with a little bit of power.

Yes its expensive and no its not worth it.

[da]

Webster Thailand has been characterized in St Louis with what looks like a lot of faculty and interdepartmental infighting over the Thailand campus.

I copied and pasted some of it.

Man we are always under attack for free speech.




Anonymous

5/09/07
8:02 PM CST
For a bunch of people who's futures depend on the freedom of ideas, no matter how outrageous, it shocks me that you are unable to host a free forum for ideas and comments. You speak about how you are determined not to allow anyone to erode your freedom of speech, and yet, you are can't handle it when other's speech isn't what you think it should be. What a crock. Hypocrites.
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Anonymous

5/16/07
5:35 PM CST
Libel isn't free speech. If you commit libel, you're not protected by free speech clauses in the First Amendment. Instead of preaching constitutionality, read the constitution.

And also, grammar helps when making a point about who's write to free speach weer dealing with.

Anonymous

5/25/07
3:32 AM CST
Maybe Webster should check out the situation in Vietnam, a communist country. I was visiting there two years ago with another institution more or less as a goodwill ambassador.

In Vietnam the press is mandated to report on positive news only, your not allowed to post anything negative with out running the risk of ending up in jail.

Cyberdissdents in Vietnam have used the internet as forum and have been thrown in jail or ended up under house arrest.

Webster needs to listen to the voice of their own "cyberdissidents" and clean-up Webster Thailand.

Remember this free speech thing is a slippery slope. In Thailand now you can be jailed for using a proxy server disguising your IP address. This is how they operate in Vietnam and China.


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Anonymous

5/25/07
3:50 AM CST
Originally posted by Anonymous:
Editor's Note: The Journal reserves the right to remove any outside post that it considers potentially libelous. American libel law is very clear on the concept of joint liability between publications and individuals. In light of recent comments about our two-part series on the Thailand campus, WUT, unconfirmed charges against certain individuals at that site were clearly defamatory and not verified by our reporters. To avoid these legal issues is common practice for American publications, including those on the Internet. That being said, the online editor will now have to approve all comments made and there may be a lag period between when comments are written and when they are posted. Any questions about this policy can be referred to online editor Jamie Ford or general manager Dan Schreiber.


I guess some of this came out of the fallout over Webster Thailand.

You need to get out there and find out if Susan Landsfield indeed had three grievances filed and stuck against her, if a student had been refunded one terms money because he was basically cheated out of a term through a run in with Susan.

Check out this story too while you at it:
Braddden Weaver sat around collecting a salary after he was canned for poor performance as academic director. Remember "the peter principle" people rise to or are promoted to their level of incompetence.

[da]

I know there must be Webster people who read this forum

Here's the St Louis links regarding the faltering Webster:

http://www.webujournal.com/messageboard ... geboardtab

and:

http://media.www.webujournal.com/media/ ... 0174.shtml

[mackayae]

Where are the Webster and Stamford campuses?

[da]

Stamford is in the back of Palm Hills. Webster is out past Silpakorn off of Bypass Route 4. Both have office space rented off Sukumvit in BKK also.

[Erica]

Websters is NOT faltering. Some posters obviously have some kind of axe to grind against Websters.

Since the new Rector took over, morale for both students and faculty have been dramatically increased.

Such a facility should be supported, not constantly criticised. Nothing (and nobody) is perfect. Everyones perception and experience is different, but waging a vandetta against Websters on various forums seems totally counter-productive, and rather juvenile.

[DawnHRD]

Websters is NOT faltering. Some posters obviously have some kind of axe to grind against Websters.

Since the new Rector took over, morale for both students and faculty have been dramatically increased.

Such a facility should be supported, not constantly criticised. Nothing (and nobody) is perfect. Everyones perception and experience is different, but waging a vandetta against Websters on various forums seems totally counter-productive, and rather juvenile.

Erica,

I hate to say this, but the last post on this was a month ago. You have just brought the topic to the fore again. We're aware that things have been said on other forums in the past couple of days, but there had been nothing on here (this time) until now.

Personally speaking, I agree with you. Posting links to unsubstantiated criticisms made by anonymous persons seems counter-productive & rather juvenile to me, too.

[Mr_Akagi]

Sometimes its best to just let sleeping dogs lie.

We already came and went to Hua Hin. Took a look at Websters on behalf of a family member, and asked around about the place a little wit the expats, most things associated with this school are negative.

The local website makes the school look pretty big with lots of teachers and classes but if you visit out there (its way out from town) it is a deserted ghost town.

Rumors of closing down, good teachers leaving etc that sort of thing.

Almost went with it though but the 16 week semester was too big a risk on time. The main home campus website looks pretty, good talked about an 8 or 9 week session but this campus is different I guess.

[The understudy]

Yo it's me The understudy

as a Graduate from it's local Competitor Stamford I would suggest another entire new approach. Why don't we combine both Stamford and Websters Unversity. Both have strength and weaknesses and I;m sure when both faculties and Students combined the synergies would outweigh the Weaknesses that the New Combined education Entity has.
For example instead of using two Facility Webster can move it's staff, Student and equiment to the Camous of Stamfords which is quiet nearer to Hua Hin than Websters Current Campus. 2nd. pont some of the Major courses which are overlapping each other could be put togther deoending whcih Curriculumn is more educational better. Or write Joint Curriculumn to reflect both Universities Strengths. 3rd. Tution cost would be substanually less then Webster's is right now but slighty above what it cost now now @ Stamford, which should make sure that this New University is financially vial and stii Competitive to other International Universites in Thailand. I could go on and on with the points of synergies you know?
I New Name of both merged University could be Webster - Stamford International Univesity! or WSIU!!!
Impossible is nothing!!!
What do you my brothers and sisters think about this Idea?

Your's The understudy
"Irie Daily!!!"