Any Presidents quit lately?

[Loyal Coug1]

Seems like this guy was getting things done, but hey what do I know?

UNLV President Keith Whitfield steps down

UNLV President Keith Whitfield resigns after four and a half years on job.

www.reviewjournal.com

 

[Bullmastiff 1]

Seems like this guy was getting things done, but hey what do I know?

UNLV President Keith Whitfield steps down

UNLV President Keith Whitfield resigns after four and a half years on job.

www.reviewjournal.com

Faux outrage Rebel Twitter handles would disagree.

Then again it's the same folks who wanted our AD fired until he landed Dan Mullen.

 

[TheMatrix31]

Seemed like he at least stayed out of the way of Harper and let him do his thing. No intel on that, just felt like I heard very little interference on his end and overall supported Harp when needed. Would love to get a president in there now who loves university athletics and has connections.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Seemed like he at least stayed out of the way of Harper and let him do his thing. No intel on that, just felt like I heard very little interference on his end and overall supported Harp when needed. Would love to get a president in there now who loves university athletics and has connections.

Ok, here's my offer: Take our brand new (currently USU's) 69-year-old woman President. All yours. But you have to take our lame AD, and swap FB coaches straight across.

 

[Rod_the_Rebel]

Well when you still support DEI, and invited a propaganda wing of a terrorist organization in and pledge to keep working with them I’d say it’s time to go.

 

[WarthogRebel]

Nobody leaves a $ 565,000 academic job in the middle of the night without an extremely strong reason. When the facts come out about why he's going it'll be very interesting.

I hope the lack of a President doesn't put an impediment on hiring a new BB coach.

 

[rebneck]

He did seem to present a united front with Harp in support of Rebels athletics or, at least, didn't get in the way. However, there are bigger fish to fry in this world. It'll be interesting to get most of the rest of the story. We'll never get it all.

 

[RebelinWA]

Seemed like he at least stayed out of the way of Harper and let him do his thing. No intel on that, just felt like I heard very little interference on his end and overall supported Harp when needed. Would love to get a president in there now who loves university athletics and has connections.

Definitely a concern I have with whomever is next. I don't want us to regress because the new President gets too involved in the wrong ways with athletics.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

Unless he is under some different contract he should have waited 5 months to get vested in PERS.

 

[WarthogRebel]

Is it the board of regents who choose the next President? Is the Governor involved at all?

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Unless he is under some different contract he should have waited 5 months to get vested in PERS.

So I had to fact check you on this. UNLV Administrators fall under the 403(b) plan, similar to a 401(k). But riddle me this - what does this mean? You don't pay into SS?
"All university employees are required to participate in a mandatory retirement plan in lieu of Social Security." And 17.5% is an insanely high deduction and match.

Academic and Administrative Faculty Benefits

www.unlv.edu

 

[RebelSoldat]

He has several family members with major health concerns. No conspiracy here

 

[Meister_Rebel]

So I had to fact check you on this. UNLV Administrators fall under the 403(b) plan, similar to a 401(k). But riddle me this - what does this mean? You don't pay into SS?
"All university employees are required to participate in a mandatory retirement plan in lieu of Social Security." And 17.5% is an insanely high deduction and match.

Academic and Administrative Faculty Benefits

www.unlv.edu

It means exactly what it says. You don't pay into SS. But, I'm guessing you are saying that he as an administrator isn't covered under the NV Public Employees Retirement System.

I know you are retired from WSU. Probably under a State of Washington retirement plan? In NV you would not have contributed to SS and you would have been covered under the NV Public Employees Retirement System. A lot of states do this. But, it would bite you in the ass with WEP if you, prior to your NV Public Service, had already acquired all your SS Quarters. That has been fixed as of 01/05/2025 with the signing of the SS Fairness Act.

 

[Rebel1986]

Well when you still support DEI, and invited a propaganda wing of a terrorist organization in and pledge to keep working with them I’d say it’s time to go.

Agreed! I would love to keep our AD, but would rather get a less far left radical as President!

 

[Rebel1986]

Unless he is under some different contract he should have waited 5 months to get vested in PERS.

Maybe I am wrong, but I do not believe that the school President would have been part of PERS! The same with football and basketball coaches.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

Maybe I am wrong, but I do not believe that the school President would have been part of PERS! The same with football and basketball coaches.

I don't disagree as I really didn't know. But, what @Loyal Coug1 said he contributes to other options so perhaps he isn't part of PERS. Like I said I don't know.

 

[LocoRebel]

So I had to fact check you on this. UNLV Administrators fall under the 403(b) plan, similar to a 401(k). But riddle me this - what does this mean? You don't pay into SS?
"All university employees are required to participate in a mandatory retirement plan in lieu of Social Security." And 17.5% is an insanely high deduction and match.

Academic and Administrative Faculty Benefits

www.unlv.edu

NVPERS. Governmental.

Not sure if someone at the level of university president is a straight up contractor or something like that...

 

[WarthogRebel]

Maybe I am wrong, but I do not believe that the school President would have been part of PERS! The same with football and basketball coaches.

If he was in Pers before being elevated to President he would stay in Pers. If he came from outside he would be entered in a program similar to a 401K.