Albertus Magnus College

Date: Dec 14 2004
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
Administratively, the college is in dire straits. The school lives paycheck to paycheck and has sullied its reputation by paying bills consistently late. At its highest levels, pervasive paranoia burbles down from the office of the President and the office of her husband, the Dean of Admissions.

The college's highest administration works in Mohan Hall, a white stately house across the street from the main campus - commonly referred to on campus as "the White House" as the president's office is found here. This paranoia is best exemplified by a very common saying among faculty and staff - "the closer you are to the White House, the closer you are to the door," a tribute to the extremely high turnover rate of administration due to the president's mismanagement, paranoid beleifs and fits of emotional outbursts - another tell-tale sign of health. Another saying is when the president has decided you are "in the barrel" you are as good as fired.

There has been continued distrust between faculty and the president's office for a number of years. In short, an unwise investment for either matriculation or employment.

Under the present president's guidance, the college has steadily sank and its prospects for survival over the next 5-10 years is not good, despite outward numbers of "record enrollment." These numbers (over 2,100 strong) include all enrollment - part time, graduate, occasional course-takers and the like. The true measure of a college's health is its on-campus full-time residency, and the numbers in this area are extremely discouraging. Indeed, one can argue that AMC itself is "in the barrel."