On this day when some feel it is necessary to celebrate something people are supposed to do, I am thinking of going to grad school and finish this time. Finally all of my parental units have died and I have money to pay for grad school. That sounds more bitter than I intended it to sound.
I have lived where the teams are either too expensive (U of I for people not associated with the university is/was outrageously expensive) or there has been no team for too long. I want to do laps with others who want to do laps. I don't want to do laps where people don't complain about me swimming in there way as the piddle (my father's favorite word) down the lane doing something that looks like a *** stroke.
Here are the choices. I want to hear opinions -both good and bad.
Indianapolis (have friends)
Cleveland (as a kid a big Indians fan)
Phoenix (Did everyone see that they increased both their football & baseball budget? How does Ms. Love justify that?)
Northridge, CA (quaint)
San Francisco, Ca (looks like it might be more fun than it really is)
Portland, OR (Seattle-want-to-be)
Kansas City, MO ()
Denver, CO (Good friend lives there)
(The statements are from some one else not me)
The furthest west I've ever been is Iowa City, Topeka, San Antonio. I've lived in a small towns (Galesburg, IL the center of the universe and home of the Ferris Wheel), university/intellectual towns (Champaign/Urbana & Topeka, when Menninger was still there) and center cities with lots of suburbs. (DC, St. Louis, Houston). I've never lived in a suburb.
I think of the list only Northridge, CA is a suburb. I think Kansas City, MO is considered central city. To do this I am also thinking of buying a car. I'm 50 & never had one. I've been to Indy, Cleveland (it really has become a beautiful city), and Kansas City, MO (not the center of the universe as LDSers think).
Any response will be most welcomed.
Thanks a bill,
Craig
This is an interesting question. One theory holds that going to school in a crummy environment helps you put on blinders, focus maximally on the schoolwork, and get out of Dodge as soon as possible.
Chicago has an exceptional center called the Donors Forum that offers workshops in fundraising and nonprofit management. It is not a degree-granting institution but a remarkable institution to aid both donors and recipients of funds; any org in Chicago that begins a capital campaign goes first to the Donors Forum and follows the blueprint to a T. There are, partly as a consequence, several large development advisory firms that consult to nonprofits (e.g., Campbell and Co.).
Business schools such as Northwestern's have (I believe) a nonprofit management track. Northwestern is sometimes rated above U Chicago and its 43 recipients of Prize in Business named in honor of Nobel.
Also in Chicago, the Spertus Institute recently established a graduate degree program in nonprofit something.
Indiana University has a Center for Philanthropy; might that be on the IUPUI campus?
Cleveland is IMO an underrated city with good institutions.
Nonprofit management can become quite specific, with hospital management differing from, e.g., management of a natural history museum or a symphony orchestra or a school. Sometimes the program might want students to do an internship, so having resources right there in the city would be advantageous.
Good luck! Both in making the decision and in the graduate program.
VB
This is an interesting question. One theory holds that going to school in a crummy environment helps you put on blinders, focus maximally on the schoolwork, and get out of Dodge as soon as possible.
Chicago has an exceptional center called the Donors Forum that offers workshops in fundraising and nonprofit management. It is not a degree-granting institution but a remarkable institution to aid both donors and recipients of funds; any org in Chicago that begins a capital campaign goes first to the Donors Forum and follows the blueprint to a T. There are, partly as a consequence, several large development advisory firms that consult to nonprofits (e.g., Campbell and Co.).
Business schools such as Northwestern's have (I believe) a nonprofit management track. Northwestern is sometimes rated above U Chicago and its 43 recipients of Prize in Business named in honor of Nobel.
Also in Chicago, the Spertus Institute recently established a graduate degree program in nonprofit something.
Indiana University has a Center for Philanthropy; might that be on the IUPUI campus?
Cleveland is IMO an underrated city with good institutions.
Nonprofit management can become quite specific, with hospital management differing from, e.g., management of a natural history museum or a symphony orchestra or a school. Sometimes the program might want students to do an internship, so having resources right there in the city would be advantageous.
Good luck! Both in making the decision and in the graduate program.
VB
