E-Mails Suggest Paterno Role in Silence on Sandusky

[KSig RC]

Think about it like this: why would the school only poll alumni?

What would be gained by getting this information - and why would that be a better use of (estimate) $50k for this type of study than simply doing a statistically-valid study of the nation at large? Is there any useful way for the Board or administration to integrate what they've learned (again, only about alumni)?

It smacks of onanism.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Think about it like this: why would the school only poll alumni?

So they can get a sense as to whether or not their fundraising would be affected? Also, we don't know that they didn't or don't intend to poll current students and/or recent graduates on the same issue - alumni survey results are more likely to be made public than graduate or student surveys.

I don't have issues with alumni surveys - in some cases it's an accreditor requirement. For non-profit and public institutions it's a good way to know where you stand with your largest pool of donors.