Stanford Fencing on the Chopping Block?

[foilwatcher]

It looks like there are only 36 NCAA sanctioned sports. MIT must have been supporting other VERY esoteric sports.

I know Ohio State supports all 36. As stated earlier in the thread, Stanford has 35.

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal

The official NCAA website lists 57 "Sports" (their phrase, not mine). There are sports with no gender listed, there are Women's sports, there are Men's Sports, and there are "Mixed" sports.

The Ohio State website lists 37 of the 57.

[BPMDVM]

The Save Stanford Fencing Committee has formed to raise the $250,000 operating budget for academic year 2009-2010 and then to go on to create an endowment to support Stanford fencing in the future.

We are in the process of getting our website up and running, but current information about the status of fencing at Stanford, contact information and ways to help can be seen at:

http://savestanfordfencing.com/

Thanks.

[Inspector Gadget]

I worked in a major university in their office of Major Gifts - I used to have a hand in developing fund raising stragegies, could I help? Here's an outline of how we developed our fund raising base:

Alumni Affairs: Staffed with several Program Coordinators, secretaries, and Director; we established 'Council Cities". Using our IT systems and working with their VP/ we ran off lists by zip and graduating year of all alumni. From there we divided the lists by year and school to our Program Coordinators and contacted each alumnus to ask if they had time to form a committee in their city. We established Alumni Committees in many states across the nation. From there, we held social events running from the crawfish boil to a dinner party inviting interested alumni to these events. The events were then reviewed by Program Coordinators who had attended for every detail. Who was there, and off the table, what their net worth might be. We didn't do much with that, but kept the information to ourselves. Our Alumni were invited back to their Alma Mater for Homecoming events which were week-long. We'd get group rates in some of the best hotels in the city. They were squired throughout the city to some of the best restaurants and of course seats at all the big games. This created school spirit. Each event was attended by a Dean from their School, some other top dogs. Each dean would make presentations, and they would inform the Alumni of the kinds of programs and projects that they were supporting during the next several years.

Annual Fund Raisers - would kick off their fund raising around Homecoming week. We would get a report from Annual Fund letting us know what kind of support we were receiving. All of the gifts were logged into the Computer System. After keeping track of the donors, the gifts were then categorized into Major or Annual Fund.

Major Gift Prospects went into our office. I would receive lists of prospects from the Deans, Directors, Provost or President's office and I'd spend the entire day, logging into their database and calling them on the phone to schedule individual appointments with the deans to outline the latest project or program. I would make at least four appointment each day and schedule the Deans travel. Sometimes I would book a lunch meeting between a select dean and several prospects at one of our five star restaurants. The Dean would make her pitch. This was a 500 million dollar capital campaign.

If you can follow this outline, you'll bring in the money. The team I worked with has gone with the winds of change, but it's an iron clad formula that works. It's time consuming but once it's in place it's nearly impossible to screw up. Just one more thing: web-site donations are puny in comparison to sitting down with a millionarie and outlining a targeted successful program.

[savestanfordfencing]

I worked in a major university in their office of Major Gifts - I used to have a hand in developing fund raising stragegies, could I help? Here's an outline of how we developed our fund raising base:

Alumni Affairs: Staffed with several Program Coordinators, secretaries, and Director; we established 'Council Cities". Using our IT systems and working with their VP/ we ran off lists by zip and graduating year of all alumni. From there we divided the lists by year and school to our Program Coordinators and contacted each alumnus to ask if they had time to form a committee in their city. We established Alumni Committees in many states across the nation. From there, we held social events running from the crawfish boil to a dinner party inviting interested alumni to these events. The events were then reviewed by Program Coordinators who had attended for every detail. Who was there, and off the table, what their net worth might be. We didn't do much with that, but kept the information to ourselves. Our Alumni were invited back to their Alma Mater for Homecoming events which were week-long. We'd get group rates in some of the best hotels in the city. They were squired throughout the city to some of the best restaurants and of course seats at all the big games. This created school spirit. Each event was attended by a Dean from their School, some other top dogs. Each dean would make presentations, and they would inform the Alumni of the kinds of programs and projects that they were supporting during the next several years.

Annual Fund Raisers - would kick off their fund raising around Homecoming week. We would get a report from Annual Fund letting us know what kind of support we were receiving. All of the gifts were logged into the Computer System. After keeping track of the donors, the gifts were then categorized into Major or Annual Fund.

Major Gift Prospects went into our office. I would receive lists of prospects from the Deans, Directors, Provost or President's office and I'd spend the entire day, logging into their database and calling them on the phone to schedule individual appointments with the deans to outline the latest project or program. I would make at least four appointment each day and schedule the Deans travel. Sometimes I would book a lunch meeting between a select dean and several prospects at one of our five star restaurants. The Dean would make her pitch. This was a 500 million dollar capital campaign.

If you can follow this outline, you'll bring in the money. The team I worked with has gone with the winds of change, but it's an iron clad formula that works. It's time consuming but once it's in place it's nearly impossible to screw up. Just one more thing: web-site donations are puny in comparison to sitting down with a millionarie and outlining a targeted successful program.

We can use all the help we can get. If anyone wants to donate time, talent, ideas, money or constructive suggestions please e-mail one of the Committee Members listed at savestanfordfencing.com. Melody Lowman, Chair of savestanfordfencing

[gladius]

We can use all the help we can get. If anyone wants to donate time, talent, ideas, money or constructive suggestions please e-mail one of the Committee Members listed at savestanfordfencing.com. Melody Lowman, Chair of savestanfordfencing

This is interesting and hopefully good news:

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/j...up-061909.html

1. Stanford Athletics won its 15th consecutive Learfield Sports Directors' Cup in recognition of the country’s top intercollegiate athletic program.

2. These are the placements of the Stanford sports in the NCAA championships of this year:

National champions: men's gymnastics and women's rowing
2nd place: women's volleyball and men's waterpolo
3rd place: men's cross country, men's swimming, women's soccer, women's basketball, women's water polo
4th place: women's swimming
7th place: men's track and field
8th place: women's cross country, women's gymnastics
9th place: fencing, women's softball, women's tennis, men's tennis
11th place: men's track and field
12th place: women's track and field
20th place: men's golf
40th place: women's golf
43rd place: women's track and field
51st place: men's wrestling

The award was presented to Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby by the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors of America, Learfield Sports and USA Today.

Anybody knows why the other sports are not mentioned?

[PeterGustafsson]

This is interesting and hopefully good news:

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/j...up-061909.html

1. Stanford Athletics won its 15th consecutive Learfield Sports Directors' Cup in recognition of the country’s top intercollegiate athletic program.

2. These are the placements of the Stanford sports in the NCAA championships of this year:


7th place: men's track and field
11th place: men's track and field
12th place: women's track and field
43rd place: women's track and field

I am also confused, but for other reasons.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[Empty Wallet]

Perhaps there is a summer and winter season, or some other split for those sports.



Actually, I just looked up the NCAA site, and there is winter indoor and summer outdoor track and field.

[JEC]

Anybody knows why the other sports are not mentioned?

"Stanford finished with a total of 1,455 points after placing in 23 postseason championships and earning points in a maximum of 10 women's sports and 10 men's sports. "

"The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors of America (NACDA) and the USA Today in 1993-94 in an effort to honor universities that strive for success in all of their sports programs. The program was expanded in 1995-96 to include Division II, III and the NAIA. Each institution is awarded points based on an institutions' finish in 20 sports -- 10 each for men and women."

http://www.gostanford.com/genrel/061909aaa.html

Essentially, points are awarded based upon the best finish of 20 sports.

[jessicasimpson]

I am also confused, but for other reasons.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

some times cross country running is measured as it's own sport, not just track and field event

[Saberguy]

Supply and demand play a great part in the survival of our sport. Exposure and connectivity are the elements of success. Fencing Clubs and High School Programs grow hand in hand together. It is simple mathematics increase demand shall create the need for colleges to provide a greater service to attract the better students. If we attempt to treat this problem at the college level we shall all suffer.

[Capt. Slo-mo]

Of course, it wouldn't hurt if Stanford Fencing had a booster like this.

[wwalkerjr]

Of course, it wouldn't hurt if Stanford Fencing had a booster like this[/URL].

The fencing facilities are first rate and are in the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
He provides funding (well over $100M in multiple gifts) for many things at Stanford including cutting edge academic facilities and sport facilities.
However, he doesn't interfere with the University's budget process other than to provide funding and other support, in kind. (Such as when he managed the 9 month complete renovation of the football stadium.)

[mfp]

Of course, it wouldn't hurt if Stanford Fencing had a booster like this.

They sorta do, seeing as the fencing facility is in a building donated and built by Arrillaga named the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation.

[mfp]

The fencing facilities are first rate and are in the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.

Close. The fencing facility is actually in the "Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation" donated and built by Arrillaga and which opened in 2006.

Not to be confused with the nearby Arrillaga Family Sports Center which opened in 1994.

[Purple Fencer]

The fencing facilities are first rate and are in the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
He provides funding (well over $100M in multiple gifts) for many things at Stanford including cutting edge academic facilities and sport facilities.
However, he doesn't interfere with the University's budget process other than to provide funding and other support, in kind. (Such as when he managed the 9 month complete renovation of the football stadium.)

And a nice stadium it is! Drum corps fans all over the west have praised it for our activity....hell, I performed in it in 2007 at the last show before nationals.

[RavRita]

Thank you everyone that has been part of what has been going on with Stanford Varsity Fencing. We have a committee "Save Stanford Fencing" that is made up of Fencers, Fencing Moms and Dads, Club Fencers, Varsity Fencers and all kinds of people that just love fencing. We have a cool website that tells you how to donate money to the cause www.savestanfordfencing.com and a FB cause site. Please join the FB cause site (Save Stanford Fencing) so that we can show that saving the only DIV I fencing program on the West Coast is important for all of us - not just the Bay Area folks. If you are a Stanford Alum - there will be a special event during the Stanford Alum week - sign up.


Thank you for your continued support.

Rita

Go to www.savestanfordfencing.com for the latest information.