OPINION: UNC's Future Deserves More than a Late Start and a Dessert Tray

Desserts and beverages were waiting for guests at the University of Northern Colorado’s State of the University address. So was a 30-minute delay. The event was scheduled for 2 p.m., according to the email I received. But as attendees waited for the program to begin, Interim President Kamel Haddad moved around the tables greeting people. Five minutes before the program finally began, “Take Five” played in the room. The irony was hard to miss. Maybe it was unintentional, but the song felt fitting for an event that had already asked its audience to take 30 minutes out of their day just to get started. The delay itself was frustrating. But what made it more disappointing was the purpose of the event: to discuss the university’s future and build support from the community it depends on. If UNC wants people to invest their time, money and confidence in its future, I think it needs to make a stronger case for why that investment matters.

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