Polasek Hiring

[OrediggerPoke]

Craig Bohl allegedly facilitated Polasek’s interview and hiring by NDSU on Wyoming’s campus?

Timeline: Polasek to Remain Wyoming's OC Until NDSU Called

'My wheels were turning and shifting gears pretty quickly to: how can we make this happen to come back to Fargo?'

7220sports.com

 

[OrediggerPoke]

That would not appear to me to be an appropriate use of Wyoming resources if true as reported by Cody Tucker.

 

[Bosler]

That would not appear to me to be an appropriate use of Wyoming resources if true as reported by Cody Tucker.

What resources?

 

[TheRealUW]

I'm not sure what resources it would cost UW, but it is odd that the interview reportedly took place in a UW facility.

Typically, these sorts of interviews are set up at a private location like a hotel. It is also odd that Bohl was there given that he was not officially affiliated with either program at that time.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

What resources?

University of Wyoming buildings/facilities. Facilities built with public dollars. Typical ethical rules would indicate that it’s not ok to use those for non-university purposes (there are rules that allow entities to rent certain facilities on campus but doubtful that is what occurred based on Cody’s reporting). It would especially seem inappropriate to use those facilities so a competitor can come in and directly compete and hire away your employees.

It’s not the maybe $10 of increase in electric and utility costs we are talking about. These are standard ethical norms for the use of facilities.

 

[Wyolie Coyote]

University of Wyoming buildings/facilities. Facilities built with public dollars. Typical ethical rules would indicate that it’s not ok to use those for non-university purposes (there are rules that allow entities to rent certain facilities on campus but doubtful that is what occurred based on Cody’s reporting). It would especially seem inappropriate to use those facilities so a competitor can come in and directly compete and hire away your employees.

It’s not the maybe $10 of increase in electric and utility costs we are talking about. These are standard ethical norms for the use of facilities.

It once again shows the total lack of control that our AD has over the department. How on earth would any intelligent AD allow Bohl to operate like this. Reason 637 to fire Burman.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

https://www.uwyo.edu/regs-policies/.../uw-reg-6-4-trackchanges-effective-7-1-25.pdf

UW Regulation 6-4
I. POLICY: It is the policy of the University of Wyoming to permit the use of University buildings and grounds and equipment by internal and external users, as defined within this policy, if such use is consistent with the University's primary purposes, i.e. instruction, research and public service. The University retains the right to determine which activities are consistent with its primary purposes.

Is a competing university hiring away your employees "consistent with the University's primary purposes" of instruction, research and public service? I would say no but the athletic department may believe differently.