2004: Rate Julie Simon-Dronet's job performance

Julie Simon-Dronet works for the University of Louisiana as its Director of Public Relations and News Services, Licensing Director. She does a lot more including but not limited to managing public relations, news services, <b>athletic apparel licensing</b>,<b> athletic promotions </b>and marketing programs for the University of Louisiana.

She develops and initiates public relations activities, including visual identity campaigns, special events, and community awareness projects. She is also responsible for oversight of media releases, broadcast promotions, videos, La Louisiane magazine and other promotional activities. <a href="http://www.louisiana.edu/Advancement/PRNS/lala/staff.shtml"> source </a>

On a scale of 10 being great, 1 being poor, how would you rate the job Julie Simon-Dronet is doing overall, but specifically as it relates to the advancement of athletics at the University of Louisiana.

I didn't see any negative numbers so I had to vote 1 as my rating.

For me, it's personal.

with all the Louisiana @ Lafayette ~~~~ floating around, how can anyone give her better than a 5?

We`are our own worst enemy......

She is a classic example of UL knowing its place....

Thankfully we took the bull by the horns, did an end around an produced UL gear on our own.

Z.

Dump and Jump. DUMP the Lafayette junk on EVERYTHING and JUMP in the polls. ULL is better than UL-LAFAYETTE. How could any marketing guru be so blind. I give her a 3 she is probably taking orders.

Get Lafayette off all items sold by the University. Put Ragin' Cajuns on T-shirts by itself if you have to. The old style helmet lovers will go for that one.

I gave her a 3.

Has attendance increased? Nope.
Has excitement increased? Nope.
Are we still called Louisiana-Lafayette? Yep.

The only thing that keeps me from giving her a 1 is the fact that I can assume that she has very little to work with.

I'm assuming 1 being least satisfied, 10 being most satisfied, I voted 1. Along with Hotboudin, it's personal, and I don't think she has succeeded at promoting this University. I'd like to see a change, with some new, young, ragin blood heading our PR ship!

Bigearl, Hotboudin, if I may ask...why is it personal?

4

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Originally posted by Chuck
Dump and Jump. DUMP the Lafayette junk on EVERYTHING and JUMP in the polls. ULL is better than UL-LAFAYETTE. How could any marketing guru be so blind. I give her a 3 she is probably taking orders.

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Well said Chuck. I would like to hear from the people who gave her a 10, and why.:confused:

Is this a joke?

One public relations embarassment after another?

This has to be a joke of some kind... I can think of no one at UL [save maybe Raymond Blanco] who has done a worse job.

Just my opinion... but this person is not on our side.

Pirogue, 2 things.....

when I want your opinion, Ill beat it out of you.

Does that Cajun Mayo have any carbs?

Z.

PS :^)

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Originally posted by CajunRebel
Bigearl, Hotboudin, if I may ask...why is it personal?

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short version - We've had an "exchange" of words over my self-designed UL cap. The word "illegal" was thrown around quite a bit by her. I could have sworn I was speaking to Turtle "the terd" Thomas.

You gotta be kidding me????

thats rediculous....

Z.

Wow, this came from the lady hired to increase the fan base?

I want to change my vote. She doesn't deserve a 3.

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Originally posted by Zeebart21
Pirogue, 2 things.....

when I want your opinion, Ill beat it out of you.

Does that Cajun Mayo have any carbs?

Z.

PS :^)

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sure lotsa carbs....
There are a lot of 10 votes now... clearly the LSU people are voting....

To paraphrase the president... 'you are either with us or you are with (simondronet@Lafayette)

The problem with our school may be worse than we thought.

from time to time we get infiltrated by pinheads.

Turb, check your poll man, its freakin out.

Z.

Looks like Julie and her supporters at State and possibly other locations are flooding the poll down the stretch.

Certainly she can neither be as good or as bad as the extremes are saying.

yes she can..

Z.

Looks like Miss Dronet has a multi split personality. Love her, hate her, love to hate her, hate to love her. Could someone interview her and post the interview here on web?

No need to interview her.....

Coach Bustle wanted to do something different with the uni's last year.........

She over ruled him.....

nothing more needs to be said....

If she carries more stick than the head football coach at a 1A university, then "Houston we have a problem"!!!!

Z.

PS I wont elaborate, so do not ask....thanks..

"Certainly she can neither be as good or as bad as the extremes are saying."

Take away the extemes, the "1" and "10" votes, and the majority still rates her perfomance negatively. She is percieved negatively because of the rediculous lengths the admin goes to adhere to the LSU imposed "city tag" rule. The most blatant example of this stupidity is the white "Lafayette" banner laid out under the hedges at Cajun Field.

By the surge in positive votes she received she either has friends that read this board or it was outside flamers. If its friends reading the board and she and her friends think she is being unfairly targeted, please have her respond to the accusations. She has plenty of opportunity to do it in the Alumni magazine, the Vermillion, or even on this forum (although I can understand a reluctance to come here).

http://www.ulm.edu/giving/Football%20Helmet%20Logo.jpg

This is their new helmet logo. They've added "Indians"

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Originally posted by Hammer58
(although I can understand a reluctance to come here).

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Kinda the same reason Satan never sounds off in the gospels...