"Out of inadvertent humor can come great deeds," he said.
He sent a personal check to the Little Sisters of the Poor last fall. "This is God's work here," he said, adding that he'd like to see Ohio State students and alumni volunteer at their facilities. He said his wisecrack turned out to be a good thing because it's helped promote the good work of the sisters. Gee admitted Wednesday that he knew nothing about the Little Sisters or their mission of serving the elderly poor at about 30 homes nationwide. He responded: "No, are you kidding? Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me." Tressel stepped down three months later. Gee was asked in March whether he'd considered firing Tressel. Gee has famously gotten in trouble for his off-hand remarks, most recently during the memorabilia-for-cash and tattoos scandal that cost football coach Jim Tressel his job. TCU fans got even following the Horned Frogs' win in the Rose Bowl over Wisconsin of the Big Ten with a message on billboards around Columbus that read, "Congratulations to TCU for their BCS Rose Bowl Victory." It was signed, "Little Sisters of the Poor."
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That comment rankled fans across the country as well as university officials.īoise State's president, Bob Kustra, responded by calling Gee's comments a great exaggeration, saying it "gets under the skin of all of us who thought university presidents were supposed to be standing for fairness, equity and truth in how we portray our universities." And external perspectives are a uniquely valuable asset to 21st century presidents, in this age of rapid change and public distrust. "We do not play the Little Sisters of the Poor," he said. Gordon Gee Remarks at Southern University Conference ApThe concept of external volunteers guiding college and universities is a uniquely American innovation that dates back to Colonial times.
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Gee stepped into a controversy last November when he told The Associated Press that teams like TCU and Boise State don't deserve to play in the Bowl Championship Series title game because they don't play anybody.
"Does everyone hear that I'm forgiven?" he shouted. He later stood next to Mother Cecilia Mary Sartorius, the home's administrator, who gave him a hug and whispered that he was forgiven. "As you know, I've made you famous," he told the residents and staff members. Gordon Gee spent Wednesday touring a home for the elderly operated by the religious order in northwest Ohio, and he pledged to be one of their greatest advocates after putting them into the spotlight. OREGON, Ohio - Ohio State University's president is back in the good graces of the Little Sisters of the Poor after turning them into a punch line last fall when he mocked other universities who don't play in football's power conferences.
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