Re: The Colorado BS thread
Huh... again the guys I know in the different trades departments must’ve been different... I mean not that they were going to Trump rallies, but I’ve hunted and gone shooting with a couple dudes... including my brother in law who works there and has quite a few guns.
All depends on who you talk to I’m sure. You can get 2 totally different views from 2 very different experiences. Isn’t that life though?
I worked with many of those type of folks, as my title was technically Facilities and Operations, though I was really Engineering and Validation. There are many that do that sort of thing, but don't openly talk about it at work, unless they're around people they know they can. You're talking the trades departments..."blue" collar people...the people I (and many here) get along with the best.
However, you often wouldn't "open up" to anyone outside those areas, or with unknown people present, since you never knew how other company in your presence might take it.
We had a new person start not too long before I left. She had a Glock Lanyard. Quite literally the first thing out of my mouth...to myself...with no one else in the trailer...was "that's sure brave to wear/have at your desk".
I was a student there, worked there, and am once again a student there. I have had and have known many people who have and still work for the University with a range of political beliefs. However, only those leaning a certain direction would say that they felt open and able to speak their opinions to most anyone in the University. My wife work for CSU at the Vet Teaching Hospital, and she'll 100% say the exact things I have.
There have actually been papers published on it, wish I could find the one I read last. It was basically outlining, with real numbers per research done, the level of self-suppression of beliefs in academic (e.g. College/University) setting based on personal and political beliefs. Several notes that the self-suppression due to fear of retribution was creating even greater echo chambers, and not creating a place of diversity, inclusion, positive discussion, and intellectual and self reflective thought.
I'm not right or left leaning...I disdain both "sides" really.
sincerely good for you on the masters endeavor, that's some extra beans to count for sure, whats the concentration if you don't mind my asking?
I wouldn't argue the political stance of a college to not being biased from those who "Run it"(to whom aims funds), but to those that actually teach and of those that influence young adults. I haven't been more so pressed to one side or the other when I was in school. CSUs' green all around approach wouldn't surprise me, but do you think the professors hold to this bias?
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Going for my Masters in Engineering - Engineering Management. Not quick by any means, especially now that I'm having to mostly pay for it (~$1100 PER credit hour). Once this one is done, might pursue a Masters in Systems Engineering, then possibly an MBA after that.
The bias I've noticed over the years (been in/around/part of CSU since 2006) heavily depends on your major as well. Many of the STEM's are pretty centric, probably because no one has time to really waste with things that aren't related to getting though school. Engineers are usually too busy either drowning in school work, drowning themselves in booze, working on their own projects at home, or chasing tail...usually in that exact order.
Get into other majors...and holy hell can it be biased.
Took a psychology ethics something or other course in my undergrad. Let's just say you better just go ahead and agree with whatever the professor thought.
I've known plenty of people across the country in different schools, where when it came to writing a paper...if you were a conservative...just learn to turn it off for that class/classes.
Someone put it real well one time (ironically from Utah): Being non-left leaning in many/most Universities is like being non-Mormon in many parts of Utah. :laugh: