Looks good on her.

Bocephus said:
Hate to point out the obvious, but none of the degrees & research over there remotely rebate to anything nuclear.
The Muslim brotherhood mentioned in the article was crushed by Trump.
This is all BS propaganda
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LMCane said:
Germans in the 1930s were pretty friendly people to the Swiss they were doing business with.
but sure, let's not look at the RULING GOVERNMENTS of any country, let's just see if they are "nice" or "good negotiators" to determine our national interest.
you know who else are "good negotiators"?
Iranians
Needs a suicide vest.BCG Disciple said:
Looks good on her.
We?William K. Klingaman said:
"Aggies don't lie, cheat or steal", we just partner with terrorist supporting countries and give the information to them directly.
Aggie Honor Code intact… kind of.
A&M gets plenty of federal dollars, you think the federal govt abides by any part of the Aggie Code of HonorTheHoneybadger said:
I can assure everyone, the Aggie honor code is a complete facade in Qatar. It's non-existent and if you abide by it, you'll be pushed out. They won't let anything or anyone threaten their financial situation. Both as a branch campus, and the vast majority of staff and faculty that work there.
one MEEN Ag said:
Thanks for the post. My question is, why does Qatar want A&M over there anyway? They pay A&M, we rubber stamp engineering degrees, they don't actually learn the course work.
Then what happens? Of course the obvious answer is that they just go join local companies and don't do anything. But why is A&M the paid patsy to facilitate this? I always thought A&M's name was a fish out of water when hearing the list of universities over there.
Who decides what a "true Aggie" is? You?BigJim49 AustinNowDallas said:Doubt if they are true Aggies. Quatar helps Hamas. Why would anyone do business with them?Courtesy Flush said:I don't know. I spend a lot of time in the Middle East and used to travel to Doha frequently. I think that having an A&M campus there benefits the A&M system as it graduates Aggies that have loyalty to the university and increases awareness of A&M.45-70Ag said:
The relationship between A&M and Qatar only benefits Qatar. It should be ended.
I think we sometimes are all guilty of associating the actions of a government with the beliefs of its people. I have done business with many Qataris and while I do find them to be quite hard negotiators, I also find them friendly towards and eager to do business with Americans.
I've always taken the position that if the US government does not want me or my employer doing business in a certain country, sanction or ban it to prevent me from doing business there and I will comply without reservation. Otherwise, I am not going to be critical of a US company (or a university) for doing business in a country where the government makes decisions that I do not agree with.
W said:
did the new A&M president just have his "Bjork" moment?
put out a statement a month ago that "everything is fine"
then 30 days later the BoR pulls the plug
I think it would be the degrees we are allowing with the A&M name on it that would be the issue.BQ_90 said:A&M gets plenty of federal dollars, you think the federal govt abides by any part of the Aggie Code of HonorTheHoneybadger said:
I can assure everyone, the Aggie honor code is a complete facade in Qatar. It's non-existent and if you abide by it, you'll be pushed out. They won't let anything or anyone threaten their financial situation. Both as a branch campus, and the vast majority of staff and faculty that work there.
while being one of the people who obviously hasnt gotten squeezed out and is therefore playing the game pretty well!Quote:
If you work there and you do not play the game, they will squeeze you out.
TheHoneybadger said:
Without going into too much detail about myself, I have worked at TAMUQ for years. Actually over a decade. I will tell you that the students are not loyal Aggies, they are mostly there to get the degree that makes their family happy. In Qatar it is all about "wasta" and how your individual and family image is. Most Qataris are power hungry and most people I know hate living in Qatar.
They have 4 undergraduate degrees and the cheating there (with full knowledge of the university officials) is VERY abundant. Graduates are dragged across the finish line to make their target graduation rates. I have seen students on probation for 6-8 semesters in a row. Admissions is directed to let in a majority amount of Qataris, while ignoring many qualified students. Qataris who literally failed pre-cal 3 times. Yes, there are a minority of good students there. The academic waivers and overrides given to the students is insane, and they will use semantics to get it done. Just phrase things a certain way and magically you can get around student rules and departmental policies. You can literally be deported for ticking off the wrong Qatari at any time. Whether in a mall or on campus.
Everyone who works at TAMUQ makes gobs of cash. Faculty are insufferable with few exceptions. Most are incompetent people who are literally there for the gigantic paycheck, but play the politics game. People who would make $45,000 on main campus pull $125,000 or more. I know one person that makes over $300,000 annually in salary and allowances and they are absolute trash. I cannot divulge too much, but even if you go search their publicly listed salaries, the information is lower than the real checks. They get a salary premium (in most cases 30%), housing allowance (choice of provided housing or cash allowance), car allowance in cash, and flight allowance in cash. Every month.
I know professors that take 3-4 weeks vacation right in the middle of the semester, no one says a word or it leads to a minor slap on the wrist. Many are lazy and do not want to "work" so they will just have class "discussions" and award A's. Most profs there are not from TAMU and have never even been to main campus. The Admissions department are all people who know nothing of real Aggies and are not even from the USA. So every student that gets accepted into the branch campus (who gets the Aggie ring and degree identical to main campus) is chosen by people who have no business selecting those students for admission.
I could write a novel, but in general, Qataris rule the roost in Doha. Qatar Foundation is the sponsor for TAMUQ and they are really incompetent. People are given high paying and high power positions because of what their last name is. TAMUQ has a budget that exceeds $100,000,000 annually. For a tiny branch campus. I know people here who play lots of solitaire and make over $300,000 a year. No exaggeration.
If you work there and you do not play the game, they will squeeze you out. The people there HATE accountability and are as pretentious as they come. They want their plentiful vacations, high pay and everything that comes with it. I can think of a few great staff members, but my Goodness they are outweighed by the terrible ones. Those are like a cancer to the system.
Trust me when I say, never ever hire anyone who has graduated from TAMUQ unless they have an extremely high GPA and have many people vouching for them. I do know a few good ones, but it is maybe 5%. Most are really slimy and lie like they breathe to manipulate and get what they want. Because they know the university will bend to them, for the almighty dollar.
TAMUQ should by shut down, but it won't be anytime soon.
Aston94 said:I think it would be the degrees we are allowing with the A&M name on it that would be the issue.BQ_90 said:A&M gets plenty of federal dollars, you think the federal govt abides by any part of the Aggie Code of HonorTheHoneybadger said:
I can assure everyone, the Aggie honor code is a complete facade in Qatar. It's non-existent and if you abide by it, you'll be pushed out. They won't let anything or anyone threaten their financial situation. Both as a branch campus, and the vast majority of staff and faculty that work there.
And the Middle East is not the same as it was a few short years ago.Dr. Perry Cox said:W said:
did the new A&M president just have his "Bjork" moment?
put out a statement a month ago that "everything is fine"
then 30 days later the BoR pulls the plug
Not at all. The insinuations were completely false and he responded appropriately. However, it was about time they realized that the Qatar campus was not worth the headaches that it caused.
I agree...that TAMU Qatar lifer has been there over a decade and just complains about everyone and everything while getting paid very well to do practically nothing. If you hate it so much, why not leave earlier?..you now will have around 4 years to leave...I doubt you would have left if not forced to...bubblesthechimp said:
struggling a bit with a tamu q lifer complaining about how awful things are there and sayingwhile being one of the people who obviously hasnt gotten squeezed out and is therefore playing the game pretty well!Quote:
If you work there and you do not play the game, they will squeeze you out.