"I played womens basketball at DU for a Hall of Fame coach that now coaches at GVSU. Let’s talk about how far this program has fallen to the ground. We made it to the National Championship game finishing as runners up. Consistently won titles and had extremely successful seasons. Now the standard is letting head coaches sleep with players and letting it slide. Trying to silence any coach or player that thought it was wrong. Fast forward to now unsuccessful season after unsuccessful season after unsuccessful season with a coach that consistently has recruiting violations. Probably the best team on campus now turned into one of the worst. It’s hard to not think this all doesn’t start from having terrible leadership in administration. Ronda was a terrible coach with what she allowed her players to do and get away with. She had no problem with you smoking pot before a game if you were an All American. Great messaging to 18-22 year olds. The administration and their lack of control, support and morals is a joke. That’s where the huge problem lies. Davenport is a circus and what they allow puts students in danger both mentally and physically. I’m so glad I had a coach with strong character and morals. Glad he got out. "

"Only rich spoiled a*s people would call my family needy on social media. POS "

"Ronda loves to bash and spread hate of women they are jealous of. They all treat male coaches with a lot of respect though. Pathetic group of unprofessional gossips. Not sure how many coaches it takes for you all to do the same thing to but I’m learning there’s a lot of skeletons in Davenport’s closet. "

"Why is my son being punished by the athletic department? Every other year the baseball roster is posted in the fall. My mom and dad can’t believe it isn’t updated. I’ve heard rumors. What are you doing?"

"I have no problem with the hard coaching but I do have a problem with the best players smoking weed daily / binge drinking and playing every single game/ CHEATING because it gave you a W next to you your name. What lesson was that teaching? Are you modeling your careers after that legendary CHEATER? "

"Ronda and her assistants were abusive coaches when they coached me 16 years ago. Our entire team smoked pot and partied regularly. Her rules and standards catered to the better players on the team. The news literally wrote articles about how “intense” Ronda’s coaching style was. That’s a nice way of putting that she was mentally and emotionally draining to many of us. She screamed at me and many of my teammates and said a lot of unprofessional things I didn’t think a coach should say. Being older and having children I realize the environment I was playing in was very toxic. She catered to players that were on the verge of being ineligible, that partied every day and night but helped us win so that was no big deal. She was very negative and demeaning when a player made a mistake. It’s hard to believe she is now an Athletic Director. She cheated continually so I’m sure she has been doing the same if not more in an advanced role. I pray for all the student athletes that have to be around her. I would assume a higher position of power has led to an even bigger ego, which I’m not sure is possible. She is very manipulative at her core and I hope no one has to go through the hell she will put you through if you find yourself on her bad side."

"The athletic department at Davenport is full of horrible people. If you’re a good person that has morals DO NOT WORK HERE. You will undercover some disgusting, ABUSIVE, messed up, unprofessional behavior and if you try and do anything about it - THEY will TEAM UP AGAINST YOU AND TRY AND PUSH YOU OUT. If you can stand up to their bullying they will literally make up false narratives and stories about you and try and ruin your career. This happened to me 10 years ago and it’s CONTINUED to happen to coaches that have worked here. The entire administration is beyond corrupt. That’s wrong in itself. It’s a popularity contest at this school that ALLOWS employees to sleep with student athletes but if you’re a favorite THEY COVER IT UP. Seriously STAY away unless you’re already their friend. "

"I worked at Davenport University for one season. During that time, I reported concerns to Ronda regarding abusive behavior by Travis and an inappropriate relationship that was occurring. The concerns were from others reported to me, so I, as a mandatory reporter, reported them. I raised these concerns multiple times to Ronda and Paul. All I asked was that an investigation could take place to either confirm it or refute it, and then we could move forward. Also, it is to note that Ronda knew Travis from before and that there was a history where Travis was coaching the player in high school, was reported for being inappropriate, he was removed and Ronda knew about the high school issue when hiring. Around Christmas, I informed them that I would resign because I did not want to be a part of this or have my name associated with him, as it was too much. He was making my job and the overall environment horrible to be in, as he knew I had reported him. They asked me to remain in the role, and I did end up staying because it was clear that no one would be there to try and protect the student-athletes as best as I could and make it as good an environment as possible. During one conversation, Rhonda asked, “What if it were your brother?” in reference to the accused staff member. I responded that I would want any family member held accountable and the situation addressed appropriately. I wish I had said more because that was an inappropriate question. I also asked the AD, whose daughter played lacrosse years back, if he would trust this person coaching his daughter, and he could not provide a solid answer. At the end of the season, additional emails from others were submitted detailing the same inappropriate relationship to multiple Davenport administrators. Instead of conducting a full investigation, the university chose not to renew the head coach’s contract. They also told the players they could not talk about it. He was subsequently hired at Hillsdale a few years later. Once Hillsdale was alerted to the concerns via a Twitter post going viral about the coach, they conducted a formal investigation, confirmed it, and removed him. When Davenport non-renewed the head coach, I was told I was not "eligible" to apply for the open position. I continued assisting with team operations until a new coach was hired. After that point, communication from the department stopped. I was no longer informed of workouts, when to even meet my new boss, what work to do, or when meetings would be, and I was effectively removed from ongoing responsibilities as they were pushing me out, although they asked for all of my documents, scouts, scheduling, recruiting contacts, and more. I decided to leave rather than try to stay in a toxic workplace. As soon as I quit, the other assistants were removed. I am an alum of DU and the WBB team, so was another AC. As soon as I quit, Shonda removed us from the DU social pages until I reminded her that I graduated from here and that is not okay. Shonda would not reply to texts about work at all or to meet until after I quit, which I am assuming was an order from Ronda because they could not fire me since I was the one who reported it. Davenport has the potential to be a strong program, but leadership failed to address significant concerns, which negatively impacted both student-athletes and staff members who attempted to act in their best interest. It is wild that she is the SWA and Title IX Coordinator. She never reported the reports I made or the documentation provided by players, MBB players who reported it to Burt and were told to be quiet about it, and more. The mistake I made was trusting the leadership to do what they are and were mandated to do. This is not even half of what happened."

"Ronda threw a bucket at me at practice. That’s fine though she’s an AD, don’t ya know. "

"Yelled at my teammate so bad she cried. Screamed in front of everyone about a small baserunning mistake. Humiliated her to the point of a mental breakdown. Really great person. "

"Ronda actively recruited me to say negative things about my coach. A decision I regret doing. "

"You all weren’t lying. This woman is Nasty. Rude and condescending. She tries to belittle women every chance she gets. It’s absurd someone this UNPROFESSIONAL is an athletic director. I could write a book about the unprofessional things this woman does and clearly gets away with. "

"Embarrassing to have ever held the title SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR. Ronda hates the majority of women she crosses paths with and would rather hire middle age men so she feels better about herself. Little does she know that they all talk behind her back. Every woman or man she has hired that doesn’t act like she walks on water becomes the departments target and is gossiped about. Very professional athletic department. Ronda uses her power to hold money and promotion over employees heads to get them to push her agenda, keep their mouth shut or literally target other employees. She does the same with student athletes and scholarship money. Ronda also gets to teach at this school because you know she just needs more money. Besides from being an athletic director, she also dabbles in coaching other teams which she isn’t very good at. Ronda encourages employees to engage in inappropriate relationships with students. She believes it’s not a big deal for coaches at the school to drink with students on athletic teams. I’ve seen emails that she openly praised a basketball coach after he was caught sleeping with one of his players. She thinks it’s no big deal for student athletes that golf to drink all day at the course and then drive back to the school intoxicated. Many baseball and football players have gotten away with credit card fraud and selling fake ID’s. A football player dated an employee on staff. The baseball coach seems like a pretty terrible person that cheats. You have his players running from the police and facing zero accountability. I would not be proud to send any of my kids to this terrible school. WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS ALL TEACHING KIDS?? TO BE A TERRIBLE HUMAN gets you ahead. Get where the world is going- to hell! "

"Not sure how many employees have to face the wrath of this angry woman and not sure how many employees have to complain about you. So far we are in double digits. That’s pretty sad. Truly a rotten human being. "

"Imagine a full time employee discovers the baseball team, coaches and administrators are covering up playing 14 ineligible players and trying to fire that employee for the discovery. Literally sickening right "

"Double standards for all female coaches and teams. How shocking is it they had to replace almost every female head coach with a male. Hmmm. The only teams that win here all CHEAT. Male coaches have the power to do whatever they want. Females must act as little ladies and fall in line or else. I suspect cheating is already occurring with new male coaches as I’ve heard from multiple moms on a team that scholarship increases are already being “promised” for next year and coaches are already in discussion with athletes at other institutions. Really ethical! Buckle up and grab your popcorn. Hard to play everyone on these huge rosters that are being created. No division 2 team should have 50 players on it. Should have stayed NAIA where all you did was cheat 24/7 to win. Can’t make the cheating toooooo obvious now. Amazing how so many people are in on it though. Like. Hmm the 14 baseball players that played ineligible. How on earth did we cover that one up. Oh yeah you all tried to fire the compliance person that discovered it. Literally pushed the person out. Honestly the most shameful athletic department. You should no longer be part of the NCAA. "

"I hope Ronda didn’t watch the World Series. Both teams had players playing different positions. Imagine that! They both will tell you - WELL. Baseball is different. NO ITS NOT. I’m so glad my daughter doesn’t go to Davenport University anymore. Watching you treat people that had nothing but good intentions like garbage is a KARMA I hope carries with you."

"My daughter told me you said it was a demotion to go from the infield to the outfield. What is wrong with you and the athletic department at Davenport. Many players switch positions. I can’t believe these comments are made at the college level. It’s sickening how low of knowledge you all must have. "

"I overheard at Elite that you cut the softball budget $30,000 before they started their season last year. Bet that money is back in the softball budget now. Baseball needed to be covered I’m guessing. I hope someone who knows about this goes to the news. It would be a national story. "

"Ronda is a manipulative bully. She allowed the Davenport softball team to bully players off the team and she rewarded it. She has no business ever being around student athletes again. Your mean girl middle school tactics have no business in college softball. The kids that transferred are much better off not being lied and manipulated by their own athletic director who they thought was on their side. Shame on you. "

"There’s documentation of Ronda and her friend attempting to bully previous golf coach. She stood up for herself though, something these weak, small minded women don’t like. They both have slandered this coaches name and reputation. HR is aware of what these toxic individuals do to people that stand up to them. She was forced out and is the nicest and best golf coach out there. She had integrity and great character. If you are professional and display ethical leadership you will be on the hit list for this athletic administration. I’ve seen this movie over and over again. If you’re a coach that values your career and reputation think twice about coaching here. I learned the hard way 10 years ago. Sad to see it still occurring. "

"You are the definition of a bully. I see it happen. Every single day."

"Ronda is the worst communicator of any boss I’ve ever had. She must get the most paid time off of any employee at the University. She constantly cancels meetings and quite frankly doesn’t do her job. She is beyond frustrating to work for. I fear for my job writing this post but it’s the truth. "

"One of the worst coaches and people I’ve ever let my daughter be around. Truly a rotten human being. It’s hard to expect kids to act any different when someone in a leadership role gossips, lies and is involved in inappropriate behavior. "

"Levels of professionalism for her are at an all time low. Imagine texting and calling an 18 year old athlete instead of communicating with the coach. When my daughter told me this was happening I couldn’t believe it. Very weird things happening at DU."