"As an employee that has also been bullied by Ronda and staff I can tell you without a doubt HR tells the executive AD and Ronda all of the complaints about them and then they try and bully you into oblivion. What’s happening in this athletic department is putrid. The executive AD, HR, all turn a blind out to sex scandals, their own bullying and toxicity and the way they misuse funds is fire worthy. They allow felonies to occur every day to protect star players. It’s utterly wild. "

"Being at Davenport I can tell you without a doubt this information it’s unfortunately 100 percent true. When I first started at DU, I loved it. People were somewhat welcoming at the beginning and the resources and facilities were above average. Shortly after I thought this was a fairytale I started to see a different side. When I first started at Davenport I was wildly passionate about what I was doing. It set my heart on fire helping people become the best versions of themselves. I was grounded in principles and loved my work. It was my life and I gave and put my heart and soul into it. Then it surfaced that the wbb coach was sleeping with a player. Certainly these actions would have consequences I presumed. I was wrong. This affair for the lack of a better word was kept silent by Ronda, administrators, and the men’s basketball coach. How could this be happening I thought. This relationship continued to the point of the student athlete flaunting about the relationship on social media and how she controlled what was happening in the program. I was disgusted. Why does no one seem to care? Why was this being covered up. Soon after an assistant coach on the wbb team brought this to Ronda’s attention. AGAIN. She was met with excuses for the coaches behavior and Ronda defending him. I verbally heard Ronda say on multiple occasions that this assistant should “KEEP HER MOUTH SHUT” My heart started to race as I didn’t understand why this behavior was being covered up. Soon after I never saw that assistant coach again. She was banished from the university. Shortly after the coaches fiancé got involved emailing many at the school - this was the last straw it seems. Ronda emailed the athletic department thanking this coach for his service. Again, a pit in my stomach started to grow. Was this the standard at this University? Being at Davenport I’ve observed inappropriate relationships with many staff members and student athletes. Coaches and SID’s buying drinks at the bar for student athletes, the baseball coach not just drinking with student athletes but even having a student athlete to his own home and providing alcohol. A facilities worker being in a relationship with the QB on the football team, again Ronda and administrators were all aware of this behavior and it was the gossip that everyone talked about and witnessed with their own eyes. Why did so many people just talk about it? Why weren’t they doing their obligated duty to report these illicit acts that were in clear violation of university policy? Athletic trainers at this university are the gossips of the school. They do not report behavior and go as far as even covering behavior up. A team harassed a female trainer and instead of standing up for this woman she was banished, while male athletic trainers enjoy sharing inappropriate texts with students and going into their rooms on away trips with no supervision or communication. Why is that perceived as normal behavior? The strength and conditioning staff have different standards for male athletes, compared to female athletes and seemingly post this bias on social media. A clear example is Wbb, every team they play have more solid builds and foundations of strength. In many instances more females are being hurt in the weight room as proper technique is an after thought. As a former female track runner and 3 sport athlete this infuriates me. I’ve verbally heard Ronda talk negatively about many employees at Davenport. She bashed the former men’s golf coach and seemingly made fun of the women’s golf coach for “flaunting her gayness” too much. I’ve heard her speak negatively about a former employee, telling many she was sexually assaulted. I’ve also heard her speak negative about many staff members. I’ve watched with my own eyes and ears Ronda and the athletic secretary cover up wrongdoing after wrong doing and then laugh about it. A promotion was in order for that secretary as she is now an assistant athletic director in internal affairs. Believe me many internal affairs are occurring here. Many compliance issues have arose in my time at Davenport. The NCAA should really look into the football program and the clearance of athletes that were ineligible. I’m not sure how in 2 hours athletes can miraculous become eligible so they can play in a game. Davenport bends and twists the rules for favorited programs. It was uncovered that the baseball team played with ineligible players throughout their 2021 season in which they won a championship. The new compliance director that uncovered this information was forced out by administrators and HR because of these findings. After working here and going through scandal after scandal and I’ve only revealed a fraction of wrong doing, I could write a novel…. I had to learn the hard way. I felt an obligation to report this behavior to HR as it was my duty and what I felt was the right thing to do. I can’t tell you how much I regret that decision. Soon after reporting that I thought this behavior was wrong I was TARGETED. I’ve been verbally attacked and bullied to the point of being put on medication. My hair has fallen out, I’ve developed stomach issues and anxiety. Ronda and this athletic department are all complicit. If you don’t fall in line she will get heads of other departments to attack and bully you. I can’t believe the president at Davenport is the highest paid college president in the state of Michigan and he continually allows this corruption to occur. Mostly because he is absent and doesn’t care. I understand this is a small university that many have never heard of but that shouldn’t mean these horrible offenses should be excused. All the headlines have been about UofM being investigated. DU should be next. Administrators, coaches, staff, HR are all in on it. I write this information to not bash anyone, I’m simply telling you mine and others nightmares. No amount of clothes, shoes, equipment , scholarships, hush money, raises can make up for this inexcusable behavior. I doesn’t belong in college athletics or athletics AT ALL. Being still employed at Davenport I fear I will be fired for writing the truth, but I feel someone has to. I’ve never been around such a manipulative group. It hearts my heart for those I’ve seen change over the years to accommodate these actions and behaviors. I fear I’ve even changed as I’m not as upset or appalled as I once was. It really makes you just numb to situations that just aren’t ok. "

"I watched one of my best friends transfer to this school and turn into a completely different person i did not recognize. What this school normalizes isn’t NORMAL. From my observation there’s no accountability for lying, stealing, partying and doing drugs. Athletes here do whatever they want and coaches and administrators allow them to. Sounds awesome if you’re 20 but hope it doesn’t end up ruining your life. Ronda is a bully and uses her power for her employees to bully others. I know many girls on the lacrosse team pleaded for help with their abusive coach and she praised him in their faces. My only guess is she must get dirt on these employees and plays them like puppets. Throwing money at a situation is the only thing these administrators do well and when she can’t control you, you better run. "

"Hired a pedo, covered up all of what was happening. Acted like she didn’t know it was happening- that’s what Ronda does best. Professional liars at Davenport. Then kept it silent while the pedo went to 2 other schools to do god knows what. You would think an AD would have an obligation to protect student athletes. Not this one. I think it sickly makes her feel better about herself being surrounded by people like this. "

"Since you all our so obsessed with the University of Michigan maybe Davenport should launch an investigation into their athletic department. Too many lies and scandals it would be overwhelming. I can’t even imagine how many people would lose their jobs for what they do at this tiny school that no one has ever heard of. It would be a great way to put you guys on the map! ROLL PANTHERS "

"My friend told me some pretty disturbing things that Ronda and many coaches have done/ do at Davenport. All is fine though bc her daughter gets more stuff than most small d1 teams. So basically if you keep your mouth shut and obey your master and watch your master abuse other people but keep your mouth shut all is well bc it’s not happening to you and you get a lot of stuff and maybe even a job I’ve heard. I don’t think that’s teaching very valuable lessons to young people. It amazes me every year how people have no empathy or morals. Everyone has become very selfish and self serving. Integrity doesn’t seem to exist. This seemingly has taught athletes to have no accountability and probably why so many are so entitled. Why work hard when you get everything handed to you for free. You can lie and be rewarded, you can be lazy and be rewarded. I’ve heard people’s parents take classes for their kids and they will change your grade if you call in and complain. Very odd things happening at that school. "

"To all newly hired from Siena Heights: “them coaches making “improper check requests…from Fundraising accounts,” and “improper labeling of expenses as student expenses that were actually for personal use.” You all should fit in absolutely perfectly at Davenport University. Except DU has way more money and way more employees using that money for personal use. If you try and whistleblow at this school they will try and burry you so best to keep your mouth shut! "

"Imagine being a jv volleyball player. Taking pictures for the baseball team. Gaining a full time job that you’re entirely unqualified for because of this relationship. Following instructions by the baseball coach to be disrespectful to the softball coaches. Hiding equipment, wrecking their field. I was in attendance when Michigan State played on their field and they couldn’t even drag the field after because this girl hid the cart. That’s all ok because it turned out this same person was dating the QB on the football team and to keep it quiet this was her assigned task to screw over the softball program and make things harder for their staff. I mean you can’t make this stuff up. Toxic at every level. "

"What happened to the athletic trainer that was getting sexually harassed by the hockey team??? Oh right, she left with no accountability for the hockey players that were doing this. Wonder why? You have really messed up standards and priorities. "

"It’s sad what the athletic administration and other corrupt coaches who have been working at Davenport for a long time are teaching young employees. If this is your first job in athletics - BEWARE. I would assume because you’re in this toxic environment you probably don't see the unethical things as being that bad. Go to a different school and everyone will be STUNNED at what you tell them. Multiple employees have been fired at other institutions for behavior that was NORMALIZED at this institution. How sad is that. With Davenport being their first job they literally thought what they were doing with student athletes was normal. If you’re in your first job at DU and making decent money and turning a blind eye to the behaviors this school tolerates do yourself a favor and STAY at Davenport. Get all the gear, get bought off with STUFF and stay. What you learn is good here by corrupt people won’t be tolerated at 97% of other universities. "

"How is no one talking about the credit card scamming and the fake ID selling of members of the baseball & football team? Isn’t that a felony to use and I mean worse distribute fake IDs? Let alone the credit card scams. It’s ok that’s a protected sport, right? No one cares about our lacrosse team but hey baseball and men’s basketball get special treatment so much so that everyone looks the other way when felonies are being done. "

"I would love to see the game plan that is used and must be taught at AQ about master manipulation. Ronda and other coaches from that school are master manipulators and it honestly is really really effective. It’s actually amazing how well is orchestrated, planned and then executed. Their abilities to not only fool kids but even adults who watched the complete opposite happen with their own eyes and ears. That level of manipulation is professional grade. I did not know the scandal with the women’s basketball program but I did know of the scandals within the softball program stemming from 2019. Ronda had made many comments about wanting to hire the AQ coach but he wasn’t done teaching yet so they had to wait. Fast forward to present day and there yeah go. The path to get him there was very thought out and carried out with precision, manipulation and very obviously a lot of corruption. It’s quite outstanding how perfectly it all worked out. I would pay actual money to take a course on this level of manipulation, rule breaking, corruption and honestly evilness that it takes to live a life this way and get ahead. As for the many employees, I applaud you for surviving the evil and wickedness this institution can hammer on you. If you get on their bad side they will do everything in their power to make your life a living hell and it will attack you at every angle. It is very hard to believe nothing has ever come from all those who go to HR and all those mandatory reporting this abuse of power. Sad but this school really should be studied. "

"Look what is happening at the University of Michigan right now with their football coach. This is an EVERY DAY EVENT AT DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY and it’s COVERED UP by the athletic administrators to protect themselves and their clique of coaches whom have been hired approximately all at the same time. Seniority should make you allergic to accountability or consequences. It does at this school 100 percent. Then they hunt for younger employees to corrupt and tell them this is normal and ok but those kids are finally are making decent money so they go along with it and soon find themselves being just like these toxic bullies. It’s really sad to observe. "

"Think a job is toxic??? Imagine weight gain, heart palpitations, severe anxiety, GI issues, hair falling out and depression. I wasn’t even doing anything wrong or unethical. I was friendly and I kept to myself BUT I reported a sexual relationship between a player and coach and reported that I didn’t think it was ok for a male athletic trainer to be in room with the door closed. What did that get me? Bullied. I was bullied by Ronda, athletic administrators and the athletic training staff for reporting my OBLIGATED DUTY to report. After being out of this toxic atmosphere for 4 years I no longer have any of the issues listed. It’s truly insane how these toxic bullies try and ruin lives. Davenport pays well but IS THAT REALLY WORTH doing the DIRTY work for this athletic administration?"

"The complaints of this administrator and athletic administration are REAL, undeniably UNETHICAL and against any policy I’ve ever seen at any academic institution. What Davenport University is allowing is criminal from both employees and student athletes. They take it to the point of wrecking lives of many student athletes and employees who do the right thing and speak up AND there’s NEVER ANY ACCOUNTABILITY for Ronda or the executive director of athletics. It’s not right what is happening at this school. If this information was released to the news the general public would be SHOCKED on what is being swept under the rug at this small school in west Michigan. "

"As a former high school athletic director I can’t fathom still having my job if I knowingly allowed a predator to date and continue a relationship with an athlete they coached. I can’t fathom still having a job if I tried to cover this up and silence employees. I can’t fathom having a job knowing the student athlete was also not held accountable and seemingly bragged about this behavior and having power to manipulate and control their coach and when they practiced. I can’t fathom having a job and listening to this same student athlete cry wolf about other coaches on a team and sport she never participated in. I can’t fathom this behavior and the blatant cover up of these behaviors at this university. This was covered up by all athletic administrators, the vice president and HR. "

"My experience working under this supervisor has been consistently challenging due to several recurring behaviors that negatively affected both my work and the overall environment. She frequently made comments that felt inappropriate or unprofessional, which created discomfort and made it difficult to communicate effectively. Meetings were often canceled with little notice, resulting in delays and a lack of needed guidance. When feedback was given, it was often delivered in a way that felt condescending, even when tasks had been completed correctly, which undermined confidence rather than supporting development. There also appeared to be a strong favoritism dynamic within the department. Certain employees received preferential treatment, while others felt excluded or judged based on personal rather than professional factors. This contributed to a divided, clique-like atmosphere that affected collaboration and morale. Concerns about these behaviors were reported through the appropriate channels by myself and others, but the follow-up process felt ineffective. In some cases, raising concerns appeared to lead to further negative treatment instead of improvement, which made the environment feel even less safe. Overall, these issues significantly impacted my ability to perform my job and feel supported. "

"I brought concerns to HR about Ronda soliciting the entire athletic department to “chip” in to pay for the athletic secretary’s car tires. I felt if I didn’t donate money that I would be retaliated against. As someone who made much less than her I was confused why we were basically forced to buy her tires. Why wasn’t this being asked for others that had a higher need and made much less. It appears to make sense now that this same employee was promoted to be an assistant athletic director. Also, not sure how you go from being a secretary doing the dirty work of Ronda and making sure things are being covered up to being an AD. Hmmm. Doesn’t seem very qualified to hold that position but most people aren’t qualified to do their jobs at DU they are all just friends/favors with resumes that don’t match their job titles. "

"Maybe you all should have talked to your own full time (non coach) employees about the behaviors and concerns they encountered with female student athletes lying and bullying others. Imagine listening to student athletes that cry wolf when MANY full time employees have written documentation of these behavior regarding these athletes. One of the biggest offenders being an athlete related to someone working for the conference. Many of these concerns came from a title 9 coordinator. I didn’t want to believe Ronda was a rotten human being but it all seems to be adding up. How poorly the athletic department conducts business and displays professionalism is award worthy. I no longer have any affiliation with Davenport and work with a small law firm in California. What this university is doing is criminal. They shouldn’t be an NCAA institution. They were caught cheating during their time in NAIA and nothing has changed at this school in that regard. "

"Imagine reporting a coworker to HR and Ronda because they are sleeping with an athlete that they coach and their first response is “ well…… what if it was your brother?” Then experiencing them twisting the situation and then have everyone retaliate against you for reporting it. Truly vile behavior happening at that school in GR. "

"As a former employee at Davenport I can confirm that Ronda knew about the women’s basketball coach having a sexual relationship with a member of the women’s basketball team for over a year. No action to investigate or remove this coach was made. In fact, Ronda silenced those who thought this behavior was wrong and kept letting the relationship happen. How disgusting. Once this became a bigger issue when the coach’s fiancé made it one, they quietly let this coach exit. Ronda then sent a department email thanking the coach for all he did for the program. AGAIN. How DISGUSTING. Davenport is a disgusting place to be and this isn’t one isolated incident. It’s been happening for years with many employees she sweeps under the rug. People like this shouldn’t be in positions of authority. "

"Why are jv players eligibility taken from them when they competed in minimal games against community colleges and NAIA teams?? They played no NCAA competition. Meanwhile baseball players running from police officers and men’s basketball players faking injuries keep all their eligibility and get to red shirt. Makes no sense to me. Shame on you Ronda. You pretended to care but everyone knew what you were saying behind these young women’s backs. You’re really good at running your mouth about everyone at that school. A very unjust school. Adding jv for more money for sports like baseball and hurting student athletes and ruining their lives. Nice work. "

"Personally responsible for my “jv daughter’s” eligibility being taken away. We’ve heard the nasty things you’ve said about the jv team and you sucked coaching in general. Did you think buying them bagels 3 times would help when you ruined their careers. You’re the admin and you want to hide your wrongdoing and decisions on others. Hope you enjoyed your extra money. You ruined my daughter’s career. Hope you feel great about yourself. "

"I worked at Davenport just shy of a year. During my time at Davenport I went to a training it was called Blue Envelope Training. This was put on by Corewell heath. It was revealed to employee’s the statistics of Davenport students and student athletes regarding mental health. I was beyond shocked when those statistics indicated almost everyone at DU declines mentally once stepping on campus. The numbers were absolutely disturbing how many students indicated feeling anxious, depressed, had suicidal thoughts and how many struggled with mental health issues. A major DECLINE in mental health by just being at Davenport was revealed. As I mentioned before I worked here for under a year partially due to this training. They should do statistics on employees next because I encountered bullying, was put under immense stress and had severe anxiety working here. It’s sad that a training that was supposed to be helpful really only indicated and revealed how terrible of an institution Davenport really is. A major lack of leadership on all levels from the president to athletic administration are to blame in my opinion. "

"I think right now would be the perfect time to add JV to the women’s basketball program. Don’t you think? This would be the idiotic leadership decisions you make. How much worse would this program be if you added another team????? I bet at 0-5 many more complaints would be filled and more people would transfer. Set people up for failure- that’s what you all are best at!!!!!! Logical decisions you all make! "