OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton University has decided to pull television ads after receiving bad reviews from alumni and students.
The Jesuit university abandoned the advertisements on Thursday. The videos showed actors playing students who described why they picked Creighton. In one ad, a golfer tells another that he chose the university so that he would one day be his boss.
A student described the segment as prideful and arrogant.
The university released a statement that says the “passion” of alumni and students led to the decision to cancel the advertisements.
University staff say they will also honor students’ request to create a student marketing oversight committee.