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http://www.usm.edu/fsenate/ A Faculty Senate View of the Legacy of the Thames Administration An Abbreviated Review of a Five Year Presidency Overview. Much has been and will be written about the five-year presidency of Dr. Shelby F. Thames. Members of the Faculty Senate are concerned that th...
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I asked the question on another thread, but this time I'll put it up as a poll. At some point, this board will have achieved its purpose, but when is that point? The poll will close in a week.
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H.A.--Thames given farewell reception during last week as USM president
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Thames given farewell reception during last week as USM president http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/NEWS01/705160315/1002"I'm not retiring - don't tell anybody Dr. Thames retired," ..."I'm just changing jobs." ...
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News about faculty and staff who have left
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Many of us are very interested in what has happened to the faculty and staff who have left over the last 3 to 5 years. It would be fun to post information we have about these talented folks. Marian Wilson Kimber has earned tenure in the School of Music at the University of Iowa. This is one of the most re...
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IHL May meeting agenda
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=483
IHL PRESS RELEASE
BOARD TO DISCUSS FACILITIES NEEDS, FUNDING ALLOCATION AND TUITION
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell
Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
5/11/2007 ( )
Jackson, MS -The Board of Trustees of State Inst...
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Attention AAUP Members
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https://www.usm.edu/facstaff/usmmailouts/05-11-07_mailout.html Please join faculty and staff for a casual reception for Dr. Shelby Thames on Tuesday, May 15 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the rotunda of the Lucas Administration Building. Refreshments will be served.
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HAVE A GOOD TIME
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Everybody relax and have fun tonight. It's all about a day. Best wishes from out here in internet-land. Your friendly neighborhood mods.
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RETURNING TO REGISTRATION ONLY
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AS OF RIGHT NOW THIS BOARD IS ONCE AGAIN REQUIRING REGISTRATION TO POST. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION, YOU MUST OPEN THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVE FROM ACTIVEBOARD. IF YOU WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS YOU CAN CREATE A NEW EMAIL ACCOUNT AND REGISTER WITH IT. IPS ARE LOGGED.
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OK folks -- consider this a preliminary invitation to a celebration on May 12 (Saturday) the day after graduation. Exact time and place to be determined but it will certainly be some place that played a big role in our history together . . . . We can CELEBRATE! that the FUTURE is NOW! Bring your stories, y...
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The Truth About COB
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I am one of those small-minded people who backs XXXXXX. He is one of the few accounting faculty who publishes in reputable accounting journals. Because most of the other accountants do not publish, we are on probation with our accrediting body although the administrators use other words such conti...
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F.S. Draft Minutes Excerpts 5/4/07
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http://www.usm.edu/fsenate/minutes/2007-5-4.htm 4.0 Officers' Reports 4.1 President4.1.1 Promotion & Tenure Remands Several faculty have contacted AAUP and Senate Executive Officers with concerns because their Promotion or Tenure dossiers were remanded by the prov...
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Commercial Dispatch, 2/10/07: MUW to post ‘conclusive evidence' on Internet
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Presidential Hires
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With 3 deans and the head Librarian positions open for Dr. Saunders to fill, how long do you think it will be before the new administration will be fully in place? Also, how many of Dr. Thames appointtees are left now?
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Transfer of presidential power has begun (photos)
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The presidential mansion on Jamestown Road is already being vacated to make room for Dr. Saunders. The Flickr link below will take you to photographs of Thames loading up his vehicle on Sunday, May 6th. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8172068@N06/
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H.A. Letter--Doty should be held accountable
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Health insurance for graduate students?
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Has anyone else heard that graduate students will be offered some sort of health insurance from USM starting this fall?
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Faculty salaries document
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It seems like sometime back (this year), someone posted the university document (or directions on how to obtain the document) which contains individual faculty salaries...Can someone please refresh my memory on where I can get a pdf of that document??? Thanks.
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HA, 5/7/07: USM Nursing Program turns 40
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F.S. Minutes Excerpts 4/13/07
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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes April 13, 2007 http://www.usm.edu/fsenate/minutes/2007-4-13.htm 4.1 Presidents Report 4.1.1 Report on Cabinet and Meeting with President ... 4.1.1.2 Trent Lott Center: President indicated that the first floor will be completed but that a budget o...
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Documentation of SFT's Legacy
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In Friday's meeting the Faculty Senate passed a resolution adopting a Five-year retrospective documentation of the Thames administration. It is to appear as an appendix to the minutes and will be posted on the Faculty Senate website. It was the intention of the Faculty Senate to post the retrospec...
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Reception for Thames - time for another protest?
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There will be a campus-wide reception for Dr. Thames held in the Lucas Administration Building on Tuesday, May 15th from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. This is an informal time to send well-wishes to Dr. Thames as he leaves the president's office and steps back into teaching and research. Refreshments will be served...
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Aloha! Hawaii is in the budget!!!!
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Jan. 6-9, 2007 Impact of an Early Reading Intervention Program on the Literacy Environments of Preschool Classrooms: A Longitudinal Study Hawaii International Conference on Education Honolulu, HI Carolyn Reeves, Dana Thames, and Richard Kazelskis, University of Southern Missis...
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Dat Mansion be Empty, yea
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De other day, me Tibodeaux n T-Fred go up to H'burg ta visit dat little man in dat mansion on Jamestown, yea. Member, dat's where we done go durin dat hurricane couple years back. Well, der was nobody in dat empty house, no. De doors be open and dat der house be empty. Me, I want ta told ya, dat little man don m...
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Seen todays Printz?
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Front page, upper right corner. Loved it. Very subtle. Some of the columns were entertaining as well. Though I am suprized there was no ST retrospective.
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H.A.--M.M Roberts Stadium named after vocal segregationist, College Board member
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M.M Roberts Stadium named after vocal segregationist, College Board member http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070501/NEWS01/705010321/1002 "M.M. Roberts Stadium, as the University of Southern Mississippi's football complex is officially cal...
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faculty raises
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The college of arts and letters had a college meeting. Among the topics discussed was raises for college faculty and staff. While it was presented as following the "spirit" of the faculty senate proposal, I must disagree. The plan seems to be that each department will have a pool of abo...
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USM Foundation supports Mississippi Children's Home
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Potential participants have received invitations to a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction that will be held on May 4 at the Canebrake Golf Club, the proceeds of which will benefit the Mississippi Children's Home Services. One of the "Aficianado Sponsors" is listed as "President an...
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What is this job?
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_______________________________________________________Evaluation Specialist Job Number: 07N038 Department: Institutiona...
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HA, 4/29/07: The USM president timeline
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MIT Admissions Officer
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Wow!! Just saw a story on NBC news that the MIT admissions officer (Dean??) just stepped down after 28 years. Turns out that it just came to light that something was amiss with her academic credentials that she had claimed. Did I miss that fact that Frank and Gary are now at MIT???? Wonder what they thin...
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Demographics of Two Campuses
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Has anybody seen percentages on the ethnic demographics of our two campuses? A few of my students said that they did not want to go to the Coast Campus because it seemed so "white." I suppose this would be my guess, but I am not sure. Has there been any study of the black population on the coast p...
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Coast Engineering
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This is from the Sun Herald. If USM gets blocked from offering additional programs because other universities can use our facilities to deliver their degrees we are sunk. Isn't Jackson State getting an Engineering program under the Ayers settlement? Who do we contact to stop this? MSU has enginee...
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Greenwood Commonwealth, 2/28/07: MVSU: 'No confidence' in Newman
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Printz Opinion--Pay raises steal from students
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Notice to Posters
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We will remove inflammatory posts. It has been explained countless times that this is a private board. The board's policies are posted at the top of the main page. If you do not like it, go somewhere else. -- Edited by Moderator at 16:28, 2007-04-25
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Two Printz Letters
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HA, 4/20/07: Hanbury's thesis goes beyond limit
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Mississippi: Myth and Reality
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Mississippi, Believe It! campaign to be featured at USM
The Mississippi, Believe It! campaign will be featured at the University of Southern Mississippi. Rick Looser, chief operation officer of The Cirlot Agency, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Southern...
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IHL March 2007 minutes
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Printz--Thames will not be missed by all
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Thames will not be missed by all http://media.www.studentprintz.com/media/storage/paper974/news/2007/04/10/Opinion/Thames.Will.Not.Be.Missed.By.All-2830625.shtml ... "For those of us who have been in here a while and whose departments have suffered under Thames, this is tim...
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H.A.--USM faculty shares the hurt
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USM faculty shares the hurt http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070422/OPINION03/704220301/1014/OPINION
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Special President's Message 4/20/2007
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:24:09 -0500 From: USM Mailout <usmmail@www.usm.edu To the Southern Miss Family, This week we saw the heartbreaking events at Virginia Tech unfold. This horrific tragedy resonated through the hearts and minds of us all. We offer our deepest condolences to the...
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April 19-May 10
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April 19-May 19. We are so near to the end. Five years of destruction....the rebuilding begins.
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Gulf Coast site chosen
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"The state College Board today selected the Cross Creek area of Gulfport as the site of its new Gulf Coast campus. Officials said it could take four to five years to build the campus, which will be located off Interstate 10 and near U.S. 49." Wow, I beat Reporter. Amazing!
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Another Feather in Shelby's Cap
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USM NEWS--Southern Miss Nursing Grads Increase Pass Rate on National Exam http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=632&Itemid=2HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The University of Southern Mississippis School of Nursing graduating class for...
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Printz--Thames worthy of much respect
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