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Passing through

Preview was underwhelming today, with less than 300 total attending (Fr. & transfer students). Low numbers are not good for the future health of this university, regardless of your feelings for the idiot in the dome.

Non-round building occupant

Can anyone confirm or deny the rumor that leave time or sick time will be taken from everyone who does not attend summer commencement? The problem for many, of course, is plans were made prior to the shifting of the date of commencement. Since I assume no one desires to lose 8 hours of leave/sick time, I a...

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Okie Eagle

I thought many of you may be interested in our current plight at OK State. The significant difference, which I'm sure will not be lost on you, is that we have a Provost who fulfills those responsibilities. I don't expect it will make you feel better, but others of us face somewhat similar circumstances...

gurunuburg

1. With merit raise week (likely) upon us, stories are making the rounds that many raise recipient names were circulating as early as last week. It seems 2 of the newspapers already have some of the names, though it is unlikely anything will be done with that info. Thanks grapevine. 2....

gurunuburg

1. Tales are growing that relatively few faculty will receive merit raises next week. At least that's the story of some of the colleges, maybe not all. This is the type of plan SFT promoted to each of the deans. Thanks ntsft and gorod. 2. baller reports that shelboo was the subjec...

Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine for July 11 goes to Noel Polk for this thought provoking statement: "What I remember most poignantly about the Midas story from my childhood reading was that when Midas touched his daughter, she turned to gold too. But that king, unlike ours, understood what...

MoneyMan

Hello, anyone here?

Green Hornet

I am a faculty at USM and I love USM. I support USM. I think we should all support this university and it's programs, both academic as well as non-academic. I do not support this administraton, nor the way faculty and staff are treated. I believe there is a way to gain our biggest weapon against the Tham...

gurunuburg

1. Word is now that all colleges have finalized their merit raise lists. Announcements should be coming next week. Rumors are already swirling that the fallout will be tremendous (again). Thanks gorod and grapevine. 2. Separate reports from compaq and envelope about a lega...

Sad:(

On that Ower article, basically it said “if we can’t win, I won’t let anybody win.” How did the students figure into his article? He actually signed his name to a statement that said nobody should come to teach in Mississippi. I guess, because he is retired from another college and doesn’t contr...

gurunuburg

1. Yes, the Preview numbers don't look too good. Word is enrollment this fall won't either. Thanks insider. 2. Word is that a DVD of SFT's coronation "ball" is in production, and may soon be in circulation. This video disc will supposedly contain footage of the "ballroom dance...

SingleDigit

Do you not understand that the reason Thames cannot be fired is because the majority of the people who hired him are still on the IHL? The chair of the IHL even said on TV Thames was not going. If they were to fire him before his contract was up, they would practically be admitting they made a mistake, somet...

Out of the loop

Does anyone reading this board know what has happened to each of the nine deans treated disrespectfully by SFT? I know Stringer(resigned, going to TAMU with GS) and Harper (retired), but what about the others? Anyone wanting to provide some solid evidence about the duplicity of this admin...

Emma

http://blog.lordsutch.com/?topic=50

LVN

A new anti-Bower letter. Very clear on "let's get a name coach" -- folks you saw that prediction here first. Another scoop for the FS bunch!

lilly

I heard a conversation out tonight (at my table actually) that there was a movement by the faculty in business to give all of their merit raise money to the staff in the college. Has anyone else heard about this? I think it sounds wonderful myself.

gurunuburg

1. Rumor has it that merit raise information may be given out next week. If you are going to get merit raise information in your college next week, here's a tip from grapevine: expect information on your raise to hit your mailbox next Friday between 4 and 5 pm. 2. news from envelope indic...

Otherside

The July 8, 2004 issue of "The Independent" has a front page article entitled: "Professor: Clean house at State College Board". The article reports on the recent letter from Dr. John Owers published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Get your copy today!

Confused

Who is Ower that wrote the article in the Chronicle? All I see is that he was retired from some college in South Carolina. I don't understand how he fits into this.

Seeker

I have spent the last hour or so reading about the issue of raises. It seems you guys all really want raises, heck so do I, but you don't like merit raises. Are you more against merit raises, or the way that Thames has given them out. Because I will be honest, there are a number of faculty members at...

Checkers

As we pause for mid-summer it is time to reflect, regroup, and renew. To date, we have had great success. GS and FG were not completely saved, but they were protected. Not a complete victory, but success nevertheless in Phase 1. The KY mafia is mostly gone (AD is hanging on, but ne...

Confused

1) What is the purpose of the AAUP? 2) When was it created? 3) Is this the "official" website of the AAUP?

truth4usm/AH

Okay, I know this is totally OT, but what good books have you read lately? I'm always looking for recommendations (all genres...I even love reading cookbooks!). Some books that I can recommend: The Long Quiet Highway by Natalie Goldberg Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs ...

Anon

Received the weekly tome from SFT and it included the link to his slide presentation on The State of the University of Southern MS. Here is the link in case you haven't seen it. What a bunch of bull!!! http://www.usm.edu/president/ppts/263,9,Strategies 2002-present

Web Master

http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=c621td0mbn0edn5ctlgrf1518zkw61hj

Anita Stamper

There are already several threads addressing faculty/community perspectives and interactions as well as letters to the editor and their potential effect. I thought I would make a few suggestions for points faculty could make that would enable non-academics to relate more effectively to the ten...

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Confused

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/9094170.htm

gurunuburg

1. As many of you have seen by now, there is a plan in CBED to give all merit raise money to staff. I, once again, had to chastise compaq and envelope for dropping the ball. They assure me that they are hard at work. They argue that another operative is needed to cover all of the CBED news. I am assigning grape...

under the radat

Just how many faculty have left USM? In "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty tells Alice: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less." But Alice replies: "The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things." At t...

truth4usm/AH

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040707/southernmissnews/796953.html

Googler

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/9071217.htm

Otherside

I sure wish flyonthewall and Straw Poll would not have started the threads that will certainly DIVIDE and distract all of us from the MAJOR issues at USM. It sure seems to be easy to divide and conquer simply by getting chats off topic and on to politics. I will not participate in such distraction...

Straw Poll

Just wondering

confused

Using Mozilla. It says there are 17 pages of posts, but when I select any others it won't go to those pages. I am constantly stuck on the first page. Any ideas?

Anonymouse

Do you favor the proposed tax increase to fund expansion of the stadium and and other athletic facilities?

REGAL EAGLE

Is it just me or does that condescending tone coming from the poster N2ME, and the somewhat legalise (s)he writes sound familiar? I propose it could be a bitter risk manager recently asked to leave the Dome? The tone and the legalise would certainly fit, along with motives to aggitate those who post...

Web Master

http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=304xc0v6fzx71mscbs34yfwbgce0sxqvCouple Leaves U. of Southern Miss. By JOSHUA KARLIN-RESNICK, ISOLDE RAFTERY, and KENDRA NICHOLS Fr...

Robert Campbell

Does anyone know how to link to Marshall Ramsey's cartoon of May 21 in the Clarion-Ledger? This is the one that showed Thames telling the Miss State Athletic Director that he knew all about his plight--because he read the other guy's email. I archived the thread on the Fire Shelby board that linke...

Angeline

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040707/OPINION/407070314/1009

babbs

USM Departures, August 2003 thru July 2004 Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (Sta...

Austin Eagle

After reading guru's latest rumors concerning Thames and Bower, and several earlier comments concerning their strained relationship, I'm still trying to connect the dots. See if I have this correct-- 1. Thames wishes to can Bower because...he's not a Thames sycophant, he hasn't been able to...

Polyonymous

Hard to get a word in edgewise today but thought you might be interested in this. The many-talented (?), multi-titled (!), well-educated (unfortunately not in field of employment) Ken Malone is now officially (?!) part of the President's cabinet...any other "assistant profs" out there...

Cap Eagle

For those of you who have inquired about summer school enrollment, this week's MS Business Journal has Joe Paul describing USM's current summer school enrollment "healthy" as always with just over 7000 students. For those of you who know, how does this compare to previous years? I c...

truth4usm/AH

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040706/opinion/790356.html

truth4usm/AH

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040706/southernmissnews/790160.html

gurunuburg

1. Word from dome that no one from COAL was even examined for the "public" MIDAS checks last week. When the lists were brought together for selection, no list from COAL was even placed upon the table. Thanks grapevine. 2. In reference to #1 above, we hear that a COALer or two may have rece...

dr. bice

Is it just me, or are contracts usually out by July 1st? Let the games begin, I guess.

Fashion Police

I have more information about the new uniforms for the CBED. First, it's not polo shirts and chinos. It appears that the pressure from this board has had an effect. The new design calls for slacks and dress shirts. Initially the design called for attire similar to ITech.&n...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Preview numbers 7/8 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Preview was underwhelming today, with less than 300 total attending (Fr. & transfer students). Low numbers are not good for the future health of this university, regardless of your feelings for the idiot in the dome.	Passing through	40	4383	Jul 13, 2004 by Mental Gidgit
	Commencement Question (Preview) Can anyone confirm or deny the rumor that leave time or sick time will be taken from everyone who does not attend summer commencement? The problem for many, of course, is plans were made prior to the shifting of the date of commencement. Since I assume no one desires to lose 8 hours of leave/sick time, I a...	Non-round building occupant	3	789	Jul 12, 2004 by Non-Round
	See More #20 (Preview) This week's issue geocities.com/seemore004	See More	0	656	Jul 12, 2004 by See More
	Arrogant Prez's (Preview) I thought many of you may be interested in our current plight at OK State. The significant difference, which I'm sure will not be lost on you, is that we have a Provost who fulfills those responsibilities. I don't expect it will make you feel better, but others of us face somewhat similar circumstances...	Okie Eagle	3	959	Jul 12, 2004 by Okie Eagle
	daily rumor mill #52 (Preview) 1. With merit raise week (likely) upon us, stories are making the rounds that many raise recipient names were circulating as early as last week. It seems 2 of the newspapers already have some of the names, though it is unlikely anything will be done with that info. Thanks grapevine. 2....	gurunuburg	0	751	Jul 12, 2004 by gurunuburg
	daily rumor mill #51 (Preview) 1. Tales are growing that relatively few faculty will receive merit raises next week. At least that's the story of some of the colleges, maybe not all. This is the type of plan SFT promoted to each of the deans. Thanks ntsft and gorod. 2. baller reports that shelboo was the subjec...	gurunuburg	1	870	Jul 12, 2004 by Non-round
	Mr. Wonderful's le Citation de la Semaine for 7-11 (Preview) Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine for July 11 goes to Noel Polk for this thought provoking statement: "What I remember most poignantly about the Midas story from my childhood reading was that when Midas touched his daughter, she turned to gold too. But that king, unlike ours, understood what...	Mr. Wonderful	1	871	Jul 11, 2004 by dawg pound
	Hello (Preview) Hello, anyone here?	MoneyMan	12	796	Jul 11, 2004 by blue collar eagle.
	Support Jeff Bower-Talking Points (Preview) I am a faculty at USM and I love USM. I support USM. I think we should all support this university and it's programs, both academic as well as non-academic. I do not support this administraton, nor the way faculty and staff are treated. I believe there is a way to gain our biggest weapon against the Tham...	Green Hornet	19	1053	Jul 10, 2004 by Kudzu King
	daily rumor mill #50 (Preview) 1. Word is now that all colleges have finalized their merit raise lists. Announcements should be coming next week. Rumors are already swirling that the fallout will be tremendous (again). Thanks gorod and grapevine. 2. Separate reports from compaq and envelope about a lega...	gurunuburg	6	1019	Jul 10, 2004 by Let Freedom Ring
	Comments About Ower Article (Preview) On that Ower article, basically it said “if we can’t win, I won’t let anybody win.” How did the students figure into his article? He actually signed his name to a statement that said nobody should come to teach in Mississippi. I guess, because he is retired from another college and doesn’t contr...	Sad:(	12	777	Jul 10, 2004 by Cossack
	daily rumor mill #48 (Preview) 1. Yes, the Preview numbers don't look too good. Word is enrollment this fall won't either. Thanks insider. 2. Word is that a DVD of SFT's coronation "ball" is in production, and may soon be in circulation. This video disc will supposedly contain footage of the "ballroom dance...	gurunuburg	5	992	Jul 9, 2004 by Left (formery Leaving Soon)
	Let Us Try A New Strategy (Preview) Do you not understand that the reason Thames cannot be fired is because the majority of the people who hired him are still on the IHL? The chair of the IHL even said on TV Thames was not going. If they were to fire him before his contract was up, they would practically be admitting they made a mistake, somet...	SingleDigit	11	812	Jul 9, 2004 by Cunetay Kentay
	reorganization revisited (Preview) Does anyone reading this board know what has happened to each of the nine deans treated disrespectfully by SFT? I know Stringer(resigned, going to TAMU with GS) and Harper (retired), but what about the others? Anyone wanting to provide some solid evidence about the duplicity of this admin...	Out of the loop	6	731	Jul 9, 2004 by Lamont Cranston
	Signifying Nothing (Preview) http://blog.lordsutch.com/?topic=50	Emma	0	1252	Jul 9, 2004 by Emma
	Anti-Bower letter in HA (Preview) A new anti-Bower letter. Very clear on "let's get a name coach" -- folks you saw that prediction here first. Another scoop for the FS bunch!	LVN	7	802	Jul 9, 2004 by Kudzu King
	merit raise money (Preview) I heard a conversation out tonight (at my table actually) that there was a movement by the faculty in business to give all of their merit raise money to the staff in the college. Has anyone else heard about this? I think it sounds wonderful myself.	lilly	14	1223	Jul 9, 2004 by tomcat
	daily rumor mill #49 (Preview) 1. Rumor has it that merit raise information may be given out next week. If you are going to get merit raise information in your college next week, here's a tip from grapevine: expect information on your raise to hit your mailbox next Friday between 4 and 5 pm. 2. news from envelope indic...	gurunuburg	4	846	Jul 9, 2004 by Robert Campbell
	The Independent (Preview) The July 8, 2004 issue of "The Independent" has a front page article entitled: "Professor: Clean house at State College Board". The article reports on the recent letter from Dr. John Owers published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Get your copy today!	Otherside	8	878	Jul 9, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Who Is Ower? (Preview) Who is Ower that wrote the article in the Chronicle? All I see is that he was retired from some college in South Carolina. I don't understand how he fits into this.	Confused	1	564	Jul 9, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Back with a question concerning raises.... (Preview) I have spent the last hour or so reading about the issue of raises. It seems you guys all really want raises, heck so do I, but you don't like merit raises. Are you more against merit raises, or the way that Thames has given them out. Because I will be honest, there are a number of faculty members at...	Seeker	7	906	Jul 9, 2004 by Big Bad Wolf
	Phase 3 (Preview) As we pause for mid-summer it is time to reflect, regroup, and renew. To date, we have had great success. GS and FG were not completely saved, but they were protected. Not a complete victory, but success nevertheless in Phase 1. The KY mafia is mostly gone (AD is hanging on, but ne...	Checkers	5	878	Jul 9, 2004 by Invictus
	Purpose of AAUP? (Preview) 1) What is the purpose of the AAUP? 2) When was it created? 3) Is this the "official" website of the AAUP?	Confused	1	760	Jul 9, 2004 by Outside Observer
	Totally Off-Topic: Read any good books lately? (Preview) Okay, I know this is totally OT, but what good books have you read lately? I'm always looking for recommendations (all genres...I even love reading cookbooks!). Some books that I can recommend: The Long Quiet Highway by Natalie Goldberg Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs ...	truth4usm/AH	20	1140	Jul 8, 2004 by Seeker
	State of The University of Southern MS (Preview) Received the weekly tome from SFT and it included the link to his slide presentation on The State of the University of Southern MS. Here is the link in case you haven't seen it. What a bunch of bull!!! http://www.usm.edu/president/ppts/263,9,Strategies 2002-present	Anon	2	711	Jul 8, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Authorized link to John Ower letter in Chronicle (Preview) http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=c621td0mbn0edn5ctlgrf1518zkw61hj	Web Master	8	1364	Jul 8, 2004 by Pinky Lee
	Talking Points (Preview) There are already several threads addressing faculty/community perspectives and interactions as well as letters to the editor and their potential effect. I thought I would make a few suggestions for points faculty could make that would enable non-academics to relate more effectively to the ten...	Anita Stamper	14	980	Jul 8, 2004 by Melissa Whiting
	See More #19 (Preview) This week's issue geocities.com/seemore004	See More	4	878	Jul 8, 2004 by kick
	The graceful decline of higher education ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/9094170.htm	Confused	30	2275	Jul 8, 2004 by educator
	daily rumor mill #47 (Preview) 1. As many of you have seen by now, there is a plan in CBED to give all merit raise money to staff. I, once again, had to chastise compaq and envelope for dropping the ball. They assure me that they are hard at work. They argue that another operative is needed to cover all of the CBED news. I am assigning grape...	gurunuburg	28	1760	Jul 8, 2004 by A-Rod
	Faculty Departures (Preview) Just how many faculty have left USM? In "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty tells Alice: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less." But Alice replies: "The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things." At t...	under the radat	13	892	Jul 8, 2004 by foot soldier
	HA sez: Citizens will campaign for USM Loan (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040707/southernmissnews/796953.html	truth4usm/AH	6	1049	Jul 8, 2004 by Let Freedom Ring
	Domino's gives slice of $$$ for new biz building (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/9071217.htm	Googler	4	1320	Jul 7, 2004 by Googler
	Kerry-Bush Distraction (Preview) I sure wish flyonthewall and Straw Poll would not have started the threads that will certainly DIVIDE and distract all of us from the MAJOR issues at USM. It sure seems to be easy to divide and conquer simply by getting chats off topic and on to politics. I will not participate in such distraction...	Otherside	1	550	Jul 7, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Who Gets Your Vote (Preview) Just wondering	Straw Poll	4	794	Jul 7, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	can only view first page, why (Preview) Using Mozilla. It says there are 17 pages of posts, but when I select any others it won't go to those pages. I am constantly stuck on the first page. Any ideas?	confused	5	685	Jul 7, 2004 by Invictus
	Poll: will you vote for tax increase? (Preview) Do you favor the proposed tax increase to fund expansion of the stadium and and other athletic facilities?	Anonymouse	3	604	Jul 7, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Risk manager = N2ME (Preview) Is it just me or does that condescending tone coming from the poster N2ME, and the somewhat legalise (s)he writes sound familiar? I propose it could be a bitter risk manager recently asked to leave the Dome? The tone and the legalise would certainly fit, along with motives to aggitate those who post...	REGAL EAGLE	3	736	Jul 7, 2004 by Impeach the Leech
	Authorized link to Stringer story in Chronicle (Preview) http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=304xc0v6fzx71mscbs34yfwbgce0sxqvCouple Leaves U. of Southern Miss. By JOSHUA KARLIN-RESNICK, ISOLDE RAFTERY, and KENDRA NICHOLS Fr...	Web Master	1	862	Jul 7, 2004 by Ditto Boy
	Link to Marshall Ramsey cartoon of May 21 (Preview) Does anyone know how to link to Marshall Ramsey's cartoon of May 21 in the Clarion-Ledger? This is the one that showed Thames telling the Miss State Athletic Director that he knew all about his plight--because he read the other guy's email. I archived the thread on the Fire Shelby board that linke...	Robert Campbell	6	1029	Jul 7, 2004 by Robert Cambpell
	Good Letter in the C-L (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040707/OPINION/407070314/1009	Angeline	0	716	Jul 7, 2004 by Angeline
	USM departures 7/7/2004 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2003 thru July 2004 Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (Sta...	babbs	0	536	Jul 7, 2004 by babbs
	Thames vs. Bower (Preview) After reading guru's latest rumors concerning Thames and Bower, and several earlier comments concerning their strained relationship, I'm still trying to connect the dots. See if I have this correct-- 1. Thames wishes to can Bower because...he's not a Thames sycophant, he hasn't been able to...	Austin Eagle	22	1627	Jul 6, 2004 by Lash LaRue
	Snowball Alert (Preview) Hard to get a word in edgewise today but thought you might be interested in this. The many-talented (?), multi-titled (!), well-educated (unfortunately not in field of employment) Ken Malone is now officially (?!) part of the President's cabinet...any other "assistant profs" out there...	Polyonymous	17	1527	Jul 6, 2004 by stinky cheese man
	Summer School PR in MBJ (Preview) For those of you who have inquired about summer school enrollment, this week's MS Business Journal has Joe Paul describing USM's current summer school enrollment "healthy" as always with just over 7000 students. For those of you who know, how does this compare to previous years? I c...	Cap Eagle	0	548	Jul 6, 2004 by Cap Eagle
	HA: Positive letter supporting Jeff Bower (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040706/opinion/790356.html	truth4usm/AH	4	855	Jul 6, 2004 by Invictus
	HA: USM budget drops $9.5 million (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040706/southernmissnews/790160.html	truth4usm/AH	0	693	Jul 6, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	daily rumor mill #46 (Preview) 1. Word from dome that no one from COAL was even examined for the "public" MIDAS checks last week. When the lists were brought together for selection, no list from COAL was even placed upon the table. Thanks grapevine. 2. In reference to #1 above, we hear that a COALer or two may have rece...	gurunuburg	9	1155	Jul 6, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	dude, where's my contract? (Preview) Is it just me, or are contracts usually out by July 1st? Let the games begin, I guess.	dr. bice	4	990	Jul 6, 2004 by oldtimer
	CBED Uniforms (Preview) I have more information about the new uniforms for the CBED. First, it's not polo shirts and chinos. It appears that the pressure from this board has had an effect. The new design calls for slacks and dress shirts. Initially the design called for attire similar to ITech.&n...	Fashion Police	9	836	Jul 6, 2004 by Delta Dawn
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