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IHL PR, 9/18/06: IHL meeting webcast
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=424
IHL PRESS RELEASE
IHL BOARD MEETINGS TO BE WEBCAST
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell
Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
9/18/2006 (Jackson, Miss. )
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IHL PR, 9/18/06: IHL annual retreat
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=425
IHL PRESS RELEASE
BOARD TO HOLD ANNUAL RETREAT SEPTEMBER 21 and 22
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell
Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
9/18/2006 (Jackson, Miss. )
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Sen Coburn's Higher Ed Pork letters
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Do you want USM to check your emails for you?
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SouthernMiss.net Offering Internet Access, E-mail Accounts
The Southern Miss Alumni Association has reached an agreement with Hattiesburg-based telecommunications company Megagate Broadband that will allow Mississippi residents an opportunity to order Internet service wi...
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September 22 Faculty Senate Meeting
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I think it is imperative that there is a full house at this coming week's Faculty Senate meeting (September 22) which will feature Dr. Tom Meredith, IHL Commissioner. Let's get the word out regarding the importance of such an event. It is important that we let Dr. Meredith know of our critical importa...
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IHL PR, 9/15/06: Sept. meeting agenda
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=423
IHL PRESS RELEASE
AYERS ENDOWMENT TRUST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; BOARD TO HOLD REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
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Printz--USM adds 69 new faculty members
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USM adds 69 new faculty membershttp://www.studentprintz.com/media/storage/paper974/news/2006/09/14/News/Usm-Adds.69.New.Faculty.Members-2270867.shtml?norewrite200609140824&sourcedomain=www.studentprintz.com"USM welcomed 69 new faculty members th...
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H.A. Letter--Thames, Bush scenarios similar
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Thames, Bush scenarios similarhttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060915/OPINION03/609150306/1014/OPINION"Since the kangaroo court of Professors Glamser and Stringer, USM students have not felt as safe. Without a court-orde...
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USM Libraries to Hold Used Book Sale
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Southern Miss University Libraries to Hold Used Book Sale to Assist Coast Libraries
Hattiesburg -- To aid in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, University Libraries at the University of Southern Mississippi will sponsor a used book sale Monday, Sept. 18 – Friday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m...
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Faculty Senate Meeting
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Any reports on yesterday's AAUP meeting?
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Can those who attended yesterday's AAUP meeting provide us with some info from the meeting? Thanks
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Printz--USM releases new commercial
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USM releases new commercialhttp://www.studentprintz.com/media/storage/paper974/news/2006/09/14/News/Usm-Releases.New.Commercial-2270291.shtml?norewrite200609140840&sourcedomain=www.studentprintz.com"USM President Shelby Thames introduced a new...
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Faculty Spread Sheet - do you measure up?
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I don't have "first-hand" knowledge, but I have pretty reliable second-hand knowledge, that a spread sheet has been created which rates faculty as to their "profitability" to the university. The details are unclear, though this apparently comes out of the Dome. As far as I know, faculty are rated o...
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USM NEWS--Coast Campus Meets Growing Demands with
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Southern Miss Coast Campus Meets Growing Demands with
Six New Faculty Members
By Jason Sherwood
Gulfport – The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast campus is enjoying enrollment growth for the fall semester, marking an increasing demand for quality educators. To meet the...
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See More #92
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Scrutiny on earmarks
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Anyone know if Shelby got one of these letters?
"Scrutiny for Colleges on Earmarks
More than 100 colleges and universities that got a letter from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asking for information about their efforts to lobby for federal earmarks are trying to figure out how to respond."
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CL, 9/12/06: Miss. universities see growth
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All the news that's fit to print
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AAUP state planning meeting
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AAUP state planning meeting
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C.L. OPINION--College costs: Mississippi losing its edge
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College costs: Mississippi losing its edgehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/OPINION01/609110309/1008/OPINION"A BIG FAT 'F'
Mississippi higher education has been underfunded by state lawmakers, pushing tuition costs highe...
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Cardboard recycling
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Could the web community here help me? I've got lots of cardboard boxes to break down and recycle, and the USM website on recycling says it does have places to take such materials, but it only says what 5-6 buildings have bins, and that one must look at those bins to figure out what materials are collected...
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HA, 9/8/06 (update): USM enrollment falls off slightly
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060908/NEWS01/60908028
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AAUP meeting, Sept. 12
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http://www.aaup-usm.org/
Southern Miss Chapter Meeting
The Southern Miss chapter of the Association of American University Professors (AAUP) will meet on Tuesday, September 12. We will meet in Owings-McQuagge Hall, Room 125, from 4-5 PM. The agenda for the meeting will i...
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AAUP on the move
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It's good to see some things happening with the AAUP. There is a USM chapter meeting on Tuesday afternoon, as announced on the home page of the site hosting this forum. I've also just received notice of a statewide planning meeting to take place this coming Saturday at Millsaps College.
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IHL PR, 9/7/06: Proj. Dir. - Gulf Coast Operations
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory_robert_bass.html
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Textbook Costs
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-16-textbooks-college_x.htm
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HA, 9/5/06 (update): Thad Cochran Center opens today
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CL, 9/5/06: Podcasts put class wherever student is
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HA, 9/5/06: Student leader praises USM's atmosphere, diversity
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Wikipedia for USM
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Student Printz blog: Quest for the Mace?
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http://thestudentprintz.blogspot.com/ "Wednesday, August 30, 2006 ...Wow, this edition went so smoothly, I don't know what to say. The staff is really pulling together and proving to be one of the best ever. We won't print on Tuesday. But, Thursday's issue will be devoted to crime in Hattiesburg...
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SH, 8/31/06: Hospital, USM team up
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NOTE TO AOL USERS
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Some people with AOL accounts are not able to register, as with some Comcast addresses. You may want to try an Excite or Yahoo account as these are working ok.
When you register, an email is automatically sent to the address you give. You must acknowledge the email to be registered. Some people may...
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Printz Cartoon
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public access to distant libraries
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Google Offers Free Book Downloads
Out-of-copyright books have been available for reading online through Book Search. The new feature makes it possible for people to store books on their computers and make copies.
By Antone Gonsalves
TechWeb
Aug 30, 2006 03:38 PM
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Gulf Park Campus
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The Chronicle of Higher Education this week is reporting that USM plans to have the Long Beach campus open next August. Has anyone heard anything to confirm that?
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USM student killed this weekend
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In case anyone hasn't heard yet. TJ Thomas was killed in a automobile accident at the intersection of 40th and Lincoln Rd on Saturday morning.
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blogosphere: Shelby Thames: All-Around Nice Guy
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http://scott.littlemeanfish.com/wp/?p=1692
I Know What I Know
Shelby Thames: All-Around Nice Guy
August 13th, 2006
The Shelby The Clarion-Ledger has a piece on Thames as the university gears up to begin a search for a new president. Reading the piece, it occurred to...
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HA, 8/30/06: Boy Scouts name Thames Citizen of Year
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Katrina Memorial
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Anyone attend the USM Katrina Memorial? For those of us faraway who are thinking of you guys, let us know how it went... -- Edited by truth4usmAH at 13:53, 2006-08-29
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CL, 8/28/06: College Board: Now, two searches at hand
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See More #91
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MESSAGE TO PENDING USERS
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The following users have failed email addresses:
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New Board Use
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It has been several weeks since this board implemented its registration policy. Has anyone compared the number of persons posting to past time frames? Has the registration policy been successful? Are we having the dialogue that we had in the past?
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Printz--Presidential search to begin in November
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Tier 4 Schools and USM by US News and World Report
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National Universities: Tier 4
Methodology
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Average freshman retention rate
2005 actual graduation rate
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Freshmen in top 10% of HS class
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USM to Receive $4.3M in Hurricane Relief from Foreign Nations
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Excerpted from an article in the online version today's "Chronicle of Higher Education", titled "Colleges Hit by Katrina Will Share $80-Million in Federal Grants and Foreign Contributions"
Cash-strapped colleges and universities along the Gulf Coast will share $30-million in hurricane-r...
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Former members of CISE
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Renee Falconer left the dept. this summer and went to the university in Virginia where her husband is teaching.
Margaret Mary Sulentic has joined the faculty at LSU as an Assistant Professor in C & I (they've renamed the dept. - I'll find out the details later).
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H.A.--Overdue tax list includes big names
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Overdue tax list includes big names http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060824/NEWS01/608240302/1002"At least two elected officials and the president of the University of Southern Mississippi are a...
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USNWR 2007 ranking
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