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Sounds Familiar? H.A.--UM research funding tops $100 million
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/NEWS01/608220315/1002
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IHL July 2006 meeting minutes
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdJuly06.pdf
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Corpus Christi Caller Times, 4/20/06: Search committee to interview four finalists this month [Pood]
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http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4636347,00.html
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University Endowments
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The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac Issue for 2006-2007 just came out today. Among the data is a table of "College and University Endowments Over $175-Million, 2005"
University of Mississippi and Foundation $397,877,000
Mississippi State University and Foundation $211,485...
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Wayne Pyle
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I have just heard that Wayne Pyle in Admissions had a heart attack and died on campus this afternoon.
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See More #90
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See More #90
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Ken Malone?
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Whatever happened to Ken Malone? He used to be all over the place, but it seems since Katrina (perhaps before), we've heard nothing from him. Did he leave and I missed it? Or did he go back to his first love of teaching?
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CL, 8/13/06: Shelby Thames: 'I have no regrets at all'
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/NEWS/608130388
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Don Cabana
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"There's a new warden at the Harrison County Jail. Don Cabana, the former warden at Parchman Pentituary will run the Harrison County Jail. The leadership change was made this morning by Sheriff George Payne."
Does he want to be a professor or prison warde...
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It pays
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to be a Shelby supporter. I just learned that a classroom that the library has allowed to be reserved by faculty for ocasional class sessions, institutes, workshops, testing, training etc., for the last few years has been appropriated by C. Moore's space committee and given to J. Nort...
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Alcorn president died on campus
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Alcorn president dies on campus. -- Edited by History at 17:03, 2006-08-20
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C.L. Letter--USM's Thames can list mistakes
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Noel Polk's Letter: USM's Thames can list mistakeshttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/OPINION02/608180307-- Edited by Reporter at 07:17, 2006-08-18
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USNWR ranking -- soon
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/business/media/16leonhardt.html?ref=education
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Rankings of Universities - Where USM Ranks
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Here is a ranking of US universities and a link to a ranking of world universities.
1. FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
National Universities: Top Schools
Methodology
Rank
Peer assess- ment score (5.0=highest)
Average freshman retention rate
2005 actual graduation rate
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Faculty Senate Retreat
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Can someone from the Senate fill us in on what transpired at today's Faculty Senate Retreat. I was unable to attend.
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H.A.Update--USM outsourcing put on hold
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USM outsourcing put on holdhttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS01/60816006"The Board of Trustees for state Institutions of Higher Learning, the body which governs Mississippi’s eight public universities and is commonly known as the Colle...
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NOTICE TO COMCAST USERS
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We still have people trying to register with comcast addresses. For most of you this is not working.
BAD -- I have manually added you.
chickfilet, BG, Gnome Watcher -- you should register with a different address, or get somebody to tell me who you are and I will add you manually. Otherwise you...
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IHL PR, 8/16/06: System facilities needs; Project Director, Gulf Coast Operations
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=418
BOARD APPROVES RECOMMENDATION OF SYSTEM FACILITIES NEEDS and APPOINTS PROJECT DIRECTOR of GULF COAST OPERATIONS for BOARD OFFICE
8/16/2006 (Jackson, Miss. )
During its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trus...
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CL, 8/15/06: USM: Board must reform search procedure
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/OPINION01/608150316/1008/OPINION
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CL, 8/17/06: [IHL's prioritized building list]
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170388
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Commercial Dispatch, 8/15/06: IHL Board prioritizing college construction needs
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http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/08/16/state_news/state01.txt
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Ethics Question for the board
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I recently read an interesting quote regarding ethics:
"As far as the workplace is concerned, the ethics that people practice come first from superiors, only a distant second from peers, and an even more distant third from one's internal ethical identity."
I'm not too sure I can agree with any p...
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CL, 8/16/06: Colleges seek building funds
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS/608160374/1001/news
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See More #89
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This week's issue
http://geocities.com/seemore004
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IHL PR, 8/11/06: Real Estate and Facilities Committee to meet, 8/15
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=416
REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell
Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
8/11/2006 (Jackson, Miss. )
The Real Estate and Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees o...
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CL, 8/14/06: Universities debut upgrades
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/NEWS/608140344
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Golden Parachutes
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As we get closer to May 20, 2007 there are those in the SFT administration that are getting their golden parachutes ready. We all know that SFT has his golden parachute ready for sailing. Are there others? Who oversees these types of things? A new president will have not control of the "ar...
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Eagletalk: Football changes
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[Eagletalkers voice opinions about changes coming to football games.]
http://southernmiss.rivals.com/forum.asp?fid=1355
Old tradition coming back to The Rock! (page 2)
First the guy with the mic coming back, and now... (page 1)
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CL, 8/13/06: A conversation with Dr. Shelby Thames
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http://www.clarionledger.com/assets/ram/D03715489.RAM
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Good News: Coast Nursing Students Excel on National Exam
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http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=2
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Thames will concentrate on USM Gulf Park Campus
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Thames will concentrate on USM Gulf Park Campus
Shelby Thames said today he expects to spend the remainder of his administration focused on the recovery of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus.
“I want the plans in place so we know where we are going and what we’re g...
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President's letter, 8/1/06
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http://www.usm.edu/president/
A Message from the President
August 1, 2006
To the Southern Miss Community:
You can sense the end of summer and the anticipation of the fall semester. This is a very important time to re-build our enrollments following Katrina to insure continued grow...
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"New Board--New Topics"
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Alias is my new posting name. I have posted under other noms in the past.
I fully support the registration for posting. I certainly understand why there are those that do not want, or cannot, post using their real names. The new policy will help us get down real important issues.
It's time for some n...
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Thad Cochrane Center Preview
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Just got back from a sneak peek of the Cochrane Center. There were lots of faculty and staff looking around. The Barnes and Noble bookstore is fine, but the selection isn't any better than the old B&N in the Hub. Upstairs, the textbook portion looks like a real college bookstore, and there were (surpri...
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SH: Interesting Free Speech Article
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http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/editorial/15161682.htm
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WebCT
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This is a heads up for those of you who are not aware of a "new" policy that has been implemented. Students will be charged $10 per credit hour ($30 for a 3 credit course) for ANY class that uses WebCT, even to post supplemental materials for a "traditional" course. There was some discussion ...
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Foundation News
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http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
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New fluff piece by Hattiesburg American
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USM marks milestone with bookstore
The imminent opening of the new Barnes & Noble bookstore on the University of Southern Mississippi's campus will mark yet another milestone for USM and its students.
The pleasures of a good bookstore are not to be underestimated, and one tha...
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Continuing Problems with Comcast
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We suggest that you do not try to register with a Comcast email address. These are not going through the automatic sign up process, probably due to Comcast's security.
I have activated manually, but others posting with noms should try a yahoo, excite, or other type email.
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Atatürk
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Since my knowledge of history is rather shallow, I would like to hear from those who are more knowledgeable about a segment in history. It is the period when Atatürk transformed Turkey to its now secular format. Specifically, are there lessons to be learned from Atatürk that would be helpful in deali...
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HA, 8/4/06: Scouts to honor USM president
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060804/NEWS01/608040318/1002
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President Thames Reaches Goal
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H.A.--USM raises $100M for research www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/NEWS01/607300311/1002"And this year, Southern Miss broke the $100 million mark in external research funding - a goal President Shelby Thames set when he assumed...
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Coffee Klatch still meeting?
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Hi all,
I'm going to be back in Hattiesburg next week. Arriving Tuesday night (7/25) and departing the next Monday. I was wondering if the group that used to meet at Javawerks is still meeting regularly and whether I might cadge an invitation to join. It would be nice to see some of my former compatr...
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H.A. UPDATE: USM launches online nursing program
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USM launches online nursing program http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/NEWS01/60805002...
"Enter the University of Southern Mississippi, whose nursing school is launching an online program to help nurses with associate...
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CL, 5/10/06: MUW grads concerned about office shake-up
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http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060510/NEWS/605100360/1001
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99 Courses
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A quick check of SOAR indicates what appears to be an increase in the number of sections of 99-level courses for the upcoming fall term.
MAT 99 - 9 sections (8 HBG; 1 GC) 4 HBG sections are closed
ENG 99 - 10 sections (9 HBG; 1 GC) 6 HBG sections are closed
CIE 99 - 5 sections (4 HBG; 1 GC) 2 HBG sect...
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AACSB Accreditation at usmpride
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There's an interesting document up at usmpride that makes a case against AACSB reaccrediting the CoB. If you're interested in some generalities regarding lack of control in the CoB, then check it out.
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C.L. Letter--Politics, religion should be taught
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Politics, religion should be taughthttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/OPINION02/608050306/1009/OPINION"Comparative religion should be a required subject, or a person graduating from high school will be pretty ignorant about what is going on in...
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For your Friday amusement
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVENWl8uBeg&mode=related&search=-- Edited by HEST at 10:23, 2006-08-04
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IHL PR, 8/2/06: MS Comm. on Accred. to meet
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=414
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE ACCREDITATION TO MEET WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
8/2/2006 (Jackson, Miss. )
The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation will hold a meeting to discuss accreditation issues on Wednesday,...
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