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Reporter

Teacher shortage affects everyonehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/COL0601/607060382/1189/news

gubba bump

Quoting from Ripper "The feelings expressed by alum are more widespread than you think. I know several polymer science alums (from the BS level to the Ph.D.) and though they of course feel that they got a good experience and most have gone on to good jobs, they look back with horror to what is ha...

cece

Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Julie Howdeshell; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry King; Robert Rambo Agency Directors/Assistant Directors (not listed elsewhere): Cha...

cece

USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History...

Jameela Lares

Dear Listmembers, Happy fourth of July, which is odd to spend in Britain. I've been thinking of it today as "the day we just said no to George III," and half-wishing I could be at a barbeque. Cheers, Jameela

Left Behind?

Is this board functioning or did the rapture occur and I was left behind?

Reporter

Wanted: 964 schoolteachers for statehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/NEWS/607040380/1001

busted

Does anyone have any idea of what the summer enrollment numbers are and how they compare to previous years? Second, what does fall enrollment look like?

Reporter

Aultman Begins Work as Alumni Association Presidenthttp://www.usm.edu/pr/releases/2006/jul/aultman.htm

cece

Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History (Northern Illinois University) Charles C...

Regis

We'll do 2 at a time. According to what Harold told the USF faculty last Fall, what wife-selection "strategy" did Harold implement years ago?

Angeline

Now you all (and me too!) get to pay higher interest on student loans. But we support education in this country right? And we want to keep it accessible to as much of the academically-eligible population as possible right? Students across the nation will have to pay thousands more in c...

Shaft

Is no one else thinking about this except me? How many of you TRULY believe we'll have a brand spanking new president in place In may 2007. One year extension to all of you.

LVN

Since the COB contingent have ignored my request to let us continue the conversation about Glamser's decision to hand over the packet, maybe they will be satisfied to let the rest of us go away and leave them to their discussion. I believe the question was, what would have happened had Dr. Glamser...

PowerPlay

Is all of this on the up and up????

Bored Games

OT? Not really! Summer boredom again and, apparently, it's time to pull out another game. How about inspirational quotes for getting through the next 11 months. I'll start. "To endure is greater than to dare, to tire out hostile fortune, to be daunted by no difficulty,...

Watching the Watcher

There have been a few posts indicating that board monitors are watching IP addresses and keeping records. Whether or not the board monitors are using this information for other purposes is unclear, but what is clear is that your anonynimity is no longer sacrosanct. Apparently the board monitors ha...

Wow!

http://www.usm.edu/pr/releases/2006/jun/olmi.htm[ur...

Reporter

NOT ON LINE: H.A. "In Brief"--USM to search for new librarian "Head Librarian Kay Wall has left the University ... The university plans to conduct a national search to replace her. Meanwhile, Gulf Coast Library Director Edward McCormack will serve an Interim Librarian..."

Where the Money Is!

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/SOUTHERNMISS/606280304/1050

Question?

Does anyone know if administration at USM is an 8 to 5 job anymore? The chairs in my college are on campus nowhere near that amount of time now.

Reporter

Ole Miss business school loses funding sourcehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/NEWS/606280346/1001"Since 1997, the Hearin organization has given the school $13.5 million in two, fiv...

Reporter

Study flunks state in quality of kids' lives http://wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=5086595 var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Jun 27, 2006 5:21 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);

Whattha?

I live out of town and was reading about the City Hall thefts.That just sounds a little too weird to me.What is the talk in town about the break in? Have the Police release any video to the media? If so, have any of you seen it? This just sounds REAL fishy. Anyone want to speculate on what is going on?

Sadalum

Just heard that USM Alum, Ben "GO GO" Garry, died in a car accident. Ben was a really gifted athlete and was very popular with the student body back in the day. 74-77. He will be missed.

Reporter

Kennard challenge rejected by judgehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060627/NEWS/606270359/1001/news

winding road

In regards to recent discussion about the Glamser-Stringer affair, I completely understand why the two gentlemen did what they did in the aftermath of the Anderson hearings. I don't question it at all. I do have one question about the whole affair for long-time board members. When t...

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay06.pdf

Reporter

Graduation rates: Effort must be focusedhttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/OPINION01/606260312/1008/OPINION

Retiree 3

Anyone out there watching Deadwood? A marvelous show. Anyone else think the situation and characters are analogous to USM's?

Anonymous

There are indications that the board may have been hacked. I am not the webmaster so I can't fix it. The webmaster has been notified. In the meantime, I advise caution if you are posting from campus. We hope this is just a glitch in Activeboard's internal workings, but can't tell yet. More...

muddle of pud

Someone just e-mailed me with the news that Doty is in China. Didn't he just get back from France or somewhere?

Reporter

Liberal professors found in abundancehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060625/OPINION02/606250307/1009/OPINION"Many teachers felt the need to add their slanted political views while teaching us about Geoffrey Chaucer or how to graph a parabola. The v...

Boyo

Any word from G or S now that the muzzles are off? I for one would like to know why they settled and we still have SFT.

Swan Song

Has Renee left the CISE Dept. and taken a job where her husband works?? Any confirmation? She was part of the henchcrew, but maybe has realized what sense and sensibility are all about.

GONER1

For the record: The Accounting Department is a laughing stock. The old friend accounting professor, the "old buddy" current Chair, wanted to hire is balking at the $99,000 a year salary seems he wants what he's currently making as a Director. Questions remains will the current Chair squeeze the CoB...

Eagle

Please provide your comments.

Reporter

C.L.--Mississippi lagging behind in graduation rate of males http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060622/NEWS/606220378/1001/news "Even though Mississippi is graduating a higher percentage of black male students than the national average, a report rele...

Reporter

Crisis of Confidence 3 current and former college presidents discuss the recent spate of failures at the tophttp://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=qHkjKwYb2YWFvQTC4Tqd5DvzwQJS9C2q

memorial wall

Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry King Agency Directors/Assistant Directors (not listed elsewhere): James Batson; Ann Beardshall; Syd Conner; Beth Cooksey;...

cece

Don't look at this if you can't stomach it. The latest update added quite a bit to what was already there. Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Julie Howdeshell; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; J...

cece

USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History...

Reporter

MSU singing Foglesong's praiseshttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060620/NEWS/606200363

info

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/04/04-60956-CV0.wpd.pdf

remembering

I'm taking this for memorial wall and will update every now & then using cece's pages. Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry Kin...

info

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060619/NEWS01/60619008

regis

3. What set of parliamentary procedures does Doty like to use in meetings? 4. What did Doty say to the female assistant prof who turned in her resignation in Spring 2006? 5. What rating system did Doty implement to evaluate staff members in the CoB?

CoBster in Residence

Administrators and high-ranking CoB committee members were summoned to Doty's conference room for a meeting this morning. Rumor has it that Doty is worried about the very real possibility that AACSB accreditation for USM could be lost on his watch. Sources close to the dean's office indicate that...

Regis

Name the first school that Doty was rumored to be in discussions with about a Dean's job after he took over the CBED in 2003.

Not A Member of the Country Club

According to several sources with attachments to the Dome and IHL, USM is slated to be "demoted" to 4th place among universities in Mississippi, maybe as soon as 2010. The method: more inept leadership, further reduction of resources, and diminished enrollment as MSU and others are allowed to enac...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	C.L.--Teacher shortage affects everyone (Preview) Teacher shortage affects everyonehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/COL0601/607060382/1189/news	Reporter	0	273	Jul 7, 2006 by Reporter
	Polymer Alum (Preview) Quoting from Ripper "The feelings expressed by alum are more widespread than you think. I know several polymer science alums (from the BS level to the Ph.D.) and though they of course feel that they got a good experience and most have gone on to good jobs, they look back with horror to what is ha...	gubba bump	4	634	Jul 5, 2006 by Polymer Alum
	Losses by Unit, May 2002-7/5/2006 (Preview) Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Julie Howdeshell; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry King; Robert Rambo Agency Directors/Assistant Directors (not listed elsewhere): Cha...	cece	0	364	Jul 5, 2006 by cece
	60 USM Departures, 2005-2006 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History...	cece	0	365	Jul 5, 2006 by cece
	Happy Just Say No Day (July 4th) (Preview) Dear Listmembers, Happy fourth of July, which is odd to spend in Britain. I've been thinking of it today as "the day we just said no to George III," and half-wishing I could be at a barbeque. Cheers, Jameela	Jameela Lares	6	560	Jul 5, 2006 by Outside Observer
	Board Functioning? (Preview) Is this board functioning or did the rapture occur and I was left behind?	Left Behind?	5	435	Jul 5, 2006 by LVN
	C.L.--Wanted: 964 schoolteachers for state (Preview) Wanted: 964 schoolteachers for statehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/NEWS/607040380/1001	Reporter	0	329	Jul 4, 2006 by Reporter
	Enrollment (Preview) Does anyone have any idea of what the summer enrollment numbers are and how they compare to previous years? Second, what does fall enrollment look like?	busted	12	1168	Jun 14, 2006 by busted
	Aultman Begins Work as Alumni Association President (Preview) Aultman Begins Work as Alumni Association Presidenthttp://www.usm.edu/pr/releases/2006/jul/aultman.htm	Reporter	0	372	Jul 3, 2006 by Reporter
	54 USM Departures, 2005-2006 (Preview) Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History (Northern Illinois University) Charles C...	cece	3	550	Jul 3, 2006 by Institutional Memory
	Doty Quiz #2 (Preview) We'll do 2 at a time. According to what Harold told the USF faculty last Fall, what wife-selection "strategy" did Harold implement years ago?	Regis	20	1032	Jul 3, 2006 by Observant Servant
	As if rising tuition rates weren't bad enough (Preview) Now you all (and me too!) get to pay higher interest on student loans. But we support education in this country right? And we want to keep it accessible to as much of the academically-eligible population as possible right? Students across the nation will have to pay thousands more in c...	Angeline	12	546	Jul 3, 2006 by LeftASAP
	Renewable One Year Contract (Preview) Is no one else thinking about this except me? How many of you TRULY believe we'll have a brand spanking new president in place In may 2007. One year extension to all of you.	Shaft	1	491	Jul 2, 2006 by Uncle John Shaft
	A New Thread re: G & S (Preview) Since the COB contingent have ignored my request to let us continue the conversation about Glamser's decision to hand over the packet, maybe they will be satisfied to let the rest of us go away and leave them to their discussion. I believe the question was, what would have happened had Dr. Glamser...	LVN	20	1307	Jul 1, 2006 by markie larkey
	Thunder - Lightening (Preview) Is all of this on the up and up????	PowerPlay	9	571	Jul 1, 2006 by Shrug
	Hang in there (Preview) OT? Not really! Summer boredom again and, apparently, it's time to pull out another game. How about inspirational quotes for getting through the next 11 months. I'll start. "To endure is greater than to dare, to tire out hostile fortune, to be daunted by no difficulty,...	Bored Games	20	1185	Jul 1, 2006 by BAD
	This Board Is Corrupt (Preview) There have been a few posts indicating that board monitors are watching IP addresses and keeping records. Whether or not the board monitors are using this information for other purposes is unclear, but what is clear is that your anonynimity is no longer sacrosanct. Apparently the board monitors ha...	Watching the Watcher	22	1179	Jul 1, 2006 by History
	Something nice about psychology! (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/pr/releases/2006/jun/olmi.htm[ur...	Wow!	8	529	Jul 1, 2006 by Cossack
	H.A. "In Brief"--USM to search for new librarian (Preview) NOT ON LINE: H.A. "In Brief"--USM to search for new librarian "Head Librarian Kay Wall has left the University ... The university plans to conduct a national search to replace her. Meanwhile, Gulf Coast Library Director Edward McCormack will serve an Interim Librarian..."	Reporter	0	387	Jun 30, 2006 by Reporter
	Athletics and $$$ (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/SOUTHERNMISS/606280304/1050	Where the Money Is!	4	610	Jun 29, 2006 by constant confusion
	Policy for administrators/chairs (Preview) Does anyone know if administration at USM is an 8 to 5 job anymore? The chairs in my college are on campus nowhere near that amount of time now.	Question?	7	654	Jun 29, 2006 by burned
	C.L.--Ole Miss business school loses funding source (Preview) Ole Miss business school loses funding sourcehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/NEWS/606280346/1001"Since 1997, the Hearin organization has given the school $13.5 million in two, fiv...	Reporter	5	505	Jun 28, 2006 by My Thinkin Zactly
	WDAM--Study flunks state in quality of kids' lives (Preview) Study flunks state in quality of kids' lives http://wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=5086595 var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Jun 27, 2006 5:21 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);	Reporter	1	339	Jun 28, 2006 by Curmudgeon
	City Hall Thefts... (Preview) I live out of town and was reading about the City Hall thefts.That just sounds a little too weird to me.What is the talk in town about the break in? Have the Police release any video to the media? If so, have any of you seen it? This just sounds REAL fishy. Anyone want to speculate on what is going on?	Whattha?	3	515	Jun 27, 2006 by G Gordon Liddy
	Sad News (Preview) Just heard that USM Alum, Ben "GO GO" Garry, died in a car accident. Ben was a really gifted athlete and was very popular with the student body back in the day. 74-77. He will be missed.	Sadalum	1	520	Jun 27, 2006 by Reporter
	C.I.--Kennard challenge rejected by judge (Preview) Kennard challenge rejected by judgehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060627/NEWS/606270359/1001/news	Reporter	2	337	Jun 27, 2006 by ram
	question about Glamser-Sringer affair ( 1 2 ) (Preview) In regards to recent discussion about the Glamser-Stringer affair, I completely understand why the two gentlemen did what they did in the aftermath of the Anderson hearings. I don't question it at all. I do have one question about the whole affair for long-time board members. When t...	winding road	40	1087	Jun 26, 2006 by Cossack
	IHL May 2006 meeting minutes (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay06.pdf	info	3	578	Jun 26, 2006 by qwerty
	C.L. Opinion--Graduation rates: Effort must be focused (Preview) Graduation rates: Effort must be focusedhttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/OPINION01/606260312/1008/OPINION	Reporter	0	240	Jun 26, 2006 by Reporter
	Deadwood (Preview) Anyone out there watching Deadwood? A marvelous show. Anyone else think the situation and characters are analogous to USM's?	Retiree 3	3	494	Jun 25, 2006 by Kick
	WARNING TO THE BOARD (Preview) There are indications that the board may have been hacked. I am not the webmaster so I can't fix it. The webmaster has been notified. In the meantime, I advise caution if you are posting from campus. We hope this is just a glitch in Activeboard's internal workings, but can't tell yet. More...	Anonymous	14	816	Jun 25, 2006 by Kick
	Doty in China ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Someone just e-mailed me with the news that Doty is in China. Didn't he just get back from France or somewhere?	muddle of pud	51	1486	Jun 25, 2006 by order form
	C.L.--Liberal professors found in abundance (Preview) Liberal professors found in abundancehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060625/OPINION02/606250307/1009/OPINION"Many teachers felt the need to add their slanted political views while teaching us about Geoffrey Chaucer or how to graph a parabola. The v...	Reporter	0	349	Jun 25, 2006 by Reporter
	Any Word? (Preview) Any word from G or S now that the muzzles are off? I for one would like to know why they settled and we still have SFT.	Boyo	10	596	Jun 24, 2006 by Boyo
	RF to go to George Mason (Preview) Has Renee left the CISE Dept. and taken a job where her husband works?? Any confirmation? She was part of the henchcrew, but maybe has realized what sense and sensibility are all about.	Swan Song	0	392	Jun 23, 2006 by Swan Song
	Accounting Joke (Preview) For the record: The Accounting Department is a laughing stock. The old friend accounting professor, the "old buddy" current Chair, wanted to hire is balking at the $99,000 a year salary seems he wants what he's currently making as a Director. Questions remains will the current Chair squeeze the CoB...	GONER1	4	516	Jun 22, 2006 by CoB swiffer
	What is the mission of USM? (Preview) Please provide your comments.	Eagle	16	813	Jun 22, 2006 by LeftASAP
	C.L.--Mississippi lagging behind in graduation rate of males (Preview) C.L.--Mississippi lagging behind in graduation rate of males http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060622/NEWS/606220378/1001/news "Even though Mississippi is graduating a higher percentage of black male students than the national average, a report rele...	Reporter	0	260	Jun 22, 2006 by Reporter
	The Chronicle--Crisis of Confidence (Preview) Crisis of Confidence 3 current and former college presidents discuss the recent spate of failures at the tophttp://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=qHkjKwYb2YWFvQTC4Tqd5DvzwQJS9C2q	Reporter	8	504	Jun 21, 2006 by Incredulous
	Total Losses Update (Preview) Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry King Agency Directors/Assistant Directors (not listed elsewhere): James Batson; Ann Beardshall; Syd Conner; Beth Cooksey;...	memorial wall	8	670	Jun 21, 2006 by CoBster in Residence
	Memorial Wall, 2002-6/20/06 (Preview) Don't look at this if you can't stomach it. The latest update added quite a bit to what was already there. Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Julie Howdeshell; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; J...	cece	3	1449	Jun 21, 2006 by truth4usm/AH
	50 USM Departures, 2005-2006 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Scott Baker, Assistant Professor of Music (University of Oklahoma) Charlotte Batson, CCED Research Coordinator (private sector) Jeannette Bolte, Assistant Professor of Psychology (private practice) Bradley Bond, Professor of History...	cece	5	768	Jun 21, 2006 by rebound
	C.L.--MSU singing Foglesong's praises (Preview) MSU singing Foglesong's praiseshttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060620/NEWS/606200363	Reporter	7	488	Jun 21, 2006 by Broken Axl
	Latest in Whiting case ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/04/04-60956-CV0.wpd.pdf	info	56	1144	Jun 13, 2006 by info
	Total Losses, 2002-present (Preview) I'm taking this for memorial wall and will update every now & then using cece's pages. Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Charlotte Jackson; Judy McQueen; Ann Smith Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry Kin...	remembering	24	1079	Jun 20, 2006 by cece
	HA, 6/19/06 (update): USM ranks nationally for degrees awarded to minorities (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060619/NEWS01/60619008	info	4	395	Jun 20, 2006 by Shrug
	Doty Quiz #3 - #5 (Preview) 3. What set of parliamentary procedures does Doty like to use in meetings? 4. What did Doty say to the female assistant prof who turned in her resignation in Spring 2006? 5. What rating system did Doty implement to evaluate staff members in the CoB?	regis	5	403	Jun 19, 2006 by Counting the days
	CoB's AACSB Accreditation in Jeopardy? (Preview) Administrators and high-ranking CoB committee members were summoned to Doty's conference room for a meeting this morning. Rumor has it that Doty is worried about the very real possibility that AACSB accreditation for USM could be lost on his watch. Sources close to the dean's office indicate that...	CoBster in Residence	15	825	Jun 19, 2006 by CoBster in Residence
	Doty Quiz #1 (Preview) Name the first school that Doty was rumored to be in discussions with about a Dean's job after he took over the CBED in 2003.	Regis	9	557	Jun 19, 2006 by CoBster in Residence
	USM = #4 in MS by 2010 (Preview) According to several sources with attachments to the Dome and IHL, USM is slated to be "demoted" to 4th place among universities in Mississippi, maybe as soon as 2010. The method: more inept leadership, further reduction of resources, and diminished enrollment as MSU and others are allowed to enac...	Not A Member of the Country Club	19	905	Jun 19, 2006 by Burnley
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