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Congratulations to the baseball team; good luck at Auburn!
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When the Southern Miss baseball team watched last year's selection show for the NCAA Tournament, the players were an extremely tense bunch with an uncertain future.Thanks to an automatic bid following a Conference USA tournament title win on Saturday, the Golden Eagles were a loose group on Monda...
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Just how bad is it?
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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPIOffice of University CommunicationsNEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 16, 2010 ...
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From the IHL Minutes
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From the April 2010 IHL Meeting Minutes: two of USMs football coaches were awarded a combined $65,000 per year in raise money. This is obviously not tied to team performance. It has been at least 4 years since faculy and staff have had raises - why are these coaches so special? How many faculty memb...
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Pierce named VP for Advancement?!
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Insane. What dirt does he have on someone? If qualifications include taking credit for the success and hard work of others and wasting money, then I guess he is perfect for the job.
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2010-2011 tuition
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TUITION AND OUT-OF-STATE CHARGES Fall 2010 UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE Semester Hours Tuition Out-of-State Total Tuition Out-of-State Total 1 228 332 560 303 442 7...
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Frances Lucas
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To the campus community I would like to announce the appointment of Dr. Frances Lucas as Vice President and Campus Executive Officer for Southern Miss Gulf Coast. Her appointment comes after a four-month national search and is effective July 5. Dr. Lucas succeeds Dr. Pat Joachim, associate provo...
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SH, 4/23/10: USM firm sues over purchase of $860K in stock
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A company owned by the USM Research Foundation filed suit Thursday against its former manager and his wife, saying the couple was "unjustly enriched" when the company purchased stock in a business the couple owned. Pinion Properties is a business owned by the University of Southern Mis...
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CL, 4/30/10: Millsaps president takes Southern Miss job
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Millsaps College President Frances Lucas has been named vice president and campus executive officer for The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast following a four-month national search, President Martha Saunders announced today.... [url]http://www.clarionledger.com/article/...
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Polk Lecture
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Larry Bellipanni
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Dr. Bellipanni departed this life April 13, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg. My recollection is that Larry established a fund several years ago with the USM Foundation, the purpose of which was to continue his support of the science fair. If that fund is stil...
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Spring Game
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Please do not forget the Spring Game this Saturday at 6:00. See you there.
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Speaker at Commencement
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President's FAQs
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http://www.usm.edu/blogs/president/ Deja vu all over again?
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100303/NEWS01/3030344/Unparalleled-fiscal-challenges
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Vice President of Research Candidates
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Fund Education Petition, please sign and pass on to others
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Dear Friend of Education, Please sign the petition to Properly Fund Education in Mississippi. Students, staff, faculty, parents, neighbors and concerned citizens from all walks of life are needed to support this endeavor! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/properly-fund-education-i...
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HB 329 introduced to prohibit/revoke tenure in Miss. public universities
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http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0329.xml
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New positions and budget cuts
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100131/BUSINESS/1310317/-1/NLETTER01/Sanders-to-head-media-center?source=nletter-nletter-news
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IHL Facebook page
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackson-MS/Mississippi-Universities/126573282380?ref=sgm
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IHL, 1/25/10: Board Approves Tuition Increases during teleconference meeting
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ihl/newsstory.asp?ID=766
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CL, 1/22/10: College system braces for hit
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College system braces for hit The numbers for anticipated university cuts "staggering" Mississippi's university system is bracing for nearly 400 layoffs, more than 500 discontinued courses and the shuttering of at least 35 degree programs over the next three years.... [url]http:/...
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Rally to Support Education this coming Wednesday, January 27th, 4 p.m. at the State Capitol
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A resolution similar to that passed last fall by the USM Faculty Senate and the AAUP for better funding was adopted by a statewide coalition. This group is sponsoring a Rally to Support Education this coming Wednesday, January 27th, 4 p.m. at the State Capitol. Hope you can make it and please spread th...
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Tragedy for Doty family
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According to an email I just received from a COB friend, the younger MDOT worker who was killed while working near Lumberton yesterday is the Doty's son in law. The family is in my prayers. EDIT: the accident was Monday, 1/11, not yesterday. -- Edited by LVN on Wednesday 13th of January 2010 12:38:06 P...
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Tuition increases
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From Sunday's Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100110/NEWS01/1100335/1001/NEWS/University-tuition-may-go-up:University presidents are calculating tuition hikes they say are necessary to offset large-scale cuts they face because of the budg...
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Given the budget crisis now and in the future, is this position needed? Gulf Coast Campus Executive OfficerBy Dr. Martha Saunders on December 18, 2009 2:08 PM | Permalink As we approach the formidable task of finding a new Campus Executive Officer for Southern Miss Gulf Coast, it may interest you to...
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Dec. 2009 IHL Proposed Policy on Termination of Faculty and Staff
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Check out the link at http://aaup-usm.org/ for the policy which includes firing tenured faculty with thirty days notice for financial reasons.
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CL, 12/17/09: Miss. proposals make firing tenured staff easier
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Miss. proposals make firing tenured staff easier http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091217/NEWS/91217027/
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UPC
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University Priorities CommitteeBy Dr. Martha Saunders on December 15, 2009 2:34 PM | Permalink Charge to the University Priorities Committee, December 15, 2009 The purpose of the newly formed University Priorities Committee is to examine all areas of the University for potential cost savings...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
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University Mergers
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20091117/NEWS01/911170311/-1/NLETTER01/Barbour--Mergers-could-save-money?source=nletter-news
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New UPC
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20091113/NEWS01/911130365/1002/USM-Faculty-Senate-OKs-budget-group
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HA, 10/22/09: Stringer to return to USM
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Stringer to return to USM He's a premier John Donne scholar and a reminder of a controversial moment in recent University of Southern Mississippi history. Former Southern Miss English professor Gary Stringer returns to the Hattiesburg campus five years after being threatened with termination f...
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HA, 10/20/09: Professor Emeritus Gary Stringer to give lecture on poet John Donne
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Professor Emeritus Gary Stringer to give lecture on poet John Donne Gary Stringer, professor emeritus of the University of Southern Mississippi Department of English, will present a lecture titled "The Making of the First Edition of Donne's Poems: A Story with Pictures" at 4 p.m. Thur...
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Search Committee
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When will the search committee be announced for the Dr. Burge replacement?
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Burge Replacement
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Searching for a VPOctober 6, 2009 12:27 PM | PermalinkI thought I would write about replacing Cecil Burge when he retires this year, but that is a hopeless task. Replacing Cecil Burge will be next to impossible. He is leaving an amazing legacy as our VP for Research and the bar is set very high for his s...
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SH, 10/2/09: USM official denies benefits from donation
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USM official denies benefits from donation Director donated to Cochran; Senator works in research earmark WASHINGTON - Robert Lochhead of Hattiesburg gave the maximum $2,300 contribution to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., last election cycle, but the suggestion, made in a published report ea...
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USM Earmarks in Washington Post Article
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR20090...
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USM Faculty Cuts in Chronicle of Higher Education
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http://chronicle.com/article/When-Tenured-Professors-Are/48606/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
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HA: Eagle Walk incident prompts lawsuit
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AAUP start-of-the-year party this Friday, Sept. 11
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AAUP start-of-the-year party When: September 11, 2009, 5-7pm Where: 12 Cane Cove, Hattiesburg 39402 http://www.aaup-usm.org/
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Student Printz article and presentation
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http://www.studentprintz.com/polopoly_fs/1.424075!/Econ_CostBenefit-2.pdf
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HA: USM Terminates Three
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Hattiesburg American article
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090829/NEWS01/908290320/-1/NLETTER01/Questions-linger-on-USM-plane?source=nletter-news
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Angie (Dvorak) Godwin in the news
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090826/BUSINESS/90826011/Godwin-announces-resignation-from-ADP&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
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AAUP-USM: Special AAUP General Meeting, 8/20
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Special AAUP General Meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 at 12:15 Cook Library Room 123 http://aaup-usm.org/
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AAUP-USM, 8/21/09: Statement to President Saunders Regarding Faculty Terminations
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Call for Deliberation, Engagement, and Due Process in Budget Cut Decisions Affecting Program Eliminations and Faculty Terminations The elimination of programs and the dismissal of tenured and tenure-track faculty are two of the most drastic steps any university can take. Such matters affec...
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everything that's old is new again
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hello from the world outside-- A colleague forwarded me an "Inside Higher Education" article on USM's decision to cut the economics department, and I have to admit I was shocked. Me, who should know better! But I have heard such encouraging things about the turn-around at USM, and had ev...
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Swine flu at USM
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In case some of you aren't signed up for Eagle Alert, message went out while ago that there's a confirmed case on campus.
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APG Budget Reduction Recommendations (Academic Affairs), 8/11/09
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http://www.usm.edu/provost/budget_planning/USMBudgetReductionRecs.pdf
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