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Admin Evaluations, etc.
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Results from the exit evaluations of the CoB Dean are now in. These were completed recently by CoB faculty who are retiring or leaving for greener pastures at the end of this year. The mean scores are: Competency=0.80; Attitude=0.13 (0 to 5 scale).
Congratulations to those CoB junio...
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Chronicle Article on SUNY Mediation Process
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Another Way Out (Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 March)
Last fall, faculty leaders and top administrators at the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred were on a collision course that is all too familiar on campuses these days.
President Uma G. Gupta and the chairman of t...
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"PERS Hostages" begin to escape?
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The news that Kay Wall is going to Clemson is both good news, and possibly bad news. The good news is that Kay is escaping the turmoil, as she has been one of the consistent voices opposing the Thames notion that "we don't need a library, because we have Amazon.com and Goodle."
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A Lenten Hiatus
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I'm taking the remainder of Lent to rest from this board. I'll continue to read once in a while, but I will not be posting again until after Easter.
Just didn't want anybody to think I'd died or anything.
Love y'all.
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The Fall of USM Athletics Under SFT
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Here's a description of the previous 3 years (including current one) of USM athletics (thru 3/5/06):
Sport '05-'06 '04-'05   '03-'0...
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Secret Search for Accounting Chair?
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Whispers in the CoB say that a new chair of Accounting and MIS has been chosen. Apparently his campus visit preceded his vita's arrival at USM. The Morgans strike again.
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Will Thames Kill Disciplinary Accreditations?
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SFT has been quoted as stating that he isn't sure whether USM can afford disciplinary level accreditation in areas such as education, business, psychology, nursing, etc., and that SACS should be good enough.
With the complicity of WLP, it appears that CoEP will fail with NCATE. Having DT as dea...
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Stockholm Syndrome, more . . .
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The "Sweden" plan is already catching on. At least one other CoB faculty is now MIA due to the deal.
More departures on the way in economics and/or finance. Good news, though. News spreading that one of the vacant econ positions was taken by Doty and given to management. T...
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USM Athletics: Blue Wednesday 2006
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1. Lady Eagles softball drop both games of a home double-header to Troy University (0 to 3, and 4 to 7). Falling further below 0.500, and missing Lu Harris like nobody's business.
2. Eagles Men's Tennis shelled by Alabama, 1 to 6. Off to a 3-10 start --- worst in a long time.
3. USM baseb...
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Scratch 4th economist, other news....
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Marketing Chair returns to USM from "Sweden" after 2 weeks. Welcome home.
Dean Doty recent contributed the 60,000th post on the aaup message board. Good job Harold!
Congrats to Accounting on hiring a new Director. If you haven't met him (no one h...
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Papa Doc's Second Opinion
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Papa Doc showed his best chops in a meeting with the chair of psychology this wonderful day (psychology haters out there--some red meat for y'all). Papa and his Polymer Provost, Igor, graciously provided the chair a bit of time to discuss the six pulled replacemen...
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Job Shadowing Tomorrow
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I am looking forward to my visit tomorrow. I just got home from work (I am not a USM student) and I am laying out my clothes for tomorrow. I will post a report of events either tomorrow night or Thursday night. We will see. I hope I am able to learn about how things work at USM, and I...
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The Realization of Fahrenheit 451
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At this moment, a student sits outside my office, waiting for his professor to return. As he waits, the student does not read a textbook or newspaper or magazine or other book. The student does not sit quietly in thought, contemplating his most recent class lecture or even his own being. The student si...
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IHL PR, 2/21/06: Barbour, Cochran to attend [USM] rally commemorating Katrina student aid relief
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=386
GOVERNOR BARBOUR, SENATOR COCHRAN TO ATTEND RALLY COMMEMORATING KATRINA STUDENT AID RELIEF
3/21/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) -
In appreciation of the Mississippi Congressional Delegation’s diligent effort to secur...
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NCATE SS# Screw Up?????
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On Another Thread, Black Cat Wrote:
Prediction (yet to be confirmed, of course): Pierce is out as dean for the SS# screw-up related to NCATE and Baby-Doc Thames in as interim dean. The interim appointment may get her past IHL approval and she will have time to "clean house" and then be able to st...
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CL, 2/22/06: USM officials hopeful school will retain accreditation
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http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060322/NEWS/603220376/1001/NEWS
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The G Man's Kingdom
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Giannini's Kingdom
Included in the compilation is wins and losses in football, soccer, volleyball, and men's/women's basketball, which have all completed their competition. Also included are results from softball, baseball and men's/women's tennis, through 3...
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Greed Takes Over Campus Book Mart
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Last year the price of the textbook for my course was hiked from $100 to $130 (a 30% increase in the retail price) by the Barnes and Noble operation on USM's campus. In response, I refused to send a book order to the USM Textbook Center this year, and I decided to choose a more affordable text. I negotiated...
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Economics Searches
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Psychology, in some ways you aren't alone. I was informed a minute ago that, although economics is being allowed to fill their 3 slots, apparently no one wants them. And that's the case even without telling applicants that they will not have G.A.s. Such is the state...
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coastliner
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Due to the lack of honest and sincere posts on this board I have started playing more Scrabble on my computer. Maven wins more than I do. The challenge is much greater than reading some of the dribble that is occuring on this board.
Are there any decisions that have been made about the coast campus?
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IHL Feb. 2006 meeting minutes
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdFeb06.pdf
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Are they Bizzy? Not these guys
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Take a stroll through the business school in Greene Hall. In some departments, nobody is ever there it seems. Just got back an hour ago from there and counted 7 professors on the third floor. Now I understand the clamor for time clocks.
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DeTox
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What's this about Dana Thames apparently sharing some information that she is "soon to be named Dean of 'My' College"??
Tell me it isn't so. It can't happen while Shebby's Prez - can it?
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Campus Planning Initiative Announcement
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Following was e-mailed to Gulf Coast faculty last night about 5PM. It announces campus planning meetings that will begin this Friday. Any suggestions? Comments? The consultant mentioned, Victor Evans, was the honcho of the so-called "Master Planning Group" that crafted the ...
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Reading and Math
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/interactives/_national/naep2005/index.html
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CL, 3/21/06: Miss. State: Blind Man's Bluff, or Pin the Tail?
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060321/OPINION01/603210370/1008/OPINION
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E-mail from USM Psychology Prof
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Could someone find and post the lengthy e-mail that was written by a USM psychology prof just after the President locked Glamser and Stringer out? The e-mail was a lengthy diatribe that was extremely favorable to the Thames-Hanbury side (against Glamser/Stringer). In fact, it was so...
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SACS Visit
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1. SACS Will Be on Campus April 4-5 Attention faculty: SACS will be on campus April 4-5 to assess the university's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). PLEASE BE PREPARED: SACS MAY STOP ANY FACULTY (OR STUDENTS) ON CAMPUS TO CONDUCT IMPROMPTU INTERVIEWS, TESTING OUR COLLECTIVE CAMPUS AWA...
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Dome Meeting 3-20-2006
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A friend of mine called this afternoon to say that there may have been a dean resignation today. Can anyone verify this?
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HA, 3/18/06: USM faculty voice concerns over proposals
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/NEWS01/603180325/1002
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by Four years ain't sufficient
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Psychology Working Harder
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I picked up the list of mini-term courses and to my surprise, there are 13 different sections being offered in either the Summer or Fall mini-term. Looks like Psychology has figured out how to get around the lack of faculty lines...just roll up your sleeves and work harder!
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USM "Big Two" Ranked #102
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[url=http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Columnists/RC/Hoops_Helmets.htm]Link[...
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A must-read in response to all the anti-faculty posters
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While surfing the net (on my own time, I'll add) searching for the organized political and ideological roots of this anti-faculty attitude we see so much of on this board and in the local community (are we really shocked to see such beliefs in this most right-wing of states?), I came across the followi...
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Save Us from Thames!
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I've been away a few days and see the craziness that is the Dome continues unabated. I also see that the IHL Board, Mississippi's entire Congressional delegation, and all the state university presidents will be on campus Wednesday afternoon. Opportunity abounds! Let's plan the protests now. I loo...
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weather
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Are ya'll getting some bad weather down there today (3/20)?
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Job Shadow on Wednesday
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Tonight I requested the opportunity to shadow a USM professor all day long. My faculty contact agreed. I am going to be there all day Wednesday and I will report back to this board what I learn.
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A Post for Researchers
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If there's so much important research going on at USM, then list it here. Don't hold back. Let me see what is being done at USM that is changing the world.
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What is a Toadie?
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I've read on some threads about Toadies. What exactly is a Toadie? Or is it Toady? Can someone help me out?
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Marry 'Em, Webster!
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HA, 3/19/06: USM event to honor Cochran
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060319/NEWS01/603190312/1002
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What the IHL probably doesn't want to hear
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Case_President_Resigns.html
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Hanbury: Fire Tubby Smith?
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I apologize in advance if this post is considered bad form for this message board. If this is really out of line, please ignore or delete as necessary.
I don't know too much about his background or involvement in what went on at MSU, but it appears that Jack Hanbury is leading an attempt to have Coach...
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Printz--Grading in America: or the fine art of postponing the truth
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http://www.studentprintz.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/16/4418f516800cc
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by One call, that's all
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Faculty Senate Meeting 3/17/06
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The University of Southern Mississippi
Faculty Senate Meeting on March 17, 2006
Hall of Honors at 2:00 p.m.
Forum Speaker-
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Approval of December 9, 2005 meeting minutes
3.0 Approva...
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by Any Reports??
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C.L.--College Board on 'dangerous' course
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College Board on 'dangerous' coursehttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060314/OPINION/603140315/1009
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IHL PR, 3/17/06: Afr. Am. educators, Univ. best practices awards
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=385
BOARD HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATORS, UNIVERSITY BEST PRACTICES RECIPIENTS
3/17/2006 (Jackson, Miss ) -
In its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) h...
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calculated risks
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1) Be aware of when you are taking a risk
2) Make the payoff worth the risk
Keep key information to yourselves. Talk, plan, and understand key elements among yourselves and protect your information. While I don't expect that SFT actually understands much that is written here some of the cronie...
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The G Man's Kingdom
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Giannini's Kingdom
Included in the compilation is wins and losses in football, soccer, volleyball, and men's/women's basketball, which have all completed their competition. Also included are results from softball, baseball and men's/women's tennis, through 3...
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SEC attempting sweep: Day 2
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The Ole Miss Lady Rebels softball team defeated the Lady Eagles 1-5 in the first game of a doubleheader tonight.
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Mar 17, 2006
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IMPORTANT: Poll on new Board Name
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Please vote for your favorite new board name or propose a different one below. The poll will be open for 2 weeks (from today).
Thank you,
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SFT's Legal Representation
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040402/NEWS01/404020384/1002
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