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qwerty

Am I the only person to find this USM email outrageous? All that stands between us and having all our personal information public is our password? --------------------------- 2. Concerns Voiced Over Use of EmplID There have been several concerns voiced that the emplID's should be trea...

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=346 PLANNING COMMITTEE TO MEET 7/26/2005 (JACKSON ) - The Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold an interim meeting Monday, August 1, 2005, to develop an agend...

Hermione Angleterre

I received a concerning message today from Mlle. de Guerre's cousin and traveling companion. Apparently Mlle. has suffered a slight overdose of Viennese pastry and has been hospitalized. According to the cousin, there is no cause for alarm, but physicians have instituted a strict regime of whole...

Robert Campbell

I have reached diminishing returns, perhaps negative returns, as far as my contributions to this board are concerned. Allowing myself to get pulled into a flame war by Above the Mire is a clear sign of that. The last thing I would want to do is help him destroy this board. I am confident that the...

Austin Eagle

In the Texas governor's race, according to a short piece in yesterday's edition of the Austin Un-American Statesman, Kinky "How Hard Can It Be" Friedman has out-raised his Democratic opponent by a two-to-one margin. The incumbent, Republican Rick Perry, has not released any figures to date. No...

info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION04

Reporter

From USMmail: University-wide Web Update Underway As part of the overall review process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), The University of Southern Mississippi's Web sites will be reviewed by SACS beginning Aug. 2. Every University department and unit must now revi...

Town and gown

Moved from another thread. Should we discuss? This thread has been going on so long that I've lost track of what has and has not been said. But here is my 2 cents worth. Several months ago this point was made by someone else, but I think it bears repeating because it is absolutely true. S...

Godless Liberal

Jack Hanbury, attorney extraordinaire and formerly part of our legal team at USM, published a wonderfully insightful piece on the nuances of Constitutional law in today's HA. Not. It was a rather hackneyed column sprinkled with soundbites drawn from the...

Anne Wallace

thinking about Robert Campbell, and about trolls generally . . . I missed the attacks on Robert, probably because I just stop reading when I see one of the nasties appear--it seems such a waste of time to read them. But not reading isn't a very good solution, is it? So I refer you to your "No Quart...

info

ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Ms. Newton explained that the Board members received information about Longleaf Plantation, located in Lumberton, Mississippi which is the location of the Board Retreat that is scheduled for August 2005. (p. 24)

stinky cheese man

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050721/NEWS01/50721008

Glad I'm gone

Mississippi continues its status as the nation's economic basket case. June BLS stats show that it ranks dead last among the states in unemployment, at 7.0%. Only the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have higher unemployment rates. By comparision, the states bordering Mississippi have s...

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdJune05.pdf

info

June meeting highlights (part 2): [STRATEGIC PLANNING AGENDA] 1. USM - The 2005-2008 Strategic Plan which includes the mission statement. A copy of the plan highlights is included in the bound June 16, 2005 Board Working File. Yesterday, the committee recommended that this item be tab...

reader

Eustachy 'Dismisses' Campers by Dumant Ireland, HA Sports Reporter Today the courts are silent. There are no cheers, fast breaks, or referees' whistles at USM's Reed Green Coliseum. Larry Eustachy's Golden Eagle Basketball Camp for boys ages 9-12 was cancelled on Tuesday afte...

Invictus

Actor James Doohan, best known as Scotty, the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer on television's original "Star Trek" series has died. Reuter's News "Beam me up, Scott"

Faculty Grande Dame

USMS, Several days ago you asked me to explain why I felt the Shelby Thames era at USM was over and I promised to respond upon my return to campus. Well, I'm back, and while I don't believe I actually said that his era was over, I'll attempt to expand on my thoughts. I see Thames as crippled b...

Troller ID

Mama Troll, Gracie's Mom, USM Product, and related aliases = Ken Malone Above the Mire, Son of Bubba, and related aliases = Robert "Toy" McLaughlin Faculty Grande Dame = one of the above

JUCO Joe

Q: What's the difference between USM and Jones County Junior College? A: JCJC's football team wins more games.

Reporter

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/NEWS01/50719002

Jul 21, 2005 · Part I

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS HATTIESBURG – The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation executive committee and new members of the board of directors took their posts July 1. The USM Foundation op...

The long arm of the FLIT police

Recent events on the message board suggest that the time has come to stop entertaining the trolls. It's not worth our time even in the unlikely event that a troll does come along who can contribute to the discussion. I suggest that we should immediately but politely stop responding when the content of...

Robert Campbell

I've posted an update on Liberty and Power, on Ken Malone's removal from the "COO" position and Tom Meredith's selection as IHL Commissioner. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/13304.html I truly appreciate all of the expressions of support on the "Time to Move on" thread, but I really am tired of...

Above the Mire

You keep giving each other high fives over the fourth tier status of our university, and duh! You idiots have to take responsibility for it! Did we sink to fourth tier because of your outstanding efforts in the classrooms? If you are so good, how did we fall? Are you really not very good, or...

Is This Mic On?

I have done some checking into Thomas Meredith's experience and have come up with some information that may not be so good for USM. From what I have read and heard from some colleagues in other states, Meredith will support the elevation of UM and MSU and will probably support the demotion of USM to "reg...

alpo

My sources tell me it's a done deal --- Secretary of State Eric Clark will soon be named the new higher ed commissioner for Miss. He's the new higher ed expert in the state of Miss, and Klumb et al will look to him for advice and guidance on all things higher ed in the state.

Reporter

July 20, 2005 Valley State hires ex-Southern Miss coach Green The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/SPORTS/50720005

spear hunter

I learned this week, news to me anyway, that B&N has a 10 year contract with USM. Apparently, the standard contract for this sort of business is 5 years. This gives the school a chance to pull the plug if things aren't working out. This situation is occurring this year at a large...

USM Sypathizer

On another thread, Robert Campbell suggested that a thread such as the present one be established. I'm happy to oblige. Here are three suggestions I offered on that relevant thread. Others are very welcome. 1. Find a new president with solid academic c...

hodown

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Marketing and Public Relations NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release     &...

Emma

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/SPORTS/507190305/1006/NEW

Not From Mississippi

Since I’m not from Mississippi, I’m having a very hard time understanding the code language you people down there are using. I read almost all of the threads and I see the same thing occurring over and over. It appears when some people disagree with faculty and wants to insult them (usual...

babbs

USM Departures, May 2002 thru July 2003 Elizabeth Anglin, Instructor of Foreign Languages (retired) Evelyn Ashton-Jones, Associate Professor of English (private sector) Gloria Beal, Assistant Professor of CISE (retirement) Dennis Behm, Professor of Music (retirement) Ada Belt...

babbs

USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Charles Cartee, Professor of Finance (retirement) Jim Miller, Professor of Computer Science (situation unknown) Total Leaving: 2 Total Retiring: 1

babbs

USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) David Betounes, Professor of Mathematics (retirement) John Bivins, Associate Professor of Music (retirement) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (Univers...

USM Sympathizer

Nepotism policy on tap for tech schools From wire and staff reports Technical college presidents effectively would be barred from hiring family members under a proposed nepotism policy expected to be adopted next month by the state Board of Technical and Adult Education...

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;...

USM Sympathizer

Please feel free to address the pro's and con's of the MIDAS program here.

a callin'

I commend Jeff Bower and his staff for achieving such a fine graduation rate (85%) with the football program, among the nation's best. This is a fine accomplishment, to say the least. USM PR officials need to revel in this one while they can, however. Though the football grad rates are...

Reporter

From Faculty Senate Listserv: Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:56:04 -0500 To: Facsen@usm.edu From: "D. Joe Olmi" <d.olmi@usm.edu> Subject: [Facsen] PC Meeting Colleagues, Attached are my impressions of the recent PC meeting. If you have additional information, please contact me as needed....

Michael Forster

Planning continues for AAUP’s statewide conference on September 24 at Millsaps College in Jackson. “Shared Governance in 21st Century Higher Education” will feature Roger Bowen, general secretary of the national organization. Richard Crofts, commissioner of the Mississippi I...

Gnome Watcher

"For the third consecutive year, Southern Miss has been singled out for its 2005 student-athlete graduation rates by the American Football Coaches Association. Only 25 division I-A institutions received recognition for graduating 70 percent or more of their football student-athletes. South...

ram

Sorry, but I've been out of touch. Is this news? A quote or two: "Great boards lead rather than manage. Our work has to be on a higher plane, for how we conduct our business sends a message to the public, faculty members and students. Are you sending a good or bad message? No indiv...

babbs

USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) John Bivins, Associate Professor of Music (retirement) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Peter Butko, Assist...

qwerty

Eric Clark has been a fine sec. of state. As a coast resident, I've seen how he has struck a balance between casino development and protecting the public's rights to the coastline. We all know of the many areas in which Mississippi is the poster child for dysfunction, but the way we have handled cas...

walt

In my last post I highlighted a number of "Summer gifts" that are unwittingly being wrapped and handed over to President Thames. As I read the news today, we are possibly on the verge (1 week away) of seeing Secretary of State Eric Clark named to replace the well-respected Richard Crofts as Miss...

Reporter

The next meeting of the President's Council will be July 13 at 7:00 a.m., (there is usually no meeting in August).

Rear Entry

This may not rise to the level of THE NEXT STUPID THING but it's pretty dumb, nonetheless. What would faculty think of a backdoor plan to change issues clearly addressed in the faculty handbook? Anything of this nature come up in PUC discussions yesterday?

babbs

USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Peter Butko, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (University of Maryland) Deb...

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	USM--complicit in ID theft? (Preview) Am I the only person to find this USM email outrageous? All that stands between us and having all our personal information public is our password? --------------------------- 2. Concerns Voiced Over Use of EmplID There have been several concerns voiced that the emplID's should be trea...	qwerty	9	584	Jul 26, 2005 by qwerty
	IHL PR: Planning Committee meeting (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=346 PLANNING COMMITTEE TO MEET 7/26/2005 (JACKSON ) - The Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold an interim meeting Monday, August 1, 2005, to develop an agend...	info	0	255	Jul 26, 2005 by info
	News from abroad (Preview) I received a concerning message today from Mlle. de Guerre's cousin and traveling companion. Apparently Mlle. has suffered a slight overdose of Viennese pastry and has been hospitalized. According to the cousin, there is no cause for alarm, but physicians have instituted a strict regime of whole...	Hermione Angleterre	1	331	Jul 26, 2005 by David Johnson
	Time to move on ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I have reached diminishing returns, perhaps negative returns, as far as my contributions to this board are concerned. Allowing myself to get pulled into a flame war by Above the Mire is a clear sign of that. The last thing I would want to do is help him destroy this board. I am confident that the...	Robert Campbell	64	1442	Jul 26, 2005 by stephen judd
	Kinky Friedman Update (Preview) In the Texas governor's race, according to a short piece in yesterday's edition of the Austin Un-American Statesman, Kinky "How Hard Can It Be" Friedman has out-raised his Democratic opponent by a two-to-one margin. The incumbent, Republican Rick Perry, has not released any figures to date. No...	Austin Eagle	23	553	Jul 25, 2005 by stephen judd
	CL, 7/25/05: Marshall Ramsey (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION04	info	1	388	Jul 25, 2005 by truth4usm/AH
	SACS Checks USM Web (Preview) From USMmail: University-wide Web Update Underway As part of the overall review process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), The University of Southern Mississippi's Web sites will be reviewed by SACS beginning Aug. 2. Every University department and unit must now revi...	Reporter	12	756	Jul 24, 2005 by gopher
	What everyone should have expected ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Moved from another thread. Should we discuss? This thread has been going on so long that I've lost track of what has and has not been said. But here is my 2 cents worth. Several months ago this point was made by someone else, but I think it bears repeating because it is absolutely true. S...	Town and gown	51	1287	Jul 24, 2005 by Voter
	Jack channels Rush (Preview) Jack Hanbury, attorney extraordinaire and formerly part of our legal team at USM, published a wonderfully insightful piece on the nuances of Constitutional law in today's HA. Not. It was a rather hackneyed column sprinkled with soundbites drawn from the...	Godless Liberal	1	410	Jul 24, 2005 by Westlaw Wit
	check your T-shirts (Preview) thinking about Robert Campbell, and about trolls generally . . . I missed the attacks on Robert, probably because I just stop reading when I see one of the nasties appear--it seems such a waste of time to read them. But not reading isn't a very good solution, is it? So I refer you to your "No Quart...	Anne Wallace	1	400	Jul 24, 2005 by Deaf Ears
	IHL June meeting minutes, addendum (Preview) ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Ms. Newton explained that the Board members received information about Longleaf Plantation, located in Lumberton, Mississippi which is the location of the Board Retreat that is scheduled for August 2005. (p. 24)	info	0	240	Jul 24, 2005 by info
	meredith new commissioner ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050721/NEWS01/50721008	stinky cheese man	42	1151	Jul 23, 2005 by In The Trenches
	Mississippi: Highest unemployment rate in the nation! (Preview) Mississippi continues its status as the nation's economic basket case. June BLS stats show that it ranks dead last among the states in unemployment, at 7.0%. Only the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have higher unemployment rates. By comparision, the states bordering Mississippi have s...	Glad I'm gone	14	518	Jul 23, 2005 by stephen judd
	IHL June meeting minutes, part 1 (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdJune05.pdf	info	4	325	Jul 23, 2005 by stephen judd
	IHL June meeting minutes, part 2 (Preview) June meeting highlights (part 2): [STRATEGIC PLANNING AGENDA] 1. USM - The 2005-2008 Strategic Plan which includes the mission statement. A copy of the plan highlights is included in the bound June 16, 2005 Board Working File. Yesterday, the committee recommended that this item be tab...	info	0	218	Jul 23, 2005 by info
	HA: Eustachy cancels Events (Preview) Eustachy 'Dismisses' Campers by Dumant Ireland, HA Sports Reporter Today the courts are silent. There are no cheers, fast breaks, or referees' whistles at USM's Reed Green Coliseum. Larry Eustachy's Golden Eagle Basketball Camp for boys ages 9-12 was cancelled on Tuesday afte...	reader	1	350	Jul 23, 2005 by Satire Alert
	OT: Actor James Doohan Dies (Preview) Actor James Doohan, best known as Scotty, the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer on television's original "Star Trek" series has died. Reuter's News "Beam me up, Scott"	Invictus	10	569	Jul 22, 2005 by LVN
	Answer for USM Sympathizer (Preview) USMS, Several days ago you asked me to explain why I felt the Shelby Thames era at USM was over and I promised to respond upon my return to campus. Well, I'm back, and while I don't believe I actually said that his era was over, I'll attempt to expand on my thoughts. I see Thames as crippled b...	Faculty Grande Dame	8	579	Jul 22, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	Field guide to the trolls of North America (Preview) Mama Troll, Gracie's Mom, USM Product, and related aliases = Ken Malone Above the Mire, Son of Bubba, and related aliases = Robert "Toy" McLaughlin Faculty Grande Dame = one of the above	Troller ID	29	1132	Jul 22, 2005 by Talking Trash
	Joke for Today (Preview) Q: What's the difference between USM and Jones County Junior College? A: JCJC's football team wins more games.	JUCO Joe	7	590	Jul 22, 2005 by correcter in chief
	H.A. Late Update (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/NEWS01/50719002	Reporter	12	647	Jul 22, 2005 by Reporter
	New USM Foundation Board members --- Ughhh! (Preview) THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS HATTIESBURG – The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation executive committee and new members of the board of directors took their posts July 1. The USM Foundation op...	Part I	7	1780	Jul 21, 2005 by Gabriel's Trumpet
	Troll Patrol: A Modest Suggestion (Preview) Recent events on the message board suggest that the time has come to stop entertaining the trolls. It's not worth our time even in the unlikely event that a troll does come along who can contribute to the discussion. I suggest that we should immediately but politely stop responding when the content of...	The long arm of the FLIT police	1	288	Jul 21, 2005 by O Henry
	L and P on Malone and Meredith (Preview) I've posted an update on Liberty and Power, on Ken Malone's removal from the "COO" position and Tom Meredith's selection as IHL Commissioner. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/13304.html I truly appreciate all of the expressions of support on the "Time to Move on" thread, but I really am tired of...	Robert Campbell	1	408	Jul 21, 2005 by stephen judd
	Fourth Tier Question ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 ) (Preview) You keep giving each other high fives over the fourth tier status of our university, and duh! You idiots have to take responsibility for it! Did we sink to fourth tier because of your outstanding efforts in the classrooms? If you are so good, how did we fall? Are you really not very good, or...	Above the Mire	243	2549	Jul 21, 2005 by View from a Distance
	For All You Meredith Supporters Out There (Preview) I have done some checking into Thomas Meredith's experience and have come up with some information that may not be so good for USM. From what I have read and heard from some colleagues in other states, Meredith will support the elevation of UM and MSU and will probably support the demotion of USM to "reg...	Is This Mic On?	10	512	Jul 21, 2005 by Invictus
	get ready for new Commissioner (Preview) My sources tell me it's a done deal --- Secretary of State Eric Clark will soon be named the new higher ed commissioner for Miss. He's the new higher ed expert in the state of Miss, and Klumb et al will look to him for advice and guidance on all things higher ed in the state.	alpo	27	792	Jul 21, 2005 by Ex Tarheel
	C.L.--Valley State hires coach Green (Preview) July 20, 2005 Valley State hires ex-Southern Miss coach Green The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/SPORTS/50720005	Reporter	3	339	Jul 21, 2005 by Shy Newt
	B&N Contract (Preview) I learned this week, news to me anyway, that B&N has a 10 year contract with USM. Apparently, the standard contract for this sort of business is 5 years. This gives the school a chance to pull the plug if things aren't working out. This situation is occurring this year at a large...	spear hunter	7	657	Jul 20, 2005 by xbox
	WAYS TO MOVE USM FORWARD (Preview) On another thread, Robert Campbell suggested that a thread such as the present one be established. I'm happy to oblige. Here are three suggestions I offered on that relevant thread. Others are very welcome. 1. Find a new president with solid academic c...	USM Sypathizer	18	720	Jul 20, 2005 by Rich Dad, Poor Dad
	New Street Names --- More Coming... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Marketing and Public Relations NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release     &...	hodown	30	1241	Jul 20, 2005 by Invictus
	Some People Do Feel A Bit of Security on this Campus (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/SPORTS/507190305/1006/NEW	Emma	3	507	Jul 20, 2005 by Cat lover
	Mississippi Code Language ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Since I’m not from Mississippi, I’m having a very hard time understanding the code language you people down there are using. I read almost all of the threads and I see the same thing occurring over and over. It appears when some people disagree with faculty and wants to insult them (usual...	Not From Mississippi	42	922	Jul 19, 2005 by Godless Liberal
	87 USM Departures, 2002-2003 (Preview) USM Departures, May 2002 thru July 2003 Elizabeth Anglin, Instructor of Foreign Languages (retired) Evelyn Ashton-Jones, Associate Professor of English (private sector) Gloria Beal, Assistant Professor of CISE (retirement) Dennis Behm, Professor of Music (retirement) Ada Belt...	babbs	1	330	Jul 19, 2005 by Web Master
	2 USM Departures, 2005-2006 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2005 thru July 2006 Charles Cartee, Professor of Finance (retirement) Jim Miller, Professor of Computer Science (situation unknown) Total Leaving: 2 Total Retiring: 1	babbs	0	344	Jul 19, 2005 by babbs
	82 USM Departures, 2004-2005 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) David Betounes, Professor of Mathematics (retirement) John Bivins, Associate Professor of Music (retirement) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (Univers...	babbs	0	270	Jul 19, 2005 by babbs
	News from Georgia (Preview) Nepotism policy on tap for tech schools From wire and staff reports Technical college presidents effectively would be barred from hiring family members under a proposed nepotism policy expected to be adopted next month by the state Board of Technical and Adult Education...	USM Sympathizer	10	693	Jul 19, 2005 by Labyrinthian
	Total Losses, 2002-Present (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	2	338	Jul 19, 2005 by Another Split
	Pros and Cons of the MIDAS Program ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Please feel free to address the pro's and con's of the MIDAS program here.	USM Sympathizer	34	965	Jul 18, 2005 by John Proctor
	warning about USM sports grad rates (Preview) I commend Jeff Bower and his staff for achieving such a fine graduation rate (85%) with the football program, among the nation's best. This is a fine accomplishment, to say the least. USM PR officials need to revel in this one while they can, however. Though the football grad rates are...	a callin'	9	523	Jul 18, 2005 by Mr. Wizard
	PUC Report 7/13/05 (Preview) From Faculty Senate Listserv: Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:56:04 -0500 To: Facsen@usm.edu From: "D. Joe Olmi" <d.olmi@usm.edu> Subject: [Facsen] PC Meeting Colleagues, Attached are my impressions of the recent PC meeting. If you have additional information, please contact me as needed....	Reporter	2	418	Jul 18, 2005 by David Johnson
	Shared Governance Conference (Preview) Planning continues for AAUP’s statewide conference on September 24 at Millsaps College in Jackson. “Shared Governance in 21st Century Higher Education” will feature Roger Bowen, general secretary of the national organization. Richard Crofts, commissioner of the Mississippi I...	Michael Forster	7	376	Jul 17, 2005 by David Johnson
	Player's Graduation Rate - Amoung Best in the Country. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) "For the third consecutive year, Southern Miss has been singled out for its 2005 student-athlete graduation rates by the American Football Coaches Association. Only 25 division I-A institutions received recognition for graduating 70 percent or more of their football student-athletes. South...	Gnome Watcher	37	912	Jul 17, 2005 by Playboy
	Is this news? (Preview) Sorry, but I've been out of touch. Is this news? A quote or two: "Great boards lead rather than manage. Our work has to be on a higher plane, for how we conduct our business sends a message to the public, faculty members and students. Are you sending a good or bad message? No indiv...	ram	9	766	Jul 17, 2005 by Kickback
	USM Departures 2004-05 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) John Bivins, Associate Professor of Music (retirement) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Peter Butko, Assist...	babbs	12	523	Jul 17, 2005 by S.S.
	Eric Clark for IHL Commish? (Preview) Eric Clark has been a fine sec. of state. As a coast resident, I've seen how he has struck a balance between casino development and protecting the public's rights to the coastline. We all know of the many areas in which Mississippi is the poster child for dysfunction, but the way we have handled cas...	qwerty	23	610	Jul 16, 2005 by On The Sidelines
	The State of Mississippi responds for me ( 1 2 ) (Preview) In my last post I highlighted a number of "Summer gifts" that are unwittingly being wrapped and handed over to President Thames. As I read the news today, we are possibly on the verge (1 week away) of seeing Secretary of State Eric Clark named to replace the well-respected Richard Crofts as Miss...	walt	33	1025	Jul 16, 2005 by Gone, gone, gone
	PUC Meeting Wednesday (Preview) The next meeting of the President's Council will be July 13 at 7:00 a.m., (there is usually no meeting in August).	Reporter	27	1124	Jul 16, 2005 by David Johnson
	Another Stupid Thing (Preview) This may not rise to the level of THE NEXT STUPID THING but it's pretty dumb, nonetheless. What would faculty think of a backdoor plan to change issues clearly addressed in the faculty handbook? Anything of this nature come up in PUC discussions yesterday?	Rear Entry	28	925	Jul 16, 2005 by Namer
	USM Departures 2004-05 (Preview) USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005 Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University) Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Peter Butko, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (University of Maryland) Deb...	babbs	16	683	Jul 16, 2005 by Pin Cushion
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