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reader

On Saturday, June 18, 2005, Allison Gilden Spenser, daughter of Drs. John and Ellen Spenser of Biloxi, wed Baldwin Scot Michel of Boulder, Colorado. The large ceremony, which began at 5:30 pm, was held in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of B...

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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/NEWS/50619002/1002/NEWS01may take a step forward..." "other renovations... an approximately $350,000 New Orleans-style patio"

Reporter

Giannini contract put on hold By Daimon Eklund and Rueben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050618/SPORTS/506180306/1006/SPORTS

Reporter

http://www.usm.edu/fsenate/resolutions/hardyhall06_05.htm

Overstuffed Chair

Heard a rumor today that Exline is building a palace in the dome. It seems that Darth Mader's old furniture wasn't good enough so Exline went furniture shopping with an unlimited budget. Can anyone confirm the rumor?

reader

USM Officials Cause Stir in Omaha by James Jordan, Sun-Herald Reporter For USM baseball coach Corky Palmer, this year's visit to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, is being viewed as a learning experience. The Golden Eagles' head man has never made the trip to Omaha for the even...

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CL, 6/21/05 Paperwork blamed for Giannini delay ..."The paperwork, it was not correct," Crofts said Monday afternoon. "I will say that it was not related to (Giannini's) performance." Crofts would not specify the problem, but did say that he was not satisfied with the item even after co...

bonehead

Copies of the 2005-2006 USM catalogue are being distributed. It's on CD-ROM this time. Is this a bad move? My gut says yes. Students/faculty need shelf access to a hard copy.

follow Lassen

Financial Affairs is relocating to Bond Hall, 2nd Floor (entrance from the 4th Street side of the building) during the last week of June. Office will be closed on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday June 30th and we appreciate your patience as we make this move. Our phone numbers and box number will re...

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A Work in Progress

I read that Tulane University and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians have announced an agreement for the Tulane to offer casino and resort management courses at the Pearl River Resort near Philadelpina, MS. The USM document "A Work in Progress" says that in November, 2002 Chocta...

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Thames' Presidency Extended another Month by S.B. James, C-L Reporter For the second time in a month, University of Southern Mississippi President Shelby F. Thames' contract was extended by the Mississippi IHL Board. Last month outgoing IHL President Roy Klumb announced to th...

Robert Campbell

I've put a brief item on Liberty and Power about the $107K legal bill and Roy Klumb's letter to the editor: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/12549.html It will be most interesting to see whether either the legal bill or Roy's plans to reshape the state system get picked up by the local media....

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CoAL Mine

Can anyone give a real (not a cover-up story) legal and ethical way for one spouse to be a faculty member in the same department when his or her spouse is the chair of that same department? I understand you can say the faculty member spouse will be administratively under another chair, an assistant...

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...

:-(

The Art of Demotivation @ http://www.despair.com/ Features 17 Demotivators ® Illustrations by Kevin Sprouls, Creator of the Wall Street Journal Portrait Style Introducing The Art of Demotivation After two years of development, the landmark Management Guide from Despair, I...

Pops

Happy father's day to all you dads out there! Its an important job--more important that teaching, research, and service

printers devil

This morning's C/L had an paid ad by Mississippi College asking for public comments on NCATE accredation.(omments were to be mailed directly to NCATE in D.C) What do you think the inbox will look like when USM ask for NCATE comments?

boink

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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay05.pdfNew operating principles going into effect p. 1 1. Ms. Newton reiterated the operating principles adopted by the Board in its Governance Model. Tho...

Bidness Man

After reading the latest threads and comments about McLaughlin, all I can say is that I call B.S. on all of you. From the comments I saw on the below threads, it is obvious that the root of the disdane on this board for McLaughlin was his comments about the lazy faculty. I have suspected this the whole...

old timer

George Carter was just named chair of economics, finance and international business.

whateva

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050617/SOUTHERNMISS/506170305/1050

VX700

I'm of the opinion that USM's "place" in Mississippi Higher Education should be determined by the IHL, which is the managing body for higher ed in the state. That means if the IHL wants to have USM as a regional school, then it should be a regional school. I just don't understand why USM just can't be a rea...

jimmy hattrick

Do trolls eat tacos?

Parallelogram

It was pointed out on another thread that nine (of 12) of the USM women's basketball players have quit the team since the end of the season. The Lady Eagles suffered through a 9-20 season, and these young women struggled through every practice and every game. I can imagine how frustrating it must have b...

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay05.pdfMonthly closed-door discussion of Shelby Thames pp. 25-26 EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Dr. Davidson, second...

Hermione Angleterre

Have just received a letter from Mlle. de Guerre who, as you know, is traveling in Europe with her half-German cousin. A letter means that something dreadful has happened to the laptop, but I don't mean to think about that just now. At any rate, Mlle. and her cousin were apparently riding in a train whil...

Military man

Here's a tip of the hat from the local military community to all the college faculty who work tirelessly teaching,doing research and a host of other never ending tasks. We couldn't do it without you. Thank you for your support.

Reporter

College Board approves USM's strategic plan By Reuben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050617/NEWS01/506170302/1002

Want to Know

Does everyone realize that we are talking about 3 mission statements here? There is the mission statement that the IHL developed for USM and was apparently in effect until it was replaced on Thursday at the board meeting. Apparently very few run of the mill faculty and staff knew what that wa...

off the COB

Heard that Jim Taylor is departing the COB.

Want to know

I thought I heard on the news this morning that IHL approved Larry Eustachy's employment contract, totalling somewhere around half a million dollars a year. Did anybody else hear this? Are our priorities screwed up or what? We have a hiring freeze on right now for everybody exce...

walt

June-August (mid-September), 2005: Thames is reeling somewhat at the move in Jackson to have him resign as President in May of 2007 (after an extra year). Many are wondering if he will "sit out" the remaining two years, or serve them out at all. He has no plan to sit them out.&nbs...

rater

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truth4usm/AH

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Noah's Arc

Today I learned that USM's Director of Residence Life has taken a position at Ole Miss. That reminded me that last year the USM Comptroller went to Ole Miss. And those two departures reminded me that although the focus in the media has been largely on the faculty, it is not only faculty members who are le...

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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=338 BOARD APPROVES TUITION INCREASES AT STATE UNIVERSITIES 6/16/2005 (JACKSON ) - Today the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), in its regular monthly meeting, approved tuition incre...

Reporter

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Rather than vote with the other 11 board members to increase tuition, Klumb decided to miss the IHL meeting today. "Tuition will go up this fall at all Miss. universities" "...College Board member Roy Klumb of Gulfport, who has consistently said he would oppose any tuition increase, wasn'...

Cossack

As a respite from dueling with trolls, I would like to get other poster’s forecasts on the outcome of the upcoming SASC accreditation. In addition to the forecasts, it also would be helpful to provide reasons to support those forecasts. I have made no secret of my views that SACS will put us on prob...

memorial wall

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

F. F. Coppola

Just announced in the CoB: another chairman steps down. Seems that "cash for titles" was correct in his/her assessment that there was more to come.

Some Beach

Another loss

The Profiler

Here's what we have profiled: A USM graduate from business school. Either marketing or management. Graduated between 1991-1999. Lives in Hattiesburg (city limits, not Oak Grove). Works on campus, in an administrative type of situation. [Seeker says he is 27/28 y...

Robert Campbell

I've put together a Libery and Power entry on the attempts to clear out the Dean's office in the College of Education and Psychology. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/12468.html I wonder when events at USM will slow down, so I can keep up with them... I haven't even gotten to the hiring freeze or t...

friend

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	CL, 6/22/05: Comm. search; board retreat (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/OPINION/506190376/1007	info	4	411	Jun 22, 2005 by Hushpuppy
	SH: Spenser-Michel Wed Saturday (Preview) On Saturday, June 18, 2005, Allison Gilden Spenser, daughter of Drs. John and Ellen Spenser of Biloxi, wed Baldwin Scot Michel of Boulder, Colorado. The large ceremony, which began at 5:30 pm, was held in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of B...	reader	2	498	Jun 21, 2005 by Emma
	HA, 6/19/05: Powerplant restaurant (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/NEWS/50619002/1002/NEWS01may take a step forward..." "other renovations... an approximately $350,000 New Orleans-style patio"	info	25	669	Jun 21, 2005 by Club Soda
	Giannini contract put on hold (Preview) Giannini contract put on hold By Daimon Eklund and Rueben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050618/SPORTS/506180306/1006/SPORTS	Reporter	26	960	Jun 21, 2005 by WTF?
	FS Resolutions on Gulf Coast (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/fsenate/resolutions/hardyhall06_05.htm	Reporter	0	362	Jun 21, 2005 by Reporter
	Queen Exline (Preview) Heard a rumor today that Exline is building a palace in the dome. It seems that Darth Mader's old furniture wasn't good enough so Exline went furniture shopping with an unlimited budget. Can anyone confirm the rumor?	Overstuffed Chair	6	630	Jun 21, 2005 by decorator
	SH: USM admins visit Omaha (Preview) USM Officials Cause Stir in Omaha by James Jordan, Sun-Herald Reporter For USM baseball coach Corky Palmer, this year's visit to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, is being viewed as a learning experience. The Golden Eagles' head man has never made the trip to Omaha for the even...	reader	10	523	Jun 21, 2005 by Let Freedom Ring
	CL, 6/21/05: More "paperwork" problems at USM (Preview) CL, 6/21/05 Paperwork blamed for Giannini delay ..."The paperwork, it was not correct," Crofts said Monday afternoon. "I will say that it was not related to (Giannini's) performance." Crofts would not specify the problem, but did say that he was not satisfied with the item even after co...	info	5	668	Jun 21, 2005 by Invictus
	another bad move? (Preview) Copies of the 2005-2006 USM catalogue are being distributed. It's on CD-ROM this time. Is this a bad move? My gut says yes. Students/faculty need shelf access to a hard copy.	bonehead	24	759	Jun 20, 2005 by Googler
	More Lassenization (Preview) Financial Affairs is relocating to Bond Hall, 2nd Floor (entrance from the 4th Street side of the building) during the last week of June. Office will be closed on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday June 30th and we appreciate your patience as we make this move. Our phone numbers and box number will re...	follow Lassen	11	567	Jun 20, 2005 by Staff Infection
	CL, 6/19/05: Klumb speaks! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/OPINION/506190301/1009	info	38	1023	Jun 20, 2005 by View from a Distance
	USM, Tulane, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Preview) I read that Tulane University and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians have announced an agreement for the Tulane to offer casino and resort management courses at the Pearl River Resort near Philadelpina, MS. The USM document "A Work in Progress" says that in November, 2002 Chocta...	A Work in Progress	25	865	Jun 20, 2005 by Jameela Lares
	CL: Thames Given another month (Preview) Thames' Presidency Extended another Month by S.B. James, C-L Reporter For the second time in a month, University of Southern Mississippi President Shelby F. Thames' contract was extended by the Mississippi IHL Board. Last month outgoing IHL President Roy Klumb announced to th...	reader	9	521	Jun 20, 2005 by King of the Pine Belt
	L and P on expensive foolishness (Preview) I've put a brief item on Liberty and Power about the $107K legal bill and Roy Klumb's letter to the editor: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/12549.html It will be most interesting to see whether either the legal bill or Roy's plans to reshape the state system get picked up by the local media....	Robert Campbell	3	342	Jun 19, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	HA, 6/19/05: Stadium plans (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/SOUTHERNMISS/506190319/1006/NEWS01	info	4	360	Jun 19, 2005 by Little old lady
	Spouse as Chair ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Can anyone give a real (not a cover-up story) legal and ethical way for one spouse to be a faculty member in the same department when his or her spouse is the chair of that same department? I understand you can say the faculty member spouse will be administratively under another chair, an assistant...	CoAL Mine	31	956	Jun 19, 2005 by confused still
	2004-2005 Departures (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	0	271	Jun 19, 2005 by babbs
	Gifts for Father's Day (Preview) The Art of Demotivation @ http://www.despair.com/ Features 17 Demotivators ® Illustrations by Kevin Sprouls, Creator of the Wall Street Journal Portrait Style Introducing The Art of Demotivation After two years of development, the landmark Management Guide from Despair, I...	:-(	1	351	Jun 19, 2005 by :-0
	HAPPY FATHER'S DAY (Preview) Happy father's day to all you dads out there! Its an important job--more important that teaching, research, and service	Pops	1	265	Jun 18, 2005 by LVN
	NCATE/Clairon Ledger (Preview) This morning's C/L had an paid ad by Mississippi College asking for public comments on NCATE accredation.(omments were to be mailed directly to NCATE in D.C) What do you think the inbox will look like when USM ask for NCATE comments?	printers devil	1	459	Jun 18, 2005 by Mr. Bill
	Eustachy to hang out with students more! (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050618/SOUTHERNMISS/506180304/1006	boink	1	355	Jun 18, 2005 by Googler
	IHL May minutes -- third and final pass (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay05.pdfNew operating principles going into effect p. 1 1. Ms. Newton reiterated the operating principles adopted by the Board in its Governance Model. Tho...	info	11	508	Jun 18, 2005 by Unless We Forget
	Calling B.S here ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) After reading the latest threads and comments about McLaughlin, all I can say is that I call B.S. on all of you. From the comments I saw on the below threads, it is obvious that the root of the disdane on this board for McLaughlin was his comments about the lazy faculty. I have suspected this the whole...	Bidness Man	140	1852	Jun 17, 2005 by MT, where are you?
	Back in the Saddle Again.. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) George Carter was just named chair of economics, finance and international business.	old timer	35	1152	Jun 17, 2005 by Lupo
	Eustachy a piece of work: mader math expert and psychologist (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050617/SOUTHERNMISS/506170305/1050	whateva	6	457	Jun 17, 2005 by Mr. Wonderful
	Is USM a Regional Institution? (Preview) I'm of the opinion that USM's "place" in Mississippi Higher Education should be determined by the IHL, which is the managing body for higher ed in the state. That means if the IHL wants to have USM as a regional school, then it should be a regional school. I just don't understand why USM just can't be a rea...	VX700	8	567	Jun 17, 2005 by Gatoreagle
	tacos are tasty (Preview) Do trolls eat tacos?	jimmy hattrick	6	478	Jun 17, 2005 by Red Hot Mamma
	Interesting Parallel (Preview) It was pointed out on another thread that nine (of 12) of the USM women's basketball players have quit the team since the end of the season. The Lady Eagles suffered through a 9-20 season, and these young women struggled through every practice and every game. I can imagine how frustrating it must have b...	Parallelogram	7	611	Jun 17, 2005 by Invictus
	IHL May minutes -- second pass (exec.session, more counsel, construction) (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay05.pdfMonthly closed-door discussion of Shelby Thames pp. 25-26 EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Dr. Davidson, second...	info	0	282	Jun 17, 2005 by info
	New report from abroad (Preview) Have just received a letter from Mlle. de Guerre who, as you know, is traveling in Europe with her half-German cousin. A letter means that something dreadful has happened to the laptop, but I don't mean to think about that just now. At any rate, Mlle. and her cousin were apparently riding in a train whil...	Hermione Angleterre	8	391	Jun 17, 2005 by Sam Houston
	Tip of the Hat (Preview) Here's a tip of the hat from the local military community to all the college faculty who work tirelessly teaching,doing research and a host of other never ending tasks. We couldn't do it without you. Thank you for your support.	Military man	24	880	Jun 17, 2005 by huh?
	H.A. 6/17/05 (Preview) College Board approves USM's strategic plan By Reuben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050617/NEWS01/506170302/1002	Reporter	3	483	Jun 17, 2005 by Reporter
	Missions R Us (Preview) Does everyone realize that we are talking about 3 mission statements here? There is the mission statement that the IHL developed for USM and was apparently in effect until it was replaced on Thursday at the board meeting. Apparently very few run of the mill faculty and staff knew what that wa...	Want to Know	0	325	Jun 17, 2005 by Want to Know
	another loss...big (Preview) Heard that Jim Taylor is departing the COB.	off the COB	7	618	Jun 17, 2005 by Captain Hook
	Contracts (Preview) I thought I heard on the news this morning that IHL approved Larry Eustachy's employment contract, totalling somewhere around half a million dollars a year. Did anybody else hear this? Are our priorities screwed up or what? We have a hiring freeze on right now for everybody exce...	Want to know	8	456	Jun 17, 2005 by Thom-McCann
	new Thames time line (Preview) June-August (mid-September), 2005: Thames is reeling somewhat at the move in Jackson to have him resign as President in May of 2007 (after an extra year). Many are wondering if he will "sit out" the remaining two years, or serve them out at all. He has no plan to sit them out.&nbs...	walt	18	843	Jun 17, 2005 by Beelzebubba
	The order of importance of things at USM (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/SOUTHERNMISS/506160307/1050	rater	13	651	Jun 17, 2005 by Malouk
	CL article: MS tuition on the rise (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040608/NEWS01/406080365/1002	truth4usm/AH	8	905	Jun 16, 2005 by Third Witch
	Hitting the road, Jack: Its not just for faculty anymore (Preview) Today I learned that USM's Director of Residence Life has taken a position at Ole Miss. That reminded me that last year the USM Comptroller went to Ole Miss. And those two departures reminded me that although the focus in the media has been largely on the faculty, it is not only faculty members who are le...	Noah's Arc	28	2067	Jun 16, 2005 by Staff Infection
	IHL press release, 6/16/05 (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=338 BOARD APPROVES TUITION INCREASES AT STATE UNIVERSITIES 6/16/2005 (JACKSON ) - Today the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), in its regular monthly meeting, approved tuition incre...	info	0	362	Jun 16, 2005 by info
	SACS Delay? (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/NEWS01/506160302/1002	Reporter	28	651	Jun 16, 2005 by Third Witch
	CL, 6/16/05: USM's Thames got negative press (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION	info	23	625	Jun 16, 2005 by Malouk
	CL, 6/16/05, 10:40 A.M. update (Preview) Rather than vote with the other 11 board members to increase tuition, Klumb decided to miss the IHL meeting today. "Tuition will go up this fall at all Miss. universities" "...College Board member Roy Klumb of Gulfport, who has consistently said he would oppose any tuition increase, wasn'...	info	1	290	Jun 16, 2005 by Robert Campbell
	SACS OUTCOME? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) As a respite from dueling with trolls, I would like to get other poster’s forecasts on the outcome of the upcoming SASC accreditation. In addition to the forecasts, it also would be helpful to provide reasons to support those forecasts. I have made no secret of my views that SACS will put us on prob...	Cossack	61	3678	Jun 16, 2005 by Cossack
	Total Losses (Preview) Losses by Unit, May 2002-present Academic Advising: Betty Blackledge; Vicki Flanagan; Judy McQueen Accounting: Marvin Albin; James Crockett; Jerry King Agency Directors/Assistant Directors (not listed elsewhere): James Batson; Ann Beardshall; Syd Conner; Beth Cooksey; Angeline D...	memorial wall	0	294	Jun 16, 2005 by memorial wall
	CoB Swap Meet, Redux (Preview) Just announced in the CoB: another chairman steps down. Seems that "cash for titles" was correct in his/her assessment that there was more to come.	F. F. Coppola	16	830	Jun 15, 2005 by Tired off it all
	Another loss (Preview) Another loss	Some Beach	3	448	Jun 15, 2005 by largesse
	Who is seeker? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Here's what we have profiled: A USM graduate from business school. Either marketing or management. Graduated between 1991-1999. Lives in Hattiesburg (city limits, not Oak Grove). Works on campus, in an administrative type of situation. [Seeker says he is 27/28 y...	The Profiler	30	768	Jun 15, 2005 by Miss Information
	L and P on CoEP under siege (Preview) I've put together a Libery and Power entry on the attempts to clear out the Dean's office in the College of Education and Psychology. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/12468.html I wonder when events at USM will slow down, so I can keep up with them... I haven't even gotten to the hiring freeze or t...	Robert Campbell	0	278	Jun 15, 2005 by Robert Campbell
	Carole deCasal (Preview) www.heraldonline.com/local/story/4193313p-3987544c.html	friend	6	645	Jun 15, 2005 by Pay
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