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Random thoughts
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A quiet evening of asparagus and contemplation at the de Guerre home. Dervish, the trained attack poodle, was alerted to a disturbance outdoors. However, it was only dear Professor Judd walking the Dogaphant (or being walked by it, it was a little hard to tell) so we calmed Dervish and waved to Stephe...
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Monique de Guerre
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Apr 1, 2005
by Hermione Angleterre
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Oper. Craw. ???
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The term "Oper. Craw." was mentioned in another thread...the way it was used suggests it is an article or story? Can anyone explain?
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Outside Observer
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Apr 1, 2005
by Craw Daddy
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new Chair, Mkt/Mgt . . . .(drum roll)
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The new chair of Marketing and Management Dept in the CoB will be Barry Babin. Good choice. Best wishes Professor Babin.
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curtain #2
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Apr 1, 2005
by Fact Checker from Columbia
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Doty gone?
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I'm hearing from my CoB associates that many in Green Hall believe Doty may have accepted an offer already. The most used word by them is "disengaged." Apparently they view his recent behavior as a sign he's already gone. Can any CoBers enlighten the rest of us?
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Apr 1, 2005
by Gimme Three Steps
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National SFT Day Celebrations?
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Does anyone know if any celebrations are planned for National Shelby Thames day tomorrow (Friday)? I would hate to miss any of the fun.
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Just an opinion
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Apr 1, 2005
by Home Ec. Assoc. Prof.
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Clinical Professor of Management???
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http://business.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=display&a...
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Outside Observer
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Apr 1, 2005
by Troll Zapper
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The Independent 3/31/05
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From the Faculty Senate listserv: The Independent has an article on the recent IHL Board retreat with Dr. Tom Meredith. "College Board goes behind closed doors to discuss management style"
Here are some interesting comments concerning his recommendations.
""The most importa...
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Reporter
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Mar 31, 2005
by stephen judd
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Important 'Pockets of Support' Poll
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Elections Moderators
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news
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friends,
I've been a little quiet lately because I've been a little distracted. Knowing how fast the grapevine works, I thought I'd give you my news as soon as I was sure--
Some of you know that I had an on-campus interview for head of the English Department at UNC-Greensboro last week. Yester...
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Anne Wallace
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Mar 31, 2005
by Anne Wallace
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History takes a hit
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Bill Scarborough just walked into my office to inform us that Dr. Chuck Bolton has accepted an offer at UNC Greensboro (same as Anne Wallace) to chair their history department. This is very sad for us in CoAL, but, of course, good news for Chuck.
We'll miss him terribly.
Amy Young
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Amy Young
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H.A. 3/31/05
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USM celebrates Founder's Day Student leader: Focus should be on quality By Reuben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/NEWS01/503310302/1002"...Walt Cain warned university officials not to risk sacrificing quali...
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USM Departures (3/30/2005)
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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)
Doug Chambers, Assistant Professor of History (situation pending)
Theodor...
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babbs
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Mar 31, 2005
by Black Cat
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Another Anniversary
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There is another anniversary coming up this week that I'm sure area golfers will remember. It will be a year on Thursday, March 31 that Van Hook Golf Course closed. For residents in the area, students, faculty , staff and those who must drive by Van Hook twice a day to and from work it is a ver...
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A Resident
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Mar 31, 2005
by Outside man
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Consolidating recent CoB stories
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This post is meant to consolidate what we know about recent events in the CoB.
Doty: first rumored that he was a finalist at a higher Tier school. google search by board poster reveals he's in on the UNF Dean post --- but not a higher Tier. Then, word out that he's a finalist at Florida Stat...
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CoB Salad
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Mar 31, 2005
by truth4usm/AH
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CoAL Meeting
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Early Edition:
The CoAL meeting started with Dean Pood reading an Op-Ed piece he wrote and which will appear in the Hattiesburg American tomorrow. The article is a very strong defense of Liberal Arts. A motion of support for the article was made and seconded. The faculty voted unanim...
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Reporter
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Mar 31, 2005
by stinky cheese man
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Shelby Bill: What You CAN Do
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On top of this page is an email list of the elected members of the MS State House. What you can do is send all the elected ones the following. It is easy to email and as elected representatives any voting citizen of the state can and should send something similar to the following:
I write with regard to...
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Mr Email
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Mar 31, 2005
by Take Action
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Faculty Senate's Op-Ed
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Sunday's Hattiesburg American (3/27/05) has an Op-Ed piece from the Faculty Senate that unfortunately is not on line. The title is:
"USM Faculty Senate Responds to Business Leaders"
The article rebuts the statements made by Drews and Mixon concerning Liberal Arts and the Liberal Arts...
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Bushart to replace Williams
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Just heard that S. Bushart will replace Alvin Williams as chair, on an Interim basis. Will start the transition this Summer. If I'm not mistaken, he was the chair of the department just a few years ago.
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Southern Breeze
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SFT on WDAM, March 30
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http://wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=3145515&nav=1Pw1Y5Zk
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Mar 30, 2005
by Gioligianna Pulagisto
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Comparative graduation rates
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How can the fact that Mississippi is a poor state with a large number of students who come from poor socioeconomic backgrounds account for USM's low graduation rate in comparison with the other public universities?
Why does USM do so poorly in graduating black students?
Here is an interesting a...
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Early riser
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Mar 30, 2005
by interpreter
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Losses by Academic Unit (3/29/05)
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Losses by Academic Unit, August 2003-present
Accounting: Marvin Albin
Art: Harold Van Houten
Biology: Stephen Ross; Raymond Wayne Scheetz
Chemistry: David Creed; Kenneth McMurtrey
Child & Family Studies: Judy Kinney; Thomas Webb
CISE: Sheila Alber; Douglas Feldmann; Perr...
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memorial wall
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Mar 30, 2005
by Bulldog Rebel
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Founder's Day Bullet Points
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Thames was actually there this year . . . everytime Thames spoke you could notice how out-of-breath he was . . . crowd was very small, though it was overcast . . . Thames' first words "I stopped the rain for the afternoon" . . . the keynote speaker was John Cox, who gave a quick history lesson on USM football...
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Mar 30, 2005
by Total Recall
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Faculty member criticizes faculty members
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050325/OPINION03/503250328/1014/OPINION
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USM Sympathizer
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Mar 30, 2005
by Kazelskinator
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from facsenator
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A faculty senator confirmed to some in CoB that George Carter is going to William Carey. Haven't talked to GC yet. Hope to do so though.
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Econ takes a hit
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Mar 30, 2005
by trust but verify
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Kinky Alert
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Kinky is going to be interviewed on Fox News shortly!
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Outside Observer
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Mar 30, 2005
by Just an opinion
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Shelby: The Movie
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Just wanted to let you all know that I have begun screen-tests for my new film, "Shelby: The Movie." Although I have had Mickey Rooney in mind for a long time for the title role, I am open to other suggestions for that role and for others. Mickey, I am happy to report, has already tested for on...
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Just an opinion
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Mar 30, 2005
by glum alum
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Liberal Bias in the Faculty?
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In the past, there have been some conversations on this board about the perception of faculty members as "liberal", especially as it relates to "liberal" faculty members vs. "conservative" business leaders in the ongoing struggle.
The following article may at least partially help to explai...
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Gnome Watcher
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Mar 30, 2005
by Polling evaluator
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The Alvin Chronicles: Final Chapter?
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I was just told by a reliable source that Alvin has agreed in principle to a "teaching post" at the University of Arkansas that will begin next school year.
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G.G.
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Much recovered
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After recovering from this morning's unpleasantness I am once again ready to leap into the fray. I was so grateful to Miss Angleterre for dealing with the threatening miscreant. I am sure the poster was not one of our own very gentlemanly and very scholarly business professors, but surely some impos...
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Monique de Guerre
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Mar 30, 2005
by Hermione Angleterre
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Shelby's Bill in State Legislature
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http://index.ls.state.ms.us/2005Session.html. 
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Bug Closet
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Mar 30, 2005
by Texas Tornado
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CoB prof leaving?
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A prof in the CoB (not Doty) is a finalist for a post elsewhere. Here's a clue from music as to where:
"Other arms reach out to me. Other eyes smile tenderly. Still, in peaceful dreams I see, the road leads back to you ....."
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chi-town
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Mar 30, 2005
by Blabbermouth
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Baseball Eagles defeat Alabama tonight,
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Sports Update
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Mar 30, 2005
by Cox_Purvis Report
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What's a Crofts letter of reference worth?
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We may be about to find out. I was just informed that IHL leader Crofts is one of Doty's reference letter writers. Now I see here on the board that Doty is a finalist for a Dean job at FSU. Getting into this position suggests that Crofts' autograph is worth something. If he gets...
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appraiser
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Mar 29, 2005
by Oh, mistake.
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where's Doty's 2nd offer?
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Anyone know where Doty's second finalist positon is?
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bizzy
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Mar 29, 2005
by CoB Insider
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strategic plan?
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Maybe this is something that has already been batted around, it always takes me a few days to work up the courage to read the alumni email, I tend to always be amazed at what they write. Anyway, this is the message to the alumni asking for input on the "strategic plan" and help finding a graduation speaker...
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Mar 29, 2005
by Got a plan
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Captured from Shelby's e-mail
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Dear President Thames,
Thank you very much for your application for the presidency of The University of Southwestern East St. Louis ("The Little University that Could"*). I regret to inform you that after consultation with the full faculty (and all five made sure they were p...
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Just an opinion
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Mar 29, 2005
by Just an opinion
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I found the answer about Doty!!!
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Doak Campbell Stadium
FSU dean search quit accepting apps 2-3 weeks ago. Finalists were just chosen. Doty is a finalist. This news is all over the CoB.
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Mar 29, 2005
by Chop This
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USM departures (3/16/2005)
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USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005
Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University)
Doug Chambers, Assistant Professor of History (situation pending)
Theodore Christ, Assistant Professor of Psychology (University of Minnesota)
Syd Conner, Assistan...
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babbs
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Mar 29, 2005
by edjumacated in pollymerr since at USM
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Black Student Union on Williams?
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Just heard that the Black Student Union is meeting Wednesday about the "Alvin Williams situation." Was told that rumors are swirling that the external constituencies are upset at recent HA reports on "diversification" at USM, and the BSU wants to make sure nothing untoward is afoot in the AW...
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Campus Activities
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Shelby Wars: Attack of the Gnome
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http://http://www.studentprintz.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/29/4248dfff1a1d2
Is it just me or are people jus...
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George Lucas
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Mar 29, 2005
by George Lucas
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HA poll: should college prez be evaluated yearly?
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION
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USM Sympathizer
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Mar 29, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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Shared Vision???
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According to Steve Bennet, CEO of Intuit...
"For Bennett, having critical players commit to a shared vision is the key to leadership. "You could have an 80 percent strategy that you get commitment on that gives you a much better outcome than the perfect strategy you don't get commitment o...
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Outside Observer
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Mar 29, 2005
by Outside Observer
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Shifting Focus of USM
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Perhaps this is a less than appropriate place to address this, but I've been lurking on this board, and really enjoy the blunt honesty of the professors and students here.
After doing some research (through searching news, blogs, and websites) I am well aware of the rift between the USM faculty and...
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Concerned New Student
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Mar 29, 2005
by truth4usm/AH
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Huge CoB News!!!!!
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CoB Newsletter, Issue 1:
Alvin Williams just resigned his post early this morning, effective end of Summer term. He is currently the chair of Marketing and Management, and has been around a long, long time. One of the most stellar reputation's in the middle administration. H...
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CoBalt
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Mar 29, 2005
by Kudzu King
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USM Departures (3/29/05)
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USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005
Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University)
Doug Chambers, Assistant Professor of History (situation pending)
Theodore Christ, Assistant Professor of Psychology (University of Minnesota)
Syd Conner, Assistan...
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babbs
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meeting with Crofts
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Last week, representatives from the AAUP statewide convention met with Commissioner Crofts. I greatly appreciated his time. I went as the representative from this chapter. Other chapters were also represented. We discussed some major problems with the HBCUs in the s...
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Amy Young
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Mar 28, 2005
by fortune cookie
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L and P on boneheaded behavior
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I've posted a roundup of the last week's news on Liberty and Power.
It seems like each story is coming in right on the heels of the last one... they're exhausting!
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/11057.html
I even linked to this week's See More. It's my all-time favorite, and I fig...
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Robert Campbell
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Rate of USM Research Funding on the Decline?
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From the USM Fact Book: USM Research Funding
1999 $30 million
2000 $40 million
2001 $50 million
2002 $63 million
2003 $67 million
2004 $69 million
These data show that the rate of research funding has slowed greatly.
The last five year-to-year changes d...
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Just the facts, 'mam
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Mar 28, 2005
by volatility hound
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HA: USM's Ross named Top Administrator
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050328/NEWS01/503280308/1002
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Mar 28, 2005
by truth4usm/AH
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See More #56
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This week's issue
geocities.com/seemore004
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See More
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Mar 28, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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