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Doggie in the Window

What was omitted from the laundry list of "accomplishments" that were cited at the Thursday night meeting at Warren Paving is academic quality and programs. A university is not a football stadium or a band. It is not new buildings. It is academic programs. The question is this: which programs have go...

Blemished Gold

We got a new vice president of academic instruction last year at the college where I teach. Within 6 months he demoted the chair of my department and made all 7 instructors reapply for their jobs the following semester. The Chair formed a partnership with the instructors to begin a campaign again...

Robert Campbell

I've done a quick follow-up on the Warren Paving Company meeting: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/10716.html Robert Campbell

in the know

Please tell me why no one affliated (past or present) with USM's School of Nursing will talk to the media? Don't you know that it's the only way to get your story out? Take a page out of Dean Doty's book and go on record, for crying out loud! What have you got to lose at this point? It's...

jonathan barron

At the end of the day, our students are why we are here. It is why I am here. So, I wrote the following letter to the IHL. If you are worried about this school with regard to SACS and accreditation remember, the IHL meets next week. Your silence helps no one. THE LETTER: March 11, 2005 To Whom It...

Angeline

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050311/OPINION03/503110331/1014/OPINION

Albert

Wow, I bet the new adjuncts would like to have a copy of this. Blemished Gold Date: Dec 18 Views: 347 Quote | Reply Sound Familiar? Faculty Replaced At My School We got a new vice president of academic instruction last year at the college where I teach. Within 6 mon...

Another inquiring mind

In his comments at the meeting, Mixon said opponents' attempts to "unseat (Thames), in my opinion, is only one step in a much more ambitious agenda." He also said the meeting was not held to "bash professors" although Mixon criticized some comments posted anonymously on the American Association...

Albert

This is how you get rid of your “trolls.” It could not be any more simple. Almost all of you President-Haters know each other’s identity. Why don’t you just form your own little section on this bulletin board? Set it up to where you and your buddies have to have a password to post. Everybody ca...

Anne Wallace

Here's an interesting commentary forwarded by a colleague-- I saw this editor's column in UNIVERSITY BUSINESS and thought it was very appropriate to the recent discussions on the board and in the community about liberal arts education. fyi. http://www.universitybusiness.com/p...

ED Lover

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050306/NEWS01/503060332/1002

Angeline

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050311/NEWS01/503110306/1002

Gnome Watcher

Q: Does anyone know if "The Independent" has an online version or a website? Enquiring Minds Want To Know!!!

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=322 BUDGET AND COMMISSIONER SEARCH ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED AT IHL BOARD MEETING 3/11/2005 (JACKSON, MISS. ) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will meet at the IHL Board office in...

From Someone Who Was There!

The "facts" as presented by the organizers of the meeting: Enrollment: Southern Miss has experienced an increase in enrollment again for the 2004-2005 academic year Largest freshman class in our history 8 National Merit Finalists in this year's class (record number) Largest numbe...

concerned parent

I received this notice Wednesday morning. Thanks to the business meeting last night we now have a way to communicate and unite! Dear Friends: Many thanks for all your calls to the Senate today. The operators said the phones were ringi...

Albert

http://www.nsula.edu/ece/ensu.asp Associates, Bachelors, and Masters.......Another school in a poor state leaving USM behind.........

fixer

Thames' supporters pushing College Board Dignitaries from Washington to the State of Mississippi assembled in Hattiesburg on February 24 for groundbreaking ceremonies for the $22 million Trent Lott Center to be constructed on the campus..... And, while ground was broken with golde...

oldtimer

Dear Moderator, Within the past few days, the Trolls have begun to infest this list. Between "Albert" and others, the re-posting of old messages has begun to degrade the "signal-to-noise" here, and these actions have succeeded in diverting energies, right at the time when they are...

LeavingASAP

Can someone report on the AAUP meeting this afternoon? Or is everyone attending the "Area Leaders" meeting. Amy, are you there?

Angeline

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/11105769.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

investigator

Thought you guys might get a kick out of seeing this. The University of Southern Mississippi Freeing the Power of the Individual Ken Malone Chief Operating Officer, Gulf Coast 118 College Drive #5...

Magnolia

From the latest Independent article: Ross, expected to support a contract renewal for Thames, told The Independent he believes the state's universities should focus on technology and instruction related to free enterprise rather than continue a focus on liberal arts. And, he called Thames...

fixer

Business Community Divided over future of USM, by Bob Pittman While the ten hosts of a Thursday evening meeting in Hattiesburg have labeled the session as a "brief" meeting to consider "the future" of the University of Southern Mississippi, the 12-item agenda indicates the meetin...

Advocate

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/NEWS01/50310003

Victoria's Secret

To the UHV Community: http://www.uhv.edu/president/updates/nov122004.htm Lengthy, but interesting.

Advocate

Dear Business Community: Welcome to the AAUP message board. When you visit this site, you will learn that there are many interesting insights to be gained from reading what the frequent posters have to say. Let me warn you though, this is an anonymous site...

Archives

Many of the items on the list of things mentioned last night are not unusual for high schools and universities. Parades at national and even international festivities to name one such example. The invitee is normally obligated to pay their own expense (travel, lodging)...

Back of the Room

To those who so accurately posted the events of this evening, please accept my congratulations as you have earned the highest respect from many members of the business community who attended the meeting. During conversations after the meeting, it became apparent to many that informatio...

Wise Eagle

I just want to set the record straight for you. No one on this board has ever advocated violence against anyone. Using violence has never been mentioned. If you are carrying a .44 under the seat of your car, it isn't because of threats from USM faculty or students. I am sure th...

Angeline

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/NEWS01/503100324/1002

DM Stompers

If this "bragging points" list goes unchallenged, then the faculty can hang it up. Anyone who knows anything about USM knows that most of those points have nothing to do with Thames' actions (right place, right time). A point-by-point refutation MUST appear soon, even if it means taking out a full-p...

Green Hornet

Just wanted to pass this along, interesting that she contributed to the HA as a writer...... NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Christopher Mapp 3-7-05 (601) 266-4497 HOOD JOINS MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF HATTIESBURG -- Chinika Hughes-H...

donald

It all comes down to this. USM is on SACS probation because of incompetence on the part of this president and his staff. SACS will have a say about faculty governance and all other relevant issues, in the space of the next two years. If faculty and supporters of USM do not recognize the importance of SACs...

USM Sympathizer

Let's assume that the Putschers have decided that it is time to cut their losses and cut Shelby loose. Who would be acceptable to them as a replacement? Would any of the people acceptable to them also be palatable to anti-Shelby forces? Is there anyone who could realistically uni...

wow

Now that we know the agenda of tonight's meeting, what does everyone think?

newsworthy

Emma

Please provide details of the 300+ elite business people's meeting about USM's future being held tonight.

newsworthy

Robert Campbell

I've attempted an update of the fast-moving Coca-Cola Cabal story. I didn't have room for everything I would have liked to put in, such as links to several of the excellent letters to the editor that have been published in the last few days. But I hope the story will do, until we get a communique...

Larry Hustler

dear faculty: newsflash-you are not always right about everything! Although many of you often express your disdain with the administration, SGA, and pretty much anything about USM in our classes, not everyone agrees with you. However, only the students that avidly support your point of ...

Angeline

No link available, but here's the text: Statement from the Dean on the Liberal Arts March 8, 2005 As an educator and administrator at The University of Southern Mississippi, I feel it is incumbent upon me to comment upon recent suggestions that the role and function of the university is undergoing...

Diane Stevenson

What Thames may be up to (given the hints in the article in "The Independent") and given the precedents of other universities around the country--big and small, prestigious and otherwise--is to put USM in direct competition with for-profit schools. For-profit sc...

Out of date in Chalkville

Hey everyone, I have been away from the board for a few months dealing with several family crises. I am trying to read and catch up with what's going, but there's so much. I just really wanted to hear some predictions about where COB is heading. ...

Amy Young

There is an AAUP chapter meeting tomorrow at 4:00 in COB. You need not be a member to attend and speak. At that meeting,we will hear a report on the latest AAUP sound governance survey (the results are in!) We will also vote on a resolution that will be circulated at the meeting. We will anno...

J. W. Johnson

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is J.W. Johnson. I am a chicken rancher in Eastabuchie, Mississippi, not far from Hattiesburg. I am writing to apologize for the behavior of my older brother, W.J. Johnson. W.J. was recently discharged from the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitf...

Reporter

How can non-academics decide the future of USM? http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/editorial/11095677.htm

smuggler

Pine Haven has been the big news in the Student Printz for the last two weeks, though other topics (Lott Center and SGA's new smoking policy) have also been covered. Today there's a guest column comparing Thames and Bush. All at the Student Printz Clipping Se...

Angeline

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/living/education/11095642.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

Angeline

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/OPINION03/503100321/1014/OPINION

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The Dog That Didn't Bark (Preview) What was omitted from the laundry list of "accomplishments" that were cited at the Thursday night meeting at Warren Paving is academic quality and programs. A university is not a football stadium or a band. It is not new buildings. It is academic programs. The question is this: which programs have go...	Doggie in the Window	6	548	Mar 11, 2005 by Invictus
	Sound Familiar? Faculty Replaced At My School (Preview) We got a new vice president of academic instruction last year at the college where I teach. Within 6 months he demoted the chair of my department and made all 7 instructors reapply for their jobs the following semester. The Chair formed a partnership with the instructors to begin a campaign again...	Blemished Gold	29	833	Mar 11, 2005 by poor, poor, pitiful you
	L and P following up on the bidness meeting (Preview) I've done a quick follow-up on the Warren Paving Company meeting: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/10716.html Robert Campbell	Robert Campbell	10	642	Mar 11, 2005 by Archivist or Packrat?
	USM Nursing: why won't anyone talk? (Preview) Please tell me why no one affliated (past or present) with USM's School of Nursing will talk to the media? Don't you know that it's the only way to get your story out? Take a page out of Dean Doty's book and go on record, for crying out loud! What have you got to lose at this point? It's...	in the know	8	629	Mar 11, 2005 by Sybil
	my letter to IHL. Please write one too (Preview) At the end of the day, our students are why we are here. It is why I am here. So, I wrote the following letter to the IHL. If you are worried about this school with regard to SACS and accreditation remember, the IHL meets next week. Your silence helps no one. THE LETTER: March 11, 2005 To Whom It...	jonathan barron	5	469	Mar 11, 2005 by kick
	Good Letter in HA (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050311/OPINION03/503110331/1014/OPINION	Angeline	4	421	Mar 11, 2005 by Rockette
	Repost: Faculty Replaced At My School (Preview) Wow, I bet the new adjuncts would like to have a copy of this. Blemished Gold Date: Dec 18 Views: 347 Quote \| Reply Sound Familiar? Faculty Replaced At My School We got a new vice president of academic instruction last year at the college where I teach. Within 6 mon...	Albert	2	262	Mar 11, 2005 by New Adjunct
	Questions about Mixon's statement (Preview) In his comments at the meeting, Mixon said opponents' attempts to "unseat (Thames), in my opinion, is only one step in a much more ambitious agenda." He also said the meeting was not held to "bash professors" although Mixon criticized some comments posted anonymously on the American Association...	Another inquiring mind	2	436	Mar 11, 2005 by Looking for answers
	This is how u get rid of your trolls! (Preview) This is how you get rid of your “trolls.” It could not be any more simple. Almost all of you President-Haters know each other’s identity. Why don’t you just form your own little section on this bulletin board? Set it up to where you and your buddies have to have a password to post. Everybody ca...	Albert	3	304	Mar 11, 2005 by Lurker
	thoughts on LA (Preview) Here's an interesting commentary forwarded by a colleague-- I saw this editor's column in UNIVERSITY BUSINESS and thought it was very appropriate to the recent discussions on the board and in the community about liberal arts education. fyi. http://www.universitybusiness.com/p...	Anne Wallace	1	422	Mar 11, 2005 by Gnome Watcher
	Chad Cornett, Senior Research Associate (ED) (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050306/NEWS01/503060332/1002	ED Lover	3	531	Mar 11, 2005 by math problems again
	HA on Bidness Meeting (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050311/NEWS01/503110306/1002	Angeline	10	548	Mar 11, 2005 by Little Red Corvette
	The Independent (Preview) Q: Does anyone know if "The Independent" has an online version or a website? Enquiring Minds Want To Know!!!	Gnome Watcher	1	389	Mar 11, 2005 by Bob Pittman
	IHL meeting agenda, March 16-17 (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=322 BUDGET AND COMMISSIONER SEARCH ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED AT IHL BOARD MEETING 3/11/2005 (JACKSON, MISS. ) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will meet at the IHL Board office in...	info	0	306	Mar 11, 2005 by info
	Tonight's Meeting ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) The "facts" as presented by the organizers of the meeting: Enrollment: Southern Miss has experienced an increase in enrollment again for the 2004-2005 academic year Largest freshman class in our history 8 National Merit Finalists in this year's class (record number) Largest numbe...	From Someone Who Was There!	92	3670	Mar 11, 2005 by right place
	lack of Senate involvement (Preview) I received this notice Wednesday morning. Thanks to the business meeting last night we now have a way to communicate and unite! Dear Friends: Many thanks for all your calls to the Senate today. The operators said the phones were ringi...	concerned parent	0	295	Mar 11, 2005 by concerned parent
	Another University Goes Online (Preview) http://www.nsula.edu/ece/ensu.asp Associates, Bachelors, and Masters.......Another school in a poor state leaving USM behind.........	Albert	4	340	Mar 11, 2005 by Outside Observer
	other Independent article (Preview) Thames' supporters pushing College Board Dignitaries from Washington to the State of Mississippi assembled in Hattiesburg on February 24 for groundbreaking ceremonies for the $22 million Trent Lott Center to be constructed on the campus..... And, while ground was broken with golde...	fixer	8	529	Mar 11, 2005 by Lord Vader
	A note to the AAUP-USM List Moderator (Preview) Dear Moderator, Within the past few days, the Trolls have begun to infest this list. Between "Albert" and others, the re-posting of old messages has begun to degrade the "signal-to-noise" here, and these actions have succeeded in diverting energies, right at the time when they are...	oldtimer	6	571	Mar 11, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	AAUP Meeting (Preview) Can someone report on the AAUP meeting this afternoon? Or is everyone attending the "Area Leaders" meeting. Amy, are you there?	LeavingASAP	11	656	Mar 11, 2005 by kick it, six
	SH on the Bidness Meeting (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/11105769.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp	Angeline	5	477	Mar 11, 2005 by Backfield in motion
	Ken Malone's "e-mail tag" (Preview) Thought you guys might get a kick out of seeing this. The University of Southern Mississippi Freeing the Power of the Individual Ken Malone Chief Operating Officer, Gulf Coast 118 College Drive #5...	investigator	1	381	Mar 11, 2005 by Shelby Thames
	Thames to be model for all Miss. Universities (Preview) From the latest Independent article: Ross, expected to support a contract renewal for Thames, told The Independent he believes the state's universities should focus on technology and instruction related to free enterprise rather than continue a focus on liberal arts. And, he called Thames...	Magnolia	3	408	Mar 11, 2005 by Invictus
	article in the Independent 3/10 (Preview) Business Community Divided over future of USM, by Bob Pittman While the ten hosts of a Thursday evening meeting in Hattiesburg have labeled the session as a "brief" meeting to consider "the future" of the University of Southern Mississippi, the 12-item agenda indicates the meetin...	fixer	3	394	Mar 11, 2005 by Lord Vader
	HA: Meeting -- Better Communication Needed (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/NEWS01/50310003	Advocate	4	413	Mar 11, 2005 by sport
	Hudson Speaks ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) To the UHV Community: http://www.uhv.edu/president/updates/nov122004.htm Lengthy, but interesting.	Victoria's Secret	114	6401	Mar 11, 2005 by Wine taster
	Dear Business Community (Preview) Dear Business Community: Welcome to the AAUP message board. When you visit this site, you will learn that there are many interesting insights to be gained from reading what the frequent posters have to say. Let me warn you though, this is an anonymous site...	Advocate	0	298	Mar 11, 2005 by Advocate
	The list: less than meets the eye (Preview) Many of the items on the list of things mentioned last night are not unusual for high schools and universities. Parades at national and even international festivities to name one such example. The invitee is normally obligated to pay their own expense (travel, lodging)...	Archives	2	375	Mar 11, 2005 by SACs-ual Healing
	Program Participants (Preview) To those who so accurately posted the events of this evening, please accept my congratulations as you have earned the highest respect from many members of the business community who attended the meeting. During conversations after the meeting, it became apparent to many that informatio...	Back of the Room	1	426	Mar 11, 2005 by Amy Young
	Welcome, Business folks (Preview) I just want to set the record straight for you. No one on this board has ever advocated violence against anyone. Using violence has never been mentioned. If you are carrying a .44 under the seat of your car, it isn't because of threats from USM faculty or students. I am sure th...	Wise Eagle	6	471	Mar 11, 2005 by ram
	Pood Defends Liberal Arts (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/NEWS01/503100324/1002	Angeline	12	956	Mar 11, 2005 by Roody Poody
	If This List Goes Unchallenged... (Preview) If this "bragging points" list goes unchallenged, then the faculty can hang it up. Anyone who knows anything about USM knows that most of those points have nothing to do with Thames' actions (right place, right time). A point-by-point refutation MUST appear soon, even if it means taking out a full-p...	DM Stompers	2	348	Mar 10, 2005 by Monique de Guerre
	Interesting News Release (Preview) Just wanted to pass this along, interesting that she contributed to the HA as a writer...... NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Christopher Mapp 3-7-05 (601) 266-4497 HOOD JOINS MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF HATTIESBURG -- Chinika Hughes-H...	Green Hornet	5	904	Mar 10, 2005 by Angela Cutrer
	SACs and USM's future ( 1 2 ) (Preview) It all comes down to this. USM is on SACS probation because of incompetence on the part of this president and his staff. SACS will have a say about faculty governance and all other relevant issues, in the space of the next two years. If faculty and supporters of USM do not recognize the importance of SACs...	donald	30	1184	Mar 10, 2005 by stinky cheese man
	Post-Shelby USM? (Preview) Let's assume that the Putschers have decided that it is time to cut their losses and cut Shelby loose. Who would be acceptable to them as a replacement? Would any of the people acceptable to them also be palatable to anti-Shelby forces? Is there anyone who could realistically uni...	USM Sympathizer	5	448	Mar 10, 2005 by LVN
	meeting agenda in The Independent (Preview) Now that we know the agenda of tonight's meeting, what does everyone think?	wow	1	337	Mar 10, 2005 by stephen judd
	Today's Independent, article #2 (Preview)	newsworthy	0	429	Mar 10, 2005 by newsworthy
	The Greatest Gatsby Party of All (Preview) Please provide details of the 300+ elite business people's meeting about USM's future being held tonight.	Emma	3	568	Mar 10, 2005 by Invictus
	Today's Independent, article #1 (Preview)	newsworthy	0	393	Mar 10, 2005 by newsworthy
	L and P on the Coca-Cola Cabal (Preview) I've attempted an update of the fast-moving Coca-Cola Cabal story. I didn't have room for everything I would have liked to put in, such as links to several of the excellent letters to the editor that have been published in the last few days. But I hope the story will do, until we get a communique...	Robert Campbell	2	543	Mar 10, 2005 by already gone
	Free speech in the LAB? I don't think so... (Preview) dear faculty: newsflash-you are not always right about everything! Although many of you often express your disdain with the administration, SGA, and pretty much anything about USM in our classes, not everyone agrees with you. However, only the students that avidly support your point of ...	Larry Hustler	25	762	Mar 10, 2005 by Philosopher
	Pood's Column (Preview) No link available, but here's the text: Statement from the Dean on the Liberal Arts March 8, 2005 As an educator and administrator at The University of Southern Mississippi, I feel it is incumbent upon me to comment upon recent suggestions that the role and function of the university is undergoing...	Angeline	6	2694	Mar 10, 2005 by Courage or Cowardice?
	The Real Conspiracy, and What to Do About It (Preview) What Thames may be up to (given the hints in the article in "The Independent") and given the precedents of other universities around the country--big and small, prestigious and otherwise--is to put USM in direct competition with for-profit schools. For-profit sc...	Diane Stevenson	3	541	Mar 10, 2005 by For Profit Issue
	Need an update! (Preview) Hey everyone, I have been away from the board for a few months dealing with several family crises. I am trying to read and catch up with what's going, but there's so much. I just really wanted to hear some predictions about where COB is heading. ...	Out of date in Chalkville	2	431	Mar 10, 2005 by Outside Observer
	meetings (Preview) There is an AAUP chapter meeting tomorrow at 4:00 in COB. You need not be a member to attend and speak. At that meeting,we will hear a report on the latest AAUP sound governance survey (the results are in!) We will also vote on a resolution that will be circulated at the meeting. We will anno...	Amy Young	5	641	Mar 10, 2005 by Ray Guy
	Apology for W.J. (Preview) Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is J.W. Johnson. I am a chicken rancher in Eastabuchie, Mississippi, not far from Hattiesburg. I am writing to apologize for the behavior of my older brother, W.J. Johnson. W.J. was recently discharged from the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitf...	J. W. Johnson	8	655	Mar 10, 2005 by Monty Python
	S.H. Letter ( 1 2 ) (Preview) How can non-academics decide the future of USM? http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/editorial/11095677.htm	Reporter	45	1022	Mar 10, 2005 by H.R. Haldeman
	Student Printz (Preview) Pine Haven has been the big news in the Student Printz for the last two weeks, though other topics (Lott Center and SGA's new smoking policy) have also been covered. Today there's a guest column comparing Thames and Bush. All at the Student Printz Clipping Se...	smuggler	2	424	Mar 10, 2005 by truth4usm/AH
	SH article on Business Meeting (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/living/education/11095642.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp	Angeline	7	587	Mar 10, 2005 by LeavingASAP
	HA Letters (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050310/OPINION03/503100321/1014/OPINION	Angeline	3	422	Mar 10, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
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