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Printz Editor Joins HA Staff
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Good News: Last year's executive editor of the Printz, David McRaney, is now the higher education reporter for the Hattiesburg American. His desk phone is 601-584-3118, cell phone is 601-520-7914, email is dmcraney@hattiesburgamerican.com
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HA, 7/28/07: USM adds Center for Black Studies
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/NEWS01/707280303
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From Eschool News
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Certain Degrees Now Cost More at Public Universities
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I thought this was an interesting / salient topic seeing as how tight things are in the state of Mississippi for acadamia these days... http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/education/29tuition.html?hp
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IHL PR, 7/26/07: Aug. committee meetings
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=502
IHL PRESS RELEASE
IHL BOARD COMMITTEES TO MEET AUGUST 14
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell
Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
7/26/2007 ( )
Jackson, MS - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (...
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In light of recent posts--food for thought
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In view of some of the recent posts, I wanted to share this with you and let yall chew on it a while. One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jea...
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Exline Resigns
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http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=867&Itemid=2
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C.L. OPINION--Foundations: College Board must take control
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Foundations: College Board must take control http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070725/OPINION01/707250332/1008/OPINION "The Legislature's watchdog Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee urging more oversight of university fou...
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CL, 7/24/07: [choosing leaders for Mississippi's state colleges]
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070724/COL0414/707240328
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President Saunders and Accreditation
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Has President Saunders given any indication of her position on area accreditation? I am not referring to SACS, but to many accrediting bodies that accredit specific disciplines. There are pros and cons for having discipline specific accreditation of areas. Often it puts pressure on the admin...
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C.L.OPINION--Universities: Heads can't serve 2 masters
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Universities: Heads can't serve 2 masters http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070721/OPINION01/707210317/1008/OPINION "Private foundations continue to supplement presidential salaries at six of the state's eight institutions of higher learning - cr...
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A little diversion
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In the old days when the natives got restless, we resorted to board entertainment of sorts. Perhaps it's time to do so again. How about some inspirational quotes for a new era? "I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him." Booker T. Washington
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Just when one thought....
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Wow, Just when one thought the gnome powerplays were history, new rumblings coming out of the Polymer Palace. Just this week, the chair over there (shelboo's mini-me) and one of his senile senior faculty (Payne Center boys room rumor monger), have been sounding off about how the gnome has arranged f...
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C.L.--College presidents' salaries
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payhttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/NEWS/707190379"The"Compensation always influences one's decis...
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H.A. UPDATE--Despite long legal fight, woman hasn’t gotten $300K from USM
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Despite long legal fight, woman hasnt gotten $300K from USM http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/NEWS01/70718014/1002Anne Jordan waited nine years for her lawsuit against the University of Southern Mississippi to...
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Check out one of the names listed as an applicant... http://www.ulsystem.net/ NEWS RELEASE - Seven Apply for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Presidency - July 5, 2007 BATON ROUGE, La. Seven professionals have submitted applications to become the new president of the University of Louis...
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C.L.--University chiefs net 5 percent pay raise
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University chiefs net 5 percent pay raise http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NEWS/707170347/1001/news "The state College Board has approved 5 percent salary increases for for the heads of Mississippi's public universities."
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USM NEWS--Southern Miss Makes Top 100 Diversity List
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Southern Miss Makes Top 100 Diversity List Monday, July 16, 2007 Hattiesburg -- The University of Southern Mississippi ranks on this years Diverse Education magazines Top 100 Undergraduate/Graduate Degree Producers lists for minority students. Southern Miss is in the top 40 as a producer of Af...
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Long-Term Memory Loss
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It amazes me just how much long-term memory loss is displayed on this message board. Former administrators who were reviled under past presidents are now heroes and faculty leaders. Former administrators who were removed from positions of authority return to those positions after a years-long h...
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Change in Foundation Leadeship
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Word on the street is we can expect a change in leadership in the USM Foundation very soon. Can anybody confirm?
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Is America's love affair with college on the rocks?
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from the Boulder Daily Camera http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/jul/15/is-americas-love-affair-with-college-on-the/ Is America's love affair with college on the rocks? By Andrew L. Yarrow Special to The Baltimore Sun Sunday, July 15, 2007 We've all seen the bitingly clever bu...
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A Little History and Parallel
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In the 1930s, Nazi Germany rose to power in Europe. To combat this threat, an alliance was formed between Britain, the U.S., and the U.S.S.R. The goal: to defeat Hitler.
Now, the Big Three didn't have as much in common as one might think, just that they wanted Hitler out. So, they cooperated and got...
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070622/NEWS/70622017
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Enrollment numbers
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Are there any enrollment figures for this Summer? Are we up, down, or neutral? Any information on pre-registration numbers for the Fall? Thanks.
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Delta Democrat Times, 7/6/07: Morganti's Top 10 List [Reasons not to be the head of a public university in Miss.]
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http://www.ddtonline.com/articles/2007/07/06/news/columns/columns2.txt
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Lil Thames
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When does she get booted? She's incompetent.
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Myron Henry's Reflections and Farewell
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06-08-07 REFLECTIONS ON A SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT OF THE FACULTY SENATE Myron S. Henry Introduction.I gave my first farewell address as Faculty Senate President in June of 2004, and I am privileged to be giving another such address three years later.So much has happened during the six years I have b...
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Foundation Turnover
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Is it me or does there seem to be a growing number of openings at the USM foundation in the last few months?
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Enrollment Fiasco of 2003
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Now that we have a new provost, he might be interested in asking the two senior people in his office alleged to be central to the enrollment scam to explain what really happened. Who decided to ask the registrar to leave suspended students on the fall rosters? Who decided to create a bogus class of 700 st...
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SH, 7/2/07: Oncology lab dedicated
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http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/89315.html Oncology lab dedicated Donor's wife memorialized ...In 2000, Christina "Chris" Malone succumbed to cancer at age 32. In memory of her spirit, the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Park Campus dedicated its new...
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HA, 7/3/07: Professor injured in bike accident
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President's Message 7/2/2007
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July 2, 2007 President's Message - July 2007 To the Southern Miss Community: It has been a busy time for me as I reacquaint myself with Southern Miss. The campus this summer is busier than ever. We are having record numbers of summer camps and our summer semester is well underway. I will be working fro...
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Dr. Saunders' Blog
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http://www.usm.edu/blogs/president/ She had a blog at Whitewater too. Great idea. This appears to be the first post. -- Edited by LVN at 17:10, 2007-07-02
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Wedding bells for a friend
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Just a social note: In today's HA there is a wedding announcement for Rachel Leifler, an HA reporter who has followed a significant part of the USM story. Like Reuben and Kevin, she seemed responsible and fair-minded, and her efforts are appreciated. All good wishes for happiness!! Mazal tov! PS Cut...
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SH, 7/1/07: Saunders: An articulate advocate for Southern Miss
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http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/88792.html
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CL, 7/1/07: USM: Risk, Reward
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WLOX, 6/28/07: USM's New President, Dr. Martha Saunders, Sits Down With WLOX
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http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=6720575 USM's New President, Dr. Martha Saunders, Sits Down With WLOX June 28, 2007 09:05 AM ..."The Gulf Coast has changed a lot in the last couple of years. The demographics have changed, the needs have changed and the business has ch...
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Veteran Biology Professor Named Interim Provost at Southern Miss
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Veteran Biology Professor Named Interim Provost at Southern Miss HATTIESBURG University of Southern Mississippi President Martha D. Saunders today announced that veteran biology professor Dr.Bobby L. Middlebrooks has been named interim provost effective Aug. 1. Dr. Middlebrooks will repl...
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David Davies is new Dean of Honors College
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IHL May 2007 meeting minutes
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VIRUS WARNING!
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FROM USMMAIL: Official looking e-mails plaguing campus In the last few days, official looking e-mails have been sent out to the campus community requesting that the user open an attachment to verify a file. This is not an official e-mail and is a hoax. The addresses being used include but are not limi...
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Micromanagement Ends?
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Subject: Paperwork Importance: High Effective Immediately President Saunders has determined that there is no need for routine personnel paperwork to come to the President's Office for signature unless it is for her direct reports, unless it involves promotion and/or tenure requests, or if th...
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Objection to US News College Rankings
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Link to NY Times article I can't help but wonder how much the opinion of other college presidents affected the USM drop several years ago.
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CL, 6/19/07: USM seeking administrators; anticipates boost in enrollment
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C.L.--USM seeking administrators
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070619/NEWS/706190366/1001/newsThe key slots to fill include provost, library director and deans of business, arts and letters, and education and psychology, said Saunders, who's been on...
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CL, 6/19/07: Video: A chat with Martha Saunders, USM's new president
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Of the current VPs, Interim VPs, and Deans..........
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Of the current VP's, Interim VPs, and Deans, whom would Dr. Saunders likely keep in positions or promote?
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President's Message
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June 8, 2007 President's Message Since being named the ninth president of the University of Southern Mississippi about two months ago, I have spent a great deal of time thinking of how to make good on my promise to build trust, build a team and build a campus. Over the past few weeks I have talked w...
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HA, 6/15/07 (update): USM provost Grimes resigns
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070615/NEWS01/70615008
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