We've been burned so many times in the past four years (can y'all believe that it's been FOUR YEARS), that I think I'll remain skeptical until the announcement is made.
I hope some ol' timers will visit the board today. I would love to hear what some of them have to say.
Fingers crossed.
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I too have been waiting with baited breath. I do think its encouraging that the scuttlebutt is that the new person does not have ties to USM. A fresh face, fresh ideas and hopefully a good understanding of what a university is there for.
I have my fingers and toes crossed for all of you, may today be a new beginning for USM.
The spirits here at USM are quite high. The USM community has good reason for hope. Our Search Advisory Committee has been highly engaged in the search process and we have been repeatedly told that the candidate pool was excellent.
I'm somewhat amazed at the reaction here in Hattiesburg. While USM has been burned in the last "search" all hold out hope that we will be on a new path.
Anticipating Good News! Carl
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Hello FireShelby!! Long time no see! Glad to have you help us wait! I just rushed home from some appointments, cannot believe there's no announcement yet (2:45 pm). Sigh.
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AHattiesburg native and Southern Miss graduate has been tabbed as the next, and first, female president of the university.Martha Dunagin Saunders, 59,was named as the preferred candidate to replace Shelby Thames as Southern Miss's next president.Saunders is currentlychancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. Saunders is a Hattiesburg High School graduate and a 1969 graduate of Southern Miss.
I agree with Frank:a Professor of Communications, with a Bachelors from USM and experience rising to full Professor at U. of West Florida, and experience in the UWF Honors College. Sounds like some cause for hope in Hattiesburg.