"As the new president of the University of Southern Mississippi, Martha Saunders is determined to bring back a sense of community and tap into the hive mind of the school. ...at the 10th in a series of 12 dialogues where approximately 30 attendees - students, faculty, staff, alumni, Hattiesburg residents and business leaders - met to take part in an effervescent exchange of ideas concerning the future of the university. ... "It is important to hear from you all as we move forward to build upon our strengths and design the shape of the Southern Miss yet to be," she said in an invitation to the event....
Saunders greeted guests, but did not participate. She told them it "would skew the data."