Film Program Moving to the Gulf Coast - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Nov 17, 2004

Film Program Moving to the Gulf Coast

Date: Nov 17, 2004

USM-Hattiesburg is like one big egg. A Humpty Dumpty egg. This is just one more crack in the egg.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

Students already in the film program may be willing to move to finish their major, but will Hattiesburg students be willing to select a major which requires that they leave the main campus and all its activities and facilities? It won't take long to find out.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Curmudgeon
"Students already in the film program may be willing to move to finish their major, but will Hattiesburg students be willing to select a major which requires that they leave the main campus and all its activities and facilities? It won't take long to find out."

Could it be that the Gulf Coast will become the main campus??? The gradual relocation of programs to that campus makes one wonder. As El Pood said in the Printz story, it's "location, location, location."

Date: Nov 17, 2004

I thought that drama, theatre, and related disciplines were considered to be among the really good programs in Hattiesburg. Surely film is considered to be a related discipline. It is most certainly a compatible discipline. And what's this in the article that speaks of the "entertainment" industry on the coast as a support for the film program. Are they talking about the gambling industry and the shows in those establishments? The only other major entertainments I know about down there are the kiddy rides along the beach, swimming (no surfing), and sunbathing. Excluding, of course, any of the entertinment depicted in "Biloxi Blues." I don't see how Gulf Coast "entertainment" could possibly be significantly related to film production.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Lights, Camera, Action!
"Could it be that the Gulf Coast will become the main campus??? The gradual relocation of programs to that campus makes one wonder. As El Pood said in the Printz story, it's "location, location, location.""

The doctoral program in economic development. And now the undergraduate program in film. Which will be next?

Date: Nov 17, 2004

How could you ever establish an academic program where there is no football program?

Date: Nov 17, 2004

On a related matter, has anyone heard about the School of Nursing moving "lock, stock, & barrel" to the Gulfcoast???????

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Green Hornet
"On a related matter, has anyone heard about the School of Nursing moving "lock, stock, & barrel" to the Gulfcoast???????"

No, but it would make sense. Southern Miss acquired the former hospital property in Gulfport, which might be suitable space for the program; Southern Miss could unload the Albertson's building to help toward "repaying" the $3 million used for the Trent Lott Center; and the current Nursing building could be used to house any number of units that Cynthia Moore is trying to find space for on the Hattiesburg campus.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Green Hornet
"On a related matter, has anyone heard about the School of Nursing moving "lock, stock, & barrel" to the Gulfcoast???????"

Hornet, you are not one known for making jokes on this board. This thing you say about the possibility of Nursing moving to the Coast is bothersome.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Person of Interest
"Hornet, you are not one known for making jokes on this board. This thing you say about the possibility of Nursing moving to the Coast is bothersome. "

This is a well known development. Administration is working with Gene Taylor to provide some rationale to bolster the Gulfport VA hospital. Moving nursing down to the coast would help that effort. The coast is a beautiful place to live. You're not as isolated as in H'burg

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Florence Nightengale
"No, but it would make sense. Southern Miss acquired the former hospital property in Gulfport, which might be suitable space for the program; Southern Miss could unload the Albertson's building to help toward "repaying" the $3 million used for the Trent Lott Center; and the current Nursing building could be used to house any number of units that Cynthia Moore is trying to find space for on the Hattiesburg campus."

No joke, this could happen. As Florence says above......................it would make sense.

The question is (as posted above by another) would "freshmen" consider coming to Southern Miss if "they" had to be on the Gulfcoast and away from the "university" activities, greek life, student activities, etc..................

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: qwerty
" This is a well known development. Administration is working with Gene Taylor to provide some rationale to bolster the Gulfport VA hospital. Moving nursing down to the coast would help that effort. The coast is a beautiful place to live. You're not as isolated as in H'burg"

Moving nursing to the coast would bolster the Gulfport VA hospital? Is that the function of our university? That's about the most unsound reason for moving an entire academic program I have ever heard (with the possible exception of moving the film program there because of the entertainment).

Date: Nov 17, 2004

What do you plan to do with all of the current USM buildings when the times comes that there are few viable academic programs left on the Hattiesburg campus? I'll bet there will be some good buys on the housing market when that time comes.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Roma
"Moving nursing to the coast would bolster the Gulfport VA hospital? Is that the function of our university? That's about the most unsound reason for moving an entire academic program I have ever heard (with the possible exception of moving the film program there because of the entertainment)."

I can't answer the questions above. But, this administration has made decisions that have not been thought out. For example: No dorms, no housing, no student activities, no greek life, limited library resources, etc. They (this administration) needs to think long and hard before they start moving programs to the coast.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Green Hornet
". . . The question is . . . would "freshmen" consider coming to Southern Miss if "they" had to be on the Gulfcoast and away from the "university" activities, greek life, student activities, etc.................."

Freshmen who want the traditional, residential experience could still come to the Hattiesburg campus for the first two years. I don't think students are admitted to the nursing program, per se, until their junior year (I could be mistaken about this). This would not be unlike nursing majors who attend Ole Miss in Oxford for two years (for the social/Greek Life experience) who then transfer to the Med Center in Jackson to complete the degree. Kind of like the pre-professional programs that are housed in COST (pre-med, pre-pharmacy, etc.)

Date: Nov 17, 2004

Between the new programs which have and will be earmarked for Jackson State, and those evidently earmarked for the Gulf Coast, what will be left for Hattiesburg? And this is called supporting the Hub City? Think again, kiddies.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Googler
"Freshmen who want the traditional, residential experience could still come to the Hattiesburg campus for the first two years."

Yes indeedy. We could become the largest two-year community college in the state. Go for it!

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: trimmed to fit
"Yes indeedy. We could become the largest two-year community college in the state. Go for it!"

The community colleges already feed more of their students to Southern Miss than to all of the other IHL institutions combined. What you're suggesting means we could feed ourselves. Wow!

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: Googler
"The community colleges already feed more of their students to Southern Miss than to all of the other IHL institutions combined. What you're suggesting means we could feed ourselves. Wow!"

It looks to me like we're already being eaten alive, Googler. Mom!

Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Date: Nov 17, 2004

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Originally posted by: ouroboros
" How would this look on a football helmet? "

You mean we're also moving the football program to the Coast? That thing looks more like a decorative nasal ring to me.

Date: Nov 17, 2004

RE: Film Program Moving to the Gulf Coast

Date: Nov 18, 2004

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Originally posted by: 35 mm
" This does not seem right for the students.
"

"Everything we do is for the students!": SFT

Date: Nov 18, 2004

Hey, guys, this rumor has been going around the campus for years. All of the faculty (well, all 2-3 of them) have talked about moving the film department to the Coast for at least the past few years. I don't think this is news to any of the current students. I'm sure they've heard the faculty talk about this before.

And the reason has nothing to do with students, location, entertainment industry, etc. It has to do with the fact that the faculty members in film want to live on the Coast, not in Hattiesburg.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

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Originally posted by: old rumors
"And the reason has nothing to do with students, location, entertainment industry, etc. It has to do with the fact that the faculty members in film want to live on the Coast, not in Hattiesburg."

I am skeptical about this being the reason for the reported move to the Coast. I suspect if the motive to move an entire program were based solely -- or even significantly -- on the wants of the faculty members, that would (a) set an interesting precedent, and (b) have been highly publicized.

Maybe we should wait and see what the Varsity Voice reports.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

The film program is a relatively expensive, small enrollment program. If the move to the coast causes a drop in enrollment, it would be easy to just kill the program.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

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Originally posted by: ram
" I am skeptical about this being the reason for the reported move to the Coast. I suspect if the motive to move an entire program were based solely -- or even significantly -- on the wants of the faculty members, that would (a) set an interesting precedent, and (b) have been highly publicized. Maybe we should wait and see what the Varsity Voice reports. "

Surely, there are no such precedents. The economic development department should be held up as the model for using a pedagogical foundation in driving such important program relocations.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

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Originally posted by: Slapdash
" Surely, there are no such precedents. The economic development department should be held up as the model for using a pedagogical foundation in driving such important program relocations."

USM-H could very well relocate itself out of business. Why not just put the current non-essential programs on a table and let the Coast campus pick and choose. This two-campus system is not working very well for Hattiesburg.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

There was talk last year about moving the music industry program to the coast. I heard that Pood was pushing it and that the chair of music supported the idea. Don't know if anything is in the works.