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

Date: Nov 18, 2004

RE: RE: RE: Film Program Moving to the Gulf Coast

Date: Nov 18, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: old rumors
"You can be skeptical all you want, but I'll bet all my black and gold that it's the truth. Go ask the film professors or film students about it, then report back here. "

If I am not mistaken, ram is questioning the reason for the move - not whether or not the move might become a done deal. I, too, believe that the real reason for the move may be something less than academically motivated.

Date: Nov 18, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: 35 mm
"Are there any SACS guidelines governing such an action? I hope so. This does not seem right for the students."

AFAIK, there is nothing in the SACS rulebook about program closure & relocation.

But trust me, the University of Southern Mississippi is going to have much larger fish to fry during its next self study than the relocation of a low enrollment program to a satellite campus.

From the "new" SACS Principles of Accreditation:

Programs > Faculty
23. The institution ensures adequate procedures for the safeguard and protection of academic freedom.

24. The institution publishes policies on the responsibility and authority of faculty in academic and governance matters.