B.S. in Health Administration, USM, 1998; M.S., USM, 2001. No apparent experience in higher education or with SACS.

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Originally posted by: interested bystander
"Did anyone ever see this position actually posted?"

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It wouldn't surprise me if the only place it was posted was on the bulletin board outside the Human Resources office.

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Originally posted by: Help Wanted
"It wouldn't surprise me if the only place it was posted was on the bulletin board outside the Human Resources office."

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All this talk about advertising and recruiting reminds me. Do we still have an affirmative action officer or an EEOC office?

So, this position was posted back in November?  I'm confused here...I thought that they just decided to create this position.  Someone help me out!"

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Hmmm. Let's see. You don't think the administration would back-date, do you? Remember that after the enrollment story hit the papers on Dec. 5, 2003, the administration claimed a few spinning days later that it had been quietly working its own investigation since early November? Here's the snip:

HA, Dec. 11, 2003 USM enrollment numbers wrong; human error blamed

...Southern Miss officials last week countered that their numbers were correct and that the school met College Board guidelines. In a statement issued Wednesday, the university said officials had been looking into discrepancies since early November.

"The minute I found out something was amiss, I started my own investigation," Hudson said. "I didn't want to say anything about it until I knew for sure." ...

So now we learn that administration has been planning on hiring an assessment director all along. What a surprise!

HA, Dec. 14, 2004 USM hires director to aid accreditation efforts

...Exline said in a prepared statement that the position was posted and several candidates interviewed in November.

“I was looking for someone with experience in program evaluation and survey research who also had superb organization skills and could hit the ground running at Southern Miss,” Exline said...

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Originally posted by: info
"“I was looking for someone with experience in program evaluation and survey research who also had superb organization skills and could hit the ground running at Southern Miss,” Exline said.

But what about SACS experience? Isn't that's what's needed? God forbid we should hire one of those expert consultants Invictus mentioned, somebody FROM OUTSIDE who would set Thames' house of horrors in order. But Thames will never let that happen. The assessment "expert" must be someone he can control. Who? Joy Hamilton. SACS expert? Seems unlikely. Her previous position, according to the 2003 campus directory, was manager of the Center for Community Health, where she reported to none other than Joan Exline, at that time director of the Center.

So Exline has her assistant back again. Thames has someone he can crack a whip over. USM's prospects look bleaker each day."

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Let's see....... no one told Thames about any SACS problems. A bit of imagination: could it be because they were afraid to?

Now, can Hamilton tell her boss Exline the sordid truth? Which of course assumes she can discern it.

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Originally posted by: info
"God forbid we should hire one of those expert consultants Invictus mentioned, somebody FROM OUTSIDE who would set Thames' house of horrors in order. But Thames will never let that happen. The assessment "expert" must be someone he can control. "

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I assume the Director of Assessment position is intended to be an ongoing administrative function, not just a temporary job tied to the SACS issue.

USM really should get somebody from the SACS Consulting Network. It's common knowledge among schools that have had "issues" with institutional effectiveness that colleges need to do this when getting a follow-up or monitoring report together. Part of it is to provide the expert guidance & part of it is to demonstrate "seriousness" to SACS. If Thames' pride prevents him from taking this very simple step, he's making a big mistake & a very avoidable one.

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You may be right about this.  Among other things, I didn't realize that Hamilton had worked for Exline before.

What Joan Exline knew the likelihood of probation and just when she knew it are still not clear to me.

Robert Campbell

Wasn't it Prof. Glamser who liked to apply the "smell test" to statements like this one?

http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041215/NEWS01/412150357/1002

CL, Dec. 15, 2004 USM names 1st director of assessment

...The position was posted and advertised in November. Asked why officials did not introduce Hamilton at last week's news conference, Exline said both parties were still in negotiations...