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Originally posted by: CoB Insider
"You really do need to get a faithful report of Doty's plans inside CoB before you canonize him."

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You think maybe it would be better to "cannon-ize" him?

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Originally posted by: Invictus
" You think maybe it would be better to "cannon-ize" him?"

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Dear Sir:

How dare you make such an inflammatory  comment, even if intended in jest!  We are a peace loving community here.  Moreover, we are sober in purpose and do not waste time on humor. This message board should never be used to incite violence.  Your name is being forwarded to Mr. Mixon, and you are hereby placed on 24 hour, double secret probation.  Upon successful completion of your probationary period, you may petition the committee for reinstatement.

Sincerely,

USM Moral and Standards Committee 

Two observations:

The more you divulge on this board (especially on a topic like this), the better chance someone has of "pegging" you, anonymous moniker or not. As such, I will say only that if one were to interview almost any CoB faculty (preferably non-administrative), one could find out quite easily. I will post only generalities.


For a professor not at USM, Robert Campbell sure knows a lot about the department-level and college-level politics of USM. I'll tell you what, RC, if your one telephone conversation has made you into a Doty lover, then you aren't half as smart as everyone here thinks you are. I would not presume to question your estimation of your dean at Clemson, given that I do not work in the same building every day. It has been said before that Doty was covering his a$$ by going public. If he thought it better (for his future) to stay quiet, he would have done that--Grimes' letter would still not be public. Doty's motivation is vita-building. He will do whatever he needs to do to stay marketable, and if AACSB had been pulled (a logical effect of Grimes' wishes), his marketability would drop. If you worked in the CoB every day, you would know this about him. I am quite sure that from a distance he looks like "our kind of guy." However, to state again, "He may be an a$$hole, but he's our a$$hole." That's all.

Do I think there'll be a college if SFT isn't removed? Yes. Will I be here? Too close to retirement to leave.

CoB Insider,

I'm not getting something here.  You claim that every Business faculty member who is not an adminsistrator knows plenty about Dean Doty's plans for the College, yet you refuse to say what they are, because your knowledge of them could be used to identify you.

Of course, it would hurt a Business Dean on the job market, if he went along with upper administrative plans to deaccredit and destroy his college.  How does it follow that being concerned about such things is a bad motive?

The fact remains that Deans Fos, Pierce, Pood, and Gandy have not publicly defied Thames and his henchmen on any issue, even though Thames has taken actions that are destructive of each of their colleges.  Maybe they should more concerned about their marketability....?

As for the continued existence of your college... does it still need spelling out, at this late date? 

If the Board is stupid enough, or vicious enough, to give Thames four more years, and Thames somehow gets past SACS probation, Ken Malone will still be working for him.  And we all know what Thames and Malone want.

If Thames stays in power, and doesn't get past SACS probation, your college goes down the toilet along with the rest of the university.

Robert Campbell