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Date: Mar 26, 2005

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Date: Mar 26, 2005

I didn't pay much attention to Cox in my initial reading of today's story in the Hat Am--and he may have been lied to by Exline and Thames about the deans being informed.

But I think it's time he also got invited to address the Academic Council and the Faculty Senate.

Robert Campbell

Date: Mar 26, 2005

There is an Academic Council meeting scheduled for April 4. It's a regular meeting. Dr.Exline has already expressed a desire to attend because we are going to discuss the possibility of adding the Sophomore and Junior seminars back into the General Education Core - at least as a pilot program. Since she is going to be there, it should not be difficult to ask her to address this!

I had already asked Homer Coffman to come to AC. I guess I can double check on him and if he can't come, then ask Mathew Cox. I had thought to write to each of the deans (email) asking what they had heard of this from Administration. As Stephen Judd pointed out, Dr.Pood said he knew nothing about this before we brought this to his attention.

I hope Faculty Senate will address this as well.

Amy Young

Date: Mar 26, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Jameela Lares
" And meanwhile, the patient (USM) is dying. "

What may be driving all these seemingly reckless and disparate actions (pressure for questionable on line degree programs, MBA in Jackson County, eMBA on the coast, offering courses at high schools, offering courses at hospitals) is an obsession with having the largest unduplicated enrollment in the state. A case of mine is bigger than yours. Adding students who are not already enrolled on campus drives up unduplicated enrollment. This is not about academics. It's about bragging rights for you know who. When will USM ever learn that size doesn't count?

Date: Mar 26, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Iron Lung
"
. A case of mine is bigger than yours. Adding students who are not already enrolled on campus drives up unduplicated enrollment. This is not about academics. It's about bragging rights for you know who. When will USM ever learn that size doesn't count?

"

So what you're saying is SFT and KM are compensating? :)

Date: Mar 27, 2005

A reminder from my trip to Ashland Community and Technical Community College, where Angie Dvorak was president. ACTC offered courses in local high schools with college credit. I think that this has been in the planning for a long time, before Angie left for the ADP. By the way, how's she doing? Haven't heard much of her grandiose plans for "moving forward" lately.

Date: Mar 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Interim Adjunct Risk Manager
"A reminder from my trip to Ashland Community and Technical Community College, where Angie Dvorak was president. ACTC offered courses in local high schools with college credit. I think that this has been in the planning for a long time, before Angie left for the ADP. By the way, how's she doing? Haven't heard much of her grandiose plans for "moving forward" lately."

She is speaking to the Hattiesburg Historic Assocation in April . . .