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Date: Apr 1, 2005

seven missing chairs

Date: Apr 1, 2005

Please provide the names of the chairs. It would make more of an impression on the media.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

CoAL Departments:

Aerospace Studies (AFROTC)
Anthropology and Sociology
Art and Design
Interior Design
English
Foreign Languages and Literatures
History
Mass Communication and Journalism
Military Science (AROTC)
Music
Philosophy and Religion
Political Science, International Development and International Affairs
Speech Communication
Theatre and Dance

Which ones don't currently have chairs?

Date: Apr 1, 2005

English, History, Foreign Languages, Political Science, Mass Communication, Theatre and Dance. If there are seven, I'm missing one.

EW

Date: Apr 1, 2005

Correction: "Interior Design" is not a separate dept....it is under "Art and Design."

Date: Apr 1, 2005

There's a job announcement for Chair of Art and Design on their website...must mean that Jennifer Torres is leaving, correct? That's one more.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

Is Charles Elliott no longer the director of music?

Date: Apr 1, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"There's a job announcement for Chair of Art and Design on their website...must mean that Jennifer Torres is leaving, correct? That's one more."

Theatre and Dance has an interim Chair (Stacy Reischman) and is currently conducting a search for a permanent chair.

Jennifer Torres has been chair for a number of years and is rotating out of Art.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Charles Elliott look-a-like
"Is Charles Elliott no longer the director of music?"

Dr. Elliott has been director of Music for almost seven years. During this time Music has had very little direction.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: stephen judd
" Theatre and Dance has an interim Chair (Stacy Reischman) and is currently conducting a search for a permanent chair. Jennifer Torres has been chair for a number of years and is rotating out of Art."

So, Jennifer is staying at USM, but going back to faculty status, correct?

Date: Apr 1, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"So, Jennifer is staying at USM, but going back to faculty status, correct? "

That's what she was telling us last spring. But it's hard to imagine someone so bright and talented staying here.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: IMHO
" That's what she was telling us last spring. But it's hard to imagine someone so bright and talented staying here. "

I think she has a pretty good deal -- new facilities, a good faculty, a place to do her work. I could be wrong here but I think she mostly feels the want to be able to get out from under being an administrator.

Date: Apr 1, 2005

So, trying to get a fix on this: there are 13 COAL departments (taking into account truth4usm's correction), at least 7 without or soon to be without chairs, and 2 more (the military spots) that aren't really even part of the picture. That leaves just 4 departments -- Ant&Soc, Music, Phil&Rel, and SpComm -- with someone currently in place to be at the rudder this fall.

[Insert ship on shoals metaphor here.]