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Date: May 4, 2005

mushroom cloud over Greene Hall

Date: May 4, 2005

How come?

Date: May 4, 2005

I heard they are having one helluva week over there (and it's just Wednesday).

Date: May 4, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: nana
"Spoke with a friend from the CoB tonight who said that the CoB was about to implode. "

It sounds to me like the entire university is imploding - one piece at a time. First the IHL implodes, and now us.

Date: May 5, 2005

Can anyone provide more specific information? What is the source of this new development?

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Outside Observer
"Can anyone provide more specific information? What is the source of this new development?"

Faculty evaluations are out and people are fuming, depositions are about to begin with former and current admins in the college on other issues, etc. This has been hell week and it continues.....

Date: May 5, 2005

Sounds like just another day at the ranch.

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: fofana
"Faculty evaluations are out and people are fuming, depositions are about to begin with former and current admins in the college on other issues, etc. This has been hell week and it continues....."

Laissez lez bon temps rouler.

Date: May 5, 2005

So what is really going on in CoB? Anything beyond the normal implosion process?

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Details?
"So what is really going on in CoB? Anything beyond the normal implosion process?"

Yes. I think you might be hearing more in the following hours/days.

Date: May 5, 2005

Major committee chair resigned this week in protest of evaluation results I hear.

Date: May 5, 2005

Finally the rest of the university has caught up with the college of business where there areadministrators with hidden agendas, personal axes to sharpen and use against individual faculty, rules that do not apply to everyone, etc. Welcome to our world Southern Miss.

Date: May 5, 2005

I heard some things were going down over there. People are also saying Doty is acting strangely these days. What's the deal?

Date: May 5, 2005

From a CoB staffer:

Evals were handled with a centralized meeting of administrators, but some faculty got theirs on Tuesday, While some got theirs as late as Thursday afternoon. Two major committee chairs resigned on the heels of a major department chair resignation (Williams). Another chair wants out. Other administrators want out of their positions. Doty looks like hell. Word is none of his nets caught any fish, job search-wise. He kicked faculty in the crotch upon his arrival at USM, has continued to do so, and now will need faculty help to get reaccredited by AACSB and to get himself out of USM relatively unscathed.

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Doty Bird...Extinct?
"From a CoB staffer: Evals were handled with a centralized meeting of administrators, but some faculty got theirs on Tuesday, While some got theirs as late as Thursday afternoon. Two major committee chairs resigned on the heels of a major department chair resignation (Williams). Another chair wants out. Other administrators want out of their positions. Doty looks like hell. Word is none of his nets caught any fish, job search-wise. He kicked faculty in the crotch upon his arrival at USM, has continued to do so, and now will need faculty help to get reaccredited by AACSB and to get himself out of USM relatively unscathed. "

I think the North Florida job was an inside job with the other candidate HD was up against. I haven't gotten a good look at him recently ("...looks like hell."), but hasn't traversed the 3rd floor of JGH like he has in the past.

I know of one major committee chair resignation. I didn't hear about the other. What is it?

Date: May 5, 2005

What else is happening?

Date: May 6, 2005

Is JGH still standing today???

Date: May 6, 2005

Heard he (Doty) called a special meeting of the CoB for today (later). Was just told some think he's announcing he's leaving.

Date: May 6, 2005

let us know what happens...enquiring minds want to know.

Date: May 6, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: jan
"Heard he (Doty) called a special meeting of the CoB for today (later). Was just told some think he's announcing he's leaving."

What time's the meeting? Always thought it was sort of ego-centric to call a meeting just to announce that you're leaving ( if that's what is about to happen)...as if everyone cares enough to stop what they're doing to go listen to you annouce that you're leaving. just send and email and pack your boxes.

Date: May 6, 2005

Any news from JGH?

Date: May 6, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: mar
"Any news from JGH?"

Perhaps internet access has been shut down and all the COBers are being held hostage in JGH!

Date: May 6, 2005

No announcement from Doty. Just CoB business that popped up. I guess he's still looking to hear from UNT or UTEP.

Date: May 6, 2005

I have heard that annual evaluations in JGH are so low that some are below 1.0 and the faculty are less than happy. It seems that Doty is taking his frustration on not finding a job out on the faculty.

Date: May 6, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Business Friend
"I have heard that annual evaluations in JGH are so low that some are below 1.0 and the faculty are less than happy. It seems that Doty is taking his frustration on not finding a job out on the faculty. "

With the current standard, it should be impossible to get an eval less than 1.0 unless you are a complete slug or you are a target. From what I know about the COB, it isn't full of slugs, so the "projected anger" theory may apply.

A real question could be: Why slam anyone on evals in a year with no raises? This just smacks of a$sholery to me.

Date: May 7, 2005

mushroom cloud over Greene Hall results in new gam

Date: May 7, 2005

RE: mushroom cloud over Greene Hall

Date: May 7, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Business One
"I have been hearing the same rumors in the hallway about our annual evaluations. Annual evaluations that are not really correct but only there to get your attention suggests a dean that is struggling to get faculty to make him look good so he can get a job elsewhere. I can only imagine the credibility issue for all the other administrators in the college. "

Perhaps an "-ish" score: 2-ish, nearly 3, more than 3.5, almost 4, etc.

Won't "means" be important then.

I wonder how Doty will like be evaluated under such terms when he is a faculty member after being removed as dean this summer? Foolish me; no one else, not even at Syracuse, would use such an evaluation plan.

Date: May 7, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Smoking Management
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Perhaps an "-ish" score: 2-ish, nearly 3, more than 3.5, almost 4, etc.

Won't "means" be important then.

I wonder how Doty will like be evaluated under such terms when he is a faculty member after being removed as dean this summer? Foolish me; no one else, not even at Syracuse, would use such an evaluation plan. "

If one can read the signs correctly, it will only be the summer because finals are this coming week. Maybe he will last until the week before the Fall.

It does not seems like any other school is in a rush to steal him away from USM. I understand parts of Syracuse are still partying due to the USM hiring of Doty.

Date: May 7, 2005

Who shall be dean then when we three (score) meet again?