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Date: May 19, 2005

Total Losses Updated

Date: May 19, 2005

CISE now leads the pack with 17 departures, followed by Psychology, English, and Nursing (14 each), with Music not far behind (13). Have those units been successful in bringing in replacements?

Date: May 20, 2005

Shouldn't the Institutional Research people who were locked out of their offices be included?

Robert Campbell

Date: May 20, 2005

Math had many more losses. Please add:

Temple H. Fay May 2002-retired
Dexuan Xie August 2002-left
Steve Doblin May 2002- retired and left
Sherri Boyd (Coast) May 2003-left
Joe Thrash (Coast) May 2003- retired

Date: May 20, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Triple Crown
"CISE now leads the pack with 17 departures, followed by Psychology, English, and Nursing (14 each), with Music not far behind (13). Have those units been successful in bringing in replacements?"

CISE certainly hasn't. At related conferences etc., the word has gotten around. No one without HUGE ties to this area or who are pretty weak with no ties to anywhere consider a job there anymore.

Date: May 20, 2005

Music has done well but it is because (unlike what JoJo says), there are huge numbers of qualified and talented people searching for jobs. What is interesting to me is that though there were strong people in the applicant pool and so far the hires seem good, the number of applicants was down. It was surprisingly low for a couple of searches. I suspect that even in fields where faculty jobs are scarce, the word is out.

Date: May 20, 2005

Recent Departees: 2 more to add to the list

Jerry Worley (CISE)

Mary Kay Meyer (NFS)

Date: May 20, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Mewjician
"Music has done well but it is because (unlike what JoJo says), there are huge numbers of qualified and talented people searching for jobs. What is interesting to me is that though there were strong people in the applicant pool and so far the hires seem good, the number of applicants was down. It was surprisingly low for a couple of searches. I suspect that even in fields where faculty jobs are scarce, the word is out."

This year Political Science and International Development advertised for a chair. Some potential candidates asked about International Development and some asked about the administration. They got a grand total of two applicants, and one dropped out while being recruited. They were unable to fill the position.

Date: May 21, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Rabbit in a Hat
" This year Political Science and International Development advertised for a chair. Some potential candidates asked about International Development and some asked about the administration. They got a grand total of two applicants, and one dropped out while being recruited. They were unable to fill the position. "

How does the poli sci part of the house feel about that? What do you think the reason is?

The IDV side seems to be hiring like crazy. Maybe they'll just promote from within.

Date: May 21, 2005

I heard Jennifer Torres is leaving--chair of art but don't know if its true.

Date: Jun 1, 2005

Alan Thompson of criminal justice is leaving for Old Dominion University. He was their rising star. Only two Hattiesburg faculty members from prior to the reorganization remain.

Date: Jun 1, 2005

Is this intended to be a listing of persons who left due to frustrations with the administration?

btw, pardon the question, I am new and trying to figure this one out.

Date: Jun 1, 2005

Molo wrote:

Is this intended to be a listing of persons who left due to frustrations with the administration? btw, pardon the question, I am new and trying to figure this one out.

The motive for leaving is not a criterion. These are just names of the departed or departing.

Date: Jun 1, 2005

I heard there was someone in the computer science depatment who retired 'suddenly' and was last seen playing saxophone with Lynyrd Skynyrd. FREE BIRD!

This is not a joke. Check it out.

Date: Jun 2, 2005

FARside wrote:

I heard there was someone in the computer science depatment who retired 'suddenly' and was last seen playing saxophone with Lynyrd Skynyrd. FREE BIRD!
This is not a joke. Check it out.

I can independently confirm this. The former associate professor is now free as a bird, and Lord knows he can't chaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnngggggeeeeeee.

Date: Jun 2, 2005

Dearly Beloved wrote:

Molo wrote: Is this intended to be a listing of persons who left due to frustrations with the administration? btw, pardon the question, I am new and trying to figure this one out. The motive for leaving is not a criterion. These are just names of the departed or departing.

thank you

Date: Jun 2, 2005

Dearly Beloved wrote:

The motive for leaving is not a criterion. These are just names of the departed or departing.

Shouldn't Shelby Freland Thames be added to this list? Nothing would please me more than to see his name appear at the top....although I suppose his resignation/retirement/whatever couldn't be properly characterized as a "loss."

Date: Jun 2, 2005

Rumors at Gulf Park are that two of the Coast's junior English profs are leaving, Diane Stevenson and Eric Smith. Can anyone confirm?

Date: Jun 2, 2005

And then there were two wrote:

Alan Thompson of criminal justice is leaving for Old Dominion University. He was their rising star. Only two Hattiesburg faculty members from prior to the reorganization remain.

That is a loss. He was a good one.

Date: Jun 2, 2005

FARside wrote:

I heard there was someone in the computer science depatment who retired 'suddenly' and was last seen playing saxophone with Lynyrd Skynyrd. FREE BIRD! This is not a joke. Check it out.

I did check it out. We have our ways of doing that, you know. I don't know about the Lynyard SKynard part, but my mole tells me that the computer science faculty member's name is Hugh Garroway (Sp.?). My mole's not been wrong yet.

Date: Jun 2, 2005

FARside wrote:

FREE BIRD! This is not a joke. Check it out.

FARside,

My mole, who used to walk the streets of NYC as a gumshoe before he got religion and joined us, dug deeper into your post than I had requested. He tells me that the BIRD to whom you refer is the late, great jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker who made a reputation playing at NYC's old jazz club called birdland.