Doty bounced by Florida Atlantic - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Feb 14, 2006

Doty bounced by Florida Atlantic

Date: Feb 15, 2006

Hadn't heard. Too bad for the College of Business. It seems USM is the only place stupid enough to have wanted him for a dean. Now that we have him we don't want him either. What a disaster!

Date: Feb 15, 2006

Boozed,

Can you pass the JD? This news makes me need a shot.

SJ

Date: Feb 15, 2006

I don't know who might be applying where, for what, or why, but I am reasonably confident that USM's reputation is not going to help any of us get an academic position elsewhere.

Date: Feb 15, 2006

In my own job search, I found leaving USM to be a plus. Prospective employers were aware that USM was a quality place in the process of falling to pieces. They were hoping to pick up some of the worthwhile leftovers from the carcass. Second, leaving USM negated the usually awkward question of "why are you leaving?" Since all parties already "knew" the answer to that one, it made the interviews less strained. Sort of like an academic version of Enron.

Now any administrator above a chair is a different matter. I hope they have the luck they individually deserve.

Date: Feb 16, 2006

depends wrote:

In my own job search, I found leaving USM to be a plus. Prospective employers were aware that USM was a quality place in the process of falling to pieces. They were hoping to pick up some of the worthwhile leftovers from the carcass. Second, leaving USM negated the usually awkward question of "why are you leaving?" Since all parties already "knew" the answer to that one, it made the interviews less strained. Sort of like an academic version of Enron.
Now any administrator above a chair is a different matter. I hope they have the luck they individually deserve.

Anecdotal evidence would lead me to believe this is true--especially for productive faculty who are known in their respective areas.

Date: Feb 16, 2006

Far Away Alum wrote:

Anecdotal evidence would lead me to believe this is true--especially for productive faculty who are known in their respective areas.

Nationally visible and productive faculty can almost always find a good place to land. I was referring to the great unwashed. Institutional reputation can often be deciding factor all other things equal.