ambassador of the quan wrote:

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For those of you looking for other stories about the effectiveness of Dean Doty, look no further than the JGH HVAC rennovation project that he is so skillfully managing.  He divided the semester into two 8-week terms so that the first and second floors could be gutted and new equipment installed.  The summer is reserved for faculty office space on the third floor.  The project is well ahead of schedule and under budget. 

The project is already way behind schedule.  The first floor was to be completed by March 12, one week from now.  Still several weeks off from completion.  The second floor work was to begin on March 13, with the second 8-week classes held on the first and third floors.  First floor will not be available at the start, which is where classes were scheduled.  Accounting will remain in Weathersby Hall and the advising unit will still be stuck in College Hall.

Work on the third floor should be completed by the middle of May, and enough money will be saved by early completion to pay for another year's worth of MIS faculty salaries.  Now that program, which many in the CoBMoB wanted Provost Grimes to cut, will go on.  People are the college's greatest asset, and Dean Doty knows that.

Work on the second floor will likely extend through the Summer, so that third floor work will use up the entire fall.  New hires will not have offices when they arrive this fall.  The climate in the building is deteriorating rapidly.  Just another Doty cluster#@*&#.

No one in the so-called CoBMoB wanted MIS eliminated.  Doty called the group to a meeting a few Fridays ago and gave them a tongue lashing.  In typical fashion he let them know that it would be very easy for him to giftwrap their salary pool and send it back to Grimes via campus mail.  Nice one.

 

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I dont think Dr. Doty had anything to do with the timeline for the renovation. That is more of a Physical Plant fiasco.

I believe Turner Jones was the one who set the timeline and was off.

 

40 blazes of H3ll wrote:

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Doty did design a tight-fitting teaching schedule around a construction project.  That was the first mistake.

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"The project is well ahead of schedule and under budget.  Work on the third floor should be completed by the middle of May...." 

Maybe quan really does mean this to be funny, otherwise why throw up things that everyone knows aren't true.  Also, when you listen to Doty (on video or in person), his favorite word for any sucess is "I".  His favorite word for failure is "they".

in the cool air wrote:

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I dont think Dr. Doty had anything to do with the timeline for the renovation. That is more of a Physical Plant fiasco.
I believe Turner Jones was the one who set the timeline and was off.
 

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Let's not kid ourselves about whose fault it is. Doty could have easily padded the timeline when constructing the college's weird 8 week schedules, summer schedule, etc. This is the kind of failing that could have been avoided if there were an experienced administrator in the dean's office. Now, there has been no official announcement from the dean's office about project delays and faculty find things out from physical plant workers and custodians. It's good to be kept informed by your dean.

Southern Justice wrote:

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in the cool air wrote: I dont think Dr. Doty had anything to do with the timeline for the renovation. That is more of a Physical Plant fiasco. I believe Turner Jones was the one who set the timeline and was off.  

Let's not kid ourselves about whose fault it is. Doty could have easily padded the timeline when constructing the college's weird 8 week schedules, summer schedule, etc. This is the kind of failing that could have been avoided if there were an experienced administrator in the dean's office. Now, there has been no official announcement from the dean's office about project delays and faculty find things out from physical plant workers and custodians. It's good to be kept informed by your dean.

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I think Cool Air is correct, Southern Justice.  For you to claim the Dean is responsible is just stretching things so that you (and others) can complain about Doty. I had similar experiences over in CoST.  The faulty and Dean were at the mercy of Physical Plant.  Delays on top of delays caused problems in research labs that even the Dean couldn't control.  Physical plant had reasons why they couldn't get things done in a timely fashion, so I couldn't blame them either.  

I consider posts similar to yours as reasons why people are getting tired of the same old, same old, attacks on Doty, CoB, and Dvorak.  You may be contributing to the AAUP considering making this a registration only board.  

Southern Justice, just saying, "Lets not kid ourselves", doesn't mean you can then make wild speculations without evidence and be taken seriously.

Been There Done That wrote:

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Southern Justice wrote: in the cool air wrote: I dont think Dr. Doty had anything to do with the timeline for the renovation. That is more of a Physical Plant fiasco. I believe Turner Jones was the one who set the timeline and was off.   Let's not kid ourselves about whose fault it is. Doty could have easily padded the timeline when constructing the college's weird 8 week schedules, summer schedule, etc. This is the kind of failing that could have been avoided if there were an experienced administrator in the dean's office. Now, there has been no official announcement from the dean's office about project delays and faculty find things out from physical plant workers and custodians. It's good to be kept informed by your dean. I think Cool Air is correct, Southern Justice.  For you to claim the Dean is responsible is just stretching things so that you (and others) can complain about Doty. I had similar experiences over in CoST.  The faulty and Dean were at the mercy of Physical Plant.  Delays on top of delays caused problems in research labs that even the Dean couldn't control.  Physical plant had reasons why they couldn't get things done in a timely fashion, so I couldn't blame them either.   I consider posts similar to yours as reasons why people are getting tired of the same old, same old, attacks on Doty, CoB, and Dvorak.  You may be contributing to the AAUP considering making this a registration only board.   Southern Justice, just saying, "Lets not kid ourselves", doesn't mean you can then make wild speculations without evidence and be taken seriously.

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Use your remote control and change the channel.  Don't read CoB threads.  Your research ought to be revving up now anyway --- you've got all our GAs!  ST#U!

The issue of scheduling around construction is not that difficult to project. When anyone gives you a schedule with a timeline increase the timeline by 60%. There has seldom, if ever, been a contract at USM that came in on time. If it gets completed on time, great. You can adjust to them being on time easier than the opposite

Southern Justice wrote:

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With less than one week to go until the start of the second 8 week term, has there been an announcement of the dean's contingency plan?

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Not yet.  And, 1 department chair just resigned, another is on a campus visit for a Dean job, and another one has carpal tunnel syndrome from filling out permission to hire forms.  So, no announcements from them yet either.

HVAC sub contractor wrote:

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It is his fault.  He doesn't listen to anything we say.  He ordered the boiler that was too big off e-bay.  Now we've lost 4 weeks fixing that one. 

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Dude, it's 88 in here right now.  Geesh.

texas poker wrote:

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The carpal tunnel may continue.  A fourth economist is "50-50" on a job offer --- straight from his mouth to you.

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Actually it's more like "35-65" on this offer.  Just spoke with him. 

know better wrote:

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texas poker wrote: The carpal tunnel may continue.  A fourth economist is "50-50" on a job offer --- straight from his mouth to you. Actually it's more like "35-65" on this offer.  Just spoke with him. 

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Is that a 35% chance of stayin' or leavin'?

know better wrote:

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dr. know wrote: know better wrote: texas poker wrote: The carpal tunnel may continue.  A fourth economist is "50-50" on a job offer --- straight from his mouth to you. Actually it's more like "35-65" on this offer.  Just spoke with him.  Is that a 35% chance of stayin' or leavin'? Sorry.  It's "leaving-staying" at "35-65"

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It's not DM, supposedly.  It's either CS, DS or FM I guess.

Outside Observer wrote:

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If I read your initials correctly , some of these folks have been at USM for what...20 years??!!

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Well, there are two FMs...

CoB Fly On The Wall wrote:

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......the CoB Associate Dean is running the college, making the decisions, and keeping the ship from totally sinking to the bottom of the sea.....

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Sorry, CoB Fly On the Wall, but I find it difficult to believe this. Correct me if I'm wrong, but an Associate Dean can do only what is delegated to him by the Dean himself.