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Date: Apr 29, 2006

CISE Searches

Date: Apr 30, 2006

Searches R Us wrote:

Given that CISE received permission to advertise for 9 positions plus 5 new ones for a total of 14, I would assume that the Department has been knee deep in getting search committees together and having a large number of candidates on campus interviewing. Is this the case? I heard that only one person has been interviewed. Does anyone have more information??? With all the searches in process, how can anything else be happening there? Oh, but wait; I also heard that the CISE chair does not use search committees in her hiring process. I find that very interesting. I guess she feels that she is the only one to determine what is best for each program in the Department. Other questions that warrant answers: what has happened to enrollment in that department over the past years under her direction? graduation numbers over the semesters under her leadership? graduate degrees awarded? What do the data indicate? Oh, how silly of me. Data are not important.

When There Is Dana?

Date: May 1, 2006

The Search Committee form was done away with after Betty Kersh retired. Until she was gone, Dana felt her watchful eye, and this seemed to keep appearances on the up and up. Dana still tried to hire those who needed her enabling - did her lots of good with 14 searches now underway. Apparently no one is too taken with her micromanagemnt style. It's funny to listen to her talk (I have to listen far more than I want to), it's always "my people", "my faculty", "my department" - she makes no pretence that shared governance has any voice in her loopy decisions.

Date: May 1, 2006

There's a couple of thames boys who could be brought in to help sis. There backgrounds in dentistry fit the bill for CISE, what is it, Brain Surgery?

Date: May 5, 2006

How can she be expected to conduct searches...I know of doctoral students who took their comprehensive finals over 6 weeks ago and still do not know the results. She is sitting on those tests and making these students sweat.

Date: May 7, 2006

Ralph wrote:

How can she be expected to conduct searches...I know of doctoral students who took their comprehensive finals over 6 weeks ago and still do not know the results. She is sitting on those tests and making these students sweat.

Given our increasing propensity for inbreeding, the following may be what is happening.

1) The comprehensive finals were the employment entrance exam

2) One does not tell a candidate for a poisition that they didn't get the job until after the position is filled. (just in case first choice says no)

3) Therefore comprehensive final results will not be available until the positions are filled. All those with a USM position passed, those without failed. (obviously not accepting a position at USM inspite of a high test score is a sign of failure)

Date: May 7, 2006

Ralph wrote:

How can she be expected to conduct searches...I know of doctoral students who took their comprehensive finals over 6 weeks ago and still do not know the results. She is sitting on those tests and making these students sweat.

I know of people in her dept. who haven't had annual evaluations in the past couple of years.

Date: May 8, 2006

Alice wrote:

I know of people in her dept. who haven't had annual evaluations in the past couple of years.

Are they complaining? (See "Forms but no process" thread.)

Date: May 8, 2006

Invictus wrote:

Alice wrote: I know of people in her dept. who haven't had annual evaluations in the past couple of years. Are they complaining? (See "Forms but no process" thread.)

Invictus, you haven't been around much - good to have you back replying on the board. I know many (including myself) have missed your insights.

Count

Date: May 8, 2006

Counting the days wrote:

Invictus, you haven't been around much - good to have you back replying on the board. I know many (including myself) have missed your insights. Count

I agree; you have been missed! Hope all's well!

Date: May 8, 2006

I have been busy with a new job & a lot of new responsibilities. That's made regular posting difficult lately.