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Date: Jun 23, 2004

How will cronies split up merit raises in CBED??

Date: Jun 23, 2004

RE: How will cronies split up merit raises in CBED

Date: Jun 23, 2004

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Originally posted by: Coyote Ugly
" No one can disagree with you, Caught. Seems Jim Crockett has returned to the fold with his actions for the team, so he will be on the dole with those you mentioned. Don't forget about Bushardt (as much as everyone would like to) - he may be the entire shadow executive team for Doty. Any questions on the direction of CBED? In the CBED, it is all Coyote Ugly"

I remember over on the old FS board that Bushardt smoothed things over with the Guice family by telling FS posters to take it easy on outside constituencies. He's due something now.

Date: Jun 23, 2004

RE: How will cronies split up merit raises in CBED??

Date: Jun 23, 2004

hey biz eagle or caught, care to elaborate on the prince?

Date: Jun 23, 2004

Who is this Bushardt guy you guys keep mentioning? What's his story?

Date: Jun 23, 2004

Why are you guys picking on individual faculty members now? I don't like that you've moved down from the dome to go after deans and department chairs but they are "administration" and, arguably therefore, fair game. But individual faculty members??? Have you no shame??? This is why the university is ultimately unfixable...why the community doesn't support the faculty...and why some of the IHL board members want to clean house...you are a den of vipers...some of you are venting about decades old grudges...

As we discussed two months ago, what options does the IHL have? None. There is no infrastructure for succession planning because no one stays long enough in administration to be effective. No one mentors. No one in senior administration has the experience to mentor. There is no university-wide building for the long term so where can you do it? Only in your individual sphere of influence - your classroom, your office, your department, your college.

Those of you who are just criticizing don't want to step up to leadership roles (and I don't mean just university administration, I mean FACSEN/AAUP or any of the faculty governance groups) yourself but you criticize anyone who does. You represent the worst of faculty. Whatever the individual, department, or even college discontent you have right now, you are doing NOTHING positive for the university.

If there's a scandal, bring it out. If there's mismanagement, bring it out. If you're unhappy, suggest some alternatives or leave but enough with your petty digs.

You have monopolized this website long enough.

Date: Jun 23, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Pretzel Logic
"Why are you guys picking on individual faculty members now? I don't like that you've moved down from the dome to go after deans and department chairs but they are "administration" and, arguably therefore, fair game. But individual faculty members??? Have you no shame??? This is why the university is ultimately unfixable...why the community doesn't support the faculty...and why some of the IHL board members want to clean house...you are a den of vipers...some of you are venting about decades old grudges... As we discussed two months ago, what options does the IHL have? None. There is no infrastructure for succession planning because no one stays long enough in administration to be effective. No one mentors. No one in senior administration has the experience to mentor. There is no university-wide building for the long term so where can you do it? Only in your individual sphere of influence - your classroom, your office, your department, your college. Those of you who are just criticizing don't want to step up to leadership roles (and I don't mean just university administration, I mean FACSEN/AAUP or any of the faculty governance groups) yourself but you criticize anyone who does. You represent the worst of faculty. Whatever the individual, department, or even college discontent you have right now, you are doing NOTHING positive for the university. If there's a scandal, bring it out. If there's mismanagement, bring it out. If you're unhappy, suggest some alternatives or leave but enough with your petty digs. You have monopolized this website long enough."

PL, I'm assuming you're a faculty member on campus. Understand that this board has more than just USM faculty members on it. There are USM staff, students, alums, other university faculty, concerned citizens, onlookers, etc. So your exhortation for us to become involved in FACSEN/AAUP only applies to those who are current USM faculty members (a dwindling number, I might add). You also must understand that it's a public board...anyone can come on here and post whatever they feel like posting.

That being said, I try to take many of the posts about individual faculty members with a grain of salt. I add my $.02 when I have some sort of personal knowledge about the person in question, and basically ignore them if I don't. I'd advise that you do the same (just to save your own sanity).

You do raise an interesting point about no mentoring going on by the higher ups at USM right now. Based on what I've seen in the past 2 years under SFT, I agree with you. It's a shame, but SFT is to blame for that precedent, not faculty members. When the boss operates under secrecy, cronyism, and tyranny, you can bet that he will hire others who do the same. Eventually, everyone is just out to keep whatever power they can for themselves. SFT created the atmosphere of distrust (i.e. covert email surveillance, etc.), not individual faculty members. Put the blame where it needs to be...on SFT. USM was not like this under AKL or HF. I know, I was there.

Date: Jun 23, 2004

Hey Biz --- Who are you referring to as the "crown prince"??? Perhaps this is someone tied to the new casino mgt program. Crown prince has a nice "cha-ching" ring to it...

Count

Date: Jun 24, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Pretzel Logic
"Why are you guys picking on individual faculty members now? I don't like that you've moved down from the dome to go after deans and department chairs but they are "administration" and, arguably therefore, fair game. But individual faculty members??? Have you no shame??? This is why the university is ultimately unfixable...why the community doesn't support the faculty...and why some of the IHL board members want to clean house...you are a den of vipers...some of you are venting about decades old grudges...
As we discussed two months ago, what options does the IHL have? None. There is no infrastructure for succession planning because no one stays long enough in administration to be effective. No one mentors. No one in senior administration has the experience to mentor. There is no university-wide building for the long term so where can you do it? Only in your individual sphere of influence - your classroom, your office, your department, your college.
Those of you who are just criticizing don't want to step up to leadership roles (and I don't mean just university administration, I mean FACSEN/AAUP or any of the faculty governance groups) yourself but you criticize anyone who does. You represent the worst of faculty. Whatever the individual, department, or even college discontent you have right now, you are doing NOTHING positive for the university.
If there's a scandal, bring it out. If there's mismanagement, bring it out. If you're unhappy, suggest some alternatives or leave but enough with your petty digs.
You have monopolized this website long enough."

A few years ago a CBED faculty tried to raise an issue about mismanagement. We all know what happened and none of it was good. The one thing CBED has always been good at is stonewalling and punishing dissent. For anyone who has dealt with Doty and his cronies, this is the truth: they aren't going to listen. They are going to punish anyone who disagrees and reward themselves.