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Date: Jul 4, 2004

Cossack: replacements will be of lower quality

Date: Jul 4, 2004

quote:

Originally posted by: N2ME
"From Cossack: "The exodus of good faculty and some not so good faculty will continue, and their replacements will be of lower quality." Could this be any more pessimistic? Why would the new faculty coming in be worse than the stale ones waiting to retire? Where do the notions of "new ideas" fit in this type of thinking? The new ones will be doing new research because they have not yet gotten board. The new ones will be less self-centered and less worried about Thames and will write no letters to the local media about him. That sounds like a much higher quality to me."

There are two trains of thought. One, faculty that come here may stay three years and go off to better opportunities and higher $. These may be excellent teachers/professors and researchers. But in a year or two, when they see for themselves the situtation SFT and his administration have placed this institution, they will be come educated and leave.

Two, certain faculty positions will not be filled by those individuals who are excellent teachers, but by those who were fourth or fifth on the position search. One-Three who may have been a "prize" to have on our faculty have elected to "pass" USM up because of the situation here at USM. We are replacing "good and not so good" faculty with even lower quality teachers/professors.

Date: Jul 4, 2004

The new ones will "have not yet gotten board." ??? Do you get lumber when you take a job at USM?

"The new ones will be less self-centered and less worried about Thames and will write no letters to the local media about him. "

It annoys me when people make statements of "fact" with no possible evidence on which to base them.

Problems in administration are a major reason faculty steer clear of a university when considering jobs. USM, to understate things substantially, has "problems in administration." Hiring a cabal (related by partnerships and marriage) to be senior administrators...then cutting 2/3 of them loose ...after how long?...changing the other 1/3's job..etc...etc...etc. Does that show a clear mission? Leadership? Decisiveness?

quote:
Originally posted by: N2ME
"From Cossack: "The exodus of good faculty and some not so good faculty will continue, and their replacements will be of lower quality." Could this be any more pessimistic? Why would the new faculty coming in be worse than the stale ones waiting to retire? Where do the notions of "new ideas" fit in this type of thinking? The new ones will be doing new research because they have not yet gotten board. The new ones will be less self-centered and less worried about Thames and will write no letters to the local media about him. That sounds like a much higher quality to me."

Date: Jul 4, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Outside Observer
"It annoys me when people make statements of "fact" with no possible evidence on which to base them. "

My goodness. Did you just join this bulletin board. Probably 99% of the posts here have that characteristic. This is not a journal. It is a place for opinion, and you have not been nominated for Bulletin Board Policeman.

Thank you for correcting my spelling error. Of course it shows that you are petty, have lost the argument, and are trying to distract readers from the obviously effective message. I thank you for that too.

Date: Jul 4, 2004

"...have lost the argument..."

N2ME - what argument are you trying to make exactly? All I've gotten from you is that individual faculty should be quiet as not to upset the common man working at Burger King. Please clarify - I've gotten nothing out of your posts that offers anything constructive to the ultimate cause of making USM a better place to work and study...

Date: Jul 4, 2004

quote:

Originally posted by: N2ME
" It is a place for opinion, and you have not been nominated for Bulletin Board Policeman.

Thankfully, we have a webmaster who holds the title of Bulletin Board Policeman.

Thank you for correcting my spelling error. Of course it shows that you are petty, have lost the argument, and are trying to distract readers from the obviously effective message. I thank you for that too."

Your astounding jump of logic (Otherside corrects my spelling, therefore s/he must be petty and has lost the argument) shows your true nature. Do you have nothing better to do on a holiday weekend? Go enjoy the fireworks among the common men and women. When you have constructed a real argument that makes sense, then post it here. We'll be waiting.

Date: Jul 4, 2004

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Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
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Sorry, Outside Observer (NOT Otherside!).

Date: Jul 4, 2004

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Date: Jul 4, 2004

RE: Cossack: replacements will be of lower quality

Date: Jul 4, 2004

Nope...been here from the beginning. Most posts are not stated as if there are "fact" based on ZERO factual evidence.

your misuse of the term board was the highlight of your post...it went downhill after that

quote:

Originally posted by: N2ME
" My goodness. Did you just join this bulletin board. Probably 99% of the posts here have that characteristic. This is not a journal. It is a place for opinion, and you have not been nominated for Bulletin Board Policeman. Thank you for correcting my spelling error. Of course it shows that you are petty, have lost the argument, and are trying to distract readers from the obviously effective message. I thank you for that too."