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USM faculty: Mr. Laird says sit down/shut up!!
(Preview)
Faculty Senate must not prevail
LETTERS
I am a graduate and supporter of USM. I have read and heard almost everything about Dr. Thames, and it makes me sick.
The record needs to be set straight. The problem is hate, rudeness and assumed power of the Faulty Senate. They remind me of p...
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New C-L Editorial
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040524/OPINION/405240310/1008/OPINION02
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USM Alum
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May 24, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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Philip Halstead, new ADP chief, on "moving on"
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040524/localnews/492295.htmlHalstead didn't say directly that the row would make his job of selling Hattiesburg more challenging. But he wants the Southern Miss matter put to rest.
"It is time for all part...
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truth4usm/AH
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May 24, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Shelboo Letter & PU(ke) Meeting this Week
(Preview)
Dear Colleagues,
The past week at Southern Miss has been one filled with activities and I am
taking this means of communicating to relay them to you.
The President's Council met for a second time this week. I provided a
written and clear statement of the purposes of the Council and I provi...
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Commercialization of Universities
(Preview)
Perhaps you folks will be interested in recent developments at our neighborhood, "first tier" university...from this morning's Austin American Statesman:
OPENING UT's TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VAULT
University Inventors (Professors) Will Pitch Work to Investors at Commercialization...
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Austin Eagle
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May 24, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Lisa Mader
(Preview)
Hey folks:
Here is the skinny. Not only did Lisa get a BIG raise but she also got perks with the job.
I think an FOI should be sent to SFT asking about the University paying her for a car allowance and also paying her a living allowance?
Sounds like Hudson and Mader have the same negotiator.
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Wuz Up
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Roberson
(Preview)
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040524/localnews/492297.html
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Otherside
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May 24, 2004
by Otherside
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Thames gains more power
(Preview)
Hattiesburg American Update:
Posted May 20, 2004 2:56 PM. Thames gets College Board's support Thames says he has no plans to leave USM Janet Braswell Hattiesburg American
University of Southern Mississippi President Shelby Thames met in executive session with state Coll...
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Angeline
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faculty contracts at usm
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I have been having discussions with Dean Pood about my teaching load for next year, and I’d like to know whether anybody else at USM is having discussions similar to mine. Here’s the situation: When Ole Miss offered me a position in 1985, everybody in the administration, to my immense gratification,...
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May 24, 2004
by Jonathan Barron
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THE INVESTIGATION
(Preview)
I have a question for all the board people out there. I think I am going crazy, but maybe not. During the hearings and in all the news the comments by SFT have been that he authorized an investigation of G&S. IS THIS CORRECT?
If this is correct, then why hasn't anyone requested...
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Quiet-but-Perceptive
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May 24, 2004
by Trapper John
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SACS Accreditation
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Are there any people posting on this board that are knowledgeable about SACS accreditation. Specifically, when will the accreditation visit occur? I have been told it will be in 2005, but if that is true why is there not more activity relating to SACS. From conversations with a person at South Florid...
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May 24, 2004
by Trapper John
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THE PUC? or THE SHAM?
(Preview)
Some questions need to be asked. Why was the PUC formed? Who's Idea was the PUC?
The PUC is another Mader Mickey Mouse idea. Sorry Mickey we all love you.
Mader's attempts to deflect the heat are pathetic at best!
Shebby promised to communicate with the Fac Sen! Right...
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Wuz Up
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Newspaper Clipping
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I thought of you guys when I read Dave Barry's article today.
"The first thing you'll notice [after graduation] is that your professors did not go out there [into the real world] with you. They're not stupid; that's why they're professors. They've figured out that coll...
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The One
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New Administrators
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Two former administrators at USM that went on to bigger and better opportunities out of state have been seen in the Hattiesburg area recently. Both have credentials that would qualify them for one or more VP positions. Can anyone verify that this is true. The two appeared without notice and have been...
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Trapper John
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May 23, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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My Boss
(Preview)
My boss made me do it! My boss has lied to all for his own benefit.
I am an incompetent PR person and I need help!
He lies and continues to get in deeper and deeper!
FOI the hell out of him and save me!!!
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Lisa Mader
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May 23, 2004
by Quiet-but-Perceptive
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rebecca dyer and sharyn janes?
(Preview)
I need help with where these 2 are headed. Does anyone know?
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babbs
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May 23, 2004
by Concerned Nurse Alum
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USM departures 5/23/2004
(Preview)
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement)
David Berry, P...
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Grotesque Despair
(Preview)
This IHL result is exactly what I dreaded and anticipated. Now we actually have to set aside all hope of being rid of Thames for the next two years (barring another Thamesian mistake). We had him cold on the Glamser/Stringer issue, but the center did not hold. Now we are profoundly stuck.
We mu...
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Grotesque Despair
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May 23, 2004
by noel polk
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Food for Thought
(Preview)
I received this in an email this morning, and thought it appropriate for here.
The Power of a Leader (Wolves)
"True leaders are not those who strive to be first but those who are first to strive and who give their all for the success of the team. True leaders are first to see the need, envis...
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Patti
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After two years of Thames...
(Preview)
After two years of Thames, what is better, and what is worse? Is the Honors College better or worse? Is the student body better or worse? How is alumni giving going? Is the undergraduate program in your area stronger or weaker? Have resources for instruction increased in your area? Has your faculty gr...
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Tiger
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Anne Wallace is Correct
(Preview)
Anne, you are correct. There is a need to have meetings with Board members. I know several IHL members personally and would be happy to work with you to make this happen.
The most important component is organized data, timelines and finanicals to illustrate the negativ...
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Willing To Help
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May 23, 2004
by Anne Wallace
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More details on Board Meeting & the PUC
(Preview)
From Hattiesburg American 5/23:
College Board to help mend USM relations
By Janet Braswell American Senior Writer jbraswell@hattiesb.gannett.com
In response to the continuing controversy present at the University of Southern Mississippi, the College Board is taking...
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Angeline
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May 23, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Letter to students from Walt Cain
(Preview)
May 10, 2004 Dear Students; As of late our university has found itself in very tumultuous times. The situation involving the dismissal of Drs. Glamser and Stringer caused an eruption on our campus, causing the local and state eyes to be fixed upon us. The Student Government Associatio...
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Post-Tenure Review Questionnaire
(Preview)
Dear USM Faculty:
If you are receiving this letter, you are a member of the USM tenured faculty club. As such, you are required to provide the IHL Board, your boss, with information concerning post-tenure review. I have spent countless hours developing the following questionnaire...
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Robin Robinson's Assistant
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May 22, 2004
by foot soldier
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Lisa Mader
(Preview)
How did she get hired?
Who hired her?
Was there a national search?
Was her position advertised?
Who knows! She does when she is at work!
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Abbey King
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Watch for the signs
(Preview)
New positions for the Ponzi scheme (formerly USM):
Roy Klump: Used up. The new hand puppet is Robin Robinson. Keep an eye on her and watch her lips move. When she introduced the motion to have an emergency post tenure review at USM, to be conducted before contracts...
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Smoke and Mirrors
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May 22, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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Dr. Hollandsworth new book...
(Preview)
I just received a copy of the LSU Press guide for fall books and Dr. Hollandsworth's book An Absolute Massacre:The New Orleans Race Riot of July 30, 1866 is due out in October. It has rave reviews and it just goes to show that that he IS/WAS qualified to teach a history class at USM!
I am o...
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take it back
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May 22, 2004
by Anne Wallace
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Walking in the Light
(Preview)
A few days ago, I made a prediction about Bobby Chain. Wish I had mentioned him by name because it would increase my credibility now. Ram, thank you for noticing.
Tim Hudson is coming after Dean Doty, period. Why? Because Harold Doty has been exposing his bull.... and sub...
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Crystal Ball
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May 22, 2004
by You got it right
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USM will ignore Attorney General's advice
(Preview)
USM will ignore AG, offer casino program By MELISSA M. SCALLAN THE SUN HERALD
The University of Southern Mississippi will offer a casino management program next fall, despite an opinion from the attorney general that says state law forbids it.
Roy Klumb, president of the state College Board, s...
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tvscene
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May 22, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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marketing prof leaving.....
(Preview)
Just heard Talai Osmonbekov (assistant prof in marketing) is leaving. Anyone confirm this?
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onlooker
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May 22, 2004
by texaseagle
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USM departures 5/22/2004
(Preview)
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement)
David Berry, P...
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babbs
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Ramsey Cartoon in C-L
(Preview)
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION04
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May 22, 2004
by formerprof
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Faculty Senate Resolution
(Preview)
Does anyone know if IHL even discussed the Faculty Senate resolution for Thames' removal?
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Just Wondering
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May 22, 2004
by Amy Young
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Ortloff
(Preview)
I heard a rumor that his lips are now glued to Shelby's and they are not about to loosen up. What a pity that Warren't being used. I had more faith in Okla. State Cowboys.
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Educator
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USM departures 5/21/2004
(Preview)
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement)
David Berry, P...
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babbs
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May 21, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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News from the Inside
(Preview)
USM's PR & Marketing Director is like so not only drunk but a skank!
Sheelbo loves her though.
The joke that got the $17,000.00 raise and for what?????????
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Purple Parrot Parakeet
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Doty not that great......
(Preview)
If you all read some of the info from Go Chain Go, you'll see that new Dean Doty is not that far from Pood (in terms of quality) as you all thought. I know many of you have looked to him as your protector, but I would suggest you discontinue doing so. If you don't believe me, talk to some profs in CBED (as I have r...
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broker
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Share effective strategies
(Preview)
One fear I have is that this board will become a forum mainly for gripes and chit-chat rather than for encouraging practical action. Perhaps we can get a thread going that will list, for those interested, all the various kinds of practical steps people can take to actually try to have a real impa...
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USM Sympathizer
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A bit of information for you...
(Preview)
I see that you wished to ban me even though I have stepped in a put an end to Seeker's harassment of the board.
This message has been conveyed to me:
Thames will retire before the fall semester begins, Tim Hudson will become interim president, and a national search will begin. No candidate curr...
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Seeker's Risk Manager
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May 21, 2004
by Austin Eagle
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USM departures 5/14/2004
(Preview)
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement)
David Berry, P...
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babbs
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May 21, 2004
by flyonthewall
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Chain upset with Dean Doty
(Preview)
Some of you may recall the snipet from yesterday where Chain linked Dean Doty to Thames' plan to thwart his efforts on the Lott Center by trying to wrap the center up with the business school. I hear Chain may have two targets.
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friend of a friend of his
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May 21, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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More worl' class talk from Shelboo in the HA
(Preview)
From the Hattiesburg American online (5/21/04):
College Board supports Thames
By Janet Braswell American Senior Writer
JACKSON - Shelby Thames spent about two hours Thursday behind closed doors with the state College Board before returning to Hattiesburg with the board's support.
Th...
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truth4usm/AH
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May 21, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Back to football
(Preview)
Now that the IHL has got past the pesky academic issues at Southern they are free to concentrate on the important matters. Does anyone have contacts at State? How is their interference/intervention playing up there? Are the alumni on board with President Lee, or is there a move to unsea...
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May 21, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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My risk manager is out of control!
(Preview)
My risk manager (a house elf) just told me that he submitted an article about the email debacle to Slashdot.org for consideration in the "Your Rights Online" section. He was very proud.
After I reminded my RM that if the article is accepted the USM, Hattiesburg American, Sun-Herald, Clarion-Le...
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Invictus
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E-mail addresses of state Republican leaders
(Preview)
Here are the names and, in some cases, the addresses of state Republican Party officials. They need to hear (especially from Republicans) that Roy Klumb is an embarrassment to the party and that his treatment of USM will help destroy an institution that is vital to the progress of the southern...
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USM Sympathizer
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May 21, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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the 1st sign has passed
(Preview)
That foul chicken plant oder that engulfed the 'burg this week is the first sign that USM's troubles may be over. Only 6 more til the 7th sign.
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The 7th Sign
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May 21, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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CBA / Econ Dev Building
(Preview)
I have always found it interesting that the CBA thinks it needs a new building to improve its reputation and its programs.
I believe a college builds its reputation by what it produces and how well it is supported by its alumni and friends. The CBA Advisory Committee is being told that a new bui...
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Cart before the Horse
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May 21, 2004
by formerprof
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Email message from SFT
(Preview)
Has anyone else experience the following. About two weeks ago I got a message when logging onto my USM email on my home computer about not having a secure connection. I did not download the fix and that message has now been replaced by this message:
"This email is accessed using 'property of the Uni...
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Class action Lawsuit
(Preview)
I believe that if some person or persons (faculty, alumni, etc.) were to sue the IHL Board, it would make for an interesting lawsuit.
You have a State Board who is only acting in the interests of a select few. And Klumb's comments re: Templeton are the sort of thing that can insure that the IHL Bo...
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Idea?
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May 21, 2004
by Impeach the Leech
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Tim Ryan, He's gonna get you!
(Preview)
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY "GO CHAIN GO!"
EDITED BY MODERATOR TO REMOVE PRIVATE INFORMATION ABOUT CHAIN.
IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT EDIT THESE POSTS; I WILL REMOVE THEM.
DO NOT POST PEOPLE'S PHONE NUMBERS ON THIS MESSAGEBOARD. IF MR CHAIN WANTS HIS PHONE NUMBER POSTED HERE, HE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT ME T...
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Fire Shelby
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May 21, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Klumb forgets Auburn
(Preview)
"SACS was called to investigate the board in April 2001, when an ad hoc faculty committee asked SACS for "an external, objective and independent assessment of Auburn University — with special attention to the performance of the Board of Trustees ... and shared governance."
Lovely quote, huh?
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ram
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May 21, 2004
by USMbacker
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Alumni Association statement...
(Preview)
...someone mentioned the USMAA in another thread. Here is the official position of the USMAA, from www.southernmissalumni.com.
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USMAA Public Statement on Current Situation at Southern Miss
March 10, 2004
The mission of any institution sho...
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Fire Shelby
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May 21, 2004
by Eagle in Cairo, Egypt
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Thames Damaged Goods
(Preview)
There is some joy in Mudville if you consider the following:
Tim Hudson - Wounded Badly
A. Dvorak - Wounded Badly
Mark Dvorak - Useless
Hanbury - Gone
C Easterling-Moore - Underground
Mader - on vacation
Tim Ryan - wounded - soon to be badly
Thames cuts people loose who are bleeding.&...
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Fortune Teller
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Addresses of House and Senate College Committees
(Preview)
On another thread, two posters indicate having heard from a state senator who suggested that contacting the committees assigned to oversee state colleges and universities may be helpful. Below are the members and their addresses; the addresses can be copied-and-pasted as blocks i...
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USM Sympathizer
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May 20, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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E-mail addresses of local officials
(Preview)
Here are the e-mail addresses of the mayor of Hattiesburg, the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce, and all the local county commissioners who list their addresses on the official county websites. It may be worth writing to them and asking them why they are willing to sit by and let USM be destroye...
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USM Sympathizer
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May 20, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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Hanbury's coming back....
(Preview)
Guys:
Just had lunch with an international development phd student. He told me that his department is hiring Jack Hanbury (this fall) as an adjunct professor of international development. They are revising their curriculum heavily and are adding some business law component, whi...
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new Glossary entries: A-Z
(Preview)
freedom of bidnesspeech < term that refers to belief of Hattiesburg business people that they should be able to publicly call USM professors "lazy, unruly, good-for-nothing whiners," yet face no economic retaliation (i.e., voting with dollars) for it.
Krebs, Jonathon < Hub SGA Vice Pre...
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USM departures 5/20/2004
(Preview)
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement)
David Berry, P...
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babbs
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May 20, 2004
by sharee1400
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letter angered by protests
(Preview)
I didn't think "irregardless" was a word....please advise..
Thames deserves common courtesy
LETTERS
College graduation should be a special time for graduates, family and friends at the University of Southern Mississippi. It should be a time of celebration, not of protes...
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MBAgal
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IHL official statement by Klumb
(Preview)
Does anyone have the full statement made by Klumb after the closed-door meeting was over? It was shown on WDAM but I cannot find it anywhere. The first part of the statement made it clear that the Board is well aware there are problems. In the context of a just completed three hour closed-door meeting it...
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Tiger
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May 20, 2004
by stephen judd
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Faculty as Independend Contractors
(Preview)
Dr. Peter Butko made the point that faculty are in a sense "independent contractors" and his assertion has been challenged by another poster who claims that statement proves faculty do not wish to be accountable to anyone. This seems like an important issue. We have previously touche...
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Briley Richmond says faculty are disposable
(Preview)
'The graveyards are full of indispensable men'
In response to the May 16 letter, "USM cannot withstand large-scale faculty loss":
Please see DeGaulle, Charles. Quote: "The graveyards are full of indispensable men."
Of course, he said it in French so you could argue about the exact translat...
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tvscene
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May 20, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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good letter to SH today....
(Preview)
The most 'commercially viable' education is a well-rounded one
Recently there has been a great deal of discussion about making USM more commercially viable. I certainly understand the desire to make the university a resource for economic development, but am confused about the approach used to...
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tvscene
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Audit
(Preview)
Shelby and his supporters keep claiming that he has saved the university $1M-3M. Of course, that is all easy enough to say. Although he did eliminate 4 colleges, he added an extra Provost and a high priced "Risk Manager". Furthermore, the Dean of the College of Marine Science was paid though the GCRL b...
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Skeptical
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Other state models
(Preview)
As an academic outsider, I am unfamiliar with other state models of university governance. I am not even sure I am phrasing my concern properly.
It just strikes me that having a single board to oversee multiple institutions is likely to result in -- well -- certain inequities....
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ram
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May 20, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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College Board Meeting
(Preview)
Pardon my ignorance, but is the IHL meeting open to the public, and if yes, will some rep from the FS board be attending? I'm wondering if there'll be an objective, unexpurgated account of the procedings available here, later.
AE
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Austin Eagle
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May 20, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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HA letter; what Thames deserves
(Preview)
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040520/opinion/464981.html
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May 20, 2004
by Former ELR Faculty
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History 099: USM Presidents
(Preview)
A brief primer on the history of USM’s presidents. It is a somewhat sordid tale and does not reflect well upon the state as a whole. So what else is new you say? Can you spell intellectual incest?
#1. Joseph Anderson Cook, the “Father of USM” and who was know to his students as ‘...
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Research Associate
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May 20, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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HA letter; USM faculty are busy
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040520/opinion/464980.html
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What's the latest?
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You guys really crack me up. Everything that is said in here is pure garbage. I just love coming in here to entertain myself. Facts are lacking on this site. It's always some crap similar to; "Oh, I heard that...” or "...so and so's friend told me that he heard it from someone w...
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Stephen Dietz
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May 20, 2004
by Stephen Dietz
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What's the latest?
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You guys really crack me up. Everything that is said in here is pure garbage. I just love coming in here to entertain myself. Facts are lacking on this site. It's always some crap similar to; "Oh, I heard that...” or "...so and so's friend told me that he heard it from someone w...
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HA editorial
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USM must complete key project
Trent Lott National Center
Officials at the University of Southern Mississippi need to do what is necessary to complete construction of the Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship. EDIT...
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MBAgal
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May 20, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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Is This True?
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An Editorial in today's Hattiesburg American states
... "The Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship will put USM on the national map. Given the fact that it will eventually house USM's Department of Economic Development and Planning, which o...
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Front Page Report on Dana Thames
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If you haven't read it, read it here:
www.geocities.com/danathamesreport
Come back and leave your remarks on the message board.
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Fire Shelby (moderator)
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MO for the next round of firings....
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Guys, just heard what's cooking over in the dome. There is a handful of faculty they want rid of now. Their plan this time is to quietly fail to send out 3 or 4 contracts over the Summer when the hundreds of faculty contracts routinely go out. This is a plan to quietly fire a few people,...
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May 20, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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impact of faculty loss
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USM Colleagues,
I am interested in collecting specific data for AAUP-USM about how many faculty have left different departments and programs on campus. What I would like to do over the next couple of days is have some of you post information about your program or department and how this will...
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May 20, 2004
by Ex-Musician
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Faculty, not money
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040516/COL0411/405160...
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New HA poll
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/200...
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May 20, 2004
by Jameela Lares
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See More #12
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See More #12 geocities.com/seemore004/12.jpg
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Heard a rumor
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I heard a rumor that the Dvorak's are renting Shelby's house while he lives in the president's house.. Is this true?
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May 20, 2004
by Austin Eagle
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Chain is a REAL LEADER for USM
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An audience with the Godfather of USM is a wonderful experience. Tonight was an inspirational, motivational, and powerful experience as we listened to Mr. Chain state his position regarding the university that he loves.
We listened as Mr. Chain recalled his initial support of Tha...
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Go Chain Go!
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Old MBA maxim
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First rate managers hire first rate managers, second rate managers hire third rate managers.
Given the SFT hires, we never covered what third rate managers hire. It was assumed that any company with third rate managers would not last long enough to worry about who they hired.
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Over the Hill
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May 20, 2004
by Over the Hill
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What some other local papers are like
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Those who complain about Janet Braswell (who I guess partly redeemed herself today, with the article she coauthored about the Trent Lott Center) should see what caliber of reporter covers the local university at some other newspapers.
My colleagues at Liberty and Power, David Beito and Charl...
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Robert Campbell
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Reconciliation and Full Disclosure
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I think that this is an important point that should be taken up by the PUC-ers (and others!) ASAP:
Have you noticed that there is a subtle push by Thames and his supporters to "move on" and "let bygones be bygones"--we've heard it from Fraschillo (the leader of the band) and other pro-...
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May 20, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Melvin Cooper has learned will from Thames-Mader
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Resort management class by any other name...
After reading the article "AG: Law bars College Board from OK'ing casino courses," my advice to the College Board is to play the semantic game. Just eliminate the words "casino and resort" and label the courses as "hotel and restaurant" management and...
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Hattiesburg is uncovered --- be careful
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Dear FSites:
I got a call late last night from the Mayor of Lansing. It seems there are some late-breaking events in this saga, and this time they are back in Michigan. I am in one of the TCLS Gulfstreams at this very moment headed back to Lansing to look into this.
Judge Cooley ju...
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Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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May 20, 2004
by Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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Dean Pood
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Out of idle curiosity I just scanned some of the internet "Pood pieces", and see that he was an Asst. Dean at Middle Tennessee State, an unsuccessful candidate for Graduate School Dean at Ball State in '99, and most recently, a Dean at North Alabama (is that a community college?). Is he a Thames hire, an...
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Austin Eagle
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May 20, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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Ken Malone please apologize to Linda
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Soggy memories
I do believe that USM Long Beach owes an apology to every single graduate for this past Saturday. I love the oak trees and the tradition of graduating on the campus, but there should be a better back-up plan. The staff that made the quick adaptation to move everything inside so quickly...
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Fred Gaston still waiting on "the facts"
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Letter to Sun Herald----
All were hurt by missed opportunity at USM
Regarding recent reports of the administrative dispute at University of South Mississippi:
Let me preface that I am not acquainted with any official or faculty member of USM; thus I have no ax to grind. But if I, a Mississippia...
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May 20, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Bank it at Chain's
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Does anyone have any thoughts on depositing hard data at Mr. Chain's office if another person on the board needs it. Example, I have the complete list of replacements Amy Young is looking for, but I don't know how to get it to her.
I have picked up pieces of the puzzle on this site and wish t...
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Go Chain Go!
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May 20, 2004
by stephen judd
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WOW!! Conspiracy theory support in CL article....
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Klumb, and Nicholson, and Ross aren't that concerned with what damage Thames has done, but they certainly aren't going to sit by and allow Templeton to destroy State's athletic department.....Klumb says it all at the bottom. He cares for MSU because he went there....
No rubber stamp
M...
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May 19, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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Judge Cooley has left the 'Burg for a while.....
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Hello all!
I inform you that POTCLAWS has left the city (with the usual security detail) for a few days to go back to Paris and spend some time with his wife and daughter. You all by now know some things about her. Well, here's more. She is a German-born former model, now actr...
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Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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May 19, 2004
by Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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Suacier, Shelby and Aubrey: KEY point!
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At the bottom I have copied a salient portion of Gene Saucier's letter in Sunday's HA.
One of the things I was waiting to see if anyone would make a comment on was the real tragedy of AKL and his lack of leadership for USM. And one of the reasons I think Shelby 'owns' Aubrey, even back then. Aubrey gave his...
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future Glossary entries
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freedom of bidnesspeech
Ole Miss/State conspiracy theory
paint-treated lumber conspiracy theory
truth table
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new Glossary entries: A-Z
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Dvorak Construction Co., LLC < 1. "Company" now handling details of construction of the Trent Lott Center (according to Bobby Chain in the HA, 5/19/04); 2. "[Angeline Dvorak] knows about as much about building as I do about teaching English." [quote by Bobby Chain in the HA on 5/19/04 regarding d...
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USM departures 5/19/2004
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80 has now been surpassed.....
Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Proje...
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May 19, 2004
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The Chain Article in HA
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Fund raising slows for Lott center, Chain says Businessman holds Thames responsible
By Kevin Walters and Janet Braswell American Staff Writers
"Without a doubt, he has put the project on hold. Certainly it has not been helpful, and those who worked on it certainly could...
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May 19, 2004
by Outward Bound
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From an earlier thread related to Pood
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Keep the workings of the faculty reward system secret. Faculty members should never know what you expect of them for promotion or tenure or salary increases. The more the criteria and standards for acceptable faculty performance can be left unspecified or kept vague, the easier it is...
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Liberty and Power: Thames the Demolisher
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I've put together a piece for Liberty and Power in which I endorse a variant of the "conspiracy theory." I argue that Thames gets the support he does from the IHL Board because several of the trustees want USM to do poorly, and have correctly figured that Shelby is the man for the job.
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Robert Campbell
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May 19, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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Calling a spade, a spade.
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Let me see if I understand. People who write letters about the current situation at USM generally fall into two categories: pro-Thames or anti-Thames. Alternatively, authors of these letters are described as pro-faculty or anti-faculty. Are we missing a more basic problem here?
People who w...
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Jim Hollandsworth
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May 19, 2004
by present professor
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