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(September 26, 2006) It’s Been More than One Month Dr. Davis CoB Faculty Still Await Tables I, II, and IIa "So, Dr. Donna gets a course-release to serve as the CoB’s SEDONA Coordinator. As part of that duty, Dr. Davis is expected to produce a small set of tables containing faculty production “data” (teaching, research, etc. summaries) to go along with the CoB’s AACSB Reaffirmation efforts, which we hear are going quite well. The only issue seems to be Dr. Davis’ inability to produce electronic copies of these (3) tables for distribution to CoB faculty. The existence of these three mysterious tables is explained via a 24 August 2006 e-mail to CoB faculty, Jay Grimes, and Joan Exline...".

(August 23, 2006) Deconstructing AACSB Standards: Participants Standard 13 "... Evidence presented at www.usmpride.com indicates that the CoB’s system of rewards fails to appropriately reward instructors who follow AACSB Participants Standard 13. Aside from the two issues raised above, Doty has effectively instituted a policy that using technology in the classroom is equivalent to having kept current in knowledge advancements, a position that any intelligent person who is honest with himself can see is untenable. CoB administrators seem to also embrace a minimalist approach to education – as long as students do not complain outside the college (i.e., to the Provost, Vice Presidents, or President), then instruction is acceptable...".

(August 15, 2006) Mock SEDONA Testimonials [Disclaimer: The SEDONA testimonials below are not real.] "If you've read the "Special Report" that takes one on a Virtual Tour of SEDONA, you know by now that there are "testimonials" from SEDONA subscribers on the company's website. These are provided by College-level administrators at various schools. What follows below is a series of mock testimonials from our own CoB administrators that may be worthy of consideration by SEDONA officials...".

(August 15, 2006) 2006 Staff Merit Raises in the CoB "One well known story from the 2005-2006 academic year revolves around Doty's meeting with CoB staff regarding evaluation processes. According to several current and former staff members, Doty stated that CoB staffers would have to work nights and weekends and forgo vacation to receive above average evaluation scores and thus be eligible for raises. While the usmpride research team believes that this was just one more example of Doty's brain/mouth disconnect, we decided to investigate the 2006 CoB Staff Merit Raises...".

(August 17, 2006) Santa Came Early in 2005! How Did You Spend Your $500? "Take a look at the e-mail below, dated 18 October 2005, from Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand to CoB Chairs, Dean Doty, and Melia Hartsfield:...".

(September 14, 2006) (Updated February 14, 2007) THE CoB BLAME GAME Viewer Scorecard CoB Dean Harold Doty recently circulated a near-final draft of the CoB’s “Strategic Priorities for 2006-2007 . . .”