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(July 31, 2006) A Tale of Two Candidates: How 3rd Year Reviews Differ Among CoB Faculty "On July 31, 2006, Assistant Professor of Finance Larry Eisenberg resigned his position in the USM CoB to take another position elsewhere. The resignation, though late in the summer, was expected, since Eisenberg had recently received a terminal letter following his 3rd Year Review. The 2006-07 Academic Year was to be Eisenberg's Terminal Contract Year at USM. Compare Eisenberg's record to another recent CoB 3rd Year Reviewee:...".

(July 31, 2006) SEDONA Files "Readers may be interested in how a typical installment of SEDONA Files comes together. We decided to present the process, using this installment as an example. First, we start with something in SEDONA that seems at least a little suspicious. For example, see the three entries below, all pertaining to the Service to the University category in the SEDONA database: ...".

(August 1, 2006) Tenure Processes: Does USMGC Have A Separate Handbook? "USM faculty face a "six-year" tenure clock, meaning that individuals must usually apply for tenure during their sixth year of employment at USM. The USM Faculty Handbook provides the possibility of a one year extension, pending approval by the faculty member's chairman, dean, and provost. Of course, any years credit toward tenure that have been granted to experienced faculty hires apply. Apparently, USMGC faculty face a different set of standards than Hattiesburg Faculty. Consider these cases from the three years...".

(August 3, 2006) CoB Administrators in Their Own Words "I want Sedona to be the single-source for all faculty information. That way, you and I will not be burdened with all of these ad hoc requests and requirements. . . We get relief, and all information used and published on our faculty is consistent, to the faculty member's standard of accuracy." [EFIB Chair George Carter on 1/17/2006, in an e-mail to all EFIB faculty and Harold Doty about the administration's plans for SEDONA.]...".

(August 3, 2006) SEDONA: A Virtual Tour An Investigation into the CoB's "Single-Source" of Information "As visitors to usmpride.com are well aware by now, the electronic database known as SEDONA has been the subject of a number of reports in recent weeks. This special report takes a look at some of the details and facts about SEDONA that are available from its Internet homepage. The series of screens (with accompanying discussion) below give some information about SEDONA...".