SHARED GOVERNANCE IN THE COB
(October 19, 2006) What was a “Black Tuesday” Proxy Worth? A Look at Circumstances Suggesting a Potential
Vote-for-Benefits Arrangement "In the course of their investigations into the spring 2007 EFIB teaching loads, investigators
have put together a cases that suggests there may have been a vote-trading arrangement in the EFIB regarding the now
infamous “Black Tuesday” EFIB governance re-vote. In carrying the day on 19 September 2006, George Carter needed every
bit of the help that CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand’s vote, and those of the two proxies that Niroomand held that day
from Weihua Shi (visiting assistant professor of economics) and Farooq Malik (assistant professor of economics). As
USMPRIDE.COM readers are aware, the Chair-only governance option (III) won by an 11 to 8 decision, with Niroomand
casting three votes himself. USMPRIDE.COM readers will also recall that Carter’s announcement of the meeting, via e-mail
and memo, failed to mention anything about a vote being taken at that (then upcoming) meeting. Yet, Niroomand sought the
two proxies from the USMGC campus...".
(October 20, 2006) Special Report What is Carter’s Attack on Dissenters Costing the CoB? An Investigative Series on the use of
the CoB’s Budget "This Special Report examines some of the extraordinary moves being made by EFIB Chair George Carter to
suppress dissent in his department and in the College of Business. As usmpride.com has reported, Carter orchestrated the
“Black Tuesday” re-vote in the EFIB (19 Sept 2006) that resulted in a duly constituted 3-faculty governance committee being
disbanded (see “Black Tuesday” page at usmpride.com). Finance professor James Lindley and accounting professor Marc
DePree have filed an official University Grievance regarding the “Black Tuesday” situation. New evidence pouring into
usmpride.com indicates that Carter is now orchestrating a campaign of retaliation and harassment directed at those who spoke
out against the Black Tuesday coup...".
(January 25, 2007) George Carter to the Untenured: "Vote for Option III" Near the end of the 19 September 2006 "Black
Tuesday" faculty governance re-vote meeting in the EFIB, Chairman George Carter put the options facing the faculty on the
table. A rhetorical question was then asked by finance professor Tom Lindley. Carter did not waste the opportunity to answer
that rhetorical question from Lindley. In doing so, Carter was effectively telling the EFIB's 10 untenured professors how to
vote. Here is that dialogue:
(July 10, 2007) AACSB Update #2 Our AACSB Update from 10-July-2007 has sparked interest in USMNEWS.NET readers. That
report indicated that the CoB will be voting on new P&T requirements at the beginning of fall semester 2007. As sources
indicated to our reporters, very little, if any, faculty input went into the process of developing the new P&T policies.