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(September 27, 2011) . . . breaking news . . . USM Names New HR Director, Inflates Credentials HATTIESBURG – According to a recent USM presser, Indiana University’s Linda Rasmussen has been named the new human resources director at USM, succeeding Russ Willis, who has become a vice president in the Martha Saunders administration. According to the press release, Rasmussen, pictured below, was Saunders’ “top choice” following a national search, having “spent the past 16 years as Human Resources Director” at IU.

(October 17, 2011) Dear usmnews.net, Did you see the announcement in the Hattiesburg American that "The University of Southern Mississippi has received $657,000 for a multi-use pathway project"?

(October 28, 2011) Governing Boards, Like the IHL, Are Less Engaged In University Budgets Even During RecessionThe office of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning visited usmnews.net yesterday. The visits are not unusual and the editor and reporters welcome their visits and, should they see fit, contributions.

(November 10, 2012) The Penn State Strategy of Public Relations A November 9, 2011 "USM Mailout" included the following: "University Communications Launches New WebsiteThe Office of University Communications has launched a new website with tools and resources to assist units with communication needs. Here, information can be found on the available communication services as well as important resources to help ensure the university is promoted in the best way possible...". (Emphasis added.)

(November 10, 2012) Is USM an Institution Lost in the Academic Sea? Faculty Senate President’s Remarks Say It’s So In his opening remarks at the 4-Nov-2011 USM faculty senate meeting, faculty senate president Timothy Rehner painted the picture of an academic institution that is seemingly without a compass. USMNEWS.net reporters have transcribed Rehner’s comments for USMNEWS.net readers to consider:

(November 14, 2011) The Cautionary Tales A Guest Editorial by Susan Green-Lewis Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is a Tier 1 (U.S. News & World Report) national institution. PSU was founded in 1855, and it is now home to more than 45,000 students.