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(July 2006) Sedona Files "... This installment examines a number of items regarding service in the College of Business, along with some discussion of research, teaching, and academic background items...".

(July 16, 2006) Sedona "... At the request of readers, this installment examines the co-authorship patterns (refereed articles) of various CoB administrators (departmental chairs, Academic Affairs Dean, and Dean). The table below indicates the names of the authors of refereed articles along with the year of publication....".

(July 23, 2006) Edward Nissan & the Academic Council "An Investigation into University Service Dereliction in the CoB A previous issue of "Sedona Files" that appears on usmpride.com (see "Sedona Files III") stated that there has been discussion in the CoB that Donna Davis (Professor of MIS) was forced to take a position on the University Council when a full professor who was elected to serve in that capacity refused to do so...".

(August 10, 2006) Special Report Did Nissan Skip First 3 Weeks of Classes in 1996? An Investigative Series on CoB Travel "This "Special Report" continues a multi-part examination of Employee Travel Vouchers in USM's College of Business. In this report, we examine the details of Edward Nissan's (Professor of Economics) September 1996 trip to Nicosia, Cyprus. This report could be important in many ways. We have received a number of "tips" that point out that Nissan has a penchant for missing weeks of classes at a time, usually at the beginning of each semester. Many times in the past, EcoFinIB Chair George Carter has covered his classes. Some readers have told us that they suspect that Nissan visits London during these "missing" intervals, perhaps to teach courses/research at London-based institution(s). Well, Nissan's 1996 visit to Cyprus is the beginning of an investigation into readers' tips...".

(August 18, 2006) CoBscam? A Look at Questionable Publishing Practices in the College of Business An interesting angle on some publishing practices in the CoB is taking shape based on the recent discovery of documentation from an open records request. This (Part 1) installment starts with the SEDONA records of Farhang Niroomand (Associate Dean and Professor of Economics).