ARTICLES CONCERNING
DENIS WEISENBURG, INTERIM PROVOST
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

(December 8, 2011) ‘Clear Eyes, Full Hearts’ NEW INTERIM PROVOST LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR New interim provost Denis Wiesenburg walked into the USM faculty senate meeting room on 2-Dec-2011 and delivered “the provost’s message” like he has held the job for most of his career.

(January 19, 2012) . . . breaking news . . Interim Title Scores Big for Wiesenburg HATTIESBURG – At its 19-Jan-2012 meeting, the Mississippi IHL Board approved a large raise for USM’s new interim provost Denis Wiesenburg. As the insert below indicates, in adding the “interim provost” tag to Wiesenburg’s vice president for research title, the college board added a nice raise of $35,000 per year to Wiesenberg’s paycheck.

(January 23, 2012) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss Wowza Wiesenburg! Recent news of Denis Wiesenburg’s $35,000 raise is making its way across the USM community. This raise, coming as a result of the Martha Saunders administration’s decision to add interim provost to Wiesenburg’s prior title of vice president for research, increases his monthly paycheck by about $3,000.

(February 7, 2012) 31st & Pearl Still Concerned Still concerned. That’s how USM interim provost Denis Wiesenburg characterized the Mississippi IHL Board’s attitude regarding the USM Tabletgate scandal.