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(January 4, 2007) On Transgressions What makes a “transgression”? Committing an error, having a lapse in judgment, overstepping authority or proprieties, or other wrongdoing – that is what a transgression is. Chairman Carter said he committed a transgression against Dean Doty and asked him to forgive him for it. Confession and repentance is a proper approach. What about the other – and similar – transgressions against others in the CoB?

(January 4, 2007)(updated January 9, 2007)Tracing the Path to Now: Looking Back at George Carter’s Misguided Actions The following timeline traces the academic career of EFIB Chair George Carter. The blue font above the line traces out Carter’s employment record, while the various colored fonts below the line shows the sequence of questionable events that are part of Carter’s tenure at USM (or at the IHL). Thanks goes to USMPRIDE.COM sources for assistance.

(January 8, 2007) An Island Series: Bushardt as a William Golding Resident or as Gilligan? Dr. Stephen Bushardt, senior Management Professor, former CoB administrator, frequent kitchen cabinet member, and self-absorbed king maker: undoubtedly he has been a busy telephone worker over the Christmas break. Doty calls on him for his take on Carter’s transgressions, Carter’s calls seeking advice on what to do and when to do it, other toady calls wanting inside information on the events and the fall-out from it, and, mostly, lots of time hand-wringing as he ponders how to best benefit himself from this situation. This is the zenith of Bushardt-world: how can calamity, chaos, and cacophony work for me?

(January 11, 2007) No More Dr. Nice Guy by Duane Cobb Management professor Stephen Bushardt once remarked to a then-CBA colleague that "if you don't like George Carter, then there's something wrong with you." That was years ago, in the time just after Carter resigned as chair of the economics department in the late 1990s. Since hearing of this statement back in those days . a statement that has become conventional CBA wisdom over the years . I have thought little about it. However, events of the past few weeks and months that have been reported by this website have me thinking about that statement again.

(January 11, 2007) Above Your Pay Grade? Military men (and women) often use expressions that reflect their experience in the military. One such expression is “That’s above your [my, our] pay grade.” This saying is used to indicate that the recipient of the statement has no business involving himself or herself in whatever “that” is. This particular expression has been (over)used by EFIB Chair George Carter through the years as part of his crusade to create a culture of detached submission among rank and file faculty, but the concept is supported by almost all administrators in the CoB

(January 17, 2007)8-Dec-06 CoB Meeting News Bytes George Carter admitted that neither he nor anyone else affiliated with USM authored the Participating and Supporting Faculty Standards document. He claimed that all sorts of schools are using that document for AACSB Accreditation purposes.