ARTICLES CONCERNING
LANCE NAIL, DEAN

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(November 20, 2009) Ruminations on CoB Administrative Changes More cuts this year. Huge cuts in the next few years. Where is the money going to come from in the College of Business (CoB)? Staff cuts seem popular with the current dean, but how much of that can he do, and how much will it really help? One area that needs cogitation is the administrative structure of the CoB.

(December 15, 2009) CoBers' 2009 Christmas Lists . . . Just for Fun, part 1 Lance Nail (CoB Dean) new business building

(December 14, 2009) GH Chatter CoB dean Lance Nail's absences from JAG have surely not gone unnoticed. They are, in fact, often a hot chatter subject. When the time comes for potential future employers to call on CoBers for evaluation of Nail, there is a good chance that his behavior will come back to bite him.

(February 1, 2010) Details I Reports to usmnews.net say that the lack of dean’s office oversight to details, especially ones supposedly under the direction of Sonia Gaines-Littles, continue. One example is the continued problem of the marquee by the elevator in JAG. “Finance” is still misspelled after more than half a year and frequent reminders to Sonia.

(February 4, 2010) Details II Reports to usmnews.net say that the lack of dean’s office oversight to details continues. Another example is the continued problem of the relatively new and expensive HVAC system. The building is regularly hot, or it is cold; some group is always uncomfortable, unhappy, and vocal. Not that many faculty members need a reason not to stay in his or her office, but this provides them with an excuse. “I would produce a premier “A” publication, but it is too hot/cold.” Since some responsible person should regularly walk the JAG halls, s/he must be aware of the climatic conditions. If that is so, s/he simply must not care. Is that the proper attitude for a leader?

(February 24, 2010) CoB News 24 February 2010 "Ethics Update" -- USMNEWS.net readers who are intrigued by CoB dean Lance Nail's month-long focus on business ethics might want to peruse installments of the "Ethics Update" series housed in USMNEWS.net's archives.

(March 2, 2010) GH Chatter Will CoB dean Lance Nail be leaving after this year? Chatter hits both ways on this one. The weight of opinion though is that he will be back next year for another round in the CoB.

(March 17, 2010) Harold Doty & the Golden Goose How the Former CoB Dean’s ‘Booze Account’ Mentality Almost Destroyed the BAC Copies of the Spring 2010 issue of the CoB’s affinity magazine, Venture, are arriving at USMNEWS.net’s newsroom. In it CoB dean Lance Nail takes a swing at former CoB dean Harold Doty’s mismanagement of the CoB’s private support group, the Business Advisory Council (BAC). In an article entitled “Business Advisory Council Thriving Again,” Shannon Woodward reports (emphasis added):