*From the point of view of a full professor
PRIDE
at the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi*
Our core mission reflects taking PRIDE in all we do - Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence
We are told that our endowments are "under water" and not being used for their intended purposes. It's time the citizens of Mississippi have access to organizations supported by tax dollars and used by universities' administrators to hide their expenditures.
With a straight face, lawyers at Adams and Reese and other attorneys, including Rick Lambert, Lee Gore, and N. Van Gillespie (Special Assistant Attorney General for the IHL), have asserted that The USM Foundation -- an administrative booze account -- is not accountable to its contributors or the public who support it. (Click here.)