Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I was in the housing department
English answer:
he worked in the housing department of the University of Southern Mississippi (official job) and in addition helped the universi
English term
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I was in the housing department
Narrator: SOUTHERN Mississippi was supported in the recruiting by a minister from hattiesburg named Ken Fairley.
Ken Fairley: Well, **I was in the housing department**. This was not an official job for me. We felt more that it was a calling. We were in ministry, and because there was a lot of money being forked out to buy the better players, some of us started a campaign to say not to sell yourself; find the right institution for the right reasons.
Do I understand correctly that he worked in the housing department of the University of Southern Mississippi (official job) and in addition helped the university to recruit new players (unofficial job)&
Thank you.
Dec 5, 2015 21:17: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
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Brazil
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he worked in the housing department of the University of Southern Mississippi (official job) and in
http://take2sports.typepad.com/take2sports/2011/05/duprees-t...
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I helped with student accommodation
So it is called "housing" here. He also helped students find the most apropriate institutions for them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_Mississ...
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typo: appropriate
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https://www.usm.edu/residence-life/housing-resourceshelpful-...
Discussion
But the one figure in Marcus' life who appeared of fatherly influence was soon exposed a fraud. The Reverend Ken Fairley, a Hattiesburg, Mississippi pastor who deliberately connected with the young phenom while still a high school star, handled Dupree's finances, posing as an agent of sorts, while establishing himself power of attorney over all of Dupree's dealings. When the now-pro running back received his first professional paycheck, a tender of $45,000, Fairley quickly tracked him down and assumed possession of it. It was the last paycheck he ever saw from the Breakers.
To this day a senior pastor at Mount Carmel Ministries in Hattiesburg, Fairley is a despicable and deceitful creature whose shady and misleading deeds extend well beyond the financial crumbling of Marcus Dupree. This much is validated by multiple inside sources, but the details of such are neither of pertinence to Dupree's story, nor in good taste of Fairley's victims.
http://take2sports.typepad.com/take2sports/2011/05/duprees-t...
So, it's clear from this Ken Fairley IS a Minister (the Revd) (his official job). So the other volunteer role seems to be to help players find the right place. Because Marcus was so close to his family, that would seem to have been Sth Mississippi but he signed for Oklahoma instead and phoned Fairley afterwards to say he was unhappy there... And he did eventually move back to Mississippi but only for a few months because of rules... So "housing" would seem to be about finding the right institution and accommodation in it...but not sure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8MJXrt0kvQ
at 30.25 (narrator and then Ken Fairley himself).
And Sheila, Gallagy, thank you for your input!
a housing dept/housing officer is a term usually used by city councils to describe the social housing unit so really can't see it used in University where someone dealing with housing students would be an "accommodation officer". But maybe he's using the wrong term? Also "we are in ministry" might mean he is a religious Minister but it might also mean that he is doing this as charitable work (a "calling"). He is trying to help student players find the right institutions i.e. not just go to the one that screams loudest/offers most money but the one that is right for them. So his role is to offer advice to prospective student/players and he is doing this as a volunteer. It's hard to figure it out...So, it's possible he means "housing" as a verb (to house players): he wants to find the right "house=institution) for the players being recruited