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The University of Southern Mississippi is reminding prospective students about upcoming deadlines for summer admission.

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker visited with students, faculty and staff in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at The University of Southern Mississippi Monday, April 23, proclaiming April 23-27 as National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week in the city.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week increases public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory personnel. The program at Southern Miss offers bachelor and master’s degree programs, and enjoys a high job placement rate for its graduates. For information about the USM Department of Medical Laboratory Science, visit https://www.usm.edu/medical-laboratory-science%20.

The University of Southern Mississippi celebrated the scholarly work of its students April 21 when it hosted the annual Undergraduate Symposium on Research and Creative Activity. Supported by Southern Miss alumnus Donald Drapeau, the event showcased undergraduate student research in a wide array of disciplines through oral and poster presentations, as well as creative and performance art.

Readers who enjoy fantasy books or movies will be familiar with the Harry Potter series.  Harry Potter fans are familiar with the sport of Quidditch. Yes, it’s the sport played on brooms in which players throw the Quaffle and attempt to catch the tiny, golden Snitch to end the game.

“She sings silly songs to calm wailing toddlers, makes rapid clinical decisions when children decide to throw her activities rather than participate, and has probably gotten one too many callouses on her fingers from cutting out project materials,” says Hannah Sanders, speech-language pathologist at The Children’s Center for Communication Development, and direct supervisor to graduate assistant Elizabeth Kubik.

College students in today’s world are busier than ever. Between work, friends, family, and community obligations, students today are always looking for a way to maximize their time. 

One way students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) can manage their time is by using summer school to their advantage. Both undergraduate and graduate students can enroll in summer classes to help them stay on track to graduation and perform at their academic best.  

Dr. Andrew Wiest, professor of history and founding director of The University of Southern Mississippi Department of History’s Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, gives a talk on the Vietnam War to 10th-grade students from Simpson (Miss.) Academy, Wednesday, April 18 at historic College Hall on the Hattiesburg campus. The students are taught by one of Wiest’s former students and Southern Miss alumnus, Amie Green Jr., who earned teaching licensure in history from USM (University Communications photo by David Tisdale).  

University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Steven R. Moser has announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Winstead as the founding dean of the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The appointment is effective July 1, pending approval from the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning.

The University of Southern Mississippi celebrated outstanding achievements by its students in the areas of academics, leadership and service April 11 during the school’s annual Student Awards Ceremony at Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus. President Rodney D. Bennett, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Steven Moser, and Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost Thomas Burke were on hand for the event to present awards and congratulate students on their accomplishments.  

ACT testing at The University of Southern Mississippi, scheduled for Saturday, April 14, has been cancelled due to the threat of severe weather in the Hattiesburg area.

It sounds counterintuitive, Karie Chatham admits, but when the number of reports of abused children go up, it’s actually a good thing.

Chatham and colleague Riley Herrin of the Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center in Hattiesburg teamed up with the University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work to recognize abused children by planting a “pinwheel garden” on campus earlier this month.