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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is set to feature artist Stacey Johnson demonstrating and lecturing on Monday, Sept. 10 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the 3D Arts Building on the Hattiesburg campus. Admission for the lecture is free.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will feature a showing of National Theatre Live’s (NTL) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Monday, Sept. 10. This special one-night movie event is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Martha R. Tatum Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus.

The University of Southern Mississippi’s mission of educating students, conducting research and providing outreach in support of the growing business and industry in the Pine Belt and Gulf Coast regions were discussed during the University of Southern Mississippi visit that was held last week as part of the Commissioner’s Listening Tour. Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education, learned more about how Southern Miss serves its students, the state and the Gulf South region.

The University of Southern Mississippi Pride of Mississippi Marching Band will welcome hundreds of area band students, their directors and families to All-South Marching Band Day on Saturday, Sept. 8. Participants will experience a full day of activities with the Pride, culminating in a performance at M.M. Roberts “The Rock” Stadium.

Members of the University community on the Gulf Coast and in Hattiesburg are asked to monitor news reports concerning Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to produce heavy rain and possible coastal and inland flooding as it approaches the northern Gulf Coast late Tuesday. 

The University of Southern Mississippi will have an opening reception of the Faculty Art & Design Show on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery of Art and Design, George Hurst Building on the Hattiesburg campus. The free, month-long exhibition will feature recent works created by the Art & Design faculty of Southern Miss.

The Office of Student Ombudsman Services (OSOS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) provides a variety of services to help students maintain progress toward degree completion, and become aware of the resources available to them.

New students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) found the gold carpet rolled out for them on the first day of classes Aug. 29, signaling the start of the fall 2018 semester.

Brady Raanes, CFA, CFP®, CMT, Director of Investment Strategy at Raanes Capital Advisors and financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, was recently named to the Forbes list of America’s Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors, which recognizes advisors from national, regional and independent firms.

Raanes, a University of Southern Mississippi graduate, was the only advisor in Mississippi to earn this recognition in 2018.

Imagine a treasure trove of artifacts so vast that you could not accurately pinpoint the exact number of items on hand. Such is the cavernous amount of historical memorabilia stored in the Special Collections wing of The University of Southern Mississippi’s McCain Library & Archives.

From a hardcover copy of “Aesop’s Fables” printed in 1530, to an original manuscript of “A Wrinkle in Time,” to a campaign poster for then-presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, USM’s collection of historical material is uniquely special.

Students in the Recording Industry program at The University of Southern Mississippi will get a fresh perspective on the field in the fall 2018 semester, with the return of Dr. Jonathan Pluskota from his 11-month Fulbright Scholar experience in Estonia.

Pluskota, an assistant professor in the School of Communication, spent the past academic year teaching and researching sound engineering at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy.