Although another Hurricane Katrina has come and gone, the Friendship Oak at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus still stands tall as a living symbol of strength and endurance.
On...
Raven Payne, Multimedia Journalist
| April 18, 2024
USM’s School of Coastal Resilience undergoing change
The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Coastal Resilience will soon undergo a series of changes aimed at aligning itself more with...
David Tisdale, University Communications
| October 12, 2022
Bettering the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico region through education is the focus of a professor’s project at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park that has received the support...
The University of Southern Mississippi announced that it has suspended all operations on both of its campuses for Tuesday, March 22, due to forecasted severe weather.
The suspension means that all...
The University of Southern Mississippi made revisions to its mask mandate, limiting it to just within instructional and health care settings only. The updated protocols will take effect immediately after...
University of Southern Mississippi President Dr. Rodney Bennett sent this message to all students and faculty Jan. 21, 2022:
Dear Southern Miss Family:
As I approach my tenth year of service as...
A group of marine scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi recently completed an expedition attempting to find the long-lost shipwreck of a vessel sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during World War...
Though the worst of Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana last Sunday, Mississippi residents are still recovering from the strong winds and rampant flooding over the weekend.
Ida made landfall as a Category...
On Aug. 27, the Board of Trustees for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) voted against mandating the COVID-19 vaccine on college campuses.
Dr. J. Walt Starr, the president of the IHL’s...
The University of Southern Mississippi announced Saturday afternoon that all operations on both Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast campuses will be closed on Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Ida.
The suspension...
As Ida grows stronger in the Gulf of Mexico, the University of Southern Miss’s University Police urges students, faculty and staff to get ready for it to make landfall.
Though Ida is classified as...
More than 6,000 music fans filled the front yard of the Southern Miss Gulf Park Campus for the tenth annual Southern Miss Jazz and Blues Festival. The festival had five bands, 69 vendors and games for...
