University of Southern Mississippi News

Hattiesburg police are still investigating a shooting that took place last month at the Islamic Center of Hattiesburg.

A group of men from CrossPoint Community Church and surrounding churches came together Friday to experience what has become an annual Good Friday spiritual pilgrimage.

Water-contact advisories were issued Friday in Hancock and Harrison counties. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be a greater risk of illness associated with swimming there.

Gov. Phil Bryant will give the commencement address at the University of Mississippi on May 10, the university announced Friday.

The University of Southern Mississippi has named David T. Hayhurst the new dean of the College of Science and Technology Hayhurst previously served as dean of the College of Engineering at both San Diego State University and the University of South Alabama .

University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus student Stephanie McCracken has been named a 2014 Truman Scholar.

Senior Beth Coleman has accepted a scholarship to play soccer for the University of Southern Mississippi in the fall.

The Department of English at the University of Southern Mississippi will participate in World Book Night on April 23 from 2- 6 p.m. at the U.S. Post Office on South 40th Avenue in Hattiesburg.

Three University of Southern Mississippi students will bike across the United States this summer to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities.

For Christopher Paul Curtis, writing books for children is no chore. "I'm one of the luckiest people in the world, doing something I love," said Curtis, the winner of the Southern Miss Medallion, presented to him at the recent Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival.

The number of students getting a master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus in Long Beach has reached an all-time high, and more than 30 percent of those students are working toward a computer science degree.

He was 71. Smith's tenure was marked with an increase in enrollment, new program offerings, campus facilities and workforce education and training.

Magnolia State Bank recently announced Anne Carol Johnson as the new business development officer at the Hattiesburg office.

The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Theatre presents "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Tatum Theatre.

The Live Oak Writing Project at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus invites teachers to participate in their annual Invitational Summer Institute to be held June 9 - July 3 at the university's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.

For Melissa Whiting , teaching is about challenging students, encouraging them to take risks and preparing them for their post-academic lives.

Less than a month after announcing the retirement of Dr. Anne McNutt as Bevill State Community College's president, Alabama Post-Secondary Chancellor Mark Heinrich announced Friday that Thomas Huebner Jr. would take over as acting president on Monday.

TIM ISBELL/SUN HERALD USM Student Government Association president LaQuita Gresham begins the student question session with Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett at the Gulf Park campust on Friday, April 11, 2014.

Students at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus have been trying to get in touch with the administration on the Hattiesburg campus about some issues they've been having, and when they found out President Rodney Bennett was having a meeting with faculty on the Gulf Park campus Friday, they saw an opportunity to have their voices ... (more)

On Sunday, the SpayMart cat sanctuary near Picayune, Miss., is bustling with volunteers.