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Dr. Joe Whitehead

USM Emergency Resources

2012 usm emergency sites
 

The following update was sent out to  the Southern Miss faculty/staff email listserve Sunday afternoon 8/26/2012: 

“Tropical Storm Isaac continues on a path to enter the Gulf of Mexico. It has been difficult to pin point where Isaac will make landfall and currently locations from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle should be monitoring the storms activities and be on alert and prepared to act if instructed to do so.

The university’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is being updated as information becomes available.

Updates and information concerning day-to-day operations of the university will be distributed through the Eagle Alert emergency notification system and will also be available at http://www.SouthernMiss.info.

To sign up for Eagle Alert or ensure your contact information is current, visit http://www.usm.edu/safety/eagle-alert.

 Take this time to prepare for possible severe weather and impact of the storm. Review your preparedness and plan accordingly. More information regarding preparedness can be found at http://www.redcross.org and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov;

Keep up with Southern Miss updates at

www.southernmiss.info

Dr. Joe Whitehead

Welcome New Faculty

2012 08 COST New faculty tea (4)

The Dean’s Office staff of the College of Science and Technology invited new fall 2012 faculty to have coffee and tea at a brief reception following the University’s New Faculty Orientation. 

The event was Monday August 20th in the Chain Technology Building conference room. 

I, along with associate Deans Dr. Patricia Biesiot and Dr. Dale Ledford, was able to speak with new faculty and welcome them to campus.  The event was a success with the deans office getting a chance to chat with new faculty. 

We are proud to have new faculty joining the Southern Miss family.

Pictures from the reception: 

2012 Fall COST New faculty tea

New COST faculty who were able to make it to the reception take time for a quick photo.

 

Dr. Joe Whitehead

Marine Science Professor Speaks on NPR

Max van NordenThe College of Science and Technology at Southern Miss is committed to having an impact on our local, state, and national community.   Faculty at Southern Miss are experts in the classroom as well as the larger community.

One of our own, Max van Norden, program coordinator for the hydrographic science master’s program in the Southern Miss Department of Marine Science at  Stennis Space Center, was featured as a call-in expert on NPR’s Science Friday program on Jan. 20 from 2:30-3 p.m.

Van Norden answered questions on electronic charting and surveying technology in the wake of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy.

Click to see the Science Friday archive of van Norden’s discussion. 

 

Dr. Joe Whitehead

Construction Graduate Gives Back to Community

Garrett Wright, a construction engineering graduate from Gulfport, Miss., has received national recognition as a recipient of the Pearson Prize for Higher Education.  Wright was one of 20 students honored as Pearson Prize National Fellows.

Garrett is featured on our Southern Miss website home page, as the example of our “Achieve” feature.   He has gone on to pursue a masters degree in economic development.

Garrett Wright, featured on usm.edu

Garrett Wright, featured as "Achieve" example on University website

Garrett Wright Construction Graduate

Construction Engineering Graduate, Garrett Wright

 

Watch Garrett’s video about his success as a Southern Miss student through campus and community involvement.

Dr. Joe Whitehead

Marine Science’s Gundersen Researches Coastal Waters

Marine Science’s Kjell Gundersen of the University of Southern Mississippi collaborated on new  study led by University of Georgia researchers concerning oncreasing acidification in coastal waters compromising the ability of oysters and other marine creatures to form and keep their shells. 

Click here to learn more.