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This briefs package highlights timely news and events from The University of Southern Mississippi. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in arranging interviews, contact the Department of Marketing and Public Relations at 601.266.4491.
• Center for War and Society Social set for Dec. 9
• School of Music Offers New Holiday CD
• Yuen to Give Keynote Address at International Conference in Taiwan
• Geography Professor Honored by National Association
• Biology Pre-Service Teachers Attend MSTA Convention
• Professor Named to National Institute of Corrections Initiative
• Barbour Reappoints Nored to State Committee
• Buchanan Selected for National Workforce Development Committee
War and Society Year-end Social, Best-Worst Book Review set for Dec. 9
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Southern Mississippi will host a year-end social at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County.
Members of the public are invited to munch, mingle and mull over the best and worst War and Society book of the series to date.
The organization has a number of book discussions lined up for its upcoming spring 2009 series, including roundtables on "Still the Monkey," "Fields of Fire," "Dog Company Six" and "Catch-22: A Novel." The spring series kicks off Jan. 13 with a discussion of "Rabble in Arms," a book by Kenneth Roberts.
The Center for the Study of War and Society serves as a local, national and international resource for the study of the history of warfare at the social, economic, political, cultural and military levels.
Admission is free. For more information about the series, contact Dr. Kyle Zelner at 601.266.6196.
Southern Miss School of Music Offers New Holiday CD
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music has released its first compilation of a holiday season compact disc, featuring music performed by its faculty and students.
From solo performances to major ensembles, such as the Symphony Orchestra, Southern Chorale and Wind Ensemble, "Holiday Gold" boasts 14 selections of classical and traditional holiday favorites.
Copies are available for a $25 or more donation to the School of Music via the Internet at http://www.usm.edu/music/ (one CD per donation). Donations will support student activities and participation in international competitions. For more information, call the School of Music at 601.266.5543.
Yuen Keynote Speaker for International Conference in Taiwan
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Dr. Steve Yuen, professor of technology education at the University of Southern Mississippi, will give the keynote address next month at the Fifth International Conference: Curriculum and Instruction in Technology Education (ICCITE) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Yuen's address is titled "Embracing Web 2.0 in Education."
The ICCITE conference will bring together educators, professionals and researchers interested in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of technologies that relate to curriculum and instruction in technology education.
Geography Professor Receives Highest Honor from National Association
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - University of Southern Mississippi professor emeritus of geography Dr. Jess McKee was awarded "The Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG).
McKee will be presented the honor, the most prestigious given by the national association, at its annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 22-25. SEDAAG members gather to share interests in theory, methods, and practice of geography and geographical education.
Biology Pre-Service Teachers Attend MSTA Convention
JACKSON, Miss. - University of Southern Mississippi director of the Center for Science and Math Education Dr. Sherry Herron and 13 of her students attended the Mississippi Science Teachers Association State Convention at the Jackson Marriott Hotel Oct. 19-21. Herron also serves as chair of the Journal Advisory Committee for the National Association of Biology Teachers.
More than 400 Mississippi teachers attended the convention's breakout sessions and special presentations at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and Davis Planetarium. They also heard from the convention's keynote speaker, Brown University professor of biology Kenneth Miller, who presented "Controversy, Conflict, and Politics: Does Science Still Matter to America Today?"
Professor Named to National Institute of Corrections Regional Training Initiative
HATTIESBURG, Miss - University of Southern Mississippi assistant professor of administration of justice Dr. Kelly Cheeseman Dial was recently selected for a three-year appointment as a member of the National Institute of Corrections Southern Regional Training Initiative (RTI).
Dial received her doctorate from Sam Houston State University and conducts research on issues involving incarceration and institutional corrections. She also worked for both the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division and Federal Bureau of Prisons. She is the first academic appointed to serve as a regional field coordinator.
The Southern RTI coordinates delivery of corrections-related training for local, state and federal adult and juvenile correctional agencies. The agencies are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and the Virgin Islands.
Gov. Barbour Reappoints Southern Miss Department Head to State Committee
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Dr. Lisa S. Nored, chair of the Department of Administration of Justice at The University of Southern Mississippi, was reappointed to the Mississippi Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) by Gov. Haley Barbour.
JJAC is a state advisory group appointed by the governor to advise the state of Mississippi on issues relating to juvenile justice. The committee is overseen by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning, which is a division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
Buchanan Selected for National Workforce Development Committee
HATTIESBURG, Miss - University of Southern Mississippi associate professor of computing Dr. Randy Buchanan was selected as a committee member for the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society Workforce Development Committee.
The committee is charged with enhancing career paths that lead to automation including K-12, diversity, university relations, automation engineering curriculum, training and education, certification, and industry/government relations.
Buchanan says that according to U.S. industry leaders, professionals knowledgeable in automation are critical for keeping U.S. manufacturing competition in a global market and that thousands of new automation professionals are needed.
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