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Ron Shaw, Fleet Survey Team
Ron Shaw, U.S. Navy Fleet Survey Team, graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Hydrographic Science from The University of Southern Mississippi in August 2006. The year-long program is accredited by the International Hydrographic Organization Advisory Board at the Category A Level.
Military Education at Southern Miss Gulf Coast

Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi

The mission of The University of Southern Mississippi at Keesler Air Force Base is to provide courses, programs and services designed to meet the unique needs of the military members, retirees, and civilian community. Southern Miss at Keesler is centrally located and offers on-base bachelor's degrees in American Studies and Psychology with a master's degree in Political Science. Southern Miss at Keesler works closely with the Keesler 81 Department of Education/Mission Support Squadron to provide excellent customer service in the areas of registration, advisement and tuition assistance for on-base degree programs and most off-base degree programs. Click here for a full list of Soutern Miss Gulf Coast programs. For online and hybrid programs, visit www.usm.edu/southernmissonline.

For more information, visit us in Sablich Center Building 701 Room 219 (office hours are 0800 through 1700 Monday-Friday). Our staff can be reached via e-mail:

Name Title Phone E-mail
Ashley Christian Administrator 228.376.8479 Ashley.Christian@usm.edu
Michelle Lane Enrollment Specialist 228.214.3511 Michelle.Lane@usm.edu

The DSN number for Southern Miss at Keesler is 597.2309. The fax number is 228.374.8348.

Those military personnel who use Tuition Assistance can access the information through https://www.my.af.mil/afvecprod.

All programs offered and admissions information concerning The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park Campus and other Teaching Sites can be accessed through http://www.usm.edu/gcadmissions.

Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

The Navy College Office on the Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport currently provides The University of Southern Mississippi with an office located in Building 60 Room 239 that is shared with Coastline community College. The University of Southern Mississippi provides advisement services on every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 9 a.m. - noon. Currently, Southern Miss does not hold classes at the Construction Battalion Center. Our nearest campus is located at the corner of 45th Avenue and 15th Street in Gulfport, Mississippi, directly behind Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, 1.2 miles south of the Naval Construction Battalion Center.

If there is any more information needed concerning enrollment, our enrollment specialist Michelle Lane can be reached via e-mail at michelle.lane@usm.edu or by phone at 228.214.3511. The Navy College Counselor, Mr. Alex Carter can be contacted at 228.871.2785 or via e-mail at alex.carter2@navy.mil. Office hours at the Navy College Office are 0800 -1700 hours.

To find out more information concerning the SOCNAV and Student Agreement, go to http://www.soc.aascu.org/socnav/SOCNAVForms.html.

All programs offered and admissions information concerning The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park Campus and other Teaching Sites can be accessed through http://www.usm.edu/gcadmissions.

The Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi maintains a unique partnership with the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.

As NASA's leader center for rocket propulsion testing and earth sciences, Stennis Space Center boasts the single largest concentration of oceanographers and hydrographers in the world. With master's and doctorate degrees in marine science and a specialized master's degree in hydrographic science, the Department of Marine Science located at Stennis will offer a new bachelor's degree in marine science in Fall 2007.

For more information, contact Linda Downs at Linda.Downs@usm.edu or call 228.688.3177. Visit online at http://www.usm.edu/marine.