Summer Field Program 2008
Accommodations
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's air-conditioned dormitory houses two students per room. Suites consist of four rooms and a common bathroom facility. Requests for housing are filled as received. Married couples must make their own arrangements for off-campus housing. The rooms now have Internet/network T1 line access.
The dining hall serves three meals daily on weekdays, and two daily on weekends. Commuting students may purchase meals at a modest cost. Students should bring linens, towels, and clothing suitable for field work, such as shorts, bathing suits, sun hat, long-sleeved shirt and light-weight pants, washable athletic shoes, polarized sunglasses as well as a good sunblock. Laundry facilities are available on-campus.
Dormitory stays typically provide excellent opportunities to meet other students, as well as to engage in water sports, fishing, golf, tennis, biking, weight lifting, aerobics, and hiking that form some of the many summer pastimes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The community of Ocean Springs, as well as the neighboring cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Gautier, and Pascagoula provide ample opportunities for shopping, banking, dining, and recreation. New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., are a two-hour drive from GCRL. The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA in Ocean Springs allows GCRL students to use the YMCA facilities for free by showing student ID.
Summers can be warm on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and students should be prepared to protect themselves from intense sunshine. Bring a good sunblock.
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON LABORATORY GROUNDS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Research Vessels
Students typically participate in trips each week aboard oceanographic and fisheries research vessels in the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory fleet, including the 97-foot R/V Tommy Munro, the 55-foot R/V Tom McIlwain and the 38-foot M/V Hermes.
Students with Disabilities
If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations for information on appropriate policies and procedures. Southern Station Box 8586; Telephone/voice: (601) 266-5024; Telephone/TDD: (601) 266-6837; Fax: (601) 266-6035.
