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The Cedar Point teaching site of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) will be the location of the second annual Shifting Baselines Stewardship Summit May 17-18.

The 2012-2013 Southern Connection Leadership Team was recognized for their year of service at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Awards Day ceremony in April.

Throughout the year, the team of 12 student leaders served as the host group for the orientation and registration event, Gold Rush, and as leadership ambassadors for a variety of university events, including commencement and Welcome Week.

The University of Southern Mississippi has selected 14 students earning their degrees from the Gulf Park campus for the 2012-2013 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Students were selected based on leadership, extracurricular activities and community contributions throughout their academic career. Additionally, students must graduate in the current academic year. Undergraduate students are required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and graduate students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75.

The Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale will perform, “Rock and Roll of the 1970s,” at two concerts in the Fleming Education Center auditorium at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The concerts will be held Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 12, at 3 p.m.

With the 1970s being a great time in the history of pop music, the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale invites everyone to celebrate rocking music from throughout the decade. The concert will feature the chorale, small groups and solo performances.

Dr. Thomas J. Lipscomb, associate dean in the College of Education and Psychology for The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast and professor in the Department of Educational Studies and Research, accepted the 2013 Dean’s Cup presented by the Office of the Academic Dean at Southern Miss Gulf Coast.

The Department of Marine Science and Center for Gulf Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi has announced the inauguration of the “Denis and Jean Wiesenburg Distinguished Lecture in Ocean Science.”

The lecture series kicks off with a presentation by Dr. John O. Dabiri, professor of Aeronautics and Engineering at Caltech. Dabiri will deliver a lecture titled, “Do Swimming Animals Mix the Ocean?” at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 22 at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center.

Students from Bay, Long Beach and Biloxi High Schools took part in the annual Day at Southern Miss event April 12, hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast. Day at Southern Miss, which caters to junior and sophomore female high school students, was created as a way for girls to learn more about the university and future career options. The students took part in sample class lectures, a tour of the Gulf Park campus and lunch with various Southern Miss faculty and administrators.

                 Bristol Presents Paper at Military History Conference, Named Fellow

Dr. Douglas Bristol, associate professor of history at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, presented the paper “Understanding Black Militancy during World War II” during the 80^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History conference in New Orleans March 14 – 17.

Community health science students at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast reached out to the university community by hosting the health fair, “Are Your Loved Ones in the Zone?,” during National Public Health Week April 1-7.

The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Library will host a reception Monday, April 15 from 4 – 6 p.m. for the “Spring Fling” art exhibit currently on display. The exhibit, featuring artwork by several artists associated with the Pass Christian Art Association (PCAA), will be on display in the library on the university’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach through June 17.