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Southern Miss Libraries Present Brown Bag Lunch Series in March

Date 3-7-06

Contact David Tisdale 601.266.4499


Hattiesburg—The University of Southern Mississippi’s University Libraries will present its Brown Bag Series on Tuesdays in March, which will include a variety of speakers and musicians. The university community is invited to attend these free events and bring their lunch. Cookies and lemonade will be provided.

Brown Bag presentations will be March 7, 14 and 28 in Cook Library, Room 123. The March 21 event will be held in The Courtyard across from Cook Library.

The schedule includes

*March 7: Dr. Clayton Sullivan, professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at Southern Miss will speak about his book Why Beulah Shot Her Pistol Inside The Baptist Church, as well as his latest work. Cook Library has copies of Beulah available on three-day reserve in Cook Library.

*March 14: Yvonne Arnold, Southern Miss’ University Archivist, will present “Pieces of the Past” as she traces Southern Miss’ roots from its founding in 1910 to the 21st century, using historical documents, photographs, artifacts and memorabilia preserved in the university’s William D. McCain Library and Archives.

*March 21: Cook Library’s own Suzy Elkins and David Sumrall, both also well known on the Hattiesburg music scene, will perform songs from the 1960s and ’70s, including some of their original work, at The Courtyard across from Cook Library.

*March 28: Bill Powe, outdoor program manager for Southern Miss Recreational Sports, will present information about the popular Longleaf Trace recreational trail, a Rails to Trails project, which covers approximately 40 miles between Hattiesburg and Prentiss. Powe will discuss future plans for the Trace, including plans to extend the trail east from the Southern Miss Gateway.


  Last updated: 03/07/06

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