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Date 3-1-06
Contact David Tisdale 601.266.4494
Hattiesburg
– The University of Southern Mississippi’s newly created
Office of Scholarships and the Southern Miss Honors College invite
all students at the university interested in learning more about
the application process for such prestigious scholarships as the
Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater and Fulbright to attend an information
forum Monday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the university’s International
Center Auditorium.
The Office of
Scholarships, located in Room 305 of the International Center, is
open daily and has scholarship literature available. Southern Miss
Scholarship Officer Peggy Varnado is available on Mondays in the
office to consult with students interested in applying for these
scholarships to help in planning their academic programs and summer
activities.
On Wednesday,
March 8 at 3:30 p.m., the Honors College and the Office of Scholarships
will present Brad Tuggle, a former Rhodes Scholar at the University
of Alabama, who will present “Strategies for Making Yourself a Viable
Candidate for Competitive Scholarships and How It Benefits You.”
Tuggle’s presentation will be held at the Walker Science Building’s
Reuben Hall, Room 120. All Southern Miss students, and faculty at
the university who are interested in serving as mentors for candidates
for competitive scholarships, are invited to attend.
For more information,
contact Peggy Varnado at 601.466.1406 or e-mail peggy.varnado@usm.edu.
For specific scholarship information, consult the Honors College
Web site: http://www.usm.edu/honors
Last updated:
03/01/06 |
