Southern Miss Vying for Arbor Day Foundations Best Tree Campus

The University of Southern Mississippi is among a select group of schools competing for the title of “Best Tree Campus” sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

The contest is open to all 2013 Tree Campus USA-recognized colleges and universities. The top five vote-getters in the large-college and small-college categories will receive $500 to buy trees or “tree-related materials,” two Tree Campus USA banners, five Tree Campus USA yard signs, and 30 Tree Campus USA T-shirts and hats.

Large schools competing with Southern Miss include: Indiana State University, the University of South Carolina, Colorado State University, Arizona State University, the University of Vermont, the University of Connecticut, the University of Alaska-Anchorage, Clark College and Lone Star College-Montgomery.

Voting will run through Wednesday, Oct. 22. Participants can vote once per day. The winners will be announced on Friday, Oct. 24. To vote, visit: http://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/vote/