Welcome to the daily email for media members that includes news and notes from The University of Southern Mississippi. Today's message includes news releases about a USM nursing student earning the Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi Undergraduate Scholarship and 21 students graduating from the DuBard School for Language Disorders and returning to their local school districts.

NOTE: Offices on the Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

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Today's Top Story

USM Nursing Student Wins 2019 Eliza Pillars Scholarship

Tyunna Odom, a junior nursing major at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), has been awarded the Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi Undergraduate Scholarship.

The Eliza Pillars organization has been awarding the Undergraduate Scholarship to nursing students in the State of Mississippi since 1986. Only one student in the state is chosen to receive the scholarship.

http://news.usm.edu/article/usm-nursing-student-wins-2019-eliza-pillars-scholarship

Additional News Release

DuBard School Students Advance to Local School Districts

Twenty-three students from the DuBard School for Language Disorders at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) are returning to their local school districts next year. The advancing students were recognized at a special awards celebration held at USM.

http://news.usm.edu/article/dubard-school-students-advance-local-school-districts-0

Did You Know?

USM research activities produce an annual economic impact of approximately $135 million on the state of Mississippi, support more than 900 jobs, and generate more than $3.5 million in state and local government revenue.

About The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites in central and southern Mississippi, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 40 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 36 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 24 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit usm.edu.