Southern Miss News Thursday, May 23, 2019
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 the upcoming FestivalSouth event that is celebrating its 10th anniversary and a new exhibit at Cook Library on the Hattiesburg campus highlighting Gulf Coast tourism.
Media inquiries can be directed to Van Arnold at 601.266.5568 or van.arnoldFREEMississippi or David Tisdale at 601.266.4499 or d.g.tisdaleFREEMississippi.
Today's Top Story
Don't Blink, but Ever-Popular FestivalSouth® is Celebrating 10th Anniversary
Recognition of immense talent permeating the piney woods of South Mississippi jump-started the formation of FestivalSouth®, which has become a cultural staple of Hattiesburg and the surrounding region.
The popular arts/music festival is celebrating its 10th year this June with a fun-filled line-up of activities, performances, and opportunities that will appeal to audiences of all ages.
https://news.usm.edu/article/don-t-blink-ever-popular-festivalsouth-celebrating-10th-anniversary
Additional News Release
Gulf Coast Tourism focus of Cook Library Exhibit
As the summer travel season nears, a new exhibit at the Cook Library Lobby on The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Hattiesburg campus examines the history of the emergence of tourism along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and beyond.
“Scenic South: Tourism on the Gulf Coast” features items from USM's Special Collections that include brochures, photos, postcards, hotel advertisements, seafood restaurant menus, among others, that show how the area's recreation and vacation destination spots, including Biloxi, New Orleans and Mobile have grown over the past 100-plus years as family favorites for travelers not just from the region, but across the country.
https://news.usm.edu/article/gulf-coast-tourism-focus-cook-library-exhibit
Did You Know?
The Center for Fisheries Research and Development at the University's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs has been conducting continuous fisheries monitoring of the Mississippi Sound since the 1970s. Center members sit on state, regional, and federal management panels to ensure effective management strategies are in place to promote sustainable fisheries.
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 southernMississippi, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the CarnegieClassification 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.