Southern Miss News Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Welcome to the daily email for media members that includes news and notes from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Today's message includes news releases about history Professor Heather Stur's Blount Lecture in Military History on May 1, and Move to Learn exercise break video representatives' appearance at USM's DuBard School for Language Disorders.
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Today's Top Story
Dale Center Fellow Heather Stur to give Blount Lecture in Military History May 1
Dr. Heather Stur, an associate professor of history and fellow in The University of Southern Mississippi's (USM) Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, will deliver a lecture as the outgoing General Buford "Buff" Blount Professor in Military History on Wednesday, May 1, at 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Liberal Arts Building on the Hattiesburg campus.
Dr. Stur's presentation, titled Saigon at War: South Vietnam and the Global Sixties will be drawn from her forthcoming book of the same name. She will discuss South Vietnamese political perspectives on the Vietnam War in an effort to incorporate South Vietnamese voices more fully into the Vietnam War narrative.
Photo/Video Opportunity
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Mississippi Southern Chorale present the final concert of the 2018-19 season, “Music of the Night,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg. This is an encore performance of part of the program from New York City's Carnegie Hall the previous week. For this program, the Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Chorale join forces to present two haunting works based on themes associated with the night: Debussy's Nocturnes and Kõrvits' “Moorland Elegies”. To schedule coverage, contact Mike Lopinto at 601.266.5620 or mike.lopintoFREEMississippi.
Additional News Release
Move to Learn Team to Visit USM's DuBard School
Coach Larry Calhoun, the star of the Move to Learn exercise break videos, will make an appearance at The University of Southern Mississippi's DuBard School for Language Disorders on May 7 to introduce administrators, teachers and students to the Move to Learn Initiative. A team from the Bower Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Healthy Schools will accompany Calhoun in a live demonstration of the Move to Learn videos.
http://news.usm.edu/article/move-learn-team-visit-usm-s-dubard-school
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Did You Know?
The University of Southern Mississippi is home to the only blue crab hatchery in production in the U.S.
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 35 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 21 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.