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These areas oversee building and space management of the Union Complex (i.e., the Hub, R.C. Cook Student Union, Thad Cochran Center, and the first floor of the Trent Lott National Center).  Besides providing event space, these professionals provide employment opportunities for ~60 student employees including three graduate students.   We are committed to the development of these individuals.  All students have the opportunity to progress through our Staff Training for Excellence Program (STEP), designed to prepare, promote, and reward students.  Our department also supports CAS-inspired learning objectives that help develop critical thinking skills by, for example, asking students to relate their relevant coursework with their on-campus employment.  Our learning objectives also include developing students’ advantageous workplace behaviors such as time and risk management skills, interpersonal communication skills, and one’s willingness to communicate, all which contribute to our customer service training objectives.  We have also developed a 10-part professional development series for our graduate assistants.  These learning outcomes are measured using both direct and indirect methods that, when possible, employ empirically validated instruments and methods.
On the whole, this department supports students' education by providing a safe, aesthetically pleasing, and multi-purpose facility for student events of all kinds.  We coordinate and produce numerous student-centered activities for the campus community. We work hard to establish intentional learning outcomes, the measurement of which will help continually improve the services and programs we offer. Quite simply, as the To The Top chant suggests, we strive to be at the top of our game.  The top, it must be noted, is a competitive space that requires our staff to continually think intentionally, work collaboratively, recognize opportunities, and develop innovative solutions through valid assessment.  Challenge accepted



 

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Information Desk 
1st Floor of Thad Cochran Center in Union Complex

Box #5067

Hattiesburg Campus

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Email
unionFREEMississippi

Phone
601.266.6194