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The University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing Announces the Addition of New Nurse Anesthesia Program - YAHOO! 5/7/2012 6:56:20 PM USM News The University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing has announced that it will offer the state’s first nurse anesthesia degree program. Classes for the nursing program are set to begin in January 2013. The University of Southern Mississippi School ... View More...

Tuition hikes OK'd by College Board - Hattiesburg American 5/8/2012 2:55:56 AM USM News In addition to raising tuition for in-state students, the state College Board also approved non-resident tuition rates for the University of Southern Mississippi for 2012-13 and 2013-14. Here are the numbers: Southern Miss students will have to ... View More...

Southern Miss graduates 1,900 students - Hattiesburg American 5/11/2012 3:02:31 PM USM News The University of Southern Mississippi held commencement ceremonies this morning at Reed Green Coliseum, one of two graduations on the Hattiesburg campus. Southern Miss graduates 1,900 students this spring including those on the Gulf Coast campus. View More...

Lucas, Tyndall will be assets to Southern Miss - Jackson Clarion-Ledger 5/7/2012 12:19:38 AM USM News We would like to commend the state College Board for naming Aubrey K. Lucas as the interim president at the University of Southern Mississippi. The board could not have selected a better person. Not only is Lucas well-respected, he has the experience. View More...

Southern Miss RB Woodyard arrested for robbery - YAHOO! 5/7/2012 7:32:07 PM USM News Southern Miss coach Ellis Johnson said in a statement from the university on Monday that he's ''been made aware of the situation regarding Jamal and will continue to gather the facts of this case.'' HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Southern Miss introduced new men' ... View More...

Railroad company establishes new scholarship at USM Gulf Coast - Mississippi Business Journal 5/14/2012 6:55:11 PM USM News Mississippi Export Railroad Company has established the Mississippi Export Railroad Gulf Coast Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $50,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation. “Moss Point, Miss., has been the home of ... View More...

USM breaks ground on new home for College of Business - Mississippi Press 5/11/2012 8:57:27 AM USM News HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- The University of Southern Mississippi is starting construction on a new home for its College of Business. Officials broke ground Thursday for Scianna Hall, a 93,000-square-foot building that will face U.S. Highway 49. View More...

Ex-Gopher Chip Armelin transfers to Southern Mississippi - Pioneer Press 5/15/2012 2:07:40 PM USM News Former University of Minnesota basketball player Chip Armelin, who left the Gophers program in April, has signed to play for Southern Mississippi, he told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday, May 15. "The whole staff made me feel at home and really ... View More...

Southern Miss hires Donnie Tyndall - ESPN 4/30/2012 8:37:42 PM USM News Southern Miss interim athletic director Jeff Hammond said Tyndall ... "I don't want to gush too much, but I think we did the right thing for this university," Hammond said. Hammond didn't give many details of Tyndall's contract except to confirm ... View More...

Former president Aubrey Lucas to be interim Southern Miss leader - Jackson Clarion-Ledger 5/1/2012 4:54:36 PM USM News HATTIESBURG — Former president Aubrey Lucas will be interim president at the University of Southern Mississippi while the Board of Trustees looks for a permanent successor to Martha Saunders, officials said Tuesday. Lucas will officially ... View More...