Are you interested in further developing and honing your leadership skills?!
Southern Miss is now offering a Leadership Experience Certificate, open to any full-time USM student. Certificate requirements include two required leadership courses and three GEC electives plus three out-of-the-classroom leadership activities. Students who graduate with the Certificate will get a special designation on their diploma as well as a Certificate of Completion signed by the University President and Provost.
***Interest sessions will be held at the following days and times for any student to pop in and find out for information on the program: Tuesday, March 24 from 4-5pm and Wednesday, March 25 from 12-1pm in the Student Activities Hub Black conference room.
For questions, email Emily Holmes at [email protected]. 

The Office of Student Activities is proud to present the Student Organization Achievement and Recognition (S.O.A.R.) Awards Ceremony once again this year!

Requirements to apply: 

Have a 2.5 GPA or higher 

Be enrolled as a full time undergraduate student 

Have a positive leadership attitude 

Be able to commit to SMAC and what SMAC stands for in a positive image. 

Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and goals of SMAC 

Excellent communication skills - verbal and written

Besides the experience that you will receive in student leadership, SMAC offers you opportunities such as:

Make decisions on events and how events will be ran 

Advance your leadership skills  

Make friends with other student leaders  

Develop skills for your resume  

Obtain marketing and promotions experience  

Be a positive and active force on campus 

Conference travel and presentation experiences

Members will have the chance to plan programs and events for the entire Southern Miss Community! Time for SMAC includes, but is not limited to: 

1-2 events each week 

1 meeting each week 

Other meetings and training as needed

A Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy may be the right degree for you! Stop by and find out more on Thursday March 26 from 12-2pm at Shoemaker Square. Students who are in the MFT Masters program will be on hand to answer questions. They hope to see you there! Checkout their Facebook page.

The Residence Hall Association will be holding its annual RAVE on Monday, March 30th. As part of the RAVE, we will be holding a philanthropy competition between student groups on campus. This year RHA has chosen March of Dimes as the organization in which we will focus our philanthropic efforts but we need YOUR help. We invite you and your student organization to participate in a March of Dimes Fundraising competition. The student organization that raises the most money for the March of Dimes foundation will not only receive community service hours and be crowned the 2015 RHA Philanthropy campus winners, but will also have a portion of the amount raised during the competition donated in the name of their organization! If you are interested in more information or would like to sign your organization up please email [email protected]. Together your organization along with the Residence Hall Association can make a difference in the lives of many families. Together we can work hard for stronger, healthier babies.

 

The Student Eagle Club Board! 

Want a chance to lead students in an excitement-oriented organization designated to support and promote Southern Miss Athletics? Apply today for The Student Eagle Club Board!

The Legacy Alumni Association paints the Little Rock every Tuesday at 2:15pm during the fall and spring semesters. They are encouraging student organizations to participate in painting the Little Rock. It is a great way to inform students, faculty, and staff about your organization and a way to provide motivational and encouraging messages to the football team in the fall and other major events in the spring. They will provide all the paint and brushes for painting the Rock, unless there are specified colors your organization would like to use; in that case, the organization would need to purchase the specified paint on their own.

If your organization is interested in painting the Little Rock please fill out the form below and contact Wilton Jackson at [email protected].

Link to the Form | http://goo.gl/forms/9Iwd2FOD6M 

The SGA Judicial Board meets every Monday at 3:30 in TCC 227 to hear appeals.

Ticketing 

* Parking Management begins ticketing from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday every week. 

* Students get one warning per academic year (e.g. if a student parks in faculty and staff, they will first get a warning during their first offense but on the second offense, he or she will get a monetary ticket 

* All reserved areas (e.g. handicap, special parking, mandatory tow zones, fire zones, tow away zones, service zone) -> AUTOMATIC TICKET (Boot or tow) This is enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please note that no warning is given in this situation, it is an AUTOMATIC TICKET.

Temporary Decals 

* It is important for students to get a temporary decal if: (a) something has happened to their car with their original decal (e.g. residential, commuter, village) 

* To go further in-depth, if a student's car received damage from a car accident or weather incident, a friend, family member or someone else is currently driving his or her, car in the shop, etc, the student must get a temporary decal. 

* Starting this year, 2014-15, students must now purchase temporary decals. Prices vary. For 10 days, students will have to pay $10. For 15 days, $15, 20 days = $20. 

* If students do not have a car registered with Parking Management, they should get a visitor's decal. (NOTE: One visitor pass per semester. After one pass, you must come to the Department of Parking Management to purchase a temp.)

Do you have questions or concerns about academics at The University of Southern Mississippi?

Do you have suggestions for how to improve your classes or academic experience?

Come let the Provost know!  

Provost Denis Wiesenburg will be holding open office hours for faculty, staff, and students during the spring semester on the following dates:  

• Monday, January 26, 10am - noon 
• Friday, February 27, 2pm- 4pm
• Thursday, April 9, 9:30am - 11:30am

There is no need to make an appointment. All open office hour sessions are for 10 minutes and will be held in the Lucas Administration Building, Room 204. If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected].