The University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The University was established on March 30, 1910, and was originally known as Mississippi Normal College, a college for training teachers. Southern Miss has multiple teaching sites that include Stennis Space Center, Jackson County, Keesler Air Force Base, J.L.Scott Aquarium, Gulf Coast Research Lab, and Pontlevoy, France.
According to the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/), the University of Southern Missississippi is the second largest by enrollment of the three major Mississippi universities. Mississippi State University (http://www.msstate.edu/) ranks first in size, and Ole Miss (http://www.olemiss.edu/) third. The university is home to a major polymer science research center (http://www.psrc.usm.edu/).
Originally called the Southern Miss Southerners, in 1971 they became the Golden Eagles. The school participates in the NCAA's Division I-A, and Conference USA. Its best-known athletic alumnus is three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre.
SouthernMiss is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and its programs are fully accredited by 30 state and national agencies.
SouthernMiss is also one of only a dozen universities in America to hold accreditation in all four fine arts emphasis areas of art, dance, theatre and music.
SouthernMiss is a charter member of the Conference USA college athletic conference.
Hattiesburg (area population 100,000), the educational and medical hub of southern Mississippi, is located 90 miles south of Jackson, 75 miles north of the Gulf Coast, and 105 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana.
SouthernMiss is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; its programs are fully accredited by 35 state and national agencies.
SouthernMiss is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level and Conference USA.
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