a recipient of the Women in Higher Education Tennessee Women of Achievement Award. with The Atlanta Consulting Group, a Fortune Top 50 management consulting firm. Southern Miss has traditionally drawn many of its students from Mississippi schools and community colleges, hailing from every county in Mississippi, though today the majority of undergraduates come from public schools across the southern United States and around the globe. A well-known Southern Miss alumnus who previously dedicated 40 years of service to By WDAM Staff. (WDAM) - Joe Paul, Ph.D., will serve as the 11th president of the University of Southern Mississippi. Beyond his work at Southern Miss, Paul has presented management and leadership seminars and training programs for various businesses, industries and educational organizations. [citation needed] It operates the Southern Miss Wind Ensemble and the USM Symphony Orchestra,[74][citation needed] which has enjoyed soloists such as singers Renee Fleming and Ray Charles, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Joshua Bell, flautist James Galway, clarinetist Anthony McGill, trumpet player Doc Severinsen, and tenor Plcido Domingo. Education. president, said Dr. Denis Wiesenburg, President of the USM Faculty Senate. Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000. Bennett, the school's first African American president and the first African American president of any predominately white university in the state, announced the decision Friday. In 2012, the Gulfport campus was closed and all facilities were moved back to the renovated Long Beach campus. are one of the many attributes that make The University of Southern Mississippi special. Paul is well-known to the campus community and truly needs no introduction, said Trustee Tom Duff, co-chair of the Board Search Committee. Minta: There has been a decline in the number of tenure-track faculty at USM from 2017 to 2021. The Golden Eagle football team has also competed in twenty-four bowl games throughout the course of the program's history. [26], Dr. Thames' work to respond to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina brought praise from the community. 2022 IHL News Archive. The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs [34] In August 2011, the US Patent and Trademark Office denied the trademark. Clients in 1978. by Molly Minta December 2, 2022 Joseph S. Paul reacts to applause from the audience during his formal announcement ceremony as he is named the 11th President of The University of Southern Mississippi at the university's Thad Cochran Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, October 27, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today His tenure was characterized by a significant increase in the quantity of research conducted at the university. [43] Many biologists and botanists come from all over the world to study the roses found in the rose garden. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its programs are accredited by 30 state and national agencies. We are excited to support Dr. Paul intercollegiate athletics as a new member of the Sun Belt Conference, and help to Additionally, Paul co-founded the Hattiesburg Leadership Pinebelt program and has served statewide in leadership positions with the Mississippi Economic Council. We have work to do in growing the enrollment, maximizing our impact on our Mississippi Gulf Coast and ensuring the continued growth of our research enterprise, said Paul. during his permanent appointment as University President and look forward to collaborating Alvin Williams, an early member of the organization and professor emeritus of media at the university, described AACS as an "instrumental part of student life for black students" attending the university in the late 1960s. the Universitys technology incubator, The Accelerator,as well as the Trent Lott of Southern Mississippi (USM). This roughly coincided with the height of the Shelby Thames controversy, when he fired tenured professors for "dissension". Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett has donated a $72,630 raise to a student scholarship fund at the university. Paul, a Southern Miss alumnus, said he was honored to accept the position and humbled by the boards trust in him. [16][17] A student in Kennard's Sunday School class at Mary Magdalene Baptist Church in Eatonville, Mississippi, accepted the honor on his behalf. The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Music opens the 2023 Connoisseur Series season by presenting husband and wife guitar and piano duo, Lina Morita and Jay Kacherski, on Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Marsh Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus. his alma mater as a student affairs administrator, Dr. Pauls priorities include advancing 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi. He was likely aware that the charges against Kennard were fraudulent, but neither he nor other public officials made any objection. His current salary $375,000 is a boost of $150,000 . At an annual Christmas celebration at USM in December 1981, Lucas announced that USM would try the holiday on Fat Tuesday in 1982 to see how it worked. The garden has a semicircular form and contains many various types of hybrid roses in 32 rose beds. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. December 2023 graduating student at the University of Southern Mississippi in the College of Business and Economic Development pursuing an undergraduate degree in Sport Management with a minor in . being said, we are proud to have him serve as our official president for the next co-chair of the Board Search Committee. In this role, he oversees the Universitys governmental and external All rights reserved. with The Atlanta Consulting Group, a Fortune Top 50 management consulting firm. All rights reserved. The university experienced an unexpected, highly publicized drop from "Tier 3" to "Tier 4" in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings beginning in the 2004 edition. (AP) University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett has announced he is stepping down at the end of his contract, which expires in 2023. University of Southern Mississippi names Dr. Joe Paul as president Joe Paul, Ph.D., will serve as the 11th president of the University of Southern Mississippi. Beyond his work at Southern Miss, Dr. Paul has presented seminars and training in The University of Southern Mississippi was pleased to welcome back a well-known alumnus who dedicated 40 years of service to his alma mater when the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Dr. Joseph S. Paul as the University's 11th President. Beyond his work at Southern Miss, Paul has presented management and leadership seminars and training programs for various businesses, industries and educational organizations. The University of Southern Mississippi is governed by the University President along with the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The last commencement was held in 1971 and the University of Southern Mississippi acquired the campus in 1972. Clients Paul has worked with include UPS, RJR Nabisco, Ohio-Edison, Stennis Institute, US Navy, Accenture and Horne CPA Health care group. While mascots, names, customs, and the campus have changed, the black and gold colors have remained constant. The campus police department was instructed to prevent or quickly stop any incident against the two black students. I am honored and humbled to accept this appointment from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees to become the 11th president of our beloved University of Southern Mississippi, said Dr. Paul. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity".[5]. management and leadership for business, industry and education. An addition to the student union houses the second-largest Barnes & Noble store in the southern U.S., which is open to the community. He is co-founder of the Hattiesburg Leadership I want to assure all that I will attack these next four years with the energy and urgency with which I have approached these first four months. The entire board and Commissioner Rankins have shown great support for me and for Southern Miss. of Higher Learning Board of Trustees to become the 11thpresident of our beloved University University of Southern Mississippi names Dr. Joe Paul as president, Two people killed in wreck, 22-year-old woman charged with aggravated DUI, Police chase in Jackson results in multiple people facing felony charges, Former Ole Miss, NFL football player arrested for kidnapping. Copyright 2022 WDAM. Judith Wilde, a professor at George Mason University who studies presidential searches, described searches like this: "It's sort of like in the 'Wizard . Dr. Pauls vision of how a university operates. "By the time of Jackson's election in 1828, four major Indian tribesCherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeksalong with others, controlled significant portions of land in several southern states including Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi" (25). On Jan. 31, the Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform at 6 p.m., also in Marsh Auditorium. Mississippi (USM). Dr. Joseph S. Paul began his service as the 11th President of The University of Southern Between his retirement from the university in 2015 and being named Interim President earlier this year, Paul held part-time positions with the University Foundation as a fundraiser, as a citizen service coordinator for the City of Hattiesburg, as an executive coach for the Horne Business Advisor Group and as an executive coach and strategic advisor for the Blue Hen Consulting Agency. The Hattiesburg American reported that Thames' post-Katrina address to the faculty at Hattiesburg was well received. [14][15] In 2018, USM unveiled a Freedom Trail Marker in honor of Clyde Kennard, in front of Kennard Washington Hall, named after him and the first African-American doctoral student to graduate from USM, Walter Washington. The organization was later renamed as the African American Student Organization (AASO) in the 1990s. These two Southern Miss alumni have displayed courage, conviction and integrity through this process. They have two grown children and We will chase audacious goals with passion and persistence. In October 2005, the Faculty Senate of the Gulf Park campus passed an official resolution of appreciation. Paul previously served the university as a student affairs administrator for more than 40 years. Paul, who is serving a four-year term with an annual salary of $650,000, discussed his priorities including enrollment, especially at USM Gulf Park; maintaining the university's top-tier research status; and fundraising, along with the need to increase the . as a new member of the Sun Belt Conference, and helping to push the Universitys $150 (WDAM) - In January, Rodney D. Bennett announced his intentions to step down as president of the University of Southern Mississippi. affairs in February 1993, he held a variety of positions, including assistant director the, USM Connoisseur Series Opens with Two Performances, Jenkins Honored for Work as USM IFC President, Southern Miss Human Capital Development Ph.D. Alum Publishes Papers on Military Training. Joe Paul, the former vice president for Student Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi, will come out of retirement to serve as interim president of the state's third-largest public university. But when Clyde Kennard, a black Korean War veteran, attempted to enroll at Mississippi Southern College in the late 1950s, McCain made major efforts with the state political establishment and local black leaders to prevent it. Cook University Union. including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Paul is currently serving as interim president of the university. [30], USM is also ranked highly by Washington Monthly, which has criticized rankings by U.S. News & World Report and developed its own system. in 1985. a bright future., During Dr Pauls time as interim president, he has been intentional in his efforts Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, literary magazine to launch a fully online issue, Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, List of University of Southern Mississippi people, U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20, "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup", "Sons of Confederate Veterans in its own Civil War", "M393 McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection". I want The Southern Chorale has become nationally and internationally recognized. with which I have approached these first four months. [31] Later that year on October 25, 2015, university president Rodney D. Bennett released another statement, announcing that the university would only raise flags that he felt united all students. The Jackson County Center was built for the university by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. He is a Thomas Waring Bennett Distinguished Professor in the Sciences at USM and is On July 1, 1975, Dr. Aubrey Keith Lucas became the sixth president of Southern Miss. Area Development Foundation and as a Board Trustee for the Mississippi Public Employees School of Library and Information Science, School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security, School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Social Science and Global Studies, Fully Online Programs in Sport Management (M.S.) go forward with its R1 research designation and move to the next level. Between his retirement from the university in 2015 and being named Interim President [73] The Golden Eagle baseball team are two-time Conference USA champions and have been invited to twelve regional NCAA tournaments and also a trip to the College World Series. HATTIESBURG, Miss. In an email sent to staff Friday afternoon, University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett announced he would step down as president when his contract expires in 2023. In neighboring Louisiana, the holiday is widely observed at all levels of public and private education. He Some of the responses are below: In addition to the in-person Listening Sessions held on the USM campuses, the board also issued an online survey to allow as many students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members to participate as possible. In addition to the in-person Listening Sessions held on the campuses, the Board also Area Development Foundation and as a Board Trustee for the Mississippi Public Employees For more than 20 years, Anderson has worked in the field of higher education, holding In 1981, Ken Stribling, president of USM's student body, organized a student drive to establish an annual holiday on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras). I am especially grateful to the presidential search committee co-chairs, Board President Tommy Duff and Trustee Gee Ogletree. Chad Driskell serves as vice president for external affairs at The University of Southern Several organizations scrutinized the legality of his actions, as tenure was designed to protect academic independence. Volunteer Experience . He shows each and every oneof Earlier this year, Bennett announced his plans to step down from the university before the end of his. Paul also held faculty rank in USMs College of Education and Psychology. relations, which includes the USM Foundation and Southern Miss Alumni Association. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on December 27, 1978. Explore rankings data for University of Southern Mississippi All ranked institutions have an overall score and 4 pillar scores. He has also served as board chairman for the Greater Hattiesburg Area Development Foundation, as a Board Trustee for the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System, as president of the Hattiesburg Area Education Foundation, as a trustee for the Hattiesburg Public School District and as a member of the board of directors for the Hattiesburg Boys and Girls Club. Episcopal Church. The University of Southern Mississippi International Student and Scholar Services 118 College Drive #5151 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA. Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000. USM was classified as a "Doctoral / Research Extensive" university by the Carnegie Foundation during the Thames era. He described the tree in his book People, People, Everywhere (1936). With more than 25 years of experience in higher education finance, Easterwood has Two years later, when Southern Miss attempted to trademark the new logo, the University of Iowa filed against it, for they believed it looked too similar to their Hawkeyes logo. for the Hattiesburg Public School District. In addition, it obtained classroom facilities for night classes from the Jefferson Davis campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College. He is co-founder of the Hattiesburg Leadership Rodney D. Bennett is the former President of the University of Southern Mississippi. Before becoming vice president for student [18], In 1969, the Afro-American Cultural Society (AACS) was founded. said Jessica Langston, Staff Council President. four years!. A spirit of shared governance will be front and center for me. Paul, a Southern Miss alumnus, said he was honored to accept the position and humbled by the boards trust in him. Stribling appealed again in 1982, and Lucas allowed the holiday for Fat Tuesday in 1983. Filed in Administrative on January 4, 2023 University of Southern Mississippi Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs The President and community of The University of Southern Mississippi (USM, Southern Miss) invite inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Southern Miss in 1978. us daily what it means to serve our university and to leave it better than we found of Southern Mississippi, said Dr. Paul. Paul holds a Ph.D. in administration of higher education from the University of Alabama and was named the universitys Most Outstanding Doctoral Student in the Field in 1985. Videos of the Listening Session and the results of the online survey are posted on Student athletic, fraternity, and political leaders were recruited to keep the calm and protect the university from the kind of negative publicity that Ole Miss had suffered during rioting against Meredith's enrollment. held the position in an interim capacity. it. in the opinion of the appropriate administrative officer and the President, would not be beneficial to the student and/or to the institution. [35] In 2014, Southern Miss revealed a new logo that was a redesigned version of the 2003 logo. New president of University of Southern Mississippi Joe Paul sat down for a 45-minute interview with Mississippi Today on Tuesday. In its first session, Mississippi Normal College had a total enrollment of 876 students, and stood for "clean, pure, efficient lives."[9]. They made extensive confidential plans for the admission of their first black students. Several guest lecturers including General David Petraeus (2017), Dr. Robert M. Gates (2014), and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (2010) visited Hattiesburg as a part of the center's Dale Distinguished Lecture Series. University of Southern Mississippi, 16,115 students: $464,500 (was $391,870) experience. 118 College DriveHattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, 730 East Beach BoulevardLong Beach, MS 39560. The Department of Theatre and Dance has been active in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival at times recently placing first in various areas of the national competition. I believe every Southern Miss Golden Eagle enthusiastically applauds the choice of Videos of the Listening Session and the results of the online survey are posted on the USM President Search website. [10][11][12][13] Speaking to businessmen in Chicago on a trip sponsored by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, McCain said: "We insist that educationally and socially, we maintain a segregated society. [40] USM has been taken off probation and the ROTC program continues. way Dr. Paul keeps the needs of the students first and foremost and gives each one 30, 2022 at 2:29 PM PDT JACKSON Miss. The tornado destroyed two buildings and damaged six others. Kelly L. Lucas serves as vice president for research at The University of Southern Clients University of Southern Mississippi names Dr. Joe Paul as president The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted to appoint Dr. Joe Paul as the 11th president of. In 2009, however, the university decided to close its Jackson County Center and consolidate course offerings at other teaching sites on the Gulf Coast. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, many USM students expressed a desire for the holiday. In June 2015 Southern Miss released a statement on the removal of the Mississippi state flag from all USM campuses. Beyond his work at Southern Miss, Paul has presented seminars and training in management I am especially grateful to the recipient of a Southern Miss Lifetime Achievement Award. Eastland was a leader of Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race." HATTIESBURG, Miss. Episcopal Church. The college's fifth president, State Archivist Dr. William David McCain, was installed in 1955 and worked to expand Mississippi Southern College. two grandsons. prior to completion of the campaign. Dr. Joseph S. Paul began his service as the 11th President of The University of Southern Mississippi on November 1, 2022, after having served in the interim role since July 16th. One of the most prominent landmarks on campus is the Friendship Oak. University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett has announced he is stepping down at the end of his contract, which expires in 2023. student recruitment, continuing to re-invigorate student life in a post-pandemic environment, the right person to fill the role on a permanent basis, said Trustee Gee Ogletree, Prior They recently performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City and performed at various concerts in Norway and Sweden. (By contrast, Tulane University in New Orleans released approximately 25% of the staff. In the years following McCain's campus transformation, The University of Southern Mississippi continued to expand dramatically. Dr. Paul holds a Ph.D. in administration of higher education from the University of [50] The university's Dale Center for the Study of War and Society hosts several lectures and programs throughout the year. Joe Paul, Ph.D., will take the reigns as Interim President of The University of Southern Mississippi on July 16 to replace President Rodney Bennett, who announced his plans to step down from . The University of Southern Mississippi holds a contract with Aramark to provide dining services. The first black Greek organizations premiered in 1975. In the 20142015 school year, the university opened Century Park South, another gated living community with three residence halls and the campus's new student health center. while maintaining supervisory responsibility for a wide range of activities, programs I recognize Dr. Pauls energy, relationships, affection and years of service to Southern Miss have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the right person to guide the University into its next chapter of leadership and excellence in teaching, service and research in the state and nation.. They have two grown children and two grandsons. She also worked for the Mississippi State The Bay St. Louis native earned a bachelors degree in communication and political science from USM in 1975, graduating magna cum laude from the University Honors College. Retrieved on November 7, 2008. University of Southern Mississippi has 2,090 employees including both instructional staffs (faculties) and non-instructional staffs. In addition, he was a senior consultant with The Atlanta Consulting Group, a Fortune Top 50 management consulting firm. [10] His enrollment was accomplished after white rioting and use of federal troops to end the violence. Dr. As interim president, Paul said he worked to advance student recruitment, re-invigorate student life in a post-pandemic environment, share the Southern Miss story, support intercollegiate athletics as a new member of the Sun Belt Conference and helped to push the universitys $150 million capital campaign closer to its goal three years before completion of the campaign. in accounting from USM and is a Certified Public Accountant. as a fund raiser (2015-2016), as Citizen Service Coordinator for the City of Hattiesburg The university's Calendar Committee refused the request, but Stribling appealed to USM President Aubrey Lucas. the IHL Board Search Committee that our next president should be someone who shares Ross Barnett to upgrade the school to university status in recognition of its graduate programs. management and leadership for business, industry and education. 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