ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ× Celebrating 2024 Foundersā Week March 22-27
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 11:36am | By: David Tisdale

ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ× (ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ×) students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters of the school will mark its golden history during Foundersā Week celebrations March 22-27 in commemoration of the 114th anniversary of its establishment with events at the institutionās Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast sites.
Highlights of the week include athletics events March 23 featuring the ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ× football teamās spring scrimmage, the baseball teamās Sun Belt Conference series against Georgia Southern University, and a Lady Eagles softball matchup against Marshall University; the city of Hattiesburgās annual major festival, HUBFEST, will be ongoing the same day.
On March 26, a āSouthern Miss Birthday Partyā will be held at both Spirit Park on the Hattiesburg Campus and Hardy Hall on the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. The weekās events will culminate March 27 with the annual Student Awards Day Ceremony at historic Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus, immediately followed by a reception on the south lawn of Bennett Auditorium. Learn more details about all the weekās events.
ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ× Dean of Students Dr. Sirena Cantrell said the students being honored March 27 āhave put in the time and effort it takes to be great.ā
āIt takes courage to create your own path and to generate opportunities for yourself, and these students have done just that,ā Dr. Cantrell continued. āThey have excelled in and outside the classroom by getting involved in student organizations, taking on leadership roles, performing community service, and sharing their talents and good fortune with those around them.
āTheyāve displayed the true meaning of what a Golden Eagle is, and each of them are leaving ČĖĘŽĀŅĀ× better than they found it.ā