Oseola McCarty gift to USM inspires Army retiree to give millions hattiesburgamerican.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hattiesburgamerican.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
USM Set to Host Inaugural Digital Humanities Conference
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 14:49pm | By: Van Arnold
In an effort to explore cutting edge research in digital humanities, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will host an inaugural conference titled, Digital Lagniappe, in a virtual format on Friday, April 16. The conference will take place over Zoom and anyone interested in digital humanities is invited to attend.
The conference includes five interactive roundtables featuring leading DH scholars from across the United States and the United Kingdom as they discuss their work and how DH methodologies help them advance related research.
The conference also includes a special presentation on some new technology in the
He grew up on a farm outside Liberty, Mississippi, enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, and then in the Army.
Throughout his career, he took correspondence business courses from the University of Chicago and used what he learned to invest. After 23 years in the Army, he worked for the State Department.
His first donation to USM came after he learned about Oseola McCarty, who invested what she earned by hand=washing laundry and gave the school $150,000 in 1995 to use for scholarships.
Powell learned abut McCarty’s gift during a trip home for a family reunion, the news release said. “Powell called the USM Foundation soon after returning home, and a few weeks later, a check arrived for $30,000,” it said.
Building construction degree programs at two state universities are bringing trained employees into the construction industry where they can have long-term careers. The programs at Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi have been embraced by the construction industry.
Lee Nations, president and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors Mississippi Chapter, said, âABC Mississippi serves on the Advisory Board of both programs at MSU and USM. We work with the programs to provide speakers, programming assistance and industry networking opportunities.ââ¨Â
He says the programs are beneficial to entering the construction industry. âBoth construction related degrees are extremely beneficial. These graduates are coming out of school with excellent employment opportunities,â he said. âThese two highly recognized programs are doing a wonderful job educating, training and placing these students. It s also very encouraging to
Rowan duo produces book on Class of 1968 wdam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.