by MBJ Staff Published: May 3,2013
Tags: college, education, goods making, higher education, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, postsecondary education, public university, study, survey, university
KENNESAW, Ga. — Manufacturing activity in the Southeast improved slightly on the strength of higher new orders, production and employment, staying ahead of the national index, according to the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report released by the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business. “Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana experienced [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 3,2013
Tags: architect, architecture, college, design, drawing, education, electricity, food, higher education, home, house, postsecondary education, public university, research, residence, sustainable, university, water
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University architecture students designed a sustainable home that can provide its own electricity, water supply and food for a family of four. In the final project of a sustainable design class, the students turned theoretical principles into a practical home and landscape. They designed all aspects of a self-supporting, modern homestead, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: classroom, county, education, learning, overcrowding, public education, school, school district, student, teach, teacher
HERNANDO — DeSoto County school officials will not move students around the district this fall but will find some way to use existing buildings to deal with a growing enrollment. With more than 30,000 students in more than 40 schools across the county, DeSoto County Schools is Mississippi’s largest public district. Crowding has been a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: building, chapel, college, construction, contractor, education, groundbreaking, gymnasium, higher education, postsecondary education, private university, School of Business, sports, university
HATTIESBURG — William Carey University intends to start construction this year on four new buildings on its Hattiesburg campus. The Hattiesburg American reports WCU will build a chapel, a School of Business building, a College of Osteopathic Medicine wing and a gymnasium. WCU president Tommy King says the school has paid for the $800,000 chapel [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2013
Tags: college, COST, education, funding, higher education, postsecondary education, state government, tuition, underfunded, university
JACKSON — Mississippi’s prepaid college tuition plan may be underfunded by more than $100 million, auditors from a private consultant told the board that oversees it. However, the actuaries say the plan can be at least partially fixed by charging more for future contracts. If the board doesn’t make changes, either colleges or the Legislature [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 1,2013
Tags: college, education, higher education, laboratory, marine life, postsecondary education, public university, research, science, scientist, settlement, state agency, state government, university, wildlife
HATTIESBURG — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has presented the University of Southern Mississippi with a check for $432,307 in the President’s Conference Room at the Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building on the University’s Hattiesburg campus. The funds are part of a settlement agreement reached in 2002 resolving long standing land issues on a piece [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 30,2013
Tags: Coast, college, ecosystem, education, environment, higher education, land, postsecondary education, property, public university, real estate, restoration, study, survey, university, wetlands, wildlife
GULF COAST — A new survey Mississippi State University finds more than 60 percent of Americans are willing to pay to restore Louisiana’s rapidly eroding Barataria-Terrebonne estuary. The Courier reports the survey found that respondents were willing to pay between $909 and $1,751 per household for coastal restoration projects. Added up, that could generate between [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 29,2013
Tags: aviation, college, education, higher education, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, polymer, postsecondary education, public university, research, researcher, sceince, school, science, scientist, university
ELLISVILLE and HATTIESBURG — The official opening of GE Aviation’s new plant in Ellisville will mark a significant uptick in the partnership between the manufacturer and the University of Southern Mississippi. Tomorrow, GE Aviation opens its new facility at the Howard Technology Park in Ellisville. Previously, the Southern Miss School of Polymers and High Performance [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 29,2013
Tags: automaker, charitable giving, donate, donation, education, gift, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, philanthropy, plant, public education, public school, school, school district
CANTON — Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students. Superintendent Dwight Luckett tells The Clarion-Ledger the district will hire specialists to work one-on-one or in small groups with students to help them catch up to grade level in reading, language arts and math. The $500,000 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2013
Tags: college, current, drift card, education, energy, gulf, higher education, oil spill, public university, research, researcher, science, scientist, university, water
GULF OF MEXICO — A Texas A&M University research program could put cash in a finder’s pocket for something that washes ashore along the Gulf of Mexico. So-called “drift cards” are meant to study ocean currents. People who report the location of the biodegradable notes will be eligible to win a $25 gift card. Piers [...] [...]
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