Southern Miss College of Arts and Sciences

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Home to 14 schools and over 100 academic programs, the College of Arts and Sciences operates at the heart of the University’s mission to educate students, lead the state and nation in the creative arts, and produce knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, mathematical and natural sciences, and engineering.

Checking in from Vienna 🎶
06/05/2026

Checking in from Vienna 🎶

Congratulations to Dr. Candice Salyers, associate professor of dance in the School of Performing and Visual Arts, on the...
06/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Candice Salyers, associate professor of dance in the School of Performing and Visual Arts, on the international recognition of Orca We Remember.

Salyers collaborated with South Korean artist Jae Chung Kim and composer Jieun Lee to create the dance film, which explores environmental crises affecting our oceans and marine life, including the orca whale.

Orca We Remember was one of only 11 films selected from more than 300 international submissions for screening at the Korea International Ocean Film Festival. The film has also been endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development program and UNESCO's Blue Thread initiative for its role in advancing ocean advocacy and ocean literacy.

Southern Miss ROTC cadets recently took the next step in their military careers during a joint Army and Air Force ROTC c...
06/03/2026

Southern Miss ROTC cadets recently took the next step in their military careers during a joint Army and Air Force ROTC commissioning ceremony.

Seven cadets from the Army ROTC Golden Eagle Battalion and seven cadets from Air Force ROTC accepted commissions as officers in the United States Armed Forces.

05/27/2026

Introducing a few of the CAS Southern Style leaders you’ll be seeing around this summer ☀️ Two more days until orientations start!

05/26/2026

Nearly 3,000 pounds of debris collected along the Mississippi Gulf Coast helped bring “Toxic Beauty: Plastic’s Hidden Cost” to life at the Mississippi Aquarium 🐠

Opened in partnership with Southern Miss School of Ocean Science and Engineering researchers and local collaborators, the interactive exhibit features artwork created from materials collected during local beach cleanups.

Led by Dr. Kristina Mojica and Rachel Lancaster as part of a National Science Foundation-funded research project, the exhibit explores the impact of plastic pollution on marine and coastal environments.

Open now through September 7!

One more round of applause for the class of 2026 👏
05/21/2026

One more round of applause for the class of 2026 👏

Waking up realizing it wasn't a dream >
05/16/2026

Waking up realizing it wasn't a dream >

05/15/2026

They understood the assignment. Congrats, 2026 grads!



School of Polymer Science and Engineering USM School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering USM School of Humanities USM School of Social Science and Global Studies The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music The University of Southern Mississippi

We’re proud to recognize the students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Gulf Park who were hono...
05/11/2026

We’re proud to recognize the students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Gulf Park who were honored during this year’s Spring Awards Day and CAS Gulf Park Student Awards.

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees, and thank you for the impact you continue to make across the Gulf Park campus community.

Spring Awards Day

✨️ Kaleb Favaloro, Student Citizenship Award
✨️ Isabella Venegas (not pictured), Distinguished Student Employee Award
✨️ Micayla Cochran, Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
✨️ Aiden Graves, Outstanding Transfer Student Award
✨️ Dr. Patrick Biber, President Gulf Coast Faculty Council
✨️ Dr. Jennifer Walker, Butch Oustalet Distinguished Professorship Excellence in Service Award
✨️ Dr. Zachary Darnell (not pictured), Butch Oustalet Distinguished Professorship Excellence in Teaching Award

CAS Gulf Park Student Awards

✨️ Jakira Hunt and Gabrielle Kane, Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award
✨️ Alyssa Gegenheimer, Outstanding Licensure Student Award
✨️ Ilana Haas (not pictured), Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Spanish
✨️ Conner Mallette, John E. Wallace Award for Outstanding History Major
✨️ Olivia St. Germain, Golden Eagle Undergraduate Research Award
✨️ Alyssa Pagel, Outstanding Master's Student Award
✨️ Lingfeng Zhou, Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award
✨️ Micayla Cochran, Outstanding Service Award

Ashe Davis, a junior in the Honors College and School of Polymer Science and Engineering, has been named a Barry Goldwat...
05/07/2026

Ashe Davis, a junior in the Honors College and School of Polymer Science and Engineering, has been named a Barry Goldwater Scholar, one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate honors in STEM.

Selected from approximately 5,000 applicants nationwide, Ashe is the 30th Southern Miss student to receive the award, which recognizes sophomores and juniors with exceptional promise in research and innovation. She was nominated by her research mentor, Dr. Tristan Clemons.

“Receiving the Goldwater Scholarship is genuinely something I never considered for myself,” Ashe said. “It serves as a lesson to myself that there are no limitations to what I can achieve.”

Congratulations, Ashe!

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