11 Facts About Southern Mississippi

1. The Southern Mississippi Miss basketball team is a one-time champion of the NIT tournament.

2. University of Southern Mississippi is one of the few universities to allow a two-day holiday each year for Mardi Gras.

3. University of Southern Mississippi has 13 residence halls, and about 5,000 students live on campus throughout the school year.

4. University of Southern Mississippi recently began an academic reorganization changing the academic structure at the University and the roles of administrators.

5. University of Southern Mississippi is governed by the University President along with the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

6. University of Southern Mississippi offers more than 250 clubs and organizations, as well as intramural athletics and special events.

7. In 2014, Southern Mississippi Miss revealed a new logo that was a redesigned version of the 2003 logo.

8. In 2003, Southern Mississippi Miss replaced their attack eagle logo from the 1990s with an eagle head logo.

9. In June 2015 Southern Mississippi Miss released a statement on the removal of the Mississippi state flag from all USM campuses.

10. University of Southern Mississippi was founded on March 30, 1910, as Mississippi Normal College, a teacher-training school.

11. University of Southern Mississippi, known informally as Southern Miss, is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.