FOUNDERS' DAY 3/27
- CARD MY YARD
- All Day | Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building, South Lawn
- Sponsored by the Southern Miss Alumni Association
- STUDENT AWARDS CEREMONY
- 3 p.m. | Bennett Auditorium
- CELEBRATION RECEPTION
- 4:15 p.m. | Bennett Auditorium, South Lawn
- Join us for music and refreshments to celebrate Founders’ Day!
Other events during Founders' Week
3/22
- SMAC PRESENTS
- 7 p.m. | Joe Paul Student Theater
3/23
- GOING GOLD DAY
- 9 a.m. | Thad Cochran Center
- SPRING FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
- 10 a.m. | The Rock
- SOUTHERN MISS BASEBALL VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
- 1 p.m. | Livestream at Southern Station
- Food and fun while watching the game!
- SOUTHERN MISS SOFTBALL VS. MARSHALL
- 2 p.m. | Southern Miss Softball Complex
- HUBFEST
- Noon - 5 p.m. | Downtown Hattiesburg
- Hop on our shuttle to enjoy art, music and food in Downtown Hattiesburg!
3/25
- SAA T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY | PIE AN SAA AMBASSADOR DONATION DRIVE
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Shoemaker Square
- All donations benefit SAA scholarships.
3/26
- TRADITIONS TRIVIA CAB
- 7:45 - 9:30 a.m. | Hattiesburg Campus
- Grab a ride to class by answering Southern Miss trivia.
- SOUTHERN MISS BIRTHDAY PARTY
- 3:30 - 7 p.m. | Spirit Park, Hattiesburg
- Food, fun and music to celebrate 114 years!
- 3 - 5 p.m. | Hardy Hall Dining Room, Gulf Park
- Cake and lemonade to celebrate 114 years!
- DINNER WITH A DOZEN EAGLES
- 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Ogletree House
- Network with Southern Miss alumni.
About Founders' Day
March 30, 1910
The University's Official Birthday
In 1955, the Alumni Association designated March 30 as Mississippi Southern College Day. The day was to be observed wherever former students resided, and its purpose was “to build up a little more custom and tradition concerning the college.” The day, since renamed Founders’ Day, has been observed in some fashion ever since.