Whit Waide, MSU political science assistant clinical professor, is participating with other employees in the #HeresMyWhy vaccine awareness campaign on the university’s social media platforms. He said his reason for getting the vaccine is clear. “Besides cherishing the idea of centuries of scientific research and achievement coursing through my veins, I generally care for my fellow humans, including my two babies and older relatives. I owe it to them to get vaccinated.” The campaign is part of MSU’s Cowbell Well health and safety initiative. PHOTO: Megan Bean | Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences adds first endowed faculty fellowship honoring Professor Emeritus Charles L. Wax
Mississippi State’s new Dr. Charles L. Wax Endowed Climatology Faculty Fellowship will benefit meteorology and climatology faculty within the university’s Department of Geosciences. A $100,000 gift to the MSU Foundation by former student Bruce Thomas establishes the College of Arts and Sciences fellowship in honor of Charles L. Wax, a professor emeritus and former geosciences department head. The fellowship’s faculty recipients will utilize resources throughout campus, including potential opportunities with the MSU High Performance Computing Collaboratory to promote future weather and climate research. A committee comprised of the geosciences department head, CAS dean and MSU provost will select the recipients, with the first to be named later this year.
Sports humanities topic highlights Institute for the Humanities spring event
Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities kicks off its spring 2021 lecture series in early February with a virtual event spotlighting sports humanities. The Institute’s spring focus -- “What are the Humanities Anyway?” -- begins Thursday [Feb. 4] with an event featuring MSU’s Greggory J. Twietmeyer, associate professor in MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, and Scott Kretchmar, professor emeritus of the Department of Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. Twietmeyer and Kretchmar will host a conversation titled “What are the Sports Humanities Anyway?” To be streamed on the institute’s Facebook page, the 3:30 p.m. event is free and open to the public.
Looking for a way to help? Give to the MSU Student Relief Fund
The Mississippi State University community continually exhibits a great sense of responsibility and caring for enrolled students that make the land-grant institution such a special place. The MSU Student Relief Fund, built with private gifts, helps those members of the student body affected with day-to-day crises or like now, the impact to their daily lives posed by COVID-19. The Dean of Students' Office assesses needs and administers the fund for acute crises that may impact students’ ability to succeed academically. The MSU Foundation accepts gifts year-round for the MSU Student Relief Fund. Contributions for this effort can be made online or by contacting the Annual Giving office at (662) 325-2466.
Smoke-free policy enhances healthy environment
Mississippi State University is a smoke-free campus. Official policy prohibits the use of any combustible or vapor products anywhere on campus property including university buildings, university grounds, university vehicles, parking areas and sidewalks. The smoke-free campus policy is part of the university's commitment to creating a healthy environment for all members of the campus community. Use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah or other similar devices are prohibited by this policy. The complete policy is available at www.policies.msstate.edu/policy/91301.
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