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Southern Miss Founder's Week Calendar of Events 2024

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.