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Textbook Scholarships
The Spring 2024 application is now closed.
The Center for Student Success awards textbook scholarship funds every semester. To be eligible for funds, you must be a full-time, undergraduate student at Southern Miss on either the Hattiesburg or Gulf Park campus. Additionally, scholarship recipients must participate in specified success based programs.
Student Success Library
The Student Success Library is designed to provide access to success materials on
demand. Topics covered include improving study and note taking habits, learning how
to improve time management, thinking critically for college level courses, and setting
goals to keep yourself motivated.
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Success Experts
Learn new strategies for academic success with an interactive workshop series open to all Southern Miss students on the Hattiesburg campus. Sessions are approximately 45 minutes, and hosted by Center for Student Success staff.
Open to all USM students.
CARES
The Campus Action Referral and Evaluation System (CARES) includes a team of campus professionals who quickly connect students to resources that address student concerns related to both academics and health, including, but not limited to:
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- self-harm
- family difficulties
- stress management
- mental health concerns
- addictions
- Code of Conduct violations
- Title IX issues
- Clery Act related issues
- issues of academic integrity (e.g. plagiarism)
Who Can Help?
Have a student who needs help with finances, academics, mental health, disability
accommodations or other area outside your purview? Here's a list of common student
problems and the offices best equipped to handle them.
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