| 3/5/2013 - Jackson, Miss.
| WHO: |
Mississippi’s Public Universities |
| WHAT: |
Highlight how Mississippi Public Universities are helping solve Mississippi’s most pressing problems |
| WHEN: |
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
State Capitol Building, 400 High Street, Jackson |
| INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS INCLUDE (PARTIAL LIST): |
- Health screenings, including blood pressure checks and glucose screenings
- Examples of outreach efforts with Head Start centers to improve early childhood education and prevent of childhood obesity
- Demonstrations showing how the use of tablet devices has been integrated into the curriculum
- Showing a music master class with a guest cellist via Facetime (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
- Cooking demonstrations and samples of healthy snacks from Culinary Arts Programs and Nutrition Programs, along with information on nutrition and wellness
- Highlights of ongoing research activities
- Information on programs providing training to current and potential micro-entrepreneurs in the Delta
- Highlights of cultural programs used to promote tourism
- Commercial Aviation simulators
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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi. |
