3/2/2020 - Jackson, Miss.
The Legislature established the Higher Education Appreciation Day, Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) Program by resolution in 1988 as a way to thank students and faculty members for their commitment to the future of Mississippi.
| WHO: | Outstanding students and faculty members from 34 Mississippi public and private universities and colleges |
| WHAT: | Receive special recognition from the Mississippi Legislature |
| WHEN: | Monday, March 2, 2020 - 2:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Room 216, State Capitol |
| SPEAKERS: | Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann Holly Spivey, Education Policy Advisor for Governor Tate Reeves Senator Rita Parks, Chair, Senate Universities & Colleges Committee Representative Mac Huddleston, Chair, House of Representatives Universities & Colleges Committee Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Executive Director, Mississippi Community College Board |
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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.
John Sewell
Director of Communications
Telephone: 601.432.6333
