My name is Julian Ridler and I just finished my second semester with the Adopt A Spot Program at the Hattiesburg USM campus. Adopt A Spot is a sub-program of the anti-liter initiative that came in 2015 and gives students the unique opportunity to personally adopt one of 33 individual “spots” on the USM campus.…
This spring 2021 semester I took the opportunity to volunteer in a variety of organizations and events that ranged from directing runners in a half marathon to digging up weeds near the Walker Science Building. The majority of my service hours came from working with the USM Office of Sustainability which was a new experience…
This semester, my service looked very different! Usually, I volunteer somewhere that I can interact with people, such as the Arc of Southeast Mississippi. However, because of the pandemic, my options were very limited. I took Zoology this semester where the teacher connected us to an organization called the Mississippi Inland Cleanup Program. This organization…
This past semester I was called down to Key West, FL, to help out an aunt of mine, who is disabled with Multiple Sclerosis. I had online classes for the spring semester, so going down there and still doing my classes was not a problem. I was able to help my aunt out by driving…
I’ve always been a Mississippi girl, and I’ve always been proud of that statement. I grew up running around the piney woods, playing in the beautiful parks, lakes, and creeks that our state has given us. I rode bikes in different campgrounds and public spaces with my cousins, which is some of the best memories…
Some people will ask what is Adopt-A-Spot? Adopt-A-Spot is a program organized by the Southern Miss Physical Plant where students, staff, and faculty choose a designated spot on the Southern Miss campus to clean up every week to maintain the beauty of USM. I decided to join the Luckyday Staff and clean up Century Park…
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