Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability will host its ninth annual “Trick or Trot” fund-raising one-mile fun run event Oct. 22. "Trick-or-Trot” begins at the T.K. Martin Center and follows a looping path through the campus back at the facility. MSU encourages participants to race in their Halloween costumes. On-site registration begins at 5 p.m. The run starts at 6 p.m. Participants can register in person or online at ecommerce.msstate.edu/tkmartin/funrun. Entry fee is $25 for individuals/$50 for families, up to five members. Proceeds will benefit the T.K. Martin Center’s special needs preschool and elementary school programs. For more information, call (662) 325-1028 or visit tkmartin.msstate.edu.
*The University of Southern Mississippi is hosting its biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, which features work of nationally recognized artists and will remain on the Hattiesburg campus through March 2023. A committee consisting of a student and faculty and staff members from the College of Arts and Sciences selected the pieces from dozens of entries. Works on display include “Action Reaction,” a stainless-steel acrylic and spray paint by Chris Wubbena; a steel with patina piece by Kelsey Wishik; “When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens…,” a set of steel pieces by Matt Moyer; and “Yellow Roses,” a mild steel piece by Laura E. Walters. For more info go to https://www.usm.edu/performing-visual-arts/outdoor-sculpture-exhibition.php.
*Judi Terzotis has been named chair of the board of directors for The Boys & Girls Clubs in Louisiana. Terzotis, president of The Advocate and Times-Picayune, takes over as head of the board from Brach Myers. Myers, senior vice president of LHC Group, had been chairman of the organization since it was founded in 2019. The statewide organization supports the 21 Boys & Girls Clubs in Louisiana and its 19,000 children.
*Paula M. Belanger has been named director of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Foundation. She will be responsible for consolidating the principles of the foundation within the community and to deepen the relationships with partners, sponsors and stakeholders. Belanger spent almost two years as manager of the Hispanic Resource Center for Kenner. Prior to that, she worked as assistant director for the Hispanic Apostolate for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
* The findings of a groundbreaking experiment involving subatomic particles will be a topic for a virtual Oxford Science Cafe on Oct. 19 by a University of Mississippi faculty member who is part of the research team. The Virtual Oxford Science Cafe program will be hosted on Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. Breese Quinn, professor of physics and director of the Center for Multi-messenger Astrophysics at UM, will discuss “Subatomic Spinning Tops: The Muon g-2 experiment finds strong evidence for new physics.” (Source: OleMiss.edue 10/15/21)
*Craig Hitt was raised in Lauderdale County, Miss., and has managed a timber business, served on the County Board of Supervisors and most recently worked with Kemper County Economic Development Authority. He is now Meridian’s new Community Development Director. Community Development plays a big role. The department handles building inspections and code enforcement, works with event organizers on permitting and public safety, and coordinates with businesses looking to open or expand. Community Development requires cooperation and coordination. what Community Development does. His main goal is to clean up downtown and promote growth. “You always want to be growing your city,” he told the Meridian Star. (Other sources: NOLA.com/Jackson Free Press/Meridian Star 10/14/21)
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