The past, present and future of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science will be the subject of Mississippi University for Women’s Town and Tower meeting this quarter.
Newly-named MSMS Executive Director Ginger Tedder will be speaking at the luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, along with Thomas Easterling, director for academics and former faculty member Emma Richardson — who authored “A History of The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.”
“It is my distinct honor to be on the program with Mrs. Emma Richardson and Dr. Thomas Easterling, sharing the history of MSMS and its impact on the community and our state,” Tedder wrote in an email to The Dispatch.
Tedder was recently promoted to her position from interim director in April following a legislative session where the future of MSMS was up for debate. A bill proposing the school relocate to Mississippi State University in Starkville was amended to propose merging MUW with MSU.
That effort ultimately failed in the Senate.
Since it was founded in 1987, MSMS has been located at MUW, where the two have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship.
MUW President Nora Miller said the aim of next week’s Town and Tower meeting is to raise awareness within the community and foster active support for MSMS.
“The primary objective of this quarterly Town and Tower meeting is to enlighten attendees about the founding of (MSMS), its mission, the strategies employed to accomplish this mission and the essential requirements for its future sustainability,” Miller said.
The luncheon will be held in the Brigham Dining Room at the Hogarth Dining Center on The W campus. It is open to the public, and the cost to attend is $15. Guests can register online in advance at longblueline.muw.edu/events/town-and-tower. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by June 24 to Anika Perkins with MUW’s Office of University Relations at (662) 329-7124 or email [email protected].
McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.
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