It’s where students study, write a paper, or grab a quick bite to eat. “The Phil Hardin Foundation has been so generous to provide the funding to allow the MSU-Meridian Riley Campus to have this wonderful library,” said Judy Bonner, the MSU provost and executive vice president. Yesterday, MSU-Meridian dedicated the second Phil Hardin Foundation Library, located in the newly renovated Rosenbaum Building downtown. “Phil Hardin was owner of Hardin’s Bakeries here in Meridian. H

Through the PANTA initiative at MSU-Meridian, teacher assistants can complete educational requirements to become licensed teachers. “We noticed around this area a teacher shortage. There are some people who have many years of experience working in the classroom as an assistant teacher, who would be great lead teachers if they had certification for that. This is kind of a way for us to meet the needs of the community and meet the needs of these individuals,” said Jeffrey Lef

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The Bulldog Shop at MSU-Meridian’s Riley Campus in downtown Meridian is now selling MSU cheese and ice cream. The dairy plant that serves as a teaching and research laboratory on MSU’s campus in Starkville produces the cheese and ice cream. The prices are $23 for three pounds of Edam cheese, $16 for two pounds of cheddar cheese, $1.64 for six ounces of ice cream, and $7.50 for a half gallon of ice cream. The Bulldog Shop is open to the public. #MSUMeridian #MSUcheeseandicec

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Eight MSU-Meridian graduates feel excited about the opportunities that await them, as they become the college’s first graduating class with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. “I feel great. I feel accomplished. I feel blessed in different ways, of course. It’s been a long road for me. Through school, I’m a non-traditional student, as they call it. So, I’m very excited. My family is very excited as well.” To obtain the degree, students took coursework in kinesiology, the s