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Southern Miss University Libraries to Hold Used Book Sale to Assist Coast LibrariesHattiesburg -- To aid in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, University Libraries at the University of Southern Mississippi will sponsor a used book sale Monday, Sept. 18 – Friday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The proceeds from the sale will go to assist public libraries on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as they continue to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Many of the public libraries are still in limited facilities and have no storage space for book donations. The Friends of Long Beach Public Library are kindly requesting monetary donations instead of book donations at this point. More than 3,000 used books for readers of all ages and interests have been donated for this effort. Prices will range from 50 cents to $2 for the general used books, and up to $5 for some special contributions. To donate books for the sale, bring contributions to the Cook Library Circulation Desk and specify they be used for the hurricane relief book sale.For more information, contact Kay Behm at 601.266.4251 or kaylene.behm@usm.edu (mailto:kaylene.behm@usm.edu).-30-Institute to Host Dementia WorkshopHattiesburg -- ShareCare Bank is sponsoring a free workshop titled “Everything you wanted to know about dementia, but were too afraid to ask!” Topics to be covered include “What is dementia?”, “Is it the same as Alzheimer’s disease?”, “How do you communicate with a person with dementia?” and “What are some coping strategies for caregivers?” The workshop is set for Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 from 9 a.m. until noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 115 North 25th Avenue, Hattiesburg, Miss. The speaker will be Kathy Van Cleave from the Mississippi Dept. of Mental Health. To register, please call ShareCare Bank at 601.266.5163 or 1.888.671.0051 (toll free/TTY). ShareCare Bank is a project of the University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, funded by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities.-30- Patel Named to Board of Directors of National AssociationHattiesburg -- Vijay Patel, director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Office of Internal Audit, has been named to the Association of College and University Auditors’ Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term on the board.Patel, a Southern Miss alum, hold two degrees from the university, including a bachelor’s degree in computer science and statistics, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He also holds three certifications, including CPA, CFE and CICA. He joined the university’s staff in 1990 as a systems analyst, and has served on several university committees.He has been a member of ACUA since joining the university’s audit department and is presently a member of the ACUA Web team.-30- Karnes, Former Student Team Up as Co-AuthorsHattiesburg -- Dr. Frances A. Karnes, professor of curriculum, instruction and special education and director of the University of Southern Mississippi Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; and Dr. Tracy Riley, senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand have co-authored a chapter in a new book on gifted children and youth. The chapter, titled “Competitions for Gifted and Talented Students! Issues of Excellence and Equity,” is in the book “Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the Traditional Classroom! A Guide to Alternative Programs and Services.” The book is published by Prufrock Press. Drs. Karnes and Riley recently co-authored a book titled “Competitions for Talented Kids.” Dr. Riley received her doctorate with an emphasis in gifted education from the University of Southern Mississippi. -30-Saturday Gifted Studies Programming Set for Spring 2007 at Southern MissHattiesburg -- The Saturday Gifted Studies Program, conducted by the University of Southern MississippiFrances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; and sponsored by Purple Parrot Café, Crescent City Grill and Coldwell Banker; will be conducted Jan. 20 - March 3, 2007, at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus. The program is designed to enhance cognitive and affective abilities of gifted students through planned enrichment and acceleration programming. The courses are scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon on each of the seven consecutive Saturdays. The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2006. The following courses will be offered:--Pre-k 4 and 5 year olds: “What Makes Us Tick and It’s a Small World After All;”--Kindergarten and first grade: “Design Time and I am a Scientist;”--Second and third grades: “Young Inventors and Space Explorations Unlimited” or “Spanish;”--Fourth, fifth, and sixth grades: “Physics Fanatics and Amazing Human Being” or “Author! Author! An Introduction to Creative Writing;”--Seventh through twelfth grades: choose one of the following four options: “Debate,” “Everything You Need to Know about Getting into College,” “Forensic Science” or “Psychology: Discovering Yourself.”Applications may be obtained through local school personnel or online at www.usm.edu/gifted (http://www.usm.edu/gifted). For more information, contact The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, at 601.266.5236, or gifted.studies@usm.edu (mailto:gifted.studies@usm.edu). -30-Career Explorations for Girls Conference set for Oct. 21 at Southern MissHattiesburg -- The Career Explorations for Girls Conference will be conducted on the Hattiesburg campus of the University of Southern Mississippi Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The conference is open to girls in grades 7-12, and each girl must be accompanied by her mother or another adult female. Careers to be discussed include business development, science and technology, health care, journalism, education, business, military, art, psychology, law, music and sports.Participants do not need to be enrolled in gifted education to attend. Registration will take place from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Joseph Greene Hall on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. There is no charge for the conference and lunch is included. The conference is co-hosted by the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies and the Spirit of Women at Forrest General Hospital. To register for the conference, please call The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at 601.266.5236, or visit our Web site at www.usm.edu/gifted/registrationflyer.pdf (http://www.usm.edu/gifted/registrationflyer.pdf) or contact via email at gifted.studies@usm.edu (mailto:gifted.studies@usm.edu).

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