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Campus search heating up
Board wants to have land for USM by end of year

GULFPORT - The state College Board would like to choose a location for a new campus for the University of Southern Mississippi by the end of this year, education officials said Monday....

...Meredith said, though, the board will make the decision regarding property for a new USM campus and likely won't involve university officials, including Shelby Thames, the USM president.