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HATTIESBURG CAMPUS PARKING
Due to renovations at Reed Green Coliseum and the Southern Miss baseball games scheduled for Thursday, May 14th and Friday, May 15th, various parking lots will be unavailable for commencement parking. To ensure smooth traffic flow after the ceremony and maintain the safety of all attendees, we recommend utilizing the parking lots located on the west side of campus.
Recommended Parking Lots
- Available spaces along Montague Blvd
- 35th Avenue Lots
- Ross Blvd North and South Lots
- Fraternity Drive
- Theatre and Dance Lot
- Village Circle
Please refer to the interactive map below for directions to these parking lots and others available for commencement parking. Shuttle carts will be available to assist guests with mobility needs.
HATTIESBURG CAMPUS TRAFFIC CONTROL
To maintain safety for pedestrians, traffic flow is restricted around M.K. Turk Circle 20 minutes prior to each ceremony. All participants and guests should review the Commencement Traffic Flow plan to ensure safety and traffic assistance prior to the ceremony. To accommodate the large volume of traffic after the ceremony, traffic flow will be changed for approximately 45 minutes immediately following each ceremony.
- M. K. Turk Circle will be closed to vehicular traffic.
- All traffic exiting the parking garage will be required to turn right onto Golden Eagle Avenue northbound, towards West 4th Street.
- All traffic exiting Golden Eagle Avenue and the Physical Plant lot onto West 4th Street will be required to turn eastbound on West 4th Street.
- All traffic exiting M. K. Turk Circle onto West Fourth Street will be required to turn westbound on West 4th Street.
- Traffic that is already on West Fourth Street, either eastbound or westbound, will be allowed to continue in that direction.
Disabilities or special needs parking accommodations
Special parking lots will be reserved for persons with disabilities or special needs that meet . Please note changes this year in handicap parking lot access below:
MK Turk Circle is reserved exclusively for accessible parking. A valid handicap parking permit or placard is required for entry. Due to Reed Green Coliseum renovations, access to MK Turk Circle is available solely via 4th Street.
Kay James Drive is also designated for accessible parking only. A valid handicap parking permit or placard is required for entry. Due to Reed Green Coliseum renovations, access to Kay James Drive is available exclusively from Montague Boulevard.