DREAM of Hattiesburg is presenting a one-day summit aimed at empowering college students to make healthy decisions, be resilient, and reach their dreams.
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This event is FREE for university students, faculty and staff! Registration
required for all.
Community members can also attend.
Can't make it all day? Come and go as your schedule allows!
REGISTER NOW
LEARN
Learn about the current reality of drugs and alcohol in our community.
ASK
Ask questions and interact with our speakers and exhibitors.
HEAR
Hear from community members, law enforcement, and others
who have powerful stories to tell.
EXPERIENCE
Visit our exhibitors for interactive experiences and information.
GET
Enter to win door prizes, get swag, and ask your professors or organizations about class credit or volunteer hours for attending.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The University of Southern Mississippi
Thad Cochran Center Ballroom
Come and go as your schedule allows.
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS OPEN
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9:00 - 10:00 AM
SESSION 1: Evolution of the Drug Culture
Colonel Steven Maxwell
Director, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics
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10:00 - 10:30 AM
BREAK & VISIT EXHIBIT HALL
10:30 - 11:30 AM
SESSION 2: Law Enforcement Panel
Moderator: Dr. Linda Vasquez, Executive Director, DREAM of Hattiesburg
Panelists:
Agent Anessa Daniels-McCaw
Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Jackson District Office, Drug Enforcement Administration
Assistant Chief Anthony Fontaine
Assistant Chief of Police, Hattiesburg Police Department
Chief Rusty Keyes
Assistant Vice President for Public Safety, The University of Southern Mississippi Police
Colonel Steven Maxwell
Director, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics
Lieutenant Chase Elkins
Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Mississippi Highway Patrol
Major Jamie Humphrey
Major of Operations, Forrest County Sheriff's Office
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11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK ACTIVITIES
-Lunch on Your Own - check out some campus lunch options
-Visit the Exhibit Hall
-11:45 AM - 1:00 PM - Rollover Simulation by the MS Highway Patrol with Trooper Taylor Shows - Downstairs outside the Union doors in the street by Weathersby Lawn
-12:30 - 1:15 PM - Open Space Discussions facilitated by James Yancey, MA, Prevention Coordinator with DREAM - Share your thoughts and ideas and listen to others -Ballroom 3, come after lunch, or feel free to bring your lunch!
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1:30 - 2:30 PM
SESSION 4: A Father's Perspective on Addiction
James Moore
Owner, Moore's Bicycle Shop
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2:30 - 3:00 PM
BREAK & VISIT EXHIBIT HALL
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3:00 - 4:00 PM
SESSION 5: Pain Into Purpose
Dwight Owens
Prevention Coordinator, The Arc of Mississippi, Prevention Includes Everyone (PIE) Program
Motivational Speaker, Still Standing Consulting
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4:00 - 4:30 PM
VISIT EXHIBIT HALL
4:30 PM
EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES
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EXHIBITORS
EXHIBIT HOURS 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Arc of MS - Prevention Includes Everyone
Bachelors of Social Work Club (BSW Club)
Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of MS
DREAM of Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Police Department
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Mississippi Youth Challenge
Moffitt Health Center
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services
Still Standing with Dwight
Telenutrition Center of USM
OUTSIDE EXHIBIT
Mississippi Highway Patrol Rollover Simulator - 11:45AM - 1:00PM - (outside the doors of the Union in the street)
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