USM and Gulf Coast Business Council launch leadership academy

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- For the April General Membership meeting at the Knight Nonprofit Center, the University of Southern Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Business Council announced a new partnership launching an executive leadership academy.

This collaborative effort marks a significant milestone in strengthening professional development and leadership capacity for the region’s current and emerging business leaders.

The academy will be housed at the Southern Miss Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach and will feature a comprehensive curriculum delivered over a nine-month period. USM President Dr. Joe Paul said, “We are really excited today, we just signed an agreement with the Gulf Coast Business Council where the University of Southern Mississippi, through our executive education program at Gulf Park, will provide up skilled training for business executives who are members of the council and others, so it’s a great partnership and we are excited about it. It’s great to be on the Gulf Coast, the University of Southern Mississippi is a real engine for economic development on the blue economy and so to be here with business leaders is a treat for me. This really does launch our executive education program and we want folks along the coast to know that if they are interested in their companies and receiving some upskill training, whether it’s around technology, best business practice leaderships, be in touch with us at the executive education center at our Gulf Park campus.”

Also at the meeting, the Mississippi Economic Council discussed their MEC Work Future Tour.