J A C K S O N, M S JACKSON is the capital of Mississippi. It’s big enough to be substantial (approximately 500,000 people in the metro area) but small enough that you know your neighbor and can get around easily. Jackson has an excellent art museum, a natural history museum, an opera, an orchestra, and some very fine dining; it also has a great music scene (Hal and Mal’s, F. Jones Corner), plus great ribs, burgers, fried catfish, and other fried things, including fried Twinkies at the annual State Fair. Everyone in Jackson knows Millsaps, and everyone at Millsaps knows Jackson; we’re connected to the city’s (and the state’s) leaders in business, culture, and politics. That’s helpful in a way that most people can easily imagine; what’s exciting is that it’s also helpful in ways you can’t imagine yet.
FONDREN Fondren is a lively neighborhood to the north of Millsaps, within easy walking distance of campus. It’s home to shops, cafés, galleries, restaurants (tapas, sushi, new American), a natural food market, and a lot of lovingly preserved or thoughtfully re-purposed architecture (a yoga studio in a former gas station, a lunch spot in a former dry
cleaners). With so much to offer, it’s a popular evening and weekend destination for Millsaps students.
INTERNSHIPS Millsaps central location in Jackson makes it easily accessible to a variety of internships. Across the street is the massive University of Mississippi Medical Center research hospital. A few blocks south is the capitol building, Supreme Court, federal court and all the state and federal government agencies you’d expect in a capital city. Nearby, in every direction, are law offices, engineering companies, non-profit organizations, hospitals, medical groups and more. Businesses like these provide something very valuable to our students: opportunity. Internships, mentorships and part-time jobs extend the educational offerings our students get on campus. These positions enhance a student’s graduate school application or open up job opportunities after graduation.