STARKVILLE, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) — According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture joins two capital city universities in a new collaborative initiative aimed at boosting small businesses and driving economic growth in downtown Jackson.
Partnering with nonprofit organization Downtown Jackson Partners, Jackson State’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Millsaps College’s Else School of Management, MSU will join these entities at Urban Studio on Capitol Street. This collaborative studio provides high-performing students and recent graduates with hands-on, real-world projects centered on urban revitalization, research-backed small business support and pathways for physical investment in Jackson.
Aaron White, director of MSU’s Jackson Center, said the partnership aligns with the School of Architecture’s fifth-year curriculum goals…