The largest on-campus solar facility in the Southeastern Conference is converting sunlight into electricity to generate renewable, sustainable power on Mississippi State University's campus.
The Jim and Thomas Duff Center opened in August 2025 as the new home of the Department of Kinesiology—one of the largest academic units on campus—and the Mississippi Institute on Disabilities, including MSU’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic and other programs of the Disability Resource Center.
The 37,000 square foot facility will provide a new space for the Department of music which will include classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, choral rehearsal hall, sound-proof practice rooms, recital hall, and a recording studio.
The MSU-SOCSD Partnership School promises to impact the future of education in our state and in our community, investing in the educational experience of our middle school students to create one of most innovative schools from programs to facilities.