NASA engineer and two-time MSU graduate Paromita Mitra will greet freshmen and transfer students, and share stories about her Bulldog adventure in the annual tradition kicking off the new academic year. MSU President Mark E. Keenum and other senior university administrators also will deliver remarks, and students will receive the Fall Convention coin as a memento marking the start of their journeys in higher education.

See the related news release at https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/08/nasa-engineer-former-miss-mississippi-usa-mitra-headlines-2025-msu.