Aw Shucks

Aw Shucks

Students pose with corn in hand in front of a banner decorated for Corn Day.
Photo by Emily Grace McCall

June 25, 2026

Mississippi State accountancy graduate students, from left, Olivia Hanby of Tupelo, Katelyn Carlsen of Kirkland, Washington, and Mary Nelson Shaw of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, celebrate Corn Day at the MSU Graduate School Tuesday [June 23]. Each year, Graduate School staff hand-picks and grills fresh corn for prospective graduate students and campus community members looking to socialize and grab an a-maize-ing snack.