General Information

7th Annual Lester Andrews Graduate Research Symposium

This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Starkville, Mississippi. Conference registration will begin at 8:30 am in the Magnolia Room of the Hilton. The address to the hotel and conference center are below.

Hilton Garden Inn
975 Highway 12 East
Starkville, MS 39759
(662) 615-9664

Conference Hotel#

The Hilton Garden Inn is available for a special conference rate of $89 per night for the Lester Andrews meeting. It is conveniently located along Highway 12 just outside of town. It also includes free wifi and other amenities.

Parking Information#

Parking at all conference hotels is free

Tuesday Evening Banquet#

The dinner Tuesday night will begin at 5:30 pm in the Magnolia Room of the Hilton.

Tuesday Night Social#

A post banquet social will be held on Tuesday night at Rosey Baby, a local bar and eatery. All participants are encouraged to attend. The address is 300 S. Jackson St., Starkville, MS 39759.

1. Start out going southwest on MS Highway 12 E.
2. Take the MS-182 ramp toward Miss State University.
3. Turn slight right onto MS Highway 182/MS-182. Continue to follow MS-182.
4. Turn left onto Jackson St/MS-389. Continue to follow Jackson St.
5. Rosey Baby, 300 S Jackson St, Starkville, MS, 300 S JACKSON ST is on the right.

Local Restaurants for Lunch#

Here is a map of the local restaurants within a mile or so from campus that are great places to eat. The types of food at these locations include Italian, Cajun, Greek, BBQ, burgers, steaks, sandwiches and wings. There should be a restaurant for everyone to enjoy.

• Bin 612 – General Americana Style Foods

• Buffalo Wild Wings – Wings and Sports Food

• Bulldog Burgers – Specialty Burgers

• Harvey’s – Soups, Salads, Chicken, Steak, Fish, Pastas, etc.

• Mugshot’s Burgers – Burgers and other Sports foods

• Newk’s – Soups, salads, sandwhices, and pizza

• Old Venice – Upscale Italian Eatery

• Restaurant Tyler – Upscale Southern Style Cooking

• Rosey Baby’s – Crawfish and Seafood

• Starbucks- Coffee, light lunch options, and desserts

• Starkville Café – Southern style home cooking

• Stromboli’s - Mom and Pop Italian Eatery

• The Grill – Soups, Salad, Chicken, Steak, Fish, Pastas, etc.

• The Little Dooey – BBQ, Chicken, and Fish

For other Restaurant ideas for lunch or dinner you can visit: http://www.starkvillemenus.com/