▁s occer , ▁golf , ▁lac ros se , ▁tennis ▁and ▁track , ▁cross - country . ▁Women ' s ▁sports ▁include ▁lac ros se , ▁basketball , ▁s occer , ▁golf , ▁cross - country , ▁tennis , ▁vol ley ball ▁and ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁The ▁Fal cons ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁until ▁re - jo ining ▁the ▁G SC ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁academic ▁year . ▁ ▁Notable ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁S ledge , ▁Ph D , ▁rec ount ed ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁With ▁the ▁Old ▁Bre ed : ▁At ▁Pe le li u ▁and ▁Ok ina wa . ▁He ▁is ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁H BO ▁min is eries ▁" The ▁Pacific ." ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁bi ology ▁and ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁orn ith ology ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Margaret ▁C uning g im , ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Monte val lo . ▁Later , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁Women ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁V ander b ilt ▁University . ▁ ▁G arn ie ▁W . ▁McG int y , ▁Louisiana ▁historian ▁taught ▁briefly ▁at ▁U M ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁long time ▁association ▁with