- From Louis Armstrong’s “On The Sunny Side of the Street”. After looking over her resume, one might assume Ashleigh Pierce hails from the sunny side of the street. The transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) now pursuing a degree in social work at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Coast brought with her to Southern Miss a stack of accolades and accomplishments from her former school that would be the envy of any student: