OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi staff and faculty members who have consistently demonstrated service to students have been selected for special recognition. UM Chancellor Dan Jones (left) congratulates Thelma Curry, Valeria Ross and Charles Eagles as this year’s recipients of the Frist Student Service Awards. UM photo by Kevin Bain.
Award-winning Graduate Instructor’s Teaching Style ‘Electric and Exciting’
May 7, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A young historian who has literally fallen in love with teaching education students how to incorporate social studies topics into math, literacy and other areas of learning has been chosen to receive a top teaching award at the University of Mississippi. Johnny Lott (left), director of the UM Center for Excellence inRead the story …
Researchers on NOAA Ocean Science Mission Alter Course to Collect Sediment and Water Samples Near Deepwater Horizon Spill
May 6, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists and technicians from the University of Mississippi and University of Southern Mississippi are part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-sponsored and repurposed ocean mission that is collecting seafloor and water column data from areas near the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NIUST team members Carl MacLetchie (left), LukeRead the story …
Business School Honors Alumni Couple for Entrepreneurial Spirit
May 5, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jan and Lawrence Farrington embody the entrepreneurial spirit. They not only establish businesses, but they also help others launch their dreams. Lawrence and Jan Farrington talk to business students recently at the University of Mississippi. The couple was honored by the UM School of Business Administration with a new entrepreneurship award namedRead the story …
At Last: Dietetics Coordinated Program Granted Candidacy
May 5, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For years, faculty and students in the University of Mississippi’s dietetics program have anticipated the time when all eligibility requirements for national registration would be met in-house. The wait is over.
Business School Set to Launch New Minor in Entrepreneurship this Fall
May 5, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After teaching budding entrepreneurs from Australia to Africa, Clay Dibrell is setting his sights on students at the University of Mississippi.
Pharmacy Dean Barbara Wells Receives APhA Francke Award
May 5, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Barbara G. Wells, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, received the 2010 American Pharmacists Association’s Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award at the recent APhA annual meeting in Washington D.C.
Alumni In Action – May 2010
May 5, 2010 by
The Ole Miss Engineering Advisory Board held a productive meeting April 8-9. The 25-member board supports the continued development of the School of Engineering, recognizing the desire and need for the school to maintain programs of excellence and a posture of leadership in engineering education. The board meets every spring and fall.
Business Plan Competition Adds New Category, Attracts Innovators
May 3, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Business Plan Competition is bringing sexy back.
OMWC Scholars Meet Tom Brokaw
May 3, 2010 by
Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholars had front-row seats when former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw delivered a recent lecture at the University of Mississippi. The students (from left) included Caitlin Adams of Columbia, Mo., John James of Corinth, Brittany Simpson of New Albany, Brokaw, Whitney White of Hattiesburg, Ryan Speights (from left, back row)Read the story …