Delivers keynote address at UM’s April 29 C.A.R.E. Fair and Workshop OXFORD, Miss. – In addition to delivering the keynote address at the University of Mississippi’s Caring for Aging Relatives Effectively, or C.A.R.E., Fair and Workshop, Laura Feldman is to speak several times next week in Oxford.
UM to Throw Party for Its Retiring Chancellor
April 24, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are throwing a party Thursday (April 30) for Robert C. Khayat, their retiring chancellor. Weather permitting, the party will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Grove, the huge park-like area in the middle of UM’s Oxford campus.
Grand Opening Set April 30 for Ole Miss Golf Course, Pro Shop
April 23, 2009 by
Ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 9 a.m. OXFORD, Miss. – A ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday (April 30) at 9 a.m. marks the grand opening of the renovated University of Mississippi golf course and expanded pro shop. An open house and refreshments follow. “It’s an exciting day for Ole Miss and for all those who have seen theRead the story …
Ceremony Scheduled April 25 to Name Library Study Room for Former Professor
April 23, 2009 by
Naming honors Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Pilkington OXFORD, Miss. – John Pilkington’s teaching career at the University of Mississippi spanned more than three decades and influenced hundreds of students. Since his retirement in 1985, he has continued his early mission to help make the university library the best that it can be. Pilkington, distinguished professorRead the story …
CBS Newsman Bob Schieffer to Deliver UM Commencement Address
April 23, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran newsman Bob Schieffer describes his visit last fall to the University of Mississippi as an evening that made him “proud to be an American.” Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and host of the network’s “Face the Nation,” was on campus to cover the first presidential debate between John McCainRead the story …
High School, Middle School Students Sling Their Way to Victory in Trebuchet Competition
April 23, 2009 by
Teams from French Camp, Southaven, Starkville win firsts OXFORD, Miss. – While balls were being thrown Tuesday (April 21) at the University of Mississippi’s Vaught Hemingway Stadium, there were no Ole Miss football players to be seen – only brainy middle and high school students from around the state. The students were visiting campus forRead the story …
Commuter Challenge Showcases Benefits of Biking in Oxford-UM Community
April 23, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the battle between good old American horsepower and the trendy environmental challenger, the “green” guys won, and it really wasn’t even close. Bicyclists won both legs of the Oxford-University Green Week 2009 Commuter Challenge, easily outdistancing competitors on Oxford-University Transit buses and in cars. The event, which kicked off Green Week’sRead the story …
John Bentley Named APhA Fellow
April 22, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John P. Bentley, associate professor of pharmacy administration at the University of Mississippi, has been named a fellow of the American Pharmacists Association. He was recognized during the organization’s annual meeting last weekend in San Antonio, Texas.
Engineering Dean to Receive Prestigious John Kraus Antenna Award
April 22, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kai-Fong Lee, engineering dean at the University of Mississippi, has been chosen to receive the prestigious John Kraus Antenna Award. The award, which is presented annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Antennas and Propagation Society, recognizes an individual or team that has made exceptional contributions to the field ofRead the story …
UM Student Accepted into Prestigious Joffrey Ballet Summer Program
April 22, 2009 by
Fundraiser to help pay expenses scheduled April 26 at Powerhouse OXFORD, Miss. – As Alexander McAdams sat in the lobby of the Metropolitan Ballet Studio in Madison in February, waiting to audition for a prestigious New York City-based dance company, one thought kept running through her mind. “I was thinking to myself, ‘It’s now orRead the story …