Present autographed guitar to retiring UM chancellor Vince Gill along with Ole Miss alumni Mary Donnelly Haskell, Rivers Rutherford, and Bryan Kennedy performed to a sold out Ford Center crowd. The event raised money for Ole Miss scholarships. OXFORD, Miss. – Country music superstar Vince Gill and three Ole Miss alumni helped raise more thanRead the story …
WorldFest April 22 Offers International Entertainment, Global Perspective on Sustainability Initiatives
April 19, 2009 by
10th annual event teams up with UM, Oxford Green Week Students line up for the parade of flags at last year’s WorldFest at the University of Mississippi. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s 10th annual WorldFest offers more than its usual global entertainment, food samples and games. This year, the cultural celebrationRead the story …
Ole Miss Green Week 2009 Begins Monday with Water Conservation Day
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi kicks off Green Week 2009 Monday (April 20) with a focus on water – how to use less of it and save money in the process. With each day’s special activities planned around a theme, opening day is dubbed Water Conservation Day and the featured event is theRead the story …
Green Week Activities Include Variety of Events to Educate and Motivate Participants
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A panel discussion on climate change, the annual WorldFest celebration and a keynote address by Toyota’s chief environmental officer are among the highlights of Green Week, hosted next week by the University of Mississippi and city of Oxford. Green Week 2009, which begins Monday (April 20), includes a series of free lectures,Read the story …
Area Students to Compete in Trebuchet Hurling April 21
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students in high school and middle school will compete in the third annual Gravity-Driven Catapult (Trebuchet) Hurling Competition Tuesday (April 21) at the University of Mississippi. The competition begins at 9 a.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and features more than 15 trebuchet teams from nine schools around the state. The event is sponsored byRead the story …
Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session in Oxford
April 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fifth consecutive year, the Court of Appeals of Mississippi plans to move its proceedings to the University of Mississippi School of Law for a special session in which law students have the unique opportunity to deliver oral arguments in cases pending before the court. The court convenes at 1 p.m.Read the story …
Ole Miss ‘Certified’ by NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification
April 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Collegiate Athletics Association’s Committee on Athletics Certification has certified the University of Mississippi as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program. “We are very pleased,” Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat said. “This not only validates the integrity of our athletics programs but also this university’s commitment to academicRead the story …
Activities Planned to Remember Late Physical Plant Employee
April 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – To honor the memory of the late Chris Ann Harwell, who was employed at the University of Mississippi, the UM Staff Council and Black Faculty/Staff Organization plan to pass out purple ribbons and collect donations for Harwell’s 13-year-old daughter Jamie Caldwell from noon to 5 p.m. Friday (April 17) and all dayRead the story …
Rebel Challenge Course Schedules Grand Opening April 24
April 16, 2009 by
Watch Rebel Challenge Course video. Video by Mary Stanton OXFORD, Miss. – Teamwork. Leadership. Bonding. And doing it all while balancing on a thin wire suspended above the ground. If this sounds like fun, then check out the new Rebel Challenge Course at the University of Mississippi. Located near the Blackburn-McMurray Outdoor Sports Complex (alsoRead the story …
Football Coach Houston Nutt Gives $100,000 to Ole Miss
April 16, 2009 by
Houston and Diana Nutt. OXFORD, Miss. – Wanting to give something back to a place that has come to mean so much to him, University of Mississippi head football Coach Houston Nutt, along with his wife, Diana, has committed $100,000 to Ole Miss. “This is something we’ve always wanted to do,” Nutt said. “Diana andRead the story …