When the Legislature is in session each year, we in higher education make presentations about the financial challenges our universities face. These challenges include funding operational costs, salaries, building maintenance and construction.
Greek Council and Tri Deltas Donate to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital
April 21, 2008 by
Greek Council members present a check to Suzan Thames, chair of the board of the Friends of the Children’s Hospital. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Greek Council has given $11,000 to the Friends of the Children’s Hospital, the nonprofit organization created to benefit the Blair E. BatsonRead the story …
Accounting Clerk Gets ‘Cold Cash’ Surprise from Action News 5
April 21, 2008 by
Dolly Beasley, senior accounting clerk in the UM Physical Plant Department, shows off a giant check on camera for WMC-TV’s ‘Cold Cash’ segment, which airs Monday (April 21). UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – As a senior accounting clerk at the University of Mississippi, Dolly Beasley helps creditors get paid, but BeasleyRead the story …
UM Sets Goal to Become A ‘Green’ American Public University
April 21, 2008 by
Chancellor Robert Khayat signs the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment as a group of faculty, staff and students watch. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi takes pride in being “a great American public university.” Now, UM is working to add “green” to that description. Chancellor RobertRead the story …
Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session at Ole Miss Law School
April 14, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fourth 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 1:30 p.m.Read the story …
Civil Engineering Chair Spotlighted in Thomson Scientific’s ScienceWatch
April 14, 2008 by
Alexander H.D. Cheng OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi civil engineer is featured in the March edition of a prestigious online site that tracks trends and performance in basic research. Alexander H.D. Cheng, chair and professor of civil engineering, appears in the Fast Moving Fronts section of ScienceWatch.com by Thomson Scientific. Thomson Scientific isRead the story …
UM Foundation President Honors Daughters with Women’s Council Scholarship
April 14, 2008 by
Chancellor Robert Khayat presents Wendell Weakley with a certificate for the 1848 Society, marking the creation of the Sloan, Allison and Elizabeth Weakley Women’s Council Scholarship Endowment. OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Foundation president Wendell Weakley and his wife, Sue, have honored their three daughters with a bequest that will create an Ole MissRead the story …
Nineteen Faculty Named Research Fellows, Win Grants Totaling More Than $209,000
April 14, 2008 by
The 2008 Faculty Research Fellows pose for a group photo with Provost Morris Stocks, Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs Alice Clark and Chancellor Robert Khayat. Photo by Nathan Latil OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs honored 19 faculty members as recipients of 2008 Faculty Research Program grants totalingRead the story …
Western-Style Education Brings Hope to Middle East, Iraqi Chancellor Tells UM Students
April 11, 2008 by
Listen to Owen Cargol’s lecture {enclose cargol?041008.mp3} OXFORD, Miss. – At the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani, faculty members promote entrepreneurship and new ways of thinking that allow every student to have a voice, the university’s chancellor told audiences Thursday at the University of Mississippi. “One of the most popular American exports is education,” Owen CargolRead the story …
Student Environmental Activist Chosen for Prestigious Udall Scholarship
April 11, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When the chancellor’s office at the University of Mississippi called Alecia Waite to schedule a meeting about environmental issues, the student leader and activist immediately prepared herself to show how Ole Miss could improve its recycling efforts. But Chancellor Robert Khayat had a different agenda – namely, a surprise reception to congratulateRead the story …