OXFORD, Miss. – With statewide elections later this year as the backdrop, the question of whether past actions disqualify an individual from holding a position of moral leadership is the focus of a student discussion scheduled April 4 at the University of Mississippi. The Great Debate of 2019 is being presented by the university’s EthicsRead the story …
Ethics Bowl Team Hosts Great Debate
Students prepare to discuss qualifications for moral leadership in public service, professional life
March 26, 2019 by
Seven Engineering Seniors Earn Leadership Awards
Group represents School of Engineering's best and brightest minds
March 25, 2019 by
Seven students have been named recipients of the Outstanding Senior Leadership Award in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. This year’s honorees are Seth Gray of Jonesboro, Arkansas; Hemant Joshi of Nepal; Thomas McFann of Arlington, Tennessee; Davis Odle of Union City, Tennessee; Brenna Sit of Brandon; Evan Thomas of Leland; and William TribbleRead the story …
Rebels Help Satisfy Yen for American Football
College students from Japan visit UM for academic collaboration, gridiron observations
March 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hoping to understand and replicate the University of Mississippi’s football program, a delegation from Kobe Gakuin University in Japan has been meeting Rebel players and observing scrimmages on campus this week. Three student athletes and three administrators representing the Navy Seals, KGU’s American football club, arrived Monday (March 18) for three daysRead the story …
Engineering Alumnus, Graduating Senior Publish Adventure Books
Curt Ayers III pens novel; Sam Berry writes about semester at sea
March 21, 2019 by
An engineering alumnus and a senior engineering major have something in common: a love for adventure and writing. Recently both Curt Ayers III (BSChE 65, MS 74) and Sam Berry, who will graduate from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in general engineering in May, fulfilled their literary ambitions by having their firstRead the story …
University Launches New Quality Enhancement Plan
Employee, student participation needed for reaccreditation
March 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing its journey toward decennial reaffirmation of accreditation, the University of Mississippi is seeking participation from faculty, students and staff in a new Quality Enhancement Plan. Think Forward is designed to foster development of critical thinking skills in lower-division, general education courses and co-curricular learning experiences by enhancing faculty development and modifying studentRead the story …
Why 1848?
School of Engineering development officer makes case for supporting annual Giving Day
March 20, 2019 by
The School of Engineering is excited to be participating in the first-ever Giving Day at the University of Mississippi. Beginning at 9 a.m. (CDT) on April 11, you will have the opportunity to play a part in this important day. Giving Day is an online, social media-driven giving campaign that will last 1 day, 8Read the story …
University Celebrates Women’s History Month
Scheduled events include symposium, town hall, conference and panel discussions
March 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Panel discussions, a film and lectures are among several events scheduled as the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement at the University of Mississippi observe Women’s History Month. “Women’s History Month is a useful reminder of how essential women are toRead the story …
Geologist Joins Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute
Ron Counts is new associate director and assistant research professor
March 18, 2019 by
Ron Counts has spent a lot of his career working outdoors and unraveling the history of the Earth by studying its terrains. As the new associate director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at the University of Mississippi, the expert research geologist is enjoying a similar experience. The Midwest native, who is also an assistantRead the story …
Annual Awards Program Honors UM Faculty and Students
HEADWAE recognizes academic achievement, contributions to higher learning
March 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students and faculty were among the honorees at the 32nd annual Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excellence, or HEADWAE, awards program last month in Jackson. Edward Elam Miller, a senior from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who is majoring in public policy leadership, and Megan Poirrier Ladner, assistant professor of occupationalRead the story …
Aliens are Coming to March Edition of Science Cafe
UM chemistry professor Ryan Fortenberry to discuss molecules from deep space
March 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The detection and possible impact of alien molecules from deep space are the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s third meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Mar. 19 at Uptown Coffee, 265Read the story …