OXFORD, Miss. – As the new associate director of development for the University of Mississippi, alumnus Robert T. Jolly hopes to strengthen existing relationships while exploring new bonds that will help secure the future of the arts at Ole Miss and in the region. Jolly is responsible for garnering support for the Gertrude C. FordRead the story …
New Associate Director of Development Named
Robert Jolly to garner support for arts, museum and historic houses
November 29, 2018 by
Cabaret Competition Set to Shake Up Nutt Auditorium
Thursday event will support Ignite campaign for Living Music Resource
November 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Nutt Auditorium will dress herself appropriately to host a full-bore cabaret competition Thursday (Nov. 29) evening. “If you think you know what Nutt looks like, think again,” said event organizer Nancy Maria Balach, an Ole Miss associate professor of music who is creator and artistic director of theRead the story …
Business School Launches Networking Program
Business Connect will link students with former graduates for employment
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gathering leaders from some of the state’s largest businesses for a high-powered reception in Jackson, the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration has kicked off a new networking program to connect students with alumni for employment. The Business Connect program, founded this summer, seeks to determine the hiring/talent acquisition goals ofRead the story …
Brisack Makes History as UM’s First Female Rhodes Scholar
Senior from Oxford earns coveted award, becomes university's 26th honoree
November 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jaz Brisack is the University of Mississippi’s 26th Rhodes Scholar, and the first woman in the university’s history to be selected to the elite international academic program. Brisack, a senior general studies major from Oxford, is the 2018 Truman Scholar for Mississippi and has a long history as a champion for human, civil and labor rightsRead the story …
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Ole Miss MBA Program in Top 50
National recognition given for the university's advanced degree
November 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the nation’s best by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The rankings, released Thursday (Nov. 8), place Ole Miss at No. 37 among American public universities. For the 2018 edition, Bloomberg ranked MBA programs using four categories: Compensation, Learning, Networking andRead the story …
Museum Unveils 2018 Keepsake Ornament
Collectible allows Ole Miss faithful to show off the Grove in their holiday decor
November 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses has unveiled its 18th annual holiday keepsake ornament, celebrating one of the university’s most beautiful spaces and time-honored traditions, the Grove. “Whether it be memories of football Saturdays, the pride of receiving a degree or just lounging on a sunny afternoon, the Grove holdsRead the story …
Former Band Member’s Gift to Help Construct New Tower
Alumnus Sumner Spradling's leading effort; new facility to bear his name
November 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A gift to the University of Mississippi is expected to help take the Ole Miss band program to a new level – literally. Sumner Spradling, of Greensboro, North Carolina, has given $100,000 to establish the Band Director’s Tower Fund, an account designed to support the construction of a new director’s stand overlookingRead the story …
Ignite Campaign Aims to Take Living Music Resource to Next Level
Innovative music program gives students experience, career edge
November 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The goals of the Living Music Resource, a program of the University of Mississippi Department of Music, are not modest: to expand music education and training to include career preparation, community engagement, and technical and digital know-how, and to infuse it all with the energy and intensity of a great entertainment experience.Read the story …
Student Union Naming Opportunity Honors Longtime Dean of Students
Judith D. Trott Hotty Toddy Conference Room pays tribute to campus icon
November 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff gather in the new Judith D. Trott Hotty Toddy Conference Room in the Ole Miss Student Union, they will be working and meeting under the name of an icon who spent her career paving the way for them. Retired Dean of Students Judy Trott,Read the story …
Concert Celebrates Life and Music of Leonard Bernstein
Son Alexander Bernstein and guest artists join the UM Chorus for 'Bernstein at 100'
October 31, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The life and music of the legendary Leonard Bernstein will be celebrated with a concert of his music Tuesday (Nov. 6) at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Alexander Bernstein, the maestro’s son, will be in attendance, joined by guest conductor Dennis Shrock, several soloists, theRead the story …