OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy administrators Alicia Bouldin and John Bentley are proof that opposites often complement each other. The two met in August 1993 when they began graduate school in the School of Pharmacy’s pharmacy administration program. Bouldin, associate dean of outcomes assessment and learning advancement and professor of pharmacyRead the story …
Pharmacy School Administrators Celebrate 25 Years of Friendship
Alicia Bouldin and John Bentley met as graduate students
October 19, 2018 by
Marijuana Project Head to Deliver Pharmacy School’s Waller Lecture
Mahmoud ElSohly will speak about marijuana project founder Coy W. Waller
October 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project, will deliver the School of Pharmacy’s 15th Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at 11 a.m. Friday (Oct. 19) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The lecture series was established in 2004 to recognize the founder of UM’s marijuana cultivationRead the story …
McLean Institute Expands Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Weeklong enrichment camp serves rising 10th and 11th graders
October 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rising high school sophomores and juniors from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns after taking part in an annual University of Mississippi summer entrepreneurial leadership program. The third annual McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, was a weeklong experience for 15Read the story …
Food Day Festivities Kick Off Oct. 11
Monthlong celebration features farmers market, field trip and compost sifting event
October 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will observe Food Day, a national celebration of “real food” and the importance of sustainable food systems, throughout October. The UM Office of Sustainability hosts its annual Food Day Festival and Farmer’s Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct.18 on Galtney-Lott Plaza. The event will feature aRead the story …
Retired FedEx Vice President Shows Unwavering Support for UM
Mike Glenn continues to mentor and provide opportunities for Ole Miss students
October 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Organic chemistry was the game changer for Mike Glenn, retired executive vice president for market development and corporate communications at FedEx Corp. and a committed University of Mississippi alumnus. The Memphis native came to Ole Miss in 1974 as a pharmacy major. He made it through his freshman year, but his attemptRead the story …
Hollingsworth Honors Sisters with Scholarship Naming
Ole Miss Women's Council scholars to benefit from new endowments
October 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Gerald M. “Doc” Hollingsworth and his siblings have always been close. Growing up in Centreville, sister Jo, two years his senior, considered herself literally her brother’s keeper. “Jo taught me how to tie my shoes, comb my hair and brush my teeth,” said Hollingsworth, a 1953 University of Mississippi graduate whoRead the story …
McLean Institute Grant Award to Fund Community Engagement
Hearin Foundation provides support for research and service efforts
October 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – A grant from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation for the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement will fund research and service aimed at increasing community and economic development in Mississippi communities. The McLean Institute welcomes a new group of outstanding students from around the globe thisRead the story …
LOU Symphony Treats Second-Graders to ‘Peter and the Wolf’
Show helps introduce children to orchestra while complementing other subjects
October 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Second-grade students from Lafayette County and Oxford schools experienced their own private symphony concert Monday (Oct. 1) when the LOU Symphony Orchestra presented Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. “We had a ball with the students,” said orchestra director SelimRead the story …
Global Leadership Circle Provides Exceptional Experiences
New arm of Ole Miss Women's Council helps students' dreams come true
September 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi have plenty of options to further their education and experiences during the summer, but a number of Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy scholars enjoyed summer school in ways that were anything but typical. For example, senior political science major Catrina Curtis, of Nesbit, combined academicsRead the story …
Gift Reflects Empathy with Transfer Students
Moore scholarship to support community college students enrolling at UM
September 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students transferring into the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy may want to take advantage of a new scholarship created by Guy and Lucy Moore. With a $125,000 gift, the Pascagoula couple established an endowment that will provide tuition support first to transfer students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. SecondRead the story …