OXFORD, Miss. – Students in the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration are encouraged to apply soon for a new scholarship funded by JAMAS Capital Management, a private investment firm based in Jackson. The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Mississippi Scholarship, worth $2,500, is intended to help UM students become the entrepreneurial business leaders of theRead the story …
Applicants Sought for Entrepreneurial Spirit Scholarship
JAMAS Capital Management created award to encourage pursuit of innovative business careers
February 14, 2017 by
Fan, Donor Returns to Campus
Faithful alumnus visits UM for Pavilion tour and game
February 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After years away from campus, University of Mississippi alumnus and sports fan Francis Cerniglia of Cordova, Tennessee, recently received a tour of The Pavilion at Ole Miss and a visit with Chancellor Jeff Vitter. He also got to root on the Rebels at a basketball game. UM development officers Barbara Daush andRead the story …
University Places 72 on SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Ole Miss tally includes 24 from history-making cross country teams
February 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While setting records on the fields and courts, 72 student-athletes from the University of Mississippi were named to the 2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Overall, 1,029 student-athletes from the conference’s 14 teams made the honor roll, which is based on grades from the 2016 spring,Read the story …
Overby Center to Salute Mississippi’s 200th Anniversary
Programs examine state's history and look to the future
February 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Mississippi’s statehood, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi will put special emphasis on Mississippi programs during the spring semester. “The people and events in Mississippi’s past provide an interesting glimpse into our state’s future,” explained Charles Overby, chairman of the center,Read the story …
Ikhlas Khan Becomes NCNPR Director
Former associate director takes lead after 25 years with UM research center
February 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ikhlas Khan became director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy on Jan. 1. After receiving his doctorate in pharmacy from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology in Munich, Khan joined the School of Pharmacy in 1988 as a postdoctoral research fellow. He becameRead the story …
Ole Miss Women’s Council Celebrates Two Sisters’ Success
Jennifer Gillom and Peggy Gillom-Granderson named Legacy Award honorees
February 4, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Legendary University of Mississippi women’s basketball stars Jennifer Gillom and Peggie Gillom-Granderson will be honored with the 2017 Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. An awards presentation and dinner is set for April 22 at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. C Spire – a diversified telecommunications and technologyRead the story …
Wally Guess Remembered as ‘Superior Teacher and Outstanding Researcher’
Services set for Saturday for visionary pharmacy educator, leader
February 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Wallace L. “Wally” Guess, fourth dean of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, serving from 1971 to 1989, died Monday (Jan. 30). A funeral service for Guess is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 4) at College Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at College Hill Cemetery. Guess is remembered asRead the story …
UM Leaders Named Among Top CEOs
Chancellor Vitter, UMMC's Cook honored by Mississippi Business Journal
January 30, 2017 by
JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter and University of Mississippi Medical Center Health System CEO Kevin Cook were named Thursday as two of the Mississippi Business Journal’s top chief executive officers in the state. MBJ’s CEO Awards of Mississippi recognized leaders in the state who helped their companies or organizations achieveRead the story …
McLean Institute and IT Collaborate to Improve Service Directory
UM faculty, staff and students are encouraged to log service hours
January 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each year, the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement compiles service data from across campus to submit an application for the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes exemplary service efforts and the community-campus partnerships inspiring those efforts, and the University of Mississippi has received HonorRead the story …
Texas Couple Looks to Expand UM Student Recruiting
Crosswells underwrite student recruiter position for Lone Star State
January 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a recent $400,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, Allen and Leah Crosswell of Houston, Texas, have provided the means to hire and support a new recruiter whose goal will be to get more high-achieving Texas students to choose Ole Miss for college. Crosswell, a 1989 graduate of the UM SchoolRead the story …