OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is offering free workshops for students and faculty to learn about the latest tools for creating applications for iOS and OS X. Each workshop, one for faculty and one for students, will be led by a consulting engineer with Apple’s Education Team. The workshops will address how apps are produced and distributed through Apple’s Developer Program using itsRead the story …
Learn to Create iOS and OS X Apps at Free Developer Workshops
Feb. 17 sessions led by Apple representative who worked with Steve Jobs
February 16, 2016 by
UM Museum Receives National Recognition
Yearlong academy helps staff prepare for accreditation process
February 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American Alliance of Museums has chosen the University of Mississippi Museum to participate in its new Small Museums Accreditation Academy, an honor extended to only 10 institutions nationally. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts funds the new accreditation academy. An advisory panel of leaders in the museum field assists the academy’s work. TheRead the story …
UM Remembers Longtime Theater Chair Jim Shollenberger
Unflinchingly honest mentor beloved by students and colleagues; bravely managed his cancer for years
February 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jim Shollenberger was always unflinchingly honest with his criticisms, but was also a deeply caring mentor who loved his students and colleagues and was always committed to bringing out the best in them. Shollenberger, 72, a Vietnam veteran and former professor and chair of the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts, joinedRead the story …
Auburn University Honors UM’s Beautification Guru
Jeff McManus named outstanding alumnus from Department of Horticulture
January 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The man in charge of efforts to make the University of Mississippi the Most Beautiful Campus in the country and keep it that way is set to receive a very high honor from his alma mater. Jeff McManus, UM director of landscape, airport and golf operations, has been named the Auburn UniversityRead the story …
UM Graduate Named To Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List
Patrick Woodyard honored for social entrepreneurship of shoe manufacturer Nisolo
January 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Patrick Woodyard, a 2010 University of Mississippi graduate, is co-founder of a shoe company that provides fair wages and classes in English and financial literacy to its workers in Peru and Kenya. Those socially responsible business efforts have landed him a spot on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2016. Woodyard, 29,Read the story …
Wellness Rebel: Yacoub Najjar
January 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through a series of measures to improve his overall health, Yacoub Najjar has lost about 20 pounds and kept it off. His blood pressure stays in the healthy range. Najjar, chair and professor of civil engineering at the University of Mississippi, said he always ratchets up his activity when he can feelRead the story …
Meet Stefanie Delmastro, December’s Staff Member of the Month
January 25, 2016 by
Stefanie Delmastro, administrative assistant in the Department of Electrical Engineering, was selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for December. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Delmastro: 17 years IOM: What is your hometown? Delmastro: Detroit, Michigan IOM: WhatRead the story …
Attendance Tracking Gets Upgrades, Changes this Semester
Effort helps improve retention, keeps university in compliance with federal regulations
January 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi continues to improve its policies and procedures for instructors to verify classroom attendance in an effort to make sure students who don’t go to class also don’t wrongfully receive financial aid. Since the fall 2015 semester, instructors have been required to take attendance using the “Attendance Verification Interface”Read the story …
Wellness Rebel: Vanessa Cook
Regular exercise and healthier diet help project manager lose weight and control RA progression
January 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Vanessa Cook, diagnosed with a fast-progressing form of rheumatoid arthritis in 2008, repeatedly walks up and down the steep steps of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for exercise each week. Taking those steps is no small feat considering her pain and other struggles at the time of her diagnosis. “I struggled for a few yearsRead the story …
UM Common Reading Experience Narrowed to Five Finalists
Selected book to be announced in February
January 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Common Reading Experience selection group has narrowed its list to five books, with one to be selected for campuswide reading and discussion in 2016. All incoming freshmen and transfer students will get copies of the selected book, which will be announced in February, with instructions to read itRead the story …