Working with the Public Relations department here at Ole Miss has been an opportunity that I could not have had anywhere else. What started as just part of my grade for my public relations class has turned into much more. The people here at the Ole Miss Office of Communications have been extremely helpful. AlthoughRead the story …
Office of Sustainability Goes Big with Guerrilla Marketing
April 23, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi Office of Sustainability resorted to a little bit of guerrilla marketing to help draw attention to Green Week this year. Students walking to class Monday morning were surprised to find a giant, 8′ cube of trash sitting next to the Lyceum.
Intern Blog: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
April 23, 2014 by
While sitting here contemplating on what I want to write for this blog about my experience as an intern at Ole Miss Communications, I can’t help but reflect on the fact my time here is coming to an end. The cliché “time flies when you’re having fun” seems to fit. I began this journey atRead the story …
Living Blues Magazine’s ’44-Year Oral History Project’
Magazine owned by UM's Center for the Study of Southern Culture has been chronicling the experiences of blues musicians since 1970
April 22, 2014 by
From its humble beginnings in the basement of a Chicago home in 1970, Living Blues magazine has become the preeminent publication for the blues. For 44 years, Living Blues has told the story of the African-American Blues experience. The magazine is printed bimonthly and has a circulation of about 20,000 and a fan base that stretchesRead the story …
It really is a small world after all …
April 21, 2014 by
A burqa is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in public in some Islamic traditions. Afghanistan calls their version of a burqa a chadri. The Afghan chadri even covers the wearer’s entire face except for an area around the eyes that’s covered by a net or grill. When the Taliban was in power, allRead the story …
Saturday of Service
April 18, 2014 by
On Saturdays, I usually sleep in and then watch hours and hours of Dexter (or House of Cards or whatever I’m binge-watching that week) on Netflix. But last weekend, my husband and I woke up early and headed about 55 miles southeast to Okolona Elementary School to spend the next several hours repainting the K-4Read the story …
The Legacy of Jim and Donna Barksdale
April 17, 2014 by
Jim and Donna Barksdale were recently honored with the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy’s Legacy Award. The Barksdales have touched many on the Ole Miss campus, giving both their time and resources to help improve education in the state sometimes one child at a time. The Barksdale name is attached to buildings and scholarships,Read the story …
Are You Driven by Character or Emotion?
April 16, 2014 by
“The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing.” - Dick Biggs Life would certainly be easier – and success more simple – if all it took to achieve was to KNOW the right things and DECIDE to do them, right? But I think it’s more accurate to say that a decision isRead the story …
G.R.O.V.E. Memories
Reflections upon 36 years of visiting beloved spring spot
April 15, 2014 by
There’s nothing quite like the University of Mississippi in the spring. That’s when the colorful hues of nature found on our campus– officially recognized as one of the nation’s most beautiful– shine brightest. And nowhere is this more true than in the Grove. I vividly remember my first spring semester in the Grove. It wasRead the story …
8 Photos That Prove Ole Miss Has the Most ‘Instagrammable’ Campus
April 14, 2014 by
Way back when the venerable Olmsted family of architects conceived a master plan for the Ole Miss campus, they probably never knew their designs would one day align perfectly with the values of one of the fast-growing social networks today: Instagram. Ole Miss is easily the most ‘Instagrammable’ campus in the country. Don’t believe me?Read the story …