One of my most rewarding experiences as an Ole Miss staff member has been longtime service on the Frist Student Service Award committee. In 1994, alumnus Dr. Thomas F. Frist, founder of Hospital Corporation of America, established the Thomas F. Frist Service Award Endowment. The cornerstone of Dr. Frist’s enormous success was his emphasis onRead the story …
Young William Faulkner’s Amazing Illustrations For UM Literary Mag
Faulkner drew impressive illustrations for the Mississippian literary magazine at UM between 1916 and 1925
January 24, 2014 by
So, this is pretty cool. William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize winning author and Oxford resident, who also studied at the University of Mississippi. You may have heard of him. He wrote many literary classics at his home, Rowan Oak, which UM now owns and operates. But, in addition to being one of the most well-knownRead the story …
PR Does Not Stand for Press Release (Anymore)
January 23, 2014 by
When I first entered the public relations world in 2006, we poured the majority of our time into creating press releases. The Internet was alive and becoming more relevant, so we followed our counterparts posting stories to a web site. However, nearly everything posted online was a digital copy of something created for print orRead the story …
Waiting for Kickoff
January 22, 2014 by
Along with the New Year and new beginnings often comes a bit of a let down. For me, that is directly tied to the end of the college football season. During fall, my husband and I spend (likely way too many) hours planning to welcome family and friends to Ole Miss, tailgating in the GroveRead the story …
Unconventional PR: Why We “Ran Over” a Student with a Golf Cart
January 21, 2014 by
Ole Miss has a parking problem. While that may not come as a shock to many, it’s high time we admit it – it’s been an issue for students, faculty, staff, and sports fans for well over ten years and will continue to be such as long as our institution continues to grow. These growingRead the story …
2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Event
January 20, 2014 by
Check out a few photos from today’s MLK Day of Service event at the Jackson Avenue Center in Oxford.
A Glimpse Inside Our World
January 17, 2014 by
Here in UM Communications we have the enviable job of living and breathing Ole Miss News while working on the prettiest campus in the country. Not only do we consume and share all types of Ole Miss information through Ole Miss News, the university web site, our social media accounts and many printed publications, butRead the story …