OXFORD, Miss. – Hansel and Gretel would feel right at home at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts this holiday season. In what is becoming a new tradition at the University of Mississippi, the Gingerbread House Village is on display in the Ford Center’s studio theatre through Dec. 16. A visit toRead the story …
‘Sounds of the Season’ Concert To Warm Hearts Dec. 11 at Ford Center
December 6, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Start the holidays in style Sunday (Dec. 11) with “Sounds of the Season,” a heartwarming concert featuring the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra and special guests Mary Donnelly Haskell and Guy Hovis, at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi. The 3 p.m. show is hosted byRead the story …
Disaster Resistant University Project Awarded Grant for Natural Hazards Mitigation
December 6, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recognizing the importance of preparedness when disasters strike, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency have provided a grant to help the University of Mississippi upgrade its Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The $84,344 grant calls for an evaluation and upgrade of the mitigation plan, which was approved in 2006,Read the story …
UM Research Yields Insights About HIV-Related Headaches
December 5, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi study of headaches among HIV patients is being hailed as a critical step to improving treatment and reducing unnecessary medical costs among sufferers. The paper, “Headache among Patients with HIV Disease: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associations,” is being published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Headache and isRead the story …
UM Student Government Volunteers Help Water Valley Students on School Beautification Project
December 5, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at Water Valley High School received an early Christmas present Thursday in the form of a newly landscaped front entrance for the school. Despite chilly temperatures, members of the University of Mississippi Associated Student Body and Water Valley High School student council spent the bulk of the morning outside, hauling andRead the story …
UM Announces Who’s Who Student Honorees
December 2, 2011 by
The University of Mississippi has selected 154 students to be inducted into the 2011-2012 class of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
UM Choirs and Orchestra Spread Christmas Cheer with Production of ‘Messiah’
December 1, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Choirs and Orchestra are set to perform one of the best-known and most popular choral works for the Christmas season, George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” The production of “Messiah” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 2) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets areRead the story …
14th Annual Books & Bears Drive Gives Campus Way to Say Thanks
November 30, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Most of them work the graveyard shift. From dusk to dawn, they clean, straighten, repair and prepare the University of Mississippi for next day. “The work of our custodians, groundskeepers and other Physical Plant staff members is key not only to making this huge university enterprise work smoothly but also to makingRead the story …
Ole Miss United Way Chapter Sets Annual Fundraising Breakfast
November 30, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s United Way Steering Committee is hosting its annual fundraising breakfast Friday (Dec. 2) on the main level of the Ole Miss Student Union. All proceeds from the breakfast go to United Way of Lafayette-Oxford-University as part of the university’s campaign goal of $160,000. The event is set forRead the story …
Chancellor Jones to Oversee ROTC Pass in Review Ceremony Dec. 1
November 29, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi ROTC programs, including Army, Navy/Marines and Air Force, will conduct an inspection and Pass in Review ceremony Thursday (Dec. 1) on campus. The public event begins at 2 p.m. in the University Lyceum Circle. Maj. Gen. Robert Chesnut, a 1968 Ole Miss ROTC alumnus, is the keynote speaker.