Dear Friends, Please see below for Ole Miss Engineering’s latest video, which focuses on the school’s unique liberal arts-anchored and experiential-learning-enhanced programs, as described by its students. If you agree with the school’s education philosophy and like the video, please share it with prospective students and their families by forwarding the link, tweetingRead the story …
Civil Engineering Alumnus Is VP of Sales at Nansemond
Kelly Holloman credits UM education with concrete career
November 29, 2017 by
Kelly Holloman has served steadily in the construction industry since earning his civil engineering degree from the University of Mississippi in 1994. Before becoming vice president of sales at Nansemond Pre-Cast Concrete Co. in Suffolk, Virginia, Holloman was a senior project manager for Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, a planning and design firm in the Richmond andRead the story …
UM United Campaign Way Underway
Goal is $150,000 for annual fundraiser to benefit LOU community
October 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi annual United Way campaign is underway with a goal of raising at least $150,000 of the United Way’s $525,000 communitywide goal. “Oxford has recently lost several large businesses, and this impacts both our ability to raise funds and the people that need United Way assistance,” said Lucile McCook,Read the story …
Still Time for Tailgating around Brevard Hall
Sponsorships available for next season's home football games
October 26, 2017 by
As if life is not grand enough in the world of Ole Miss Engineering, during the fall semester, there is an added element of football, free food, outstanding student organizations, wonderful alumni, faculty and staff, friends and prospective students all converging on a premier real estate spot on the Circle. Multiple red and blue tentsRead the story …
Engineering Students Take Study USA Intersession Course in New York City
Civil engineering professor guides class to close-up of bridges, sites in the Big Apple
October 26, 2017 by
During May 2017 intersession, seven University of Mississippi civil engineering students ventured to New York City as enrollees of a new course titled “Bridges of New York.” The first offering proved to be an adventure in many respects for all involved. “The idea for the course grew out of a bridge engineering course I taughtRead the story …
13 Engineering Students Named Brevard, Adler Scholars
Freshmen hail from four states and represent several majors
October 26, 2017 by
Thirteen University of Mississippi students have been named recipients of major scholarships in the School of Engineering this fall. Representing Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee, they are this year’s Brevard and John G. Adler scholars. This exceptional group of students posted an average ACT score of 33.4 and an average 3.92 high school grade-point average.Read the story …
Two Engineering Freshmen Named Stamps Foundation Scholars
Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson among 2017 recipients of prestigious academic honor
September 26, 2017 by
Two outstanding engineering freshmen at the University of Mississippi are among recipients of the Stamps Foundation Scholarship. Harrison McKinnis of Madison and Robert Wasson of Jackson, will major in chemical engineering and be members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. McKinnis will also participate in the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence. Both areRead the story …
Computer Science Student Wins Quip Diversity Technology Scholarship
Blake Lewis visited organization's San Francisco offices in August
September 26, 2017 by
A University of Mississippi engineering student has been awarded the Quip Diversity Tech Scholarship. Blake Lewis, a senior computer science major with minors in mathematics and sociology, visited software company Quip’s office in San Francisco in August. The scholarship supports students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, particularly computer science, and includes but is notRead the story …
Engineering Fall Enrollment Includes Inaugural Biomedical Engineering Class
New admission standard expected to ensure higher quality of students, help underprepared students succeed
September 26, 2017 by
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Mississippi is off to a successful start. Approved last November by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, the inaugural class consists of 37 new freshmen and 17 internal transfers. “The new freshmen have an average ACT score of almost 31 (30.9) and GPARead the story …
Matthew Morrison Wins Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Assistant professor of electrical engineering recognized for support of students
September 26, 2017 by
Over the past three years, Matthew Morrison has advised, encouraged and lent a compassionate ear to hundreds of students at the University of Mississippi. Now they’re putting him up for awards – and he’s winning. Morrison, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been honored with one of UM’s 2017 Academic Advising Network’s Excellence in AdvisingRead the story …