OXFORD, Miss. – Henry Jones, co-founder of Kopis Mobile, is the recipient of the 2014 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship award. The award, named for University of Mississippi alumni Jan and Lawrence Farrington, is given annually to a graduate who exemplifies the best of entrepreneurship. Jones, a Richton native who earned his mechanical engineering degree from UMRead the story …
Jones Earns Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
Annual recognition honors visionary graduate building unique business to aid security personnel
June 11, 2014 by
UM Launches Early Childhood Education Curriculum
Program leads to state license endorsement for pre-K teachers
June 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – To meet the demand for qualified pre-K teachers across the state, a new curriculum offered by the University of Mississippi allows students to specialize in early childhood education and obtain a license endorsement in the field from the Mississippi Department of Education. The curriculum, which is offered online this summer, will beRead the story …
McClelland Named Chair of Teacher Education at UM
Educational leadership expert to continue role on permanent basis
June 4, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After serving more than two years as interim chair, Susan S. McClelland has been selected to serve as chair of the University of Mississippi Department of Teacher Education. McClelland’s appointment begins July 1 and marks her third major move at UM. With more than 1,000 students and more than 40 full-time facultyRead the story …
UM-Tupelo Honor Graduates Discover Passion for Education
Taylor Medal recipients both took unconventional paths to earning their degree
June 3, 2014 by
TUPELO, Miss. – During the University of Mississippi’s annual honors convocation, two students from the university’s Tupelo regional campus were awarded prestigious Taylor Medals for academic achievement. Both honorees plan to share their passion for education with the next generation of students. Bethany Wray, of Pontotoc, and Will Knight, of Mantachie were among the recipientsRead the story …
Rebels to Host Washington, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville State in Oxford Regional
Rebels Face Jacksonville State on Friday at 7 p.m. CT
May 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One day after being named one of 16 host sites for the NCAA Baseball Tournament, Ole Miss learned Monday of the three teams it will be hosting. The NCAA announced Washington, Georgia Tech and Jacksonville State will join the Rebels at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field with games being played Friday-Sunday, and Monday ifRead the story …
UM Integrated Marketing Communications Program Grows to 500 Students
Meek School of Journalism and New Media created emphasis just three years ago
May 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism and New Media’s undergraduate program in integrated marketing communications has swelled to more than 500 students since the course’s first classes were taught in the fall of 2011. At the start of 2011 fall semester just 80 undergraduate students were majoring in integrated marketingRead the story …
Peralta Named Mississippi’s First Knowles Teaching Fellow
STEM teaching fellowship to provide up to $175,000 for Ole Miss alumna
May 16, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate student Jessica Fancher Peralta doesn’t begin her first year of teaching until this fall, but she has already landed a sizable bonus. The Mooreville native is the first Mississippian to receive a Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship worth $175,000. A five-year fellowship for early-career STEM teachers across theRead the story …
Ole Miss Posts Strong APR Scores For 2012-13
11 Teams At Or Above National Average For Respective Sports
May 15, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While excelling on the fields and courts, Ole Miss student-athletes have achieved academic success as well, with all 18 teams scoring well above the national cutoff standard in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, released by the NCAA Wednesday. Eleven athletics teams at Ole Miss posted multi-year APR scores at or aboveRead the story …
UM Alumna Leads Tupelo High School Team to World Robotics Competition
Wood credits university courses, professors with preparing her for teaching career
May 15, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though she didn’t know it at the time, before Amanda Gamble Wood graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2010, she was already being prepared to take the seat at the front of the classroom. Wood, who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and another bachelors’ in mathematics, set out with aRead the story …
Gov. Bryant Challenges UM Graduates to Persevere through Life’s Storms
More than 10,000 students and family members gathered in the Grove for university's 2014 commencement exercises
May 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant warned the University of Mississippi’s 2014 graduating class that they will weather some challenges in their post-college years and they must carry on like Mississippi has during hard times throughout its history. Bryant gave UM’s commencement address in the Grove, as more than 10,000 students and their families gatheredRead the story …