OXFORD, Miss. – United by a new and renewed sense of patriotism, hundreds of University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff, along with local citizens, joined together Wednesday (Sept. 11) for a 2-kilometer run observing the anniversary of the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. At the 6 a.m. start time, the sun hadRead the story …
Running and Remembering: 9/11 Run Draws Crowd, Heightens Patriotism
Several hundred arose early to participate in the annual commemorative event
September 11, 2013 by
UM Enrolls Nearly 22,300 Students for Fall Semester
State's largest university also sees surge in freshman ACT scores, student retention
September 9, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Led by dramatic growth in its schools of Engineering and Journalism and New Media, the University of Mississippi recorded another record enrollment this fall, registering more than 22,000 students for the first time, a 3.5 percent overall enrollment increase and more than 7 percent growth on the Oxford campus. Preliminary enrollment figuresRead the story …
Ole Miss Students Excel in MBA Case Competition
Team member wins Best Student Presenter Award in inaugural SEC event
September 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A student team from the University of Mississippi’s MBA program recently participated in the inaugural Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition in Missouri, bringing home the event’s Best Presenter Award. All 14 SEC member universities participated in a real-time business case competition created by AT&T. MBA students created a proposal for the companyRead the story …
Foundation Honors Warner and Kay Alford with Scholarship
Former athletics, alumni director continues to attract private funding for alma mater
September 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated – accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi and its upcoming football season – captured a beautiful Kay Swayze and the handsome Warner Alford walking hand-in-hand as students. It turned out to be a magical year, as Alford co-captained that SEC andRead the story …
Everybody’s Tent Welcomes Students to the Grove
Associated Student Body hosting tailgate open to all students
September 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Associated Student Body invites all students to join the Everybody’s Tent tailgate Saturday (Sept. 7) in the Grove before the Rebels’ first home football game against Southeast Missouri. Everybody’s Tent will be set up in the grass along the Union Plaza, tucked as close to the Walk of Champions arch asRead the story …
Public Invited to Third Annual 9/11 Run
ROTC event observes terrorist attacks of 2001
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The public is invited to join commanders and cadets in the University of Mississippi’s combined ROTC programs, along with freshmen students, in a 2-kilometer run observing the anniversary of the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. The third annual 9/11 Run begins at 6 a.m. in front of the Lyceum. ParticipantsRead the story …
UM Admits 15 Freshmen into Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
First cohort of prestigious teacher training program averages 28.5 on ACT, 4.0 GPA
September 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As thousands of University of Mississippi undergraduates begin classes this week, 15 freshmen make up UM’s first class of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, an all-inclusive scholarship established in January with $12.95 million in external funding to attract top-performing students to study education. The group hails from across Mississippi and neighboringRead the story …
UM Offers Hands-on Course in Pharmaceutical Tablet Technology
Weeklong class teaches industry and regulatory personnel how to prepare and evaluate dosage forms
September 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some 30 to 60 very nontraditional students are expected to gather at the University of Mississippi in September for a weeklong course that will teach them how to make and evaluate tablets used to deliver medicines or dietary supplements. Mostly from the pharmaceutical industry and the agency that regulates it, the studentsRead the story …
UM Accountancy Programs Move Up in Latest Rankings
All-time best rankings place undergraduate at fourth, master’s at fifth and doctoral at eighth
August 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Setting the bar for other Southeastern Conference institutions, all three accountancy programs at the University of Mississippi are ranked in the Top 10 nationally by the Public Accounting Report in its latest edition. In its August 2013 issue, the independent newsletter of the accounting profession ranks the Patterson School of Accountancy‘s undergraduate,Read the story …
Ole Miss Welcomes One of Largest Freshman Classes in its History
Watch the highlights of Welcome Week 2013
August 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From residence hall move-in and the first day of classes to ice cream socials and the first win of the 2013 Ole Miss Rebel football season, the first week of classes for the Ole Miss Class of 2017 has been a memorable one. Welcome Home!