OXFORD, Miss. – Lacy Crumrine has been fascinated with play therapy since she benefitted from it as a child, and the Tupelo native is on the verge of writing a dissertation on the subject and becoming a registered play therapist. Crumrine, the October Education Student of the Month at the University of Mississippi, received herRead the story …
Education Student Honored For Achievements in Play Therapy
Tupelo native near completing Ph.D. and becoming registered play therapist
October 23, 2012 by
Bartee Becomes UM’s First African-American Professor in Educational Leadership
October 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Educational leadership scholar RoSusan Bartee has been promoted to professor in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Leadership and Counselor Education, becoming the first African-American to obtain a full professorship in the department. Bartee, who was tenured and promoted in July, joined the UM School of Education – Mississippi’s largest institution forRead the story …
Physics Department Serving Up Spooky Demonstrations Oct. 27
Annual event features gadgets and goodies for ghouls and good kids
October 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frights, food and fun are bound to be plentiful Oct. 27 at the University of Mississippi as the Department of Physics and Astronomy presents its annual “Spooky Demonstrations.” The popular event, in its sixth year, highlights waves, electricity and magnetism. It begins at 7 p.m. in Lewis Hall and is free andRead the story …
Former Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham Returns to UM
Veteran educator to serve as interim Principal Corps director
October 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Who better to lead the University of Mississippi’s Principal Corps than the state’s former superintendent of education? Coming out of retirement from his second appointment as Mississippi state superintendent in June, Tom Burnham, former dean of the UM School of Education, the state’s largest institution for teacher and educational leadership preparation, hasRead the story …
UM Building Dedication Brings Barbour Deserved Recognition
Center for Manufacturing Excellence stemmed from former governor's leadership and service
October 19, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Haley Barbour was praised for his leadership and service Thursday (Oct. 18) as the Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi was officially dedicated in the former governor’s honor. Hundreds sat and stood underneath partly cloudy skies with gentle breezes rustling autumn leaves for the mid-afternoon ceremony on the LyceumRead the story …
UM Researchers Create Device to Help Stutterers
Interdisciplinary team developing prosthetic as part of a complete treatment program
October 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Drawing on one another’s expertise, a trio of University of Mississippi faculty members from different areas of campus has created a patent-pending device that could change the lives of people who stutter. Paul Goggans, an electrical engineering professor, developed the prosthetic device, about the size of a cell phone, with Greg Snyder,Read the story …
Former Dean Gets National Honor for ‘Shaping’ the Pharmacy Profession
Barbara G. Wells receives ACCP's 2012 Parker Medal
October 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American College of Clinical Pharmacy has selected Barbara G. Wells, professor and dean emeritus of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, as its 2012 Paul F. Parker Medalist and will honor her Oct. 21, during the opening session of its annual meeting in Hollywood, Fla. Wells was nominated for theRead the story …
Top Scholars Get Comprehensive Funding Under New Ole Miss Scholarships
Each scholarship offers significant funding for enrichment activities
October 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will launch one of the top scholarship programs in the Southeast through a new partnership with the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation. Valued between $98,000 and $138,000 each, the Stamps Leadership Scholarship packages at Ole Miss become the most comprehensive, full awards for in-state and out-of-state students identified forRead the story …
Love of Snakes Sends UM Student to Ethiopia
Tim Colston named Fulbright Scholar
October 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Animals have always fascinated Tim Colston, a doctoral student in biology at the University of Mississippi. As a child, he set up a large screened tent and filled it with butterflies and potted flowers to see which plants they would visit most often. Later, while watching and waiting for toad eggs toRead the story …
Sneeds Fund OMWC Scholarship to Help Expand Exceptional Opportunities for Students
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a young boy, Harry Sneed sat on a stool selling popcorn outside his father’s hardware store on the northwest corner of the Oxford Square. Vicki Sneed started working at part-time jobs as soon as she was “tall enough to see over the counter.” The Sneeds – fifth-generation Lafayette County residents –Read the story …