OXFORD, Miss. – Like many University of Mississippi students, Mason Wilbanks, Sam Clayton Kelly and Walker Kelly enjoyed the Grove on football Saturdays. All three graduated from Madison Central High School, attended Broadmoor Baptist Church and pledged the same fraternity. But on the morning of Oct. 30, 2011, the three friends were killed as theyRead the story …
Service Learning Inspires Ole Miss Graduates to Begin Teaching Careers in Belize
August 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What began as a week of service learning in Belize has turned into a career-starting event for two recent education graduates at the University of Mississippi. Claire Kennedy and Alexandra Phares, both of whom received master’s degrees in education in May, recently moved to Belize, where they will lead classrooms at theRead the story …
National, Local Leaders Celebrate Service at UM
August 22, 2012 by
… Wendy Spencer visits campus OXFORD, Miss. – A national community service leader praised the spirit of volunteerism that defines the Oxford and University of Mississippi community during a visit to campus today (Aug. 22). Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, met with university and Oxford officials about the accomplishmentsRead the story …
New York Summer Internships Demonstrate Leadership Potential of Future Ole Miss Grads
August 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight University of Mississippi students will have a leg up in the job market following graduation, thanks to this summer’s internships in New York with such companies as CBS News, Folio Literary Management and Backstage. The New York Internship Experience is a combination of work and study that places Ole Miss undergraduatesRead the story …
Biology Boot Camp Jump-starts College Life for Incoming Freshmen
August 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Here’s the question: How can four nucleotides code for 20 amino acids? With that, biology instructor Beckie Symula plunges ahead into her discussion on gene transcription with 87 incoming freshmen participating in a pilot Biology Boot Camp, a new effort to acquaint incoming students with the rigors of life as a scienceRead the story …
Record Number of Pharmacy Students Honored, Inspired During Annual White Coat Ceremony
August 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record-breaking 112 pharmacy students received their white coats during an Aug. 9 ceremony at the University of Mississippi’s Ford Center for Performing Arts. The UM School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition, marked completion of the students’ pre-pharmacy curriculum and their entry into the first year of the school’s professional program,Read the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
New Residence Halls Provide Amenities and Novel Learning Environment for UM Students
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – As students move back to campus this week at the University of Mississippi, more than 850 of them are getting keys to the state’s newest residence halls. The “Ridges” – Ridge North, Ridge South and Ridge West – open less than 15 months after construction began in June 2011. The three buildings,Read the story …
UM Physics Researchers Contribute to Higgs Boson Discovery
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists continue to delve deeper into understanding the structure of the universe and the particles that form it, based on a recent discovery by an international group of physicists that includes several University of Mississippi researchers. Faculty and postdoctoral researchers in the UM Department of Physics played major roles in the researchRead the story …
UPD Officers’ Fast Response Helps Accident Victims Avoid Tragedy
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A combination of alertness and quick action helped several University of Mississippi police officers save the lives of two car accident victims last weekend near campus. The one-car accident did not happen on campus, and the victims were not Ole Miss students or employees, but the UPD officers responded to the soundRead the story …