OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 3,600 students enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, the challenge of meeting students’ needs provides opportunities to develop additional and creative ways to teach. This fall, the school launches two new majors for undergraduate students: entrepreneurship and general business. Along with these programs, the schoolRead the story …
New Business School Majors Bring New Ways of Learning
'Lecture-capture' format creates a virtual online classroom of live teaching
May 24, 2017 by
UM Community, Friends Mourn Passing of Carolyn Ellis Staton
University's first female provost remembered as trailblazer, mentor and friend
May 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Carolyn Ellis Staton, respected and beloved as a University of Mississippi law professor and administrator, was fondly remembered by family and friends Monday (May 22) during memorial services in Paris-Yates Chapel. Staton, 71, died May 19 at her home in Oxford. A trailblazer who became the university’s first female provost, Staton joinedRead the story …
Six UM Students Awarded Prestigious Language Scholarships
Prestigious honors allows undergrads to study abroad, prepare for international careers
May 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Six University of Mississippi undergraduate students have won prestigious national scholarships to study foreign languages considered critical to U.S. economic, diplomatic and security interests. The Critical Language Scholarships are given annually by the U.S. Department of State. They are competitive, with undergraduate, master’s, Ph.D. and M.D. students vying for the funds. RecipientsRead the story …
American Legion Boys State Returns to UM
Some 400 delegates expected for weeklong leadership experience
May 22, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host the American Legion Boys State beginning May 28, bringing young men from across the state to campus for a week of events designed “to develop tomorrow’s informed, responsible citizens.” The university was chosen to host Boys State last year and will host it through 2018. As many as 400 delegates will stay on campusRead the story …
Seven Staff Members Receive Outstanding EEO Awards
Employees recognized for excellence in service categories
May 22, 2017 by
Anne Dorsey McCauley, assistant director of the Office of Sustainability, is the University of Mississippi’s 2017 Overall Outstanding Staff Member winner. McCauley was presented a plaque, $1,000 stipend and two season football tickets by Chancellor Jeffery Vitter during the annual Staff Appreciation Awards program Friday (May 19) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for theRead the story …
Endowment Pays Tribute to Entrepreneur
Scholarship highlights new major for Ole Miss students
May 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gifts to a new scholarship endowment in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration will honor the life of the late Robert Julian Allen III, a successful entrepreneur who had a strong interest in giving young people opportunities to manage or own a business. The Robert Julian Allen III Memorial ScholarshipRead the story …
Foundation Completes $20 Million Pledge for Ford Center
Performing arts facility has transformed cultural environment of the university and region
May 19, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss – The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation completed its $20 million commitment to funding the world-class Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi with the presentation of a check for $1 million at a ceremony Tuesday in Jackson. The 88,000-square-foot Ford Center, which opened in 2002, hasRead the story …
UM Alumna Takes Comedy on the Road
Kendall Ketchum tours with former 'SNL' cast member Darrell Hammond
May 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Kendall Ketchum has performed her comedy routines for a decade in New York City, but she’s recently taken her talent from dive bars to a tour with former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Darrell Hammond. Ketchum, who studied theatre arts at Ole Miss, earned her bachelor’s degree inRead the story …
Pharmacy School Remembers Associate Dean Emeritus Charlie Hufford
Professor, researcher and administrator influenced many over 43-year Ole Miss career
May 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles D. Hufford, associate dean emeritus for research and graduate programs and professor emeritus of pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, died Monday (May 15) at the age of 72. His career at Ole Miss spanned 1972 to 2015. Faculty and alumni remember him as an encouraging and effectiveRead the story …
First Group of METP Students Graduate from Ole Miss
Fourteen graduates make plans for new teaching careers in Mississippi
May 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen seniors who graduated Saturday (May 13) at the University of Mississippi are prepared to make a difference in the lives of students statewide as the first group to graduate from the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. METP, a highly selective and rigorous teacher preparation program, was established in 2013 to offerRead the story …