SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven has hired a full-time faculty member to strengthen its integrated marketing communications program. Patricia Overstreet-Miller, who began working at the regional campus this spring as an IMC instructor, has an expansive career in communications, including public relations, marketing, advertising and lobbying. At the corporate level,Read the story …
Overstreet-Miller Joins DeSoto Campus as IMC Instructor
New full-time faculty member brings extensive experience in public relations, marketing
February 12, 2017 by
Fan, Donor Returns to Campus
Faithful alumnus visits UM for Pavilion tour and game
February 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After years away from campus, University of Mississippi alumnus and sports fan Francis Cerniglia of Cordova, Tennessee, recently received a tour of The Pavilion at Ole Miss and a visit with Chancellor Jeff Vitter. He also got to root on the Rebels at a basketball game. UM development officers Barbara Daush andRead the story …
UM Graduate School to Host Expo
Event to showcase more than 100 programs of study
February 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Graduate School is preparing for its first-ever expo showcasing the possibilities for graduate education spanning a wide range of programs and UM campuses. The expo is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 15) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Designed to showcaseRead the story …
UM Launches Doctoral Program in Social Welfare
Curriculum will train students to become scholars and advanced applied practitioners
February 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Social Work begins its new Ph.D. program in social welfare this fall, and prospective students are encouraged to apply before the March 1 deadline. Housed within the university’s School of Applied Sciences, the social work department has experienced tremendous growth since 2013. In four years, the departmentRead the story …
UM Museum Receives Funding for Exhibits of Holly Springs Artists
Lester 'Ruff' Fant and wife contributed $25,000 for 2017 event
February 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has received a welcome donation to fund 2017 exhibitions of works by artists from the Holly Springs area. Lester “Ruff” Fant III and his wife, Susan, of Washington, D.C., have given $25,000 to support the museum’s Holly Springs Artists 2017 Exhibition Fund. The purpose of the fundRead the story …
University Places 72 on SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Ole Miss tally includes 24 from history-making cross country teams
February 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While setting records on the fields and courts, 72 student-athletes from the University of Mississippi were named to the 2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Overall, 1,029 student-athletes from the conference’s 14 teams made the honor roll, which is based on grades from the 2016 spring,Read the story …
UM Museum Hosts Family Activity Day
Event takes children on a journey to China
February 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum will host “On the Silk Road” Family Activity Day from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday (Feb. 11). The free event is based on the new photography exhibit “Dunhuang through the Lens of James and Lucy Lo.” Children of all ages and their families are invited to celebrateRead the story …
UM Invites Community to Help Reach Pack-a-Thon Milestone
Goal is to provide 180,000 meals to hit 1 million mark in seven-year campaign
February 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven years ago, University of Mississippi student Mary Katherine Perry Phillips helped launch a campus Feed the Hunger campaign to provide thousands of meals for impoverished children in Kenya, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jamaica and rural Kentucky. Beginning with her sisters in Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, the effort quickly gathered campuswideRead the story …
Ford Center Hosts ‘Murder on the Nile’ on Valentine’s Day
Production honors Agatha Christie's staging of classic whodunit
February 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An evening of deceit, intrigue and murder is in store for audiences Feb. 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts when Aquila Theatre brings its production of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” to the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. performance is Christie’s own stagingRead the story …
Overby Center to Salute Mississippi’s 200th Anniversary
Programs examine state's history and look to the future
February 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Mississippi’s statehood, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi will put special emphasis on Mississippi programs during the spring semester. “The people and events in Mississippi’s past provide an interesting glimpse into our state’s future,” explained Charles Overby, chairman of the center,Read the story …