OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi journalism student has been named Mississippi’s Outstanding PR Student by the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. That award is just the latest of many for Tori Olker, a senior print journalism major with an emphasis in public relations. Olker was also awarded a Taylor Medal, the university’s highestRead the story …
UM Journalism Student Wins Statewide Public Relations Award
Honor one of many presented to Tori Olker this semester
May 6, 2016 by
Here’s a Quick Guide to Commencement
May 6, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi will present degrees to more than 4,000 students Saturday (May 14) at its 163rd Commencement. The ceremony, set for 9 a.m. in the Grove, features renowned broadcast news anchor Tom Brokaw as speaker. The College of Liberal Arts and individual school ceremonies will follow at various locations throughout the day. InRead the story …
UM Offers New Minor in Digital Media Studies
Program will include four emphases with common areas of technology and problem-solving
May 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will offer a new interdisciplinary minor in digital studies designed to equip undergraduate students from many different degree majors with digital computing, design and communication skills to complement their main academic focus. The new minor, offered beginning in fall 2016, will be housed and administered in the College ofRead the story …
Kids in the Capitol Program Gives Fifth-Graders a Look at Government
UM McLean Institute, Department of Political Science collaborate to create opportunities
May 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dozens of middle school students have gotten a close-up look at their state government in action this spring, thanks to the Kids in the Capitol program, developed by the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement and Department of Political Science. The goal of the outreach project wasRead the story …
UM Students Win 12 First-Place Awards at SPJ Conference
The Daily Mississippian and NewsWatch both recognized as best media outlets
May 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students won 22 awards at the recent Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence contest in New Orleans. The Daily Mississippian won first place as Best Student Newspaper and NewsWatch won first place for television breaking news reporting. Students who covered the 10th anniversary of Hurricane KatrinaRead the story …
DeSoto Campus Students Honored with Taylor Medals
School of Education seniors land university's highest academic award
May 4, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Two seniors at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven have been awarded the Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal. Yasmin Ali and Lauren Carson, both elementary education majors, accepted their medals April 7 during the Spring Honors Day Convocation at the Oxford campus. The Taylor Medals, established in 1904, are the university’sRead the story …
UM Professor Hopes To Revolutionize Alloy Development
Amrita Mishra explores using technology to find 'the right recipe'
May 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Discovering, developing and commercializing alloys and other advanced materials can take up to 20 years, but a University of Mississippi mechanical engineering professor hopes to speed up the process by applying computational methods to the periodic table. A paper detailing that work co-authored by Amrita Mishra, a UM assistant professor, and sevenRead the story …
Accountancy Professor, Violence Prevention Officer Win Frist Awards
Recipients honored for their exceptional service to students
May 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each day, University of Mississippi students are affected by the words and actions of faculty and staff members who extend their work beyond classrooms, labs and office space. Two of them – Brett Cantrell, assistant professor of accountancy in the Patterson School of Accountancy; and Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick, assistant director of theRead the story …
‘Operation Magnolia Lightning’ Teams Up ROTC, Arabic Students
UM language program and military cadets both benefit from realistic simulation exercise
May 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two neighboring Muslim villages – one Sunni and one Shia – were locked in a dispute after one of the communities accused the other of intentionally contaminating its drinking water. Fourteen students from the University of Mississippi’s Arabic Language Program and 250 ROTC cadets from UM and four other Mississippi universities found themselvesRead the story …
Joel Kotkin to Discuss Urban Development at UM
May 6 talk to examine issues of growth and economic development in smaller communities
May 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A respected professional in urban development is the guest speaker for a public forum Friday (May 6) at the University of Mississippi. Joel Kotkin will address UM students and the local community in The Pavilion at Ole Miss beginning at 11:30 a.m. The author’s appearance is being co-sponsored by the UM RealRead the story …