OXFORD, Miss – Children and youth ages 6 to 18 are invited to audition for the Dance Alive National Ballet Company’s production of “The Nutcracker.” Auditions are set for 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 14 for ballet and jazz dance roles, and at 6 p.m. for tumblers, all at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford CenterRead the story …
Casting Call Set for Production of ‘The Nutcracker’
Dancers, tumblers can audition for spots to showcase jazz, ballet and tumbling talent
September 5, 2013 by
Foundation Honors Warner and Kay Alford with Scholarship
Former athletics, alumni director continues to attract private funding for alma mater
September 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated – accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi and its upcoming football season – captured a beautiful Kay Swayze and the handsome Warner Alford walking hand-in-hand as students. It turned out to be a magical year, as Alford co-captained that SEC andRead the story …
Everybody’s Tent Welcomes Students to the Grove
Associated Student Body hosting tailgate open to all students
September 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Associated Student Body invites all students to join the Everybody’s Tent tailgate Saturday (Sept. 7) in the Grove before the Rebels’ first home football game against Southeast Missouri. Everybody’s Tent will be set up in the grass along the Union Plaza, tucked as close to the Walk of Champions arch asRead the story …
Harvard University Historian Examines Challenges of the 1850s
Walter Johnson to deliver lecture Sept. 18
September 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Slavery, capitalism and imperialism are the focus of this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History at the University of Mississippi. Walter Johnson, the Winthrop Professor of History and professor of African-American studies at Harvard University, speaks at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Nutt Auditorium. The event is free and open to theRead the story …
Nutrition and Hospitality Management Celebrates 100 Years
Cookbook, events throughout the 2013-14 school year to celebrate the department's achievements
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Filled with recipes and reminiscences from alumni, faculty and others, “Are You Ready?™ 100 Years of Family, Friends and Food” offers a new collection of recipes and culinary tips sure to delight cooks and foodies of any age. The cookbook launch is set for 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Off Square Books, kicking offRead the story …
Public Invited to Third Annual 9/11 Run
ROTC event observes terrorist attacks of 2001
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The public is invited to join commanders and cadets in the University of Mississippi’s combined ROTC programs, along with freshmen students, in a 2-kilometer run observing the anniversary of the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. The third annual 9/11 Run begins at 6 a.m. in front of the Lyceum. ParticipantsRead the story …
Senior Ends Summer Internship in New York, Heads to Italy for Fall, Plans May Graduation
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An internship this summer with Humanity in Action in New York City and a study in Italy during the fall semester are unique experiences that University of Mississippi senior Susanna Rychlak of Oxford expects will add value to her education. Majoring in international studies with a minor in Italian, Rychlak said sheRead the story …
UM Admits 15 Freshmen into Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
First cohort of prestigious teacher training program averages 28.5 on ACT, 4.0 GPA
September 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As thousands of University of Mississippi undergraduates begin classes this week, 15 freshmen make up UM’s first class of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, an all-inclusive scholarship established in January with $12.95 million in external funding to attract top-performing students to study education. The group hails from across Mississippi and neighboringRead the story …
UM Offers Hands-on Course in Pharmaceutical Tablet Technology
Weeklong class teaches industry and regulatory personnel how to prepare and evaluate dosage forms
September 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some 30 to 60 very nontraditional students are expected to gather at the University of Mississippi in September for a weeklong course that will teach them how to make and evaluate tablets used to deliver medicines or dietary supplements. Mostly from the pharmaceutical industry and the agency that regulates it, the studentsRead the story …
Katrina Motivated ‘Game Changer’ Software for UM Alumnus
Brooks Wallace's company uses digital technology to manage debris removal in storm-stricken Moore
August 31, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An Ole Miss alumnus’ frustration after Hurricane Katrina was the motivation for software called a ‘game-changer’ in disaster debris removal. In fact, eight years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, the software is changing the way other areas stricken by natural disasters handle the immense job of removing debris.Read the story …