OXFORD, Miss. – A group whose mission is to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between China and other countries, while safeguarding world peace, is visiting the University of Mississippi this week. A small delegation from the Chinese Association for International Understanding, or CAFIU, will visit campus this weekend (June 8-10) to meet with representatives ofRead the story …
Public Invited to View Transit of Venus at Kennon Observatory
June 5, 2012 by
An astounding astronomical event begins low in the western sky this evening, and the University of Mississippi’s Kennon Observatory is inviting everyone to come view it safely. Shortly after 5 p.m., the planet Venus will pass in front of the sun for a heavenly spectacle that will not happen again for 105 years. The university’sRead the story …
Jones Chairing SEC Working Group On Concussions
June 5, 2012 by
Eight-Person Committee Will Focus On All Sports DESTIN, Fla. – The Southeastern Conference has assembled a working group, chaired by Ole Miss Chancellor Dr. Dan Jones, to research and evaluate sports-related concussions as it relates to the SEC. It was announced Friday by Florida President Dr. Bernie Machen, the chair of the SEC Presidents andRead the story …
Shakespeare Festival Fundraiser Offers Chances to Dine with Local Celebrities
June 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Shakespeare and theater buffs will get a rare sneak preview of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival “Season of Destiny” at a silent auction and fundraiser slated for Friday (June 8). “Dining with the Stars!” offers a unique opportunity to bid on dining experiences for two with local celebrities, ranging from chefs and politicalRead the story …
Museum’s Summer Camps Expand to Offer Range of Experiences to More Ages
May 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has expanded the scope of its 2012 Summer Camps, but the sessions are filling up quickly. This year’s camps are open to children entering first through eighth grades, said Sarah Story, the museum’s curator of education.
Business Students Hone Entrepreneurial Skills
May 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students put their ideas to the test at the recent Gillespie Business Plan Competition and were rewarded with more than $9,000 in scholarship money to seed their startups. The overall winner was Ryan Rigney of Poplarville, who won $4,000 for Utah Raptor Games. Whitley Miley of Purvis won $2,500Read the story …
Tupelo Campus Graduates Earn University’s Highest Academic Award
May 30, 2012 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Sometimes people surprise themselves by accomplishing something they never imagined they could. This is exactly what happened to Toni Reiner of Fulton, a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Tupelo regional campus. Reiner, who graduated last fall with a bachelor’s degree in social work, was named a UM Taylor Medalist forRead the story …
Scholarship Honors Waits’ Service to State’s Youth, Electric Power Cooperatives
May 29, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since his early days in the 1960s as a teacher, coach and elementary school principal, University of Mississippi alumnus Hobson Waits has always believed in – and staunchly supported – America’s youth. Even after he left the education field in 1969 to become a lobbyist for the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi,Read the story …
Traci Brimhall Selected as Summer Poet-in-Residence
May 29, 2012 by
… Reading set for 5 p.m. June 21 at Off Square Books OXFORD, Miss. – Traci Brimhall, acclaimed for her use of myth and folklore in her poetry, has been chosen as the sixth annual Summer Poet-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. Brimhall is the author of “Our Lady of the Ruins” (forthcoming from W.W. Norton), selectedRead the story …