Harold Burson at Burson-Marstellar offices in New York It is difficult to imagine a more accomplished public relations professional than Harold Burson. Indeed, PRWeek named him the “most influential PR figure” of the 20th century. On Tuesday, March 30 Debbie Vaughn of the University Foundation visited him in his corner office at Burson-Marsteller, the companyRead the story …
Student Mascot Committee Begins Work, Plans Focus Groups to Solicit Ideas and Concerns
OXFORD, Miss. – A student committee charged with helping select a new mascot for the University of Mississippi is making arrangements to get input from a broad range of Ole Miss supporters and then report on the group’s progress via a new Web site.
Pharmacy Education Leader To Deliver Hartman Lecture
OXFORD, Miss. – Lucinda L. Maine, executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, will deliver the 2010 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday (April 7) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
Dan Rather, Jerry Mitchell Headline Program Commemorating University’s Place in Journalism History
OXFORD, Miss. – The Society of Professional Journalists plans to celebrate the history of journalism at the University of Mississippi by naming the Ole Miss campus a national historic site in journalism.
Mississippians Jazz Ensemble To Perform Spring Concerts April 15-16
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi’s principal student jazz ensemble, is slated to present its annual spring concert April 15 at Nutt Auditorium.
Real-life ‘Blind Side’ Mom to be Honored by Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy
OXFORD, Miss. – Leigh Anne Tuohy, the real-life mom who inspired the Oscar-winning performance by Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side,” will be at the University of Mississippi April 17 to accept the inaugural Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy.
William Winter Institute to Host Symposium on Global Reconciliation Issues
OXFORD, Miss. – Global reconciliation issues will be examined during a University of Mississippi panel discussion Wednesday (April 7) in the Overby Center Auditorium.