10th annual event teams up with UM, Oxford Green Week Students line up for the parade of flags at last year’s WorldFest at the University of Mississippi. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s 10th annual WorldFest offers more than its usual global entertainment, food samples and games. This year, the cultural celebrationRead the story …
WorldFest April 22 Offers International Entertainment, Global Perspective on Sustainability Initiatives
Ole Miss Green Week 2009 Begins Monday with Water Conservation Day
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi kicks off Green Week 2009 Monday (April 20) with a focus on water – how to use less of it and save money in the process. With each day’s special activities planned around a theme, opening day is dubbed Water Conservation Day and the featured event is theRead the story …
Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fifth consecutive year, the Court of Appeals of Mississippi plans to move its proceedings to the University of Mississippi School of Law for a special session in which law students have the unique opportunity to deliver oral arguments in cases pending before the court. The court convenes at 1 p.m.Read the story …
Activities Planned to Remember Late Physical Plant Employee
OXFORD, Miss. – To honor the memory of the late Chris Ann Harwell, who was employed at the University of Mississippi, the UM Staff Council and Black Faculty/Staff Organization plan to pass out purple ribbons and collect donations for Harwell’s 13-year-old daughter Jamie Caldwell from noon to 5 p.m. Friday (April 17) and all dayRead the story …
Rebel Challenge Course Schedules Grand Opening April 24
Watch Rebel Challenge Course video. Video by Mary Stanton OXFORD, Miss. – Teamwork. Leadership. Bonding. And doing it all while balancing on a thin wire suspended above the ground. If this sounds like fun, then check out the new Rebel Challenge Course at the University of Mississippi. Located near the Blackburn-McMurray Outdoor Sports Complex (alsoRead the story …
Football Coach Houston Nutt Gives $100,000 to Ole Miss
Houston and Diana Nutt. OXFORD, Miss. – Wanting to give something back to a place that has come to mean so much to him, University of Mississippi head football Coach Houston Nutt, along with his wife, Diana, has committed $100,000 to Ole Miss. “This is something we’ve always wanted to do,” Nutt said. “Diana andRead the story …
Ad Week Offers Students Networking, Professional Advice
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 300 students attended the University of Mississippi’s recent Ad Week, which offered them opportunities to network with advertising industry professionals, participate in round-table discussions and attend informative sessions. “This year’s Ad Week was a tremendous success,” said Victoria Bush, associate professor of marketing and faculty adviser to the Ad Club,Read the story …
National Leader in Social Justice Speaks Thursday on Sexual Violence Awareness
‘Take Back the Night’ march, candlelight vigil scheduled April 20 OXFORD, Miss. – Two free, public programs to raise awareness of sexual violence are scheduled April 16 and 20 at the University of Mississippi. Keith Edwards, director of campus life at Macalester College and a national leader in social justice education, speaks at 7:30 p.m.Read the story …
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