OXFORD, Miss. – In today’s competitive job markets, college students are under great pressure to make themselves stand out among higher numbers of job seekers for lower numbers of positions. Ole Miss engineering students such as Colin Wattigney of New Orleans and Paul Furr of Pontotoc are taking advantage of cooperative education programs to giveRead the story …
Engineering Students Maximize Their Co-Op Experiences
Wattigney interned at GE Aviation and BorgWarner Transmission Systems; Furr worked at Toyota and ExxonMobil
August 29, 2013 by
Alumni Couple Pledges $50,000 Toward Faser Hall Renovations
Gift will help provide new skills laboratory for students
August 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumni Wendy McKinney (BSPh 88) and John McKinney (BSPh 88) have pledged $50,000 to the school’s Faser Capital Campaign. The $8 million campaign was launched earlier this year to attract funds to help renovate portions of Faser Hall, one of the pharmacy school’s main buildings, toRead the story …
DeSoto County MSMS Student Receives Inaguaral MSMS Scholarship
Alumna Kimberly Thames established fund to lead future engineers from one alma mater to the other
August 28, 2013 by
Kimberly Thames (BChE ’06) fondly remembers her tenure as a student both at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and in the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Desiring to help provide that experience to others, she recently established the MSMS Engineering Scholarship, which has been awarded to a deserving freshman from DeSoto County.Read the story …
Recent UM Graduate Elected to Summit Town Council
Daryl Porter Jr. hopes to build political career after winning first race
August 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recent University of Mississippi graduate Daryl Porter Jr. has taken a step closer to his political goals by becoming the youngest elected councilman for his hometown of Summit. As a student, the political science major was always involved, participating in College Democrats, One Mississippi and Sigma Pi fraternity at UM. And afterRead the story …
UM McLean Institute Takes Lead Role in Delta Initiative
Delta Regional Authority launches institute to train leaders across eight-state region
August 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement has been named the administrative lead for the Delta Regional Authority’s Delta Leadership Institute, a comprehensive leadership program that focuses on issues affecting the Delta region. The mission of the leadership institute, known as DLI, is to recognize, train andRead the story …
Law School’s Pro Bono Initiative Sets Free Legal Clinic
Event to help low-income Lafayette County residents with family law matters
August 27, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi program that provides free legal assistance to low-income people is teaming with the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Project for a clinic to help qualifying Lafayette county residents with family law matters. The clinic, set for 1-4 p.m. Sept. 5 at the UM School of Law, will help participants prepareRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Selected for National Committee
Committee serves to provide legislative and policy input
August 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A former attorney enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s professional program and the Graduate School’s pharmacy administration program has been selected to serve in an advisory capacity to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. James Parrett is among 10 pharmacy students from across the U.S. chosen to serve onRead the story …
Symposium to Help Teachers, Students Prepare for College Writing
Sessions offer resource sharing, information exchange based on needs identified by Mississippi teachers
August 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Registration is open for the third annual Transitioning to College Writing Symposium offered by the Center for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi. The symposium, set for Sept. 20-22 on the University of Mississippi campus, is open to English and writing teachers from area high schools, community colleges and universities. ThereRead the story …
Recent UM Alumnus Wins Prestigious Qatar Scholarship
Program provides unrivaled opportunities for American students of Arabic
August 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gideon Moorhead, a 2013 University of Mississippi graduate, has won the prestigious Georgetown University’s Qatar Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. With only seven recipients worldwide this year, the Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from the United States an opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic languageRead the story …
Ole Miss Students Win Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Group wins for multimedia project documenting student efforts to build roads in Belizean community
August 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A multimedia project from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media has been selected as the 2013 college journalism winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights awards the RFK Journalism Award to recognize outstanding reporting onRead the story …