JACKSON, Miss. – Like many school leaders, Intern Principal Felicia Pollard often begins her day before dawn. Read the story
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 …
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 …
Doctoral Student’s Fellowship Allows for One-of-a-Kind Research
May 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Perseverance and a unique research proposal led to a Boren Fellowship for a University of Mississippi political science student. “The Boren Fellowship is a highly competitive, national competition,” said Matthew Becker, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science. “Being awarded this fellowship is truly an honor, for it shows theRead the story …
Art Department Presents Exhibit Featuring Student Work, May 26
May 25, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi Art Department will present an exhibit of landscape paintings on Saturday (May 26) in Meek Hall. En Plein Air: Painting the Mississippi Landscape features paintings by students and assistant professor of art Phillip R. Jackson . Guest artist David Jewell will also be showing his work. The exhibit wraps up anRead the story …
Kuykendall Named Education School’s Alumnus of the Year
May 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – Milton Kuykendall, leader of Mississippi’s largest school district, has been selected as Alumnus of the Year for the University of Mississippi School of Education. Kuykendall, superintendent of the DeSoto County School System, holds master’s degrees in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership from Ole Miss. He was selected by education faculty forRead the story …
Area Teachers Invited to Workshop on Making Science Fun in the Classroom
May 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teaching seventh- through 12th-grade students to identify alloys, alter polymers and test composite strengths can require more than a lecture, so master teachers often find ways to combine science and fun in their classrooms. Up to 25 middle and high school science and math teachers will have an opportunity to participate inRead the story …
Engineering Student Turns Love of Cars into Fulbright Scholarship to Germany
May 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Playing with cars in the front yard as a child has led a University of Mississippi student to study engineering and be chosen as a Fulbright Scholar to continue his interests. Martin Ducote, a Corinth native who calls Oxford home, always knew he wanted to do something related to engineering. His father,Read the story …