The University of Missouri Law School has finally decided upon the new Dean after a marathon 20 weeks of interviews and meetings. Gary Myers is the new dean for MU Law School. Read the story
Students Get a Mentor for Engaging in Intellectual Curiosity
April 23, 2012 by
… Jason Ritchie named assistant dean of undergraduate research OXFORD, Miss. – The undergraduate thesis is a hallmark of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi. Now, students will have someone available to assist them with getting started on their projects. That person is Jason Ritchie, the new assistant dean ofRead the story …
UM Students Initiated Into Phi Kappa Phi
April 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi welcomed 119 new members in an initiation ceremony April 12 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Membership is based on a student’sRead the story …
UM Students Receive Taylor Medals
April 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixty-four University of Mississippi undergraduates were recognized as recipients of Taylor Medals April 12 during the 69th annual Honors Convocation at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Taylor Medals, the university’s highest academic award, recognize no more than 0.45 percent of undergraduates for meritorious scholarship and deportment. Recipients ofRead the story …
Budding Pianists Invited to Challenge Their Skills at UM Camp
April 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Middle and high school piano students are invited to take their musicianship to a higher level this summer at the University of Mississippi Piano Discoveries Camp, a weeklong piano camp for grades seven to 12. Set for June 10-16, the camp is open to students playing at an intermediate level of skillRead the story …
‘Three Hens and Peacock’ Claims Read Aloud Book Award
April 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A story of three mischievous hens, an alluring peacock and a farmer who sells heaps of fresh produce is the winner of the third annual Read Aloud Book Award given by the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction at the University of Mississippi. A committee of nine literacy educators and students selectedRead the story …
Nutrition and Hospitality Management Students to Host Family Nutrition Fair
April 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students will help educate parents about proper nutrition and lead children in fun activities designed to get them excited about healthy eating at the inaugural Oxford Family Nutrition Fair this weekend. Set for 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday (April 21) at the Oxford Park Commission Activity Center, the fair isRead the story …
World-Renowned Leaders to Speak at UM Webinar
April 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending the Chick-fil-A Leadercast at the South End Zone Club of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford on May 4, 2012. Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leader development event broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, Ga. to hundreds of sites throughout the nation,Read the story …
Spencer Tillman to Speak at Overby Center
April 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spencer Tillman, one of the best-known football analysts in America, will talk Friday (April 20) at the University of Mississippi about a career that has taken him from the playing field to network television. Tillman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism while a star athlete at the University of Oklahoma, willRead the story …
Spencer Tillman to Speak at Overby Center
April 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spencer Tillman, one of the best-known football analysts in America, will talk Friday (April 20) at the University of Mississippi about a career that has taken him from the playing field to network television. Tillman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism while a star athlete at the University of Oklahoma, willRead the story …