Professors in the nutrition & hospitality department at Ole Miss are working with I.T. Montgomery Elementary School in Mound Bayou to teach kids about eating well.
Retiring NCCHE Founder-Director Sam Wang Reflects Upon 43 Years of Leadership, Service
May 26, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Sam S.Y. Wang joined the University of Mississippi faculty, it was mainly because of counsel from his dissertation adviser at another institution. Forty-three years later, Wang realizes his stellar career success as a renowned researcher, educator and administrator began with the man who saw the engineer within and lured him here.Read the story …
Chemical Engineering Couple Gives Back to Alma Mater
May 25, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If not for the generosity of others, two chemical engineering graduates probably would not have attended the University of Mississippi. To help other prospective engineering students afford college, Mike and Emily Williams, both of whom earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering in 2001, have donated $25,000 to establish the Mike E. andRead the story …
Junior Applied Sciences Major Studies in Liverpool, Explores Europe
May 20, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Molly Sanders of Daleville, a rising junior at the University of Mississippi, is ending a unique college experience this month. She has spent the spring semester studying and traveling in England. Molly Sanders visits the Albert Dock, a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England, that opened in 1846. Sanders,Read the story …
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
May 20, 2010 by
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
May 20, 2010 by
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees Fifty-nine University of Mississippi students were awarded Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medals during annual spring Honors Day Convocation. Taylor Medals, the university’s highest academic award, recognize no more than 1 percent of the student body for meritorious scholarship and deportment. Recipients of theRead the story …
David Rock Returns as New Dean of School of Education
May 19, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Rock, dean and professor of mathematics education at Columbus State University, is set to return to the University of Mississippi as the new dean of its School of Education.
Cook Chair of History, Southern Studies Professor Charles Reagan Wilson Wins of Distinguished Research Award
May 10, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles Reagan Wilson’s list of achievements spans decades, continents and organizations. Most recently, the Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair of History and professor of Southern Studies became the third recipient of the University of Mississippi’s Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award. UM Chancellor Dan Jones (right) congratulates Charles Reagan Wilson as thisRead the story …
At Last: Dietetics Coordinated Program Granted Candidacy
May 5, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For years, faculty and students in the University of Mississippi’s dietetics program have anticipated the time when all eligibility requirements for national registration would be met in-house. The wait is over.
Alumni In Action – May 2010
May 5, 2010 by
The Ole Miss Engineering Advisory Board held a productive meeting April 8-9. The 25-member board supports the continued development of the School of Engineering, recognizing the desire and need for the school to maintain programs of excellence and a posture of leadership in engineering education. The board meets every spring and fall.