OXFORD, Miss. – Sixteen students from Mississippi, and five others from Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas, enter the University of Mississippi this month on prestigious scholarships as members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Providing $32,000 each, the McDonnell Barksdale Honors Scholarships, Donald S. Pichitino Scholarships and Harold Parker Memorial Scholarships attract exceptional studentsRead the story …
Exceptional Students Awarded Scholarships to Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
August 10, 2009 by
Former NASA Scientist Leads NCPA, Vows to Help Solve Energy Concerns
July 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jack Seiner readily admits that few scientists like himself would ever dream that acoustics, an interdisciplinary science dealing with sound and its transmission, could have the potential to help solve the country’s energy concerns. “Neither the average person nor even a top-notch scientist who works with fuel cells would think that acousticsRead the story …
UPD Assistant Chief of Police Named Statewide Officer of the Year
June 24, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ray Hawkins, assistant chief of police at the University of Mississippi, has been named Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association. Hawkins, who joined UM’s Department of Police and Campus Safety in December 1996, headed the security plan for the Sept. 26 presidential debate on the Oxford campus.Read the story …
University Police Chief Named President of Law Enforcement Association
June 23, 2009 by
Calvin Sellers OXFORD, Miss. – Calvin Sellers, chief of police at the University of Mississippi, has been named president of the Mississippi Campus Law Enforcement Officers Association. Sellers, a member of the association for more than 20 years, said he’s seen the good MCLEOA does in helping support legislative endeavors that assist law enforcement. InRead the story …
Alex Cheng Named Dean of School of Engineering
May 29, 2009 by
Alex Cheng OXFORD, Miss. – Alexander H. D. “Alex” Cheng has been named dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Cheng, chair and professor of civil engineering, joined the UM faculty in 2001 after having taught at the University of Delaware, Columbia University and Cornell University. He replaces Kai Fong Lee,Read the story …
Newsman Bob Schieffer Challenges Graduates to Remain Committed to ‘America’s Strength’
May 9, 2009 by
UM marks 156th commencement, last for Chancellor Khayat The 156th commencement ceremony at the University of Mississippi was moved to Tad Smith Coliseum because of heavy rains in the area Saturday morning. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s place in history is not defined by the events of fallRead the story …
2009 Commencement Schedule
May 8, 2009 by
Due to rain, all outdoor commencement ceremonies will be held indoors at previously announced rain locations. New times and locations follow. 11 a.m. School of Engineering, Fulton Chapel 1:30 p.m. School of Law, Ford Center for the Performing Arts 2:30 p.m. School of Education, Indoor Practice Facility
Horn Lake Student Finds Career Through Injury
May 6, 2009 by
Michael Manning to receive diploma Saturday at UM commencement Michael Manning OXFORD, Miss. – Six years ago, Michael Manning lay in a hospital bed unsure of his future. An automobile accident had left him paralyzed from the waist down and unable to return to his job with a railroad company. On Saturday (May 9), Manning,Read the story …