George Hopkins OXFORD, Miss. – To honor her father’s lifelong dedication to the University of Mississippi, a commitment that has spanned four generations, Ann H. Gresham of Indianola has given $100,000 to establish the George P. Hopkins Engineering Scholarship Endowment. Scholarship recipients will be full-time freshmen who are pursuing degrees in engineering. First preference willRead the story …
UM Retiree, Daughter Make Building Medical Center in Togo a Family Affair
July 18, 2008 by
University of Mississippi student Zack Brent of Oxford (white shirt) assists Dr. James Speck, staff physician at Student Health Services, and nurse Lisa Bishop as they care for a Togolese man during a recent medical mission trip to the West African country. UM is partnering with a humanitarian relief agency to build a medical andRead the story …
James Vaughan Named Interim Director Of Center for Manufacturing Excellence
July 11, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – James G. Vaughan, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed interim director of the new Center for Manufacturing Excellence. UM Provost Morris Stocks announced Vaughan’s appointment Friday (July 11). Since the Feb. 2007 announcement that Toyota Motor Corp. will build an assembly plant nearRead the story …
New Academic Center to Focus on Manufacturing Excellence
June 23, 2008 by
Artist’s rendering of the Center for Manufacuring Excellence Download Hi-Res images (compressed zip file) JACKSON, Miss. – A new partnership at the University of Mississippi aims to keep jobs at home by educating the nation’s future manufacturing professionals. The university, the state of Mississippi and Toyota Motor Corp. are joining together to create theRead the story …
Workshops Train 22 Teachers Statewide to Use Alice 3-D Animation Software in Schools
June 18, 2008 by
NSF-funded project may enable state to lead nation in effort LaShonda Levy (left) of Leland Park School, Suzanne Calvert of Pope School (South Panola) and Nancy Cossey of South Pontotoc Attendance Center participate in an Alice graphic software program training workshop at the University of Mississippi. UM photo by Robert Jordan. Download Hi-Res Version OXFORD,Read the story …
Visiting High School Students ‘Amazed’ on Field Trip to Ackerman Mine and Power Plant
June 12, 2008 by
Intro to Engineering students begin a tour of the North American Coal Corp.’s Red Hills Coal Mine and Power Plant. Listening to a supervisor (third from left) are Braden McCauley of Farmington, N.M.; Bryan Hostetler of Rome, Ga.; Arin Jones of Columbus; Jonathan Lalo of Brandon and Melanie Graupner of Oxford. Photo courtesy of MaxineRead the story …
Fox News Anchor Shepard Smith Challenges Graduates to Be Ready for ’10 Seconds Later’
May 12, 2008 by
Watch video of Shepard Smith’s commencement speech. OXFORD, Miss. – Dramatic change often comes swiftly – in as little as 10 seconds – and how people react to such situations determines their success and legacy, Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith told University of Mississippi graduates Saturday morning in the Grove. “There will be momentsRead the story …
Fox News Anchor Shepard Smith to Deliver Commencement Address May 10
May 1, 2008 by
Oxford, Miss. – Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith returns to his alma mater May 10 to deliver the University of Mississippi’s 155th commencement address.
UM Sets Goal to Become A ‘Green’ American Public University
April 23, 2008 by
Chancellor Robert Khayat signs the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment as a group of faculty, staff and students watch. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi takes pride in being “a great American public university.” Now, UM is working to add “green” to that description.