Alumni In Action – May 2010

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.

Business Plan Competition Adds New Category, Attracts Innovators

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Business Plan Competition is bringing sexy back.

Former Governor, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to Deliver Commencement Address

OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. returns to his alma mater May 8 to deliver the University of Mississippi’s 157th commencement address.

High School, Middle School Students Sling Their Way to Victory in Trebuchet Competition

OXFORD, Miss. – Normally tennis balls volley back and forth on the court, but Thursday afternoon, they were being catapulted in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at the University of Mississippi. Starkville High School students (l-r) Mike Brand, Austin Wileman and John Buffington won first place in height and second place in distance, accuracy, cost and efficiency inRead the story …