OXFORD, Miss. – A $4 million gift from the Luckyday Foundation for the University of Mississippi’s second residential college further extends the commitment of late Ole Miss alumnus Frank Rogers Day to ensure educational opportunities for Mississippians. To honor the Luckyday Foundation’s commitment, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning today approvedRead the story …
IHL Approves Naming Second UM Residential College for Luckyday to Honor $4 Million Gift, Scholarship Programs
August 20, 2009 by
Joshua Waggoner Named Director of Development for School of Engineering
August 14, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Waggoner has joined the University of Mississippi as director of development for the School of Engineering. In this role, Waggoner is seeking private financial support for the school, which last year launched a capital campaign to increase enrollment and faculty, and create a new engineering complex on the Oxford campus. “TheRead the story …
Exceptional Students Awarded Scholarships to Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
August 10, 2009 by
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 …
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 …