OXFORD, Miss. – With relapse rates ranging from 50 percent to 90 percent among individuals recovering from addictions, support communities can play a vital role in sober living, especially in a university setting, which presents its own challenges. To help students overcoming addictions, the University of Mississippi’s Collegiate Recovery Community, in its second year, offersRead the story …
Public Policy Leadership Students Help City Explain Taxation to Residents
May 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students in Kristina Ford’s class have gotten a taste of real-world public policy this semester by helping the city of Oxford explain taxation to local residents. “In this class, the premise is that it’s really thrilling to come up with a public policy that you think is going to fix whatever problemRead the story …
Exhibit of Southern Folk Art at UM Museum Through July 13
May 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mattie Codling, a junior at the University of Mississippi, curated the latest exhibit of Southern folk art as part of her internship at the UM Museum. “How We Worked, Played and Prayed: An Exhibition of Southern Folk Art” is on display from through July 13, highlighting the works of 43 well-known andRead the story …
Students Inducted Into Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honorary
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-three University of Mississippi students have been inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Jeanni Atkins, Kappa Tau Alpha adviser, said she was honored to induct the “very talented and high achieving journalism students.”
UM Education Students Volunteer During Shiloh Grand Illumination
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For both students and teachers of history, an effective learning environment can mean stepping out of the classroom to walk grounds where the past still resonates. That’s what a University of Mississippi education professor and 10 students from the university’s Oxford and Tupelo campuses did recently. To commemorate the 150th anniversary ofRead the story …
Journalism Faculty, Staff and Students Win Top PRAM Awards
April 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven students from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media recently won top awards at the annual Public Relations Association of Mississippi conference in Columbus, and their instructor won the top two honors in the show. “I was so proud of these students because this was a professionalRead the story …
Second UM Pharmacy Student Selected for Prestigious FDA Rotation
April 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Andrew Loeffler, a student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is among a handful of students selected from around the country to work at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this fall. The New Jersey native will be working in the FDA’s Division of NonprescriptionRead the story …
UM Students Initiated Into Phi Beta Kappa
April 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa welcomed 59 new members April 13 in a campus initiation ceremony. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in the liberal arts. A student’s selection for membership is based on the evidence of broad cultural interests, scholarlyRead the story …
UM Students Initiated Into Phi Kappa Phi
April 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi welcomed 119 new members in an initiation ceremony April 12 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Membership is based on a student’sRead the story …
UM Students Receive Taylor Medals
April 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixty-four University of Mississippi undergraduates were recognized as recipients of Taylor Medals April 12 during the 69th annual Honors Convocation at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Taylor Medals, the university’s highest academic award, recognize no more than 0.45 percent of undergraduates for meritorious scholarship and deportment. Recipients ofRead the story …