OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss fans can get ready to kick off the upcoming football season and help the University of Mississippi win $10,000 in scholarship money, all by participating in the second annual College Colors Day spirit competition. The college or university getting the most votes in this year’s Facebook-based competition wins the nationalRead the story …
Rebel Fans Encouraged to Support UM in Spirit Competition
More than 160 colleges and universities vying for College Colors Day Spirit Cup, $10,000 prize
August 13, 2013 by
Avoid Tickets and Purchase Your Parking Permit Today
Parking tickets will be issued to all students, faculty, staff without hangtags beginning Monday, Aug. 26
August 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – To ensure delivery of a parking permit prior to the first week of classes, students, faculty and staff should visit www.olemiss.edu/parking prior to Friday, Aug. 9 and order their 2013-2014 permit. Watch the new video here. Current decals expire Aug. 15. If you order a hangtag after Aug. 9, make sure toRead the story …
Student Affairs Gets a Makeover
Vice chancellor involved staff in restructuring process to improve operations, better serve students
August 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Division of Student Affairs will look a little different when the fall semester starts. Effective July 1, the offices were consolidated into four major areas under the student affairs umbrella: University Police Department and “communities of practice” built around the Office of the Dean of Students, wellness andRead the story …
Mississippi Teacher Corps Trains Record Class
More than 50 percent of new recruits to teach math or science
August 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On July 19, 32 newly licensed teachers completed six weeks of intense classroom training as new members of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, creating the largest class ever produced by the 24-year-old program. For the first time, more than 50 percent of the new recruits are mathematics or science teachers. In August, eachRead the story …
Community Trust Bank’s Hero of the Week Program Continues at Ole Miss
August 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ordinary people do extraordinary things every day in their community and Community Trust Bank believes those stories should be heard. That’s why it is teaming up with Ole Miss for a second-straight year to recognize a local hero at each home football game this season. The Community Trust Bank Hero of theRead the story …
Private Giving Provides Margin of Excellence for UM
Ole Miss fundraising tops $100 million for second straight year
July 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Private support for the University of Mississippi remained strong in fiscal year 2013, with overall fundraising topping $100 million for the second straight year and cash gifts surpassing the $90 million mark. “Realized” gifts, including private contributions, non-cash gifts and other outright donations, surged more than 18 percent to $95.2 million. WhenRead the story …
UM Named ‘Great College to Work For’ Fifth Year in a Row
Chronicle of Higher Education recognition again honors campus as a regional, national leader
July 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fifth consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education has named the University of Mississippi as one of its “Great Colleges to Work For,” putting the institution in elite company. “This outstanding recognition for the University of Mississippi reflects on the many faculty, staff and administrators who dedicate tremendous expertise andRead the story …
Chemist Lands $650,000 NSF Career Development Grant
Award will fund research, allow development of outreach programs for K-12 students
July 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amala Dass, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a $650,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation. The prestigious five-year grant allows Dass and his students to continue research in the study of gold alloy nanomolecules and to launchRead the story …
UM Researcher Receives International Group’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Award recognizes his contributions to science of Cannabis and its constituents
July 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The International Cannabinoid Research Society presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to a University of Mississippi researcher during its annual symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mahmoud A. ElSohly, a research professor in UM’s National Center for Natural Products Research and a professor of pharmaceutics, as well as president of ElSohly Laboraties Inc. ofRead the story …
UM Botanist Has Exhibition at University Museum
Photos depict landscape and plants of Rowan Oak
July 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Photographs depicting the flora and landscape of Rowan Oak, shot by University of Mississippi botanist and pharmacognosist Edward Croom Jr., will be on display beginning Thursday, July 18 at the University Museum. “Faulkner’s Rowan Oak is a special sanctuary revealing the changes, mystery and beauty of the land,” Croom said. “Quoting Rumi,Read the story …