OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
University Museum Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant
August 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has been awarded a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission to expand its Traveling Trunk program. The $700 grant is a portion of the $1.5 million in grants the commission will award in 2012-2013. MAC grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi Legislature andRead the story …
Ole Miss 2012 Gifts Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary’ Generosity; Giving Reflects Commitment to Leadership in Academics and Athletics
July 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the announcement today of $122.6 million in fiscal 2012 private support to the University of Mississippi, donations to the state’s flagship university achieved the second-highest year of giving in its 165-year history. “This is an extraordinary demonstration of the generosity and commitment of Ole Miss alumni and friends,” Ole Miss ChancellorRead the story …
Country Music Star Dierks Bentley to Headline Grove Concert During Welcome Week
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss.– Award-winning singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley will perform Aug. 22 in the Grove at the University of Mississippi as part of Welcome Week. Admission is free and open to the public. Start time for the concert, which also includes opening act The Cadillac Black, will be announced at a later date. The event is sponsoredRead the story …
Rare Books on Yellow Fever Donated by Neurosurgeon
July 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – D.J. Canale of Memphis, a retired neurosurgeon, has spent years collecting rare books on yellow fever, particularly books during the era when the disease was most prevalent in the 19th century. The medical historian and his wife, Janet, recently donated their collection to the University of Mississippi. “Yellow fever was so prevalentRead the story …
Vince Gill to Perform Sept. 13 at Gertrude C. Ford Center
July 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the world’s most legendary country and bluegrass superstars of the past three decades, Vince Gill, is coming to the University of Mississippi for a Sept. 13 show at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Fans are in for a “thrill when the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producerRead the story …
New Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brings Passion for Helping Students
July 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was an early Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2008, and Brandi Hephner LaBanc had just experienced what she describes as the most difficult student emergency in her professional career. Only 48 hours before, a gunman had entered a classroom of nearly 250 students at Northern Illinois University and opened fire, killing fiveRead the story …
Scholarship Endowment Honors Contributions of Retiring Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
June 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A retiring University of Mississippi leader who dedicated his career to helping students find the resources to attend college and embrace a well-rounded college experience will continue to assist students through a scholarship created in his honor. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry D. Ridgeway will have a long-lasting impact in students’Read the story …
Museum’s Summer Camps Expand to Offer Range of Experiences to More Ages
May 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has expanded the scope of its 2012 Summer Camps, but the sessions are filling up quickly. This year’s camps are open to children entering first through eighth grades, said Sarah Story, the museum’s curator of education.
Tupelo Campus Graduates Earn University’s Highest Academic Award
May 30, 2012 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Sometimes people surprise themselves by accomplishing something they never imagined they could. This is exactly what happened to Toni Reiner of Fulton, a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Tupelo regional campus. Reiner, who graduated last fall with a bachelor’s degree in social work, was named a UM Taylor Medalist forRead the story …