A small group of UM students has organized Library Ambassadors, a voluntary program that is raising awareness of the University Libraries’ resources. “The goals of the Library Ambassadors are to facilitate communication between University Libraries’ administration and student body, to represent and promote the library at campus events, and to advocate for and raise awarenessRead the story …
UM Archives Celebrates Arts and Entertainment
May 26, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi’s Archives and Special Collections is presenting a major exhibition of entertainment memorabilia spanning several decades and featuring items from three Mississippians who achieved fame as entertainment writers and critics. Titled “Entertainment Collectors, Authors and Critics: Selections from the Mamie and Ellis Nassour Arts & Entertainment, Stark Young and Herschel Brickell Collections,” the exhibitionRead the story …
Library campaign surpasses goal
May 26, 2015 by
The J.D. Williams Library’s crowdfunding campaign has surpassed its $20,000 goal to create a video-production suite dubbed Studio One. The campaign launched in March on the IGNITE Ole Miss website, a crowdfunding source that allowed anyone to donate. Ole Miss Athletics matched each individual donation, doubling each contribution. Studio One will make it possible forRead the story …
UM Students Start Coaching for Literacy Chapter
Group focusing its efforts in state, with funding going to three Mississippi-based partners
May 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students have started a chapter of a new nonprofit group to raise money for literacy efforts across the state by raffling off the opportunity for fans to become an “assistant coach” during an Ole Miss sporting event. Matt Bolton, an Ole Miss sophomore from Memphis, started the chapter of theRead the story …
Miss University Delivers 1,600 Books to Delta Schools
May 14, 2015 by
Miss University France Beard visited the Mississippi Delta earlier this week to deliver more than 1,600 books to schools in need. Beard organized book drives in her hometown of Madison and in Oxford, the latter through the service honor society Gamma Beta Phi at the University of Mississippi. After research and several phone calls, she determinedRead the story …
Summer Research Program Focuses on Concussion Prevention for Athletes
Grant will get high school students involved in wiring Vaught-Hemingway to aid in impact awareness
May 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi engineering professor is helping tackle the risks of head injuries in athletes engaged in contact sports, particularly football, and is inviting bright high school students to help with the project this summer. Matthew Morrison, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, is using high-tech sensors to monitor the forcesRead the story …
Memorial Scholarship Created by Papa John’s CEO and Archie Manning
Fund memorializes late UM student Fenton Kottkamp
May 1, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “In honor of Fenton, please love one another,” read the last line of the obituary for University of Mississippi senior John Fenton Kottkamp, a request added by his dad, Stephen Kottkamp of Louisville, Kentucky. “Fenton would want everyone to love one another, and he would want all of us to go forwardRead the story …
Koresh Dance to Perform Saturday at Ford Center
April 30, 2015 by
A troupe that blends Middle Eastern music with classical favorites for a cross-cultural experience brings its unique take on dance to the University of Mississippi for a Saturday (May 2) performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Koresh Dance, created in Philadelphia in 1991, uses music from Israeli and Turkish composersRead the story …
Russian National Ballet Brings ‘Cinderella’ to Ford Center
April 18, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Russian National Ballet Theatre returns to the University of Mississippi on Tuesday (April 21) with its production of Prokofiev’s “Cinderella.” The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The production brings to life the iconic tale of a girl who is servant to herRead the story …
Historic Mississippi Town Comes to Life in UM Documentary
Film will be part of judging in this weekend's Tupelo Film Festival
April 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The documentary short “Take the Mountain” by Deborah Freeland, videographer for the University of Mississippi Division of Outreach, was screened earlier this spring as part of the university’s Black History Month events. Now the film will be included alongside 64 other independent films chosen for the 12th annual Tupelo Film Festival, taking placeRead the story …