{"id":88809,"date":"2019-05-09T08:49:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=88809"},"modified":"2019-05-09T08:49:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:49:49","slug":"discovering-new-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/discovering-new-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering a New Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pontotoc native Jacob Ferguson best describes his four years at the University of Mississippi in a single word: incredible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have found a better understanding of myself because I&#8217;ve been able to pursue things I am passionate about in a supportive environment,&#8221; said Ferguson, who graduates May 11. &#8220;The people around me have been so influential and instrumental in helping me grow and allowed me to discover a completely different definition of confidence for myself and how that applies to my life.&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/mother-two-develops-passion-nutrition-um\/journeytocommencement-logo-paths-with-the\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-88034\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-300x95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-2048x651.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-640x203.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coming from a small high school and community, Ferguson said he gained his new confidence in part thanks to the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, where he served as an ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Click the image below to read Ferguson\u2019s story, which is part of the \u201cJourney to Commencement\u201d series that highlights University of Mississippi students and their academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<script id=\"asp-embed-script\" data-zindex=\"1000000\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page-embed.js\"><\/script><a class=\"asp-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/zBxTe0byv670P\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/zBxTe0byv670P\/embed.jpg?buster=1557409699749\" alt=\"Discovering a New Confidence\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pontotoc native Jacob Ferguson best describes his four years at the University of Mississippi in a single word: incredible. &#8220;I have found a better understanding of myself because I&#8217;ve been able to pursue things I am passionate about in a supportive environment,&#8221; 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