OXFORD, Miss. – Rising high school sophomores and juniors from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns after taking part in an annual University of Mississippi summer entrepreneurial leadership program. The third annual McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, was a weeklong experience for 15Read the story …
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McLean Institute Expands Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Weeklong enrichment camp serves rising 10th and 11th graders
October 15, 2018 by
McLean Institute Offers Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Weeklong enrichment camp serves rising 10th- and 11th-graders
June 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rising high school sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply for a University of Mississippi summer enrichment program aimed at training future entrepreneurs and business leaders. The second annual McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is a weeklong, nonprofit effort for 30 students in 10th and 11th grades. Presented by a cohort of the InnovationRead the story …
Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Expands
Weeklong enrichment camp hosted by Grisham-McLean Institute serves rising high school students
July 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – High school students from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns after taking part in an annual University of Mississippi summer entrepreneurial leadership program. The seventh annual McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, was a weeklong experience for 15 high school students.Read the story …
Six Freshmen Receive ODK Leadership Awards
Prestigious honor recognizes outstanding skills and community involvement
May 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Six University of Mississippi students are recipients of the annual Omicron Delta Kappa Freshman Leadership Awards. The honors were created in 2010 to identify and recognize outstanding freshman leaders and community servants. Although the society was unable to present this year’s awards in person, each recipient was personally congratulated and featured onRead the story …
McLean Institute Grant Award to Fund Community Engagement
Hearin Foundation provides support for research and service efforts
October 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – A grant from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation for the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement will fund research and service aimed at increasing community and economic development in Mississippi communities. The McLean Institute welcomes a new group of outstanding students from around the globe thisRead the story …
McLean Institute ELC Program Helps Students Improve Communities
Entrepreneurial leadership classes taught in three Mississippi counties
August 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 60 elementary and middle school students in Mississippi have been exposed to entrepreneurial leadership skills this summer, thanks to a traveling program sponsored by the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi. The Entrepreneurial Learning Center began meeting in Charleston in late May. It movedRead the story …
McLean Summer Program Turning High School Students into Entrepreneurs
Inaugural weeklong program helped develop leadership and creativity
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twelve high school students from across Mississippi gained exposure to innovative problem-solving skills by participating in an entrepreneurial leadership program at the University of Mississippi. The inaugural class of the McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, met May 29-June 3 on the Oxford campus. The weeklong series of activities was sponsored byRead the story …
Student Examines Substance Use Among LGBT Youth
Jilkiah Bryant presented results of her research for CDC public health showcase
August 26, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Throughout Jilkiah Bryant’s youth in Macon, she spent her time trying to improve her community, a place of generational poverty and a food desert. After working tirelessly in high school and college to improve the health and wellness of individuals in communities like hers, Bryant, a junior in the public health andRead the story …
Webinar Series Helps Mississippi Entrepreneurs Develop, Grow
MDA, McLean Institute partner to boost entrepreneurship across state
April 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Development Authority launches its spring 2019 series at noon Tuesday (April 16), with “Youth Entrepreneurship” by Elena Bauer, a University of Mississippi law student who leads the McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program. The program is a statewide high school youth leadership initiative, and the webinar will emphasize youth entrepreneurship. Bauer, fromRead the story …
High School Students Learn Entrepreneurship Skills at Conference
STRIVE! brings 100 north Mississippi high school students together with area business leaders
January 28, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For 100 north Mississippi high school students, the path to owning their own businesses got a boost recently at the University of Mississippi. Those students spent Thursday (Jan. 24) investing in their entrepreneurial journeys at STRIVE!, one of three regional conferences aimed at developing young entrepreneurs across Mississippi. The day’s fast-paced experiencesRead the story …