Arabic Language Program Builds on Success

Graduate Maggie Day hired at Al Arab network; Orion Wilcox earns honors

May 8, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Arabic language program is seeing success among both its graduates and current students.

Maggie Day, a 2012 graduate, is heading to Bahrain as a producer for Bloomberg TV. She will produce content as part of the Al Arab network, which is completely in Arabic. Day, who was a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, earned a bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism and a bachelor of arts in political science, as well as a minor in Arabic.
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Broome Named To SEC Community Service Team

Senior recognized for work in the Ole Miss, Oxford communities

May 7, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss senior outfielder Brittany Broome has been named to the Southeastern Conference Softball Community Service Team for her work in the Ole Miss and Oxford communities, the league office announced Monday.

A Brad Davis SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship female finalist, Broome has worked hard in the community over her past four years as a Rebel. Over the last year, she has participated in delivering Thanksgiving meals to needy families, community sports clinics, multiple cancer awareness events and First Baptist Buford’s delivery during Christmas break.
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Sebastopol Native to Become Pharmacy Student Body President

Goals include increasing communication among pharmacy students on Oxford and Jackson campuses

May 5, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – Lacey Gilmore admires her fellow students and says just being around them is her favorite part of attending pharmacy school at the University of Mississippi.

“The School of Pharmacy attracts some of the most successful, professional and intelligent students I have ever met,” she said. “It is a privilege to learn and collaborate with them. We call ourselves ‘phamily.’”

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A Different Kind of Opponent

All-American Ole Miss tennis player battles diabetes while maintaining top-ranked status

May 3, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – Senior Ole Miss men’s tennis player Jonas Lutjen estimates he’s played in over 5,000 matches throughout his life.  He has been ranked as high as No. 4 in juniors in Germany and as high as No. 5 in collegiate tennis, all while living with Type 1 diabetes.

The 22-year-old Schessel, Germany native has lived with diabetes for 19 years. He was diagnosed at the age of three.

“I found out I had diabetes because, when you have high blood sugar, you are really thirsty,” he said.  “I was at my grandma’s house, and I was drinking Coke all day. She told me to stop drinking Coke and that I couldn’t have anymore.  I locked myself in the bathroom and was just drinking tap water. That’s when my grandma knew there was something wrong, so we got it checked out, and found out I had diabetes.”Read the story …

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U.S. Army: Cadet Vaults into Record Books

April 30, 2013 By

AUSTIN, Texas – Cadet Sam Kendricks, a sophomore in general studies at the University of Mississippi and star of the Ole Miss track and field team, recorded the highest NCAA pole vault since 1998, shattering the Ole Miss and Texas Relays record with an attempt of 19 feet, 3/4 inches. The effort was good for the NCAA’s fifth-best ever. Read the story.

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University Memorial Ceremony Set for Thursday, May 2

Event to honor the memory of students, faculty, staff, and emeriti will be held in Paris-Yates Chapel at 4:30 p.m.

April 26, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford community is invited to remember students, faculty, staff, and emeriti of the university who have died during the past year at the annual University Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, May 2.

First instituted by Chancellor Robert Khayat in 2008, the annual event is open to the public and is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Paris-Yates Chapel. Especially invited to attend are the friends and family members of those being remembered.

Sparky Reardon, University of Mississippi dean of students, says the humble and moving ceremony provides the opportunity to honor the lives of individuals who have passed away.

“When we lose even one member of the community, the fabric of the University is changed,” Reardon said. “This ceremony is important because it gives us a chance, as a community, to come together to remember and celebrate those who remain a part of our university family in spirit and memory.”

The individuals who will be remembered that day are as follows:

 

Students

Caroline Victoria Bartley

Brooks Michael Degutis

Olivia Lee

Ryan Phil Malone

David Louis Ott, Jr.

Harlon Smith, Jr.

David Bradley Taggart

Price William Thornal

Sarah Katherine Wheat

John William Wheat

 

Faculty/Faculty Emeriti

Frank A. Anderson

Richard L. Barnes

Aaron S. Condon

William H. “Bill” Norman

Charles A. Panetta

John Pilkington, Jr.

Robert W. Plants

Gene A. Saucier

Damon Wall

 

Staff

Mattie Draper

Justin Allen Ledbetter

Julius Minor

Guy Thomas Ricker

Timothy Patton Russell

William Earl Sheffield

 

A reception will immediately follow the ceremony. Handicap parking is available at Paris-Yates Chapel that day. For more information or for assistance related to a disability, contact Johnette Taylor in the Dean of Students Office at (662) 915 – 7248.

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Ole Miss Moneythink Chapter Awarded Morgan Stanley Grant

Chapter hosts Moneythink competition April 25 for high school students

April 25, 2013 By

The University of Mississippi chapter of Moneythink was awarded a $10,000 grant from Morgan Stanley to seed other Moneythink organizations at nearby colleges and universities. Photo by Alex Edwards.

OXFORD, Miss. – Money has its privileges, at least for the University of Mississippi chapter of Moneythink.

The 2-year-old program started in 2011 by Mary Margaret Johnson, a senior public policy major, and Jon Stephens, a senior economics major, when the group was awarded a $10,000 grant from Morgan Stanley, an investment and wealth management firm.

The grant will be used to seed other Moneythink organizations at nearby colleges and universities, Johnson said.

Moneythink is a national program that recruits and trains talented college student to become mentors to high school seniors by teaching financial life skills and entrepreneurial skills.

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Pearson, Roberson Honored at Annual T.P. Vinson Banquet

Memorial banquet honors UM student and alumnus for service, leadership

April 18, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford Middle School assistant principal Bradley Roberson and University of Mississippi senior Courtney Pearson were honored for their commitment to education and service Saturday (April 13) during the annual T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship Banquet.

Roberson, who received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from UM in 2000, received the T.P. Vinson Memorial Educator Award. Pearson, a secondary English education major who became the university’s first black homecoming queen last fall, was honored as the 2013 recipient of the T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship.Read the story …

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2013-2014 Associated Student Body Officers Inaugurated on Steps of Historic Lyceum

March 28, 2013 By

Left to Right: Treasurer Carson Rutledge, Secretary Allie Winters, President Gregory Alston, Vice President Morgan Gregory, Attorney Genreal Rob Pillow and Judicial Council Chair Harrison Crabtree. Photo by Nathan Latil, University Communications

OXFORD, Miss. – The 2013-2014 officers of the Associated Student Body at the University of Mississippi were inaugurated this week in a ceremony on the steps of the historic Lyceum.

The newly elected student leaders are James Alston Jr. of Hattiesburg, president; Morgan Lyn Gregory of Franklin, Tenn., vice president; Allie Kaitlyn Winters of Corinth, secretary; Carson Lee Rutledge of Brandon, treasurer; C. Harrison Crabtree of New Orleans, judicial council chair; and Robert L. Pillow of Jackson and Greenwood, attorney general.Read the story …

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‘Run to Rescue’ on Thursday, April 8

Event organizers hope to raise awareness about human trafficking, slavery

March 27, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – On Thursday, April 8, a group of Ole Miss students will host Run to Rescue, a 5K run/walk event, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Grove in order to raise awareness about modern-day slavery. All proceeds collected at the event support the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that aims to rescue victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.

The event is part of the End It movement, a campaign organized to fight human trafficking. According to the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency founded in 1997, there are nearly 27 million men, women and children involved in human trafficking around the world. Lucus Jackson, a Senatobia native who graduated from Ole Miss in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, is coordinating the event.

“We wanted to raise awareness about forced labor and sex slavery that still happens around the world today,” said Jackson, who works as an intern in the Baptist Student Union. “It’s our desire to bring the movement to Ole Miss and Oxford with the same mission.”

The entry fee for the event is $20, which includes a t-shirt and race packet.  For more information or to sign up for the Run to Rescue, visit their website.

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