OXFORD, Miss. – Mannie Lowe, a staff member at the University of Mississippi, is the 2016 recipient of the International Volunteer of the Year Award from FIRST, an organization that promotes an interest in STEM fields among students, with programs such as the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition for middle- and high-schoolers. As this year’s honoree, Lowe,Read the story …
CMSE Staffer Receives International Award for Robotics Work
Mannie Lowe honored for growth, impact of FTC Robotics Challenge statewide
July 20, 2016 by
UM World Class Teaching Program Hosts Summer Workshop
Ole Miss program prepares teachers for changing national board opportunities
July 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s World Class Teaching Program, an organization that supports teachers seeking to become National Board Certified Teachers, will host a summer workshop July 18-21 in Oxford to raise awareness of recent changes related to earning the credential. The workshop also will focus on explaining the NBCT certification process, choosing the correct certificateRead the story …
UM Principal Corps Admits Eighth Cohort
Program has near-perfect track record of producing school leaders
June 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen educators from across the state gathered June 1 at the University of Mississippi to begin orientation for the eighth cohort of the Principal Corps, the university’s elite program for future school leaders. The transformative, 13-month program prepares Mississippi teachers and school counselors for future roles in P-12 administration, typically as principalsRead the story …
UM Honors Five at School of Education Alumni Hall of Fame Induction
Honorees lauded for teaching, service and leadership
May 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has inducted its second class of alumni into its School of Education Hall of Fame. Collectively, the group has more than 178 years of experience, commitment and public service to education. The 2016 honorees are Suzie Mills Adcock of Jackson; Jahnae H. Barnett of Fulton, Missouri; Charles RobertRead the story …
Derek and Kelly King Honored with Inaugural Mullins Scholarship
Mississippi Teacher Corps alumni pursue graduate degrees with help from new scholarship
May 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Just ask University of Mississippi alumni Derek and Kelly King about their students in the North Panola School District in Sardis, and the husband and wife team light up with excitement. As the instructional coach for North Panola High School (Kelly) and the assistant principal at North Panola Middle School (Derek), theRead the story …
UM Alumnus Begins New Career with Service Dog Arliegh at Side
Ben Stepp applies personal experiences in military to new role as counselor
May 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When graduate student Ben Stepp walks across the stage during the University of Mississippi’s Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 14), he will do so in the company of his canine companion, Arliegh, a service dog who rarely leaves his side. A retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and an infantry veteran of the IraqRead the story …
UM Students Lead ACT Prep Initiative in North Mississippi
Team 36 program assists more than 100 high school students
March 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since January, University of Mississippi juniors Ben Logan and Emily Reynolds have traveled to Coffeeville High School once a week to dedicate a few midday hours to leading ACT workshops for nearly a dozen 11th- and 12th–graders at the small-town school. Like thousands of high school students across the state, Coffeeville students spentRead the story …
UM Lands $1.2 Million Grant to Benefit Math Teachers
Center for Mathematics and Science Education kicks off Project C4 to enhance classroom efforts
February 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education to fund a professional development initiative that will benefit up to 120 math teachers in Mississippi public schools over the next three years. Dubbed the C4 Project, the Creating Continuity and ConnectionsRead the story …
UM to Honor First African-American Faculty Member in Education
School of Education seeks donations for memorial Henderson endowment
January 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community are working to establish a new endowment to honor the legacy of the late Dorothy “Dot” Henderson, the University of Mississippi’s first African-American faculty member in education. Henderson, who passed away in December, was an instructor in elementary education at UM from 1978 to 1998. She wasRead the story …
Online Certificate Program Focuses on Program Evaluation
UM graduate option to help a variety of professionals enhance evaluation skills
January 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new online certificate program offered at the University of Mississippi will help working professionals and graduate students from a variety of backgrounds specialize in program evaluation, a highly sought skill in many public and private sector jobs. Offered through the UM School of Education, the online graduate certificate in program evaluation offers a broad view of evaluation toolsRead the story …