OXFORD, Miss. – Allison Ford-Wade, a University of Mississippi professor and interim chair of health, exercise science and recreation management, is the 2023 recipient of the Gillespie Distinguished Scholar Award. Ford-Wade is recognized for her role in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aid and Project SCORE, or Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience. The award honorsRead the story …
HESRM Professor Chosen Gillespie Distinguished Scholar
Allison Ford-Wade recognized for mental health work and STEM outreach to local teens
August 11, 2023 by
News You Can Use: Beating the Heat
UM health expert offers tips for avoiding heat-related illnesses during summer
August 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi health expert is advising the community to monitor how the summer heat is affecting their bodies to avoid any adverse effects. Higher than normal temperatures have already sent many into hospital emergency rooms with heat-related illnesses this summer. This happens when increases in temperature outside causes a significantRead the story …
University Outreach Program Partners for Special Deliveries
UM CREW, Happy Foods Project provide fresh produce for Quitman County shut-ins
July 20, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement and the Happy Foods Project launched the North Delta FoodRx program, an effort to provide produce to homebound clients across Quitman County, at the beginning of June. The pilot food prescription program delivers weekly boxes containing 10-15 pounds ofRead the story …
Prospective Students Get MOST From Annual Conference
Summer outreach draws, keeps African American high school students on track to college
July 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight years after the University of Mississippi relaunched an innovative summer program designed to draw rising African American high school seniors from across the state to campus, the Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent, or MOST, Conference continues to have a lasting impact on prospective and current UM students. More than 300 participantsRead the story …
Spanish Instructor Chosen for Engaged Scholars Initiative
Carmen Sanchis-Sinisterra among 2023-24 cohort for Campus Compact
July 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Campus Compact has selected a University of Mississippi Spanish professor as part of its 2023-24 Engaged Scholars Initiative cohort. Carmen Sanchis-Sinisterra, instructional assistant professor of Spanish, is among 14 faculty and community engagement professionals from across the country selected by Campus Compact. The initiative is a yearlong collaborative learning and leadership programRead the story …
Ole Miss Chapter Wins Numerous Mortar Board Honors
Campus organization receives Gold Torch Award, named Most Improved Chapter
July 11, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the second year in a row, the University of Mississippi chapter of Mortar Board national college senior honor society took top honors during the national organization’s annual awards ceremony. The university’s Tassels chapter received the inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award in Chapter Communication and also earned the Project Excellence Award for itsRead the story …
Repeating Success, Setting Record
University makes Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Student Honor Roll for eighth consecutive year
July 11, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the eighth consecutive year, Phi Theta Kappa, a national honor society, has recognized the University of Mississippi for its dedication to supporting transfer students. UM is among fewer than 200 colleges and universities on the annual Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll, and it remains the only Mississippi university toRead the story …
University Launching Undergraduate Creative Writing Program
New bachelor's degree is first of its kind in SEC
June 30, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 20 years, the University of Mississippi has had one of the nation’s premier MFA programs in creative writing. This fall, the university is launching a companion bachelor’s degree program – the first of its kind in the SEC. This new program will complement the College of Liberal Arts’ creative andRead the story …
Back by Popular Demand
UM Mississippians scheduled for second round of European summer jazz festivals
June 27, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi‘s student jazz ensemble, is headed back to Europe in July for a tour that features performances in three renowned music festivals. The 20 musicians are slated to play in the Jazz à Juan festival in Antibes, France, on July 19-20; Jazzaldia in San Sebastian, Spain, onRead the story …
‘Music Man’ Marks Return of Summer Productions to Ford Center
Meredith Willson's popular Broadway musical being staged June 30-July 1 by alumni and locals
June 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A classic Broadway musical about a heartless grifter who falls for a pretty small-town librarian is the first of a planned annual series of summer community productions at the University of Mississippi‘s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” takes center stage at the Ford CenterRead the story …