Local Authors Honored at Friends Reception

Friends of the Library sponsored a cocktail reception at the home of Dr. Ralph and Douglas Vance on March 19. The Friends used the occasion to honor authors Tom Franklin (left), Beth Ann Fennelly, and Curtis Wilkie, who have all donated their papers to the University Libraries.

An amazing year comes to a close for the Women’s Council scholars

The OMWC scholars have had a busy spring semester of activities. The sophomore scholars participated in the PULSE leadership workshop developed by the Women’s Council and the Office of Student Affairs in January. The scholars enjoyed the Broadway production of The Lion King at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. It was the first Broadway showRead the story …

Women’s Council honors graduating seniors

The OMWC honored eight graduating seniors with a dinner at Butler Auditorium in the Triplett Alumni Center on Friday, April 10th. The 2015 graduates are: John Carey Fitzpatrick, Hannah Katherine Herrin, Raymond Tyler Jackson, Bobby Fowler Kelly, Mia Margaret Kloth, Jacob Dylan James Moorhead, Chloe Robin Sturges, and Ellen Augusta Williams. A single red roseRead the story …

Scholar Spotlight Q & A

Debra Whitley is a junior from Natchez, Mississippi studying Integrated Marketing and Communications. Debra is in the Sally Barksdale Honors College. She has interned with the Ole Miss Athletics’ Marketing and Fan Experience and C Spire. How would you describe the OMWC program to someone that might be interested in applying for an OMWC scholarship?Read the story …

PULSE Leadership Workshop planned for sophomore students

The Ole Miss Women’s Council and the Office of Student Affairs will be hosting a two-day leadership workshop for sophomore students called PULSE “Preparing Undergraduate Leaders-A Student Experience” which will be held Jan. 17-18, 2015, at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. PULSE will expose sophomore students to various concepts of leadership that will assistRead the story …

OMWC wraps up Red Plate Suppers

The Ole Miss Women’s Council welcomed a wide variety of speakers this fall to their monthly Red Plate Suppers for their scholars.   In September, Jeff McManus, Director of Landscape Services, shared how leaders are developed from the bottom to the top. Linda Spargo, Special Projects Coordinator and Academic Advisor for the Chancellor’s Office, spoke onRead the story …

OMWC Scholar Spotlight

Why did you choose Ole Miss? I live just 20 miles down the road from Ole Miss in Water Valley, MS. I have always been an Ole Miss Rebels fan, but thought that I would attend Mississippi State since I was majoring in Engineering. The summer before my senior year of high school, I wasRead the story …

Ole Miss Women’s Council welcomes back their scholars

On Sunday, August 24th the Ole Miss Women’s Council scholars held their Fall Retreat at the Ole Miss Depot.   It was the hottest day on record but that didn’t stop the twenty-four scholars from running across campus as they participated in a scavenger hunt. The hunt allowed the students to reconnect as they solved cluesRead the story …

Scholars treated to several spring events

Ole Miss Women’s Council scholars have already taken a weekend trip to Nashville, attended suppers with keynote speakers and met with prominent Ole Miss alumni this spring, and the semester is only halfway over. OMWC scholars kicked off the spring semester with a Red Plate Supper in January featuring Richard Gershon, dean of the UMRead the story …

OMWC partners with Student Affairs to prepare undergraduate leaders

The Ole Miss Women’s Council and the University of Mississippi Division of Student Affairs offered a two-day leadership workshop for sophomore students called PULSE or Preparing Undergraduate Leaders — A Student Experience. The workshop took place on Jan. 18-19 at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center, with a service day Jan. 20. “The Women’s CouncilRead the story …