OXFORD, Miss. – The McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi is seeking nominations for the annual Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards. The awards recognize those who exhibit “nobility of character, exemplified by selfless service to others and the community.” The institute will accept nominations through Feb. 26 for one student, either undergraduateRead the story …
Nominations for Sullivan Award for Community Service Due Feb. 26
Honors recognize contributions by UM students, alumni and community members
February 13, 2018 by
Elsie M. Hood Award Nominations Due March 1
Honor is university's top teaching accolade
February 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is seeking nominations for the 2018 Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award, which is the highest honor the university bestows upon its professors. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to submit nominations by March 1 for this year’s honoree. Assistant, associate and full professors are eligible, exceptRead the story …
Alumnus Ryan Upshaw Reflects on BSU’s Legacy of Service
Time in organization helped him develop leadership skills
February 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was a freshman at the University of Mississippi in 2002, Ryan Upshaw saw a flyer about the Black Student Union and decided to join with some other classmates. Little did he know, this decision would greatly shape his life. Upshaw, a Moss Point native who earned his undergraduate degree inRead the story …
TEDxUniversityofMississippi Brings ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ to UM Feb. 3
Seven speakers set for this year's program
January 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host its third TEDxUniversity of Mississippi conference Feb. 3 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts with seven speakers to give brief, thought-provoking lectures on the theme of “MomentUM.” This year’s lineup includes faculty members, a graduate student, a law student and others who will discuss aRead the story …
Classics Professor Receives Humanities Fellowship to Greece
Brad Cook to study origins, meanings of two ancient Greek inscriptions from university's collection
January 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brad Cook, an associate professor of classics at the University of Mississippi, will spend the spring in Athens, Greece, researching two ancient inscriptions that are part of the David M. Robinson Memorial Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the University Museum. Cook has received a $21,000 National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to fundRead the story …
RebelWell’s 2018 Slate Offers Fitness Challenge, Other Opportunities
January 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – RebelWell hopes to inspire many University of Mississippi employees to take their health seriously in 2018 with a new fitness challenge called “New Year, Stronger You,” as well as having several regular fitness classes and other offerings to improve campus wellness. The challenge, which begins Jan. 22, builds on last year’s program, butRead the story …
University Police Chief Leaving UM to Return to Indiana
Tim Potts resigns after more than two years to be closer to family
January 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tim Potts, chief of the University of Mississippi Police Department, is returning to his native state to lead the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus police department. Potts, a veteran with more than 25 years in law enforcement, was hired as UPD chief in June 2015. He said leaving Ole Miss was aRead the story …
Three Professors Honored with Research and Creative Achievement Awards
College of Liberal Arts honors faculty members with inaugural distinction
January 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts has presented its first-ever Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement Awards to three outstanding faculty scholars. The new award, which will be presented annually to tenured liberal arts faculty members, recognizes “sustained exemplary performance in research, scholarship and/or creative achievement at the national and internationalRead the story …
UM Graduate, Football Great Tutan Reyes Fell in Love with SEC via TV
His son, Ty Reyes, carries on the family tradition as a freshman at Ole Miss
January 10, 2018 by
As a teenager in the early 1990s, Tutan Reyes spent Saturdays watching SEC football on TV. He liked the powerhouse programs: Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss in particular. He still clearly remembers watching speedy Ole Miss wide receiver Roell Preston dive into the end zone for the Rebs on one of the old Jefferson-Pilot broadcasts. Read the story …
RebelWell Offers 10 Steps to a Healthier You in 2018
January 5, 2018 by
The new year is here, which means new goals are being made! Here are some tips from RebelWell to help with goals that will lead to a healthier you! Make you goals smart.This means that they are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. Instead of “I will work out every week,” say, “I will walk or jogRead the story …