TUPELO – Derek Markley’s first visit to Tupelo did not come at the most opportune time. The new executive director of the University of Mississippi’s Tupelo and Booneville campuses had his job interview with the school scheduled for late April. Two days before he arrived, Tupelo was struck by an EF3 tornado that carved aRead the story …
Navy Band to Perform Sunday on Campus
Ford Center will host the U.S. Navy Band Country Current
September 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – America’s Navy is coming home to Oxford, one of 13 cities to host a performance by the United States Navy Band Country Current during its 2014 tour. The show is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 14) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. All Navy Band performances areRead the story …
Everybody’s Tent Invites All Ole Miss Students to Tailgate
Tent will be open four hours before kickoff for four home football games
September 11, 2014 by
Everybody’s Tent, hosted by the Ole Miss Associated Student Body, will be set up at four Ole Miss football home games this fall. OXFORD, Miss. – Everybody’s Tent, hosted by the University of Mississippi Associated Student Body, is just that: a place where any Ole Miss student is a welcomed tent member. Everybody’s Tent will beRead the story …
Ole Miss (Enrollment) by the Numbers
September 10, 2014 by
Check out this outstanding infographic created by UM Communications’ own, Dennis Irwin. We’ve been looking forward to putting something like this together for quite some time and when the university’s enrollment data was released earlier today, we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to package information about the incoming Class of 2018 in aRead the story …
Mississippi Business Journal: Ole Miss makes ranking of most beautiful campuses in U.S.
September 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, has released a list of the 100 most beautiful college campuses in America, and the University of Mississippi made the cut. The 100 campuses were selected based entirely on aesthetics. The author placed particular emphasis on natural features such as greenRead the story …
One Documentary Every Ole Miss Fan Should Watch Tonight
90-minute film on Chucky Mullins to air on SEC Network at 7 p.m.
September 4, 2014 by
When someone mentions the name “Chucky Mullins,” I think of his legacy and feel a sense of pride to be associated with this university. Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins was a cornerback for the Rebel football team in late October 1989 when he suffered a debilitating injury during a game against Vanderbilt. The injury left himRead the story …
Ole Miss Volleyball Buffalo Classic Champions
Nakeyta Clair Named MVP
September 3, 2014 by
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A new era in Ole Miss Volleyball began this weekend, and the Rebels kicked it off right, winning the Buffalo Classic with a 3-0 win over Buffalo here Sunday afternoon at the Alumni Arena. The Rebels are 4-0 to start the year for the first time since 2007. Ole Miss finished theRead the story …
Ole Miss’ Mark Robertson Named SEC Freshman of the Week
Freshman Honored After His First Event
September 2, 2014 by
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After his first event as a Rebel, Ole Miss freshman Mark Robertson was named Southeastern Conference Cross Country Men’s Freshman Runner of the Week by the league office on Tuesday. Robertson’s second-place time of 20.07.74 in the four-mile event led Ole Miss to a first-place finish at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic.Read the story …
Khayat Named UM Law Alumnus of the Year
Former chancellor started Law Alumni Chapter while a student
September 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At the annual Mississippi Bar Convention in Sandestin, Florida, Robert C. Khayat received the 2014 Law Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Mississippi Law Alumni Chapter. Since 1974, the chapter has selected one person annually to receive this distinction. The recipient must have made positive contributions to the legal profession, the law schoolRead the story …
UM School of Education ‘Rocks’ Hotty Toddy Video
August 31, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi School of Education produced this video in anticipation of the Rebels’ first football game in 2014 and they knocked it out of the park. In fact, we’d go so far to say they ‘Rocked’ it. Pardon the pun, but Dean David Rock, along with fellow faculty and staff members, certainly knowRead the story …