The Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Mississippi has been made aware of an incident that reportedly took place on campus Friday evening during a Derby Days event. Derby Days is an annual philanthropic initiative sponsored and hosted by the Sigma Chi fraternity at UM. Representatives of the Title IX OfficeRead the story …
A Look Back on Ole Miss Football’s Spring Break Mission Work in Haiti
The Rebel family helped provide a sustainable water system to their friends in Camp Marie
March 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Select members of the Ole Miss football program and support staff recently gave up their spring break for the third year in a row to serve others by doing mission work in Camp Marie, Haiti. A 28-person group representing Ole Miss made the return trip to Camp Marie to help provide valuableRead the story …
Message from UM Advisory Committee
March 29, 2016 by
To the University of Mississippi Community: As you know, Chancellor Vitter has today posted an open letter to the university community acknowledging and endorsing our request to consider additional input to the contextualization language we recommended for a plaque at the Confederate statue on Lyceum Circle. Comments and suggestions regarding the message or ideas expressed inRead the story …
UM Students Take First Place in Regional Public Relations Competition
Winners among 27 awards for Ole Miss in Southeastern Journalism Conference
March 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi public relations students have won first place in a competition among students from universities throughout the Southeast. Tori Olker and Victoria Lanza, both students in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, won the Southeastern Journalism Conference on-site public relations competition hosted last month by Austin PeayRead the story …
UM Hires Emergency Management Coordinator
March 3, 2016 by
Barb Russo will become the University of Mississippi’s emergency management coordinator on March 16. Russo joins UM from Fayetteville State University, where she serves as program chair and assistant professor of fire and emergency services administration. Russo has extensive experience as a first responder, faculty member and a trainer in emergency services and operations. The universityRead the story …
Final Day to Register for 2016 UM/UMMC Research Day
February 25, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi Medical Center will host the second-annual 2016 UM/UMMC Research Day on Thursday (March 3) in the second-floor conference center of the Norman C. Nelson Student Union. The event will feature three-minute lectures, a poster session and keynote speeches by UMMC and UM faculty, postdoctoral fellows, staff and students. “One of theRead the story …
Museum Hosts Valentine’s Family Day
February 9, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi Museum is helping families get into the Valentine’s Day spirit by hosting a “Quilting Cupids” Family Activity Day this weekend. This drop-in event is set for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday (Feb. 13). Admission is free to all and a snack will be provided. Families and children of all ages areRead the story …
Library Brown Bag Lecture to Examine Poetry of Sterling Plumpp
Corey Taylor speaks Friday as part of Black History Month
February 3, 2016 by
Corey Taylor, associate professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, will discuss “Blues, Bebop and Black History: Poetry and Prose of the Sterling Plumpp Collection” during a brown bag event Friday at the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library. The free lecture is slated for noon in the Department of Archives and Special Collections’Read the story …
Nominate Somebody for Women’s Empowerment Awards
Honors to be given to faculty, staff and students who exhibit core values
January 29, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi departments of Student Housing and Intercollegiate Athletics, E.S.T.E.E.M., Sigma Gamma Rho and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement are calling for nominations for the Women’s Empowerment Awards. Faculty, staff and students can submit nominations for the awards, which will be given to one student and one faculty or staffRead the story …
UM Oxford Campus Closed Friday, Jan. 22
January 21, 2016 by
Due to predicted winter storm, the Oxford campus will be closed on Friday (1/22). Follow emergency.olemiss.edu for updates. Due to the threat of winter weather as a result of the approaching storm and predictions of hazardous road conditions, the Oxford campus of the University of Mississippi will be closed on Friday (1/22/16). The National WeatherRead the story …