OXFORD, Miss. – Results are in for last year’s Farm-to-YOUth! project at the University of Mississippi, a program that brought fresh produce into rural elementary schools and introduced healthier options to more than 1,100 children and their families. Global agriculture company Monsanto provided $200,000 in 2016 to establish the Food and Nutrition Security Support FundRead the story …
Farm-to-YOUth! Program Continues Combating Food Insecurity
Gift from Monsanto empowers UM faculty, students to provide produce in Calhoun County communities
March 8, 2018 by
Alumnus Helps Connect UM Students to Luxury Travel Industry
Networking event brings global executives to recruit best and brightest hospitality management majors
March 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi hospitality management students recently spent a day making valuable connections with officials from the luxury travel industry, thanks to the efforts of a UM alumnus and his father, a prominent travel agency executive. Jim Strong, president and owner of Strong Travel Services in Dallas, organized the 2018 Talent EngagementRead the story …
Applied Sciences Welcomes Inaugural Visiting Research Scholar
Cecile Guin to provide expert grant and publication counsel, mentorship to faculty
February 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cecile Guin, director of the Office of Social Service Research and Development at Louisiana State University’s School of Social Work, will serve as the inaugural visiting research scholar for the School of Applied Sciences. The school launched the Visiting Research Scholars Forum this academic year to help enhance research productivity, bringing meritoriousRead the story …
Social Work Conference Promotes Cultural Humility, Social Justice
Diversity event includes keynote on 'Using Truth, Bravery and Compassion to Heal the World'
February 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “You risk nothing by standing up for what is right,” Jennifer Stollman told nearly 200 attendees at the recent 2018 Diversity Conference, presented by the University of Mississippi Department of Social Work. “You risk everything by staying silent.” Stollman, academic director of for the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, served asRead the story …
Applied Sciences Doctoral Student, Faculty Featured in TEDx
Emily Frith and Jandel Crutchfield present 'ideas worth spreading'
February 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences was well-represented at the recent TEDxUniversityofMississippi event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Jandel Crutchfield, assistant professor of social work, and doctoral student Emily Frith presented “ideas worth spreading” about creativity and perspective to more than 500 attendees. Frith isRead the story …
Social Work to Host Diversity Conference
Sessions to focus on developing skills and experiences for working with varied populations
January 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi will host its 2018 Diversity Conference on Thursday (Feb. 1) at the Jackson Avenue Center, Room H02. Community members and students from any major are welcome to attend the sessions, set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “The comprehensive elements of diversity encompass moreRead the story …
Criminal Justice Students Provide Gifts to Children in Need
Department of Legal Studies partners with Oxford Police to provide for local families
January 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While most Oxford residents were shopping for friends and family over the holiday season, students from the Alpha Phi Sigma criminal justice honor society at the University of Mississippi made sure local needy families had plenty of presents under their trees. Alpha Phi Sigma adopted two families from the Salvation Army’s AngelRead the story …
Sports Nutrition Program Helps UM Athletes Reach Fullest Potential
Nutrition and hospitality management doctoral students provide sports dietetics
January 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s the New Year, a time when many people rethink their diet. But for doctoral students in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, rethinking diets is a year-round activity. “A proper diet is important for everyone, but it is critical for athletes,” said Melinda Valliant, associate professor of nutritionRead the story …
UM Students and Faculty Help Children Develop to Their Potential
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers assessments and in-home services
December 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As children progress through infancy and early childhood, parents rely on health care professionals to determine if they are meeting normal developmental milestones. The earlier a delay is detected in cognitive, speech, language or physical development, the sooner practitioners and parents can implement strategies and therapies to help children achieve their potential. GraduateRead the story …
Legal Studies Offers 3+3 Option with School of Law
Paralegal studies enhances program, adds new fast-track to Juris Doctorate
December 22, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is offering a new fast-track to the School of Law through a Bachelor of Paralegal Studies 3+3 emphasis in the Department of Legal Studies, reducing the time and tuition dollars needed to complete a bachelor’s and law degree. Under this new pre-law emphasis for paralegal studies majors, a student’s fourth-yearRead the story …