OXFORD, Miss. – Henry Jones, co-founder of Kopis Mobile, is the recipient of the 2014 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship award. The award, named for University of Mississippi alumni Jan and Lawrence Farrington, is given annually to a graduate who exemplifies the best of entrepreneurship. Jones, a Richton native who earned his mechanical engineering degree from UMRead the story …
Jones Earns Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
Annual recognition honors visionary graduate building unique business to aid security personnel
June 11, 2014 by
Soaking in the retro sounds of a typewriter
June 4, 2014 by
It has been a few decades since the sound of a typewriter filled the air at Rowan Oak, the home of Nobel-prize winning author William Faulkner. This week, that sound returns, as typewriter artist Tim Youd sets out to perform his unique show that includes retyping the entirety of Faulkner’s renowned novel, “The Sound andRead the story …
Artist Tim Youd to Retype ‘The Sound and the Fury’
Performer to re-create Faulkner's classic novel at Rowan Oak using replica of author's typewriter and desk
June 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As part of his ongoing, critically-acclaimed undertaking to retype 100 classic novels, artist Tim Youd will perform a retyping of William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury” June 2-12 at Rowan Oak. Youd will perform during normal summer hours at Rowan Oak, which are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.Read the story …
Academic Museum Association Selects Saarnio for Prestigious Seminar
University Museum director among elite class chosen to attend Kellogg program
May 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Saarnio, director of the University of Mississippi Museum, is set to attend an intensive, five-day certificate program designed to address the unique needs, challenges and opportunities facing academic museums and galleries. The seminar takes place June 23-27 at the Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University. Saarnio,Read the story …
UM Alumna Leads Tupelo High School Team to World Robotics Competition
Wood credits university courses, professors with preparing her for teaching career
May 15, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though she didn’t know it at the time, before Amanda Gamble Wood graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2010, she was already being prepared to take the seat at the front of the classroom. Wood, who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and another bachelors’ in mathematics, set out with aRead the story …
Message from the Dean
May 14, 2014 by
Dear Friends, In this issue, there are two stories that reflect important investments of library resources. The first is our library website. The new website represents our first major overhaul of the website in five years. While we are always making small changes and improvements, this represents significant effort by our webmaster, Debra Riley-Huff; ourRead the story …
Original and rare Faulkner material showcased
May 14, 2014 by
The Faulkner Room in the J.D. Williams Library is displaying the many facets of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner’s career. “William Faulkner’s Books: A Bibliographic Exhibit” features 20 cases of work by Faulkner, focusing on the writing, publication and dissemination of the author’s books. Items on display include early manuscript drafts, first editions and limitedRead the story …
Friends of the Library focuses on future
May 14, 2014 by
Friends of the Library, the volunteer organization that works to increase library resources of the University of Mississippi, is undergoing reorganization and looking ahead. Stephen Monroe, UM assistant dean and instructional assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts, has assumed the position of interim president of the group’s board. The position had been vacantRead the story …
Library website gets new look
May 14, 2014 by
UM’s J.D. Williams Library is showing off a new website designed to better suit users’ needs. The new website is intended to be more user-friendly and boost academic research. Debra Riley-Huff, head of Web services for the library, said the UM library website was updated so that people could use it on all kinds ofRead the story …
Civil rights films screened for local community
May 14, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi Libraries and Center for the Study of Southern Culture have partnered with the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library to present a set of four films based on the history of the civil rights movement in America. Two of the four documentaries shownRead the story …