OXFORD, Miss. – Students in the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy have launched Mississippi’s first chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants. The chapter, which launched in 2013 and received its official charter earlier this year, has flourished. Kyerra Moody, a senior accountancy major from Olive Branch, teamed with Nicole Barnes, aRead the story …
UM Accountancy Students Launch First Mississippi NABA Chapter
Chapter will provide professional development, networking opportunities for students
April 24, 2014 by
UM Social Entrepreneurship Projects to Benefit Wheelchair-bound Teen
MBA students use social media, online marketing and other skills to raise money for a new wheelchair
April 19, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi MBA students enrolled in a business planning and entrepreneurship class are embarking on a game of friendly competition with serious consequences. During the spring class, which is led by Clay Dibrell, UM associate professor of management, community members pitch potential projects for a social entrepreneurship project. Students can selectRead the story …
University Honors Burns Family with Building Dedication
State-of-the-art residence hall, team meeting room named in honor of accountancy alumnus
April 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A crowd of nearly 100 students, faculty and staff participated in a ceremony hosted Friday (April 4) by the University of Mississippi to honor Sheryl and Roland Burns of Frisco, Texas, for their legacy of support with the naming of a premier campus residence hall and the new football team meeting roomRead the story …
Hey, Hey, The Blues is Alright!
New exhibit leaves the University Museum with a powerful case of the blues
April 11, 2014 by
Award-winning Mississippi artist H.C. Porter has delivered a powerful case of the blues to the University Museum. And it’s more than alright. ‘Blues @ Home’ includes 30 portraits of living Mississippi blues legends, each paired with an audio file allowing you to hear the artist’s story in their own words. B.B. King, Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry,Read the story …
UM Museum Helps Families Get Active in the Great Outdoors
Let's Move! Family Activity Day explores art and nature with activities on Bailey's Woods Trail
April 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum and Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi are teaming up to bring art alive during this weekend’s Let’s Move! Family Activity Day. Fun for the entire family awaits Saturday (April 12) with activities exploring art and nature along the Bailey’s Woods Trail. The fun begins in the museum parkingRead the story …
Putting Entrepreneurial Skills to Good Use
UM MBA students launch projects to raise money to purchase a new wheelchair for teen
April 9, 2014 by
Most entrepreneurs set out to make money. Lots of it. And there is nothing wrong with that. When the idea of making a lot of money for a good cause comes around, it gets my attention. That’s exactly what happened when I learned about a class of University of Mississippi MBA students who are poolingRead the story …
UM Students Chosen to Perform with the Best in the Business
Dance and theatre students get opportunity to collaborate with David Dorfman Dance Company
April 6, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of 11 University of Mississippi students is set to perform an original 15-minute dance piece as part of David Dorfman Dance Company’s show “Prophets of Funk” at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. The collaboration is part of Ford Center’s programs in conjunction with the South’s Arts’ DanceRead the story …
Hollywood Meets Broadway on the Ford Center Stage
Mary Donnelly Haskell and friends perform an evening of popular songs from movies, musicals for the entire family
April 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Mary Donnelly Haskell and friends, Marilu Henner, Guy Hovis, Mary Lane Haskell and the Mississippi Delta’s Buford Family, come to the University of Mississippi Saturday (April 12) for an evening of beloved songs from Hollywood and Broadway. “Sounds of Stage and Screen” will be performed at 7 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the PerformingRead the story …
Center for Writing and Rhetoric Awards First Faculty Seed Grants
Four faculty members receive $5,000 stipends to improve writing across a variety of disciplines
March 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Writing and Rhetoric has awarded $26,750 to four faculty members to improve writing campus-wide. These first-ever grants were awarded on a competitive basis to those who designed writing-intensive modifications to existing courses, and who plan to implement those changes beginning this academic year. The Faculty SeedRead the story …
Museum to Premiere ‘Blues @ Home: Mississippi’s Living Blues Legends’
Multimedia portraits by H.C. Porter showcased with music, oral histories from influential blues talents
March 26, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum presents “Blues @ Home,” a collection of 30 portraits of Mississippi living blues legends in their at-home settings, all painted by H.C. Porter. The paintings are paired with oral histories, collected by project manager Lauchlin Fields and heard through handheld audio devices, to give insights into theRead the story …