This week marks the return of Lenoir Dining, a restaurant on our campus run by hospitality management and dietetics students. Lenoir Dining is open for lunch and dinner each Tuesday and Thursday, with a fresh menu introduced each week. Sit back and relax while dining in style and helping students hone their hospitality skills. TheRead the story …
Nominations Open for Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
Deadline approaching for recommendations for community service honors
February 17, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi is seeking nominations for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, which honors individuals for their hard work, dedication to others and overall selfless ambition. The award will be given in partnership with UM Volunteer Services/Office of the Dean ofRead the story …
Get the Dish on Campus Food
February 10, 2014 by
Looking for more information about the nutritional content of the food served at many of the dining locations around campus? OleMissDining.com is your source. Powered by CampusDish, this web site features locations, menus, hours of operation, nutritional information and more for many of the dining options located around campus. Spending a little time diving intoRead the story …
Ford Center Program Puts UM Students Center Stage
Collaboration provides rare mentoring, professional development for dance and theatre students
February 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the world of modern dance, it is not often that students work directly with professional dancers to create choreography. But several University of Mississippi students are doing just that, through a program organized by the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Through a competitive grant application, the Ford CenterRead the story …
‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Rocks the Ford Center
Legends come alive on stage with Broadway production featuring music of Presley, Cash, Lewis and Perkins
February 6, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On one magical afternoon in December 1956, music legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins came together for the only time and recorded an impromptu jam session at the famed Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn. Through the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “Million Dollar Quartet,” that recording is beingRead the story …
Easing the Pain of Tax Time
Two programs offer free help to make filing taxes a bit easier
February 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s one of the things you can count on: taxes. As the time arrives to begin thinking about filing 2013 tax returns, two programs featuring University of Mississippi law and accountancy students are providing free assistance to the community. Second- and third-year Ole Miss law students will provide full-service tax preparation forRead the story …
Nutrition Clinic Offers Healthy Help for Cooking, Weight Management
Two programs provide opportunities for improving health and learning more about good choices
February 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Remember that New Year’s resolution you made to eat better and lose weight? The University of Mississippi Nutrition Clinic has classes to help you stay on track. During February, Mary Roseman, a registered and licensed dietitian and UM associate professor of nutrition and hospitality, and Gillon Wells, graduate assistant, will conduct aRead the story …
U.S. Navy Concert Band to Perform at the Ford Center
Free concert by premier wind ensemble offers entertainment for the entire community
February 4, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As one of six ensembles in the United States Navy Band, the U.S. Navy Concert Band performs throughout the world and across the United States. The acclaimed band will grace the stage of the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts with a free concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 8. ThoughRead the story …
Are You Ready to Start Something?
January 29, 2014 by
What can you accomplish in 54 hours? With the plethora of resources available during Oxford’s first-ever Startup weekend, Feb. 7-9, you might surprise yourself. Startup Weekend is a global movement, designed to provide a unique experience for all types of entrepreneurs. Oxford’s first-ever event will take place at the Innovation Hub @ Insight Park, located onRead the story …
‘House and Home’ Exhibit Opens at University Museum
Collection of artifacts and photographs offers a tour of the American home through past and present
January 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum presents “House and Home,“ a tour of houses through past and present, to explore the history and progression of the American home. On loan from the National Endowment for the Humanities, “House and Home” was originally created and exhibited in the National Building Museum. The UM exhibition runs throughRead the story …