OXFORD, Miss. – Thelma Curry, a captain in the University of Mississippi Police Department, has been a familiar face on campus for more than 40 years, but she recently put down her badge for good. Curry, UPD’s captain of support operations, retired May 31 after a career that began on campus when she was an OleRead the story …
Q&A: UPD Capt. Thelma Curry Reflects on 40-Year Career
Longtime officer has been a part of university's transformation and growth
June 15, 2018 by
Meet Katherine Slone, May’s Staff Member of the Month
May 18, 2018 by
Katherine Slone, executive assistant in the Office of the Provost, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for May. To help us get to know her better, Slone answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Slone: Six years. IOM: What isRead the story …
Persistence Leads to Perseverance
May 11, 2018 by
“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” – B.F. Skinner The inaugural Red and Blue Celebration for graduating faculty and staff is a testament to those who have worked hard to overcome obstacles of balancing life,Read the story …
Meet Martina Brewer, April’s Staff Member of the Month
April 24, 2018 by
Martina Brewer, associate director of admissions, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for April. To help us get to know her better, Brewer answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Brewer: Fourteen years. I started in April 2004. IOM: What is yourRead the story …
School of Applied Sciences Lauds Annual Research Symposium Winners
Students present research in broad range of fields
April 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Administrators and faculty in the School of Applied Sciences offer congratulations to the school’s winners of the Graduate Student Council’s Eighth Annual Research Symposium: Christopher Hill, Sam Wilson, James Grant Mouser, Caleb Williams, Lauren Luginsland and Harish Chander for their third-place podium session, “Impact Of Repeated Balance Perturbations on Lower Extremity LeanRead the story …
Celebrating Great UM Women
Inspiring stories reflect observance of Women's History Month
March 27, 2018 by
In celebration of Women’s History Month, this selection of stories highlights achievements by great UM women. These are just few of the wonderful stories about faculty, staff, students and alumni: Nancy Dupont, NewsPro Educator of the Year Karen Raber Named Director of Shakespeare Organization Jacquline Vinson, Barbara Howard, Rose Flenorl, and Peggy Gillom-Granderson recognized duringRead the story …
Ole Miss Outdoors’ Dog Sledding Trip a Howling Good Time
Excursion to Ely, Minnesota, also includes visit to International Wolf Center
February 20, 2018 by
It’s my first time dog sledding, and I’m standing on a platform, bundled up like a polar explorer and holding onto a bar behind a sled while five Canadian Inuit dogs eagerly wait to hear “Ready, hike!” Most people think of “Mush” as the command for dog sledding. But “Ready, hike!” is better. “Ready” getsRead the story …
RebelWell Offers 10 Steps to a Healthier You in 2018
January 5, 2018 by
The new year is here, which means new goals are being made! Here are some tips from RebelWell to help with goals that will lead to a healthier you! Make you goals smart.This means that they are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. Instead of “I will work out every week,” say, “I will walk or jogRead the story …
Top Stories on Ole Miss News in 2017
Year-end review reveals significant, widely-read headlines
December 19, 2017 by
As 2017 draws to a close, we are pleased to share highlights of stories from Ole Miss News. While we would quickly run out of room if we tried to share the more than 600 stories we produced in 2017, here is a nice sampling of great things that happened across our campuses: UM TopsRead the story …
‘Sorts-Giving’ Volunteers Do Dirty, but Important, Work
November 30, 2017 by
There were cans. So many cans. There were plastic bottles, paper plates and a “Fins Up” button. There were the bones of so many fried chickens, Mississippi’s unofficial state bird. Among the refuse piles of Ole Miss game days past, there have been high heels, a Brooks Brothers umbrella and even a discarded DVD about fixingRead the story …