OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff returning to campus no doubt have noticed smiling – although masked – faces greeting them as they enter many buildings and common gathering spaces. These greeters are C19 Ambassadors, volunteers from the university family who are stationed around campus to ensure that common spaces areRead the story …
Students, Faculty and Staff Volunteer to Keep Campus Safe
C19 Ambassadors serve as greeters, monitors in high-traffic campus spaces
September 8, 2020 by
Rules of the Road: Let’s Talk about Testing for COVID-19
August 26, 2020 by
Editor’s note: The graphics included in this story have been updated to reflect the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new health concerns and new ways of approaching everyday activities, complete with specific terms for these concepts. Everybody wants to stay healthy and help ensure theirRead the story …
OUT Buses Get COVID-19 Safety Upgrades for Fall
Plexiglas partitions, abundant hand sanitizer and removal of standing rides among the measures
August 26, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford University Transit has resumed full operations and those traveling to the University of Mississippi campus this fall will find several new safeguards in place on OUT buses to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most normal routes are operating on a full schedule, but the experience will be a little differentRead the story …
University’s Contact Tracing Efforts Strengthened by Smartphone App
Everbridge, with strong privacy and security features, helps identify possible exposures to COVID-19
August 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are encouraged to download Everbridge, a secure smartphone app that allows individuals to self-report their positive COVID-19 status and helps university contact tracers notify anyone who may have been exposed to the virus. A team of university officials have been working with the Everbridge contactRead the story …
Community Engagement Partners with Nonprofits to Meet COVID-19 Needs
As events are postponed and funding stalls, UM staff works with groups to plan for uncertain future
August 20, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s Office of Community Engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement conducted a survey this summer of community nonprofit organizations, asking leaders how COVID-19 was affecting their operations within the Lafayette, Oxford and university community. From the nearly 50% response rate, it was clear to the office’sRead the story …
University Forms COVID-19 Contact Tracing Team
Made up of experts and volunteers, UM team vital part of return for fall semester
August 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When medical experts recommended contact tracing as another tool to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, University of Mississippi leaders began creating an internal team and extensive process to notify members of the campus community who may have come into contact with a positive case. Many universities have looked outward for expertise orRead the story …
Small Business Development Center Helps Businesses Navigate Pandemic
Entrepreneurs find assistance obtaining loans and other funding to weather slowdown
August 11, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Stephen and Deshawn Clairmont have built a successful manufacturing business that produces decorative home goods with inspirational messages, but their 12-year-old business, Clairmont and Co., took a hit when the economy stumbled because of COVID-19. As soon as the shutdown hit in March, the Clairmonts began the process of applying for theRead the story …
Stressed by COVID? Find Simple Moments and Revel in Them
July 23, 2020 by
Today’s note is for people who are way, way busier because of COVID-19 and for those who are stressed-out by COVID-19. When the girls were much younger and learning to manage their knives, forks and spoons, they sometimes had the dropsies. Sadly, the noise of falling utensils was musical to them, and they repeated theRead the story …
Faculty Leaders Enhance Teaching Methods for Fall
Resilient pedagogy model helps ease potential disruptions in instruction
July 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring resulted in the transition of classes to online, remote or other alternative formats in a week’s time by University of Mississippi faculty and students. As the university prepares to welcome students back to campus this fall, faculty are relying on a resilient coursework modelRead the story …
Are We There Yet?
July 6, 2020 by
Nope. By no means. No way. No. We are not there yet. When I was a kid, my (large) family drove places in a station wagon. Three people were in the front seat, three in the middle seat, two or three in the rear-facing back seat, and one or two in the tiny space betweenRead the story …