OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi higher education graduate students are volunteering their time and counsel this month to help high school students apply for financial assistance and college admission. It’s all part of the third annual Mississippi College Goal Sunday, a nonprofit program designed to help high school students get theirRead the story …
Partnership Supports Only State High School Chinese Program
February 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Oxford High School students in Ping Zhang’s class await their instructor’s arrival. As she enters the room and takes her position in front of the class, the students rise from their seats, bow and respond to her greeting – in Mandarin Chinese. For the next 45 minutes, it is theRead the story …
‘The Color Purple’ set for Feb. 12
February 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – First, it was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, then a moving motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. Now, “The Color Purple” is a soul-stirring stage musical, and it’s coming to the University of Mississippi. “The Color Purple: The Musical about Love,” hits the stage at 3 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 12) at the GertrudeRead the story …
Children’s Defense Fund Founder to Speak Feb. 21 at UM
February 7, 2012 by
A nationally known advocate for disadvantaged children will speak at the University of Mississippi. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, lectures at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by the Center for theRead the story …
UM Physics Professor Appointed Assistant Spokesperson for LIGO Collaboration
February 7, 2012 by
A University of Mississippi physicist has been appointed the assistant spokesperson of a worldwide scientific collaboration. Marco Cavaglia, UM associate professor of physics and astronomy, was selected to the position in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration, or LSC, a dynamic group of more than 800 scientists worldwide who have joined together in theRead the story …
Evidence, A Dance Company Set to Perform Tuesday at Ford Center
February 3, 2012 by
… Ensemble hosted Monday community workshop on campus OXFORD, Miss. – Combining traditional African dance with contemporary choreography in a dynamic performance, Evidence, A Dance Company will perform Tuesday (Feb. 7) at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance are $29 for orchestra/parterre andRead the story …
Finding Mississippi’s Answer to Lake Wobegon: Garrison Keillor to Speak at UM
February 2, 2012 by
… Feb. 15 event is free and open to the public Music, literature, and homegrown charm will be celebrated when the host of Minnesota Public Radio’s live radio variety show “A Prairie Home Companion” visits the University of Mississippi. Author, humorist and radio personality Garrison Keillor is slated to be the Sally McDonnell Barksdale HonorsRead the story …
Small Business Development Center Creates Jobs, Improves Economy
February 1, 2012 by
… Dedication for center’s new office facility set for Feb. 15 In today’s economy, small business owners are facing numerous challenges, from lack of sales to evolving technologies. The Mississippi Small Business Development Center assists small businesses with issues like these and guides them to success. “The Small Business Development Center is designed to provideRead the story …
IT Switch Increases Communications Capabilities by 10 Times Original Power
February 1, 2012 by
… University becomes first in state to switch to MissiON system The University of Mississippi is the first entity to begin using the new Mississippi Optical Network, referred to as MissiON. MissiON has been a dream of the chief research officers and chief information officers at Mississippi research universities for many years. All struggle withRead the story …
Student Organization Needs Volunteers for Feed the Hunger Pack-A-Thon
January 31, 2012 by
… Second annual event set for Feb. 24-25 A group of University of Mississippi students and Oxford residents are getting ready to touch thousands of lives halfway around the world. Feed the Hunger, a new Ole Miss student organization, is organizing the university’s second annual Pack-A-Thon, a two-day event in which volunteers gather to packRead the story …