OXFORD, Miss. – Engineering students at the University of Mississippi are using the creative side of their brains to increase enrollment.
Roundtable Series to Address Women’s Retention in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers
January 28, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Women’s retention in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is the focus of five free, public programs this spring at the University of Mississippi.
Former Union Boilermaker Receives Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
January 20, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was 14, Brian Michael Watson dropped out of high school. At 16, he earned his GED and went to work for five years as a union boilermaker.
Graduate Course Lets Engineering Students Apply Knowledge to Real-World Problems
January 4, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Shannon Wilson, a University of Mississippi graduate student from Fairfax Station, Va., signed up for a course in Service Learning in Water and Sanitation Engineering last fall, she didn’t know what to expect. But the environmental engineering major had heard that the class, taught by Cristiane Queiroz Surbeck, would give herRead the story …
Public Policy Leadership, Civil Engineering Student Studying in Northern Ireland
November 23, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hannie “Parker” Capps of Sunflower, a senior at the University of Mississippi, is killing two birds with one stone while studying this semester at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Parker Capps
Study Abroad Students Continue to Give in Belize
November 13, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Valerie Blair, a University of Mississippi junior from Corinth, and 11 fellow Ole Miss students landed in Ambergris Caye, Belize, they didn’t know what to expect. But every one of them knew why they were there: to serve school children in an impoverished area of San Mateo. UM students Rebecca WernerRead the story …
UM and South Korean University Create Educational Partnership
November 9, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi expanded its global presence Monday (Nov. 9) with the signing of a formal partnership with Hanbat National University in South Korea. Larry Ridgeway (left), vice chancellor for student affairs at the Ole Miss, and Hanbat National University President Dong-Ho Sul (right) celebrate after the signing of a collaborationRead the story …
Six Entering Freshmen Chosen as Lott Leadership Scholars
October 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Six new freshmen at the University of Mississippi enrolled this fall as scholars selected for membership in the Lott Leadership Institute. New Lott Leadership Scholars for 2009-10 are (l-r) Charles “Justin” Sanders of Madison, Molly Hunter Harris of East Greenwich, R.I., Hunter Owen Nicholson of Brandon, Sarah Key Robinson of Brandon, MorganRead the story …
Former FBI Psychologist to Provide Insight into National Intelligence Agency
October 14, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Geospatial intelligence has been used to pinpoint terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, assess the devastation following the Samoan Island tsunami and safeguard such events as the recent presidential inauguration and Super Bowl. Meredith Krause
Black Alumni Return to Discuss Career Options with Students
October 12, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven young University of Mississippi alumni will return to their alma mater Friday (Oct. 16) to share with students the secrets of their successful careers.