OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty University of Mississippi accountancy, business and engineering students got a rare opportunity to solve real-world problems when they participated recently in an experiential learning course on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The students spent almost a week at Keith Huber Corp. in Gulfport as part of Manufacturing 450: Practical Problem Solving. TheRead the story …
CME Students, Volunteers Help Upgrade Grove Grocery
Remodeled space, new equipment make pantry better able to serve UM community
August 30, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Grove Grocery, the University of Mississippi‘s food pantry, recently got an upgrade, thanks to students and staff in the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence. Housed in Kinard Hall, Room 213, Grove Grocery provides free meals and hygiene items for Ole Miss students and employees. The revamp took place late last springRead the story …
Despite Pandemic Challenges, UM Grows Collaborations with Industry
University community partners with industry to prepare students, grow businesses, impact communities
August 23, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – New and strengthened partnerships at the University of Mississippi are supporting the needs of business and industry and helping address their challenges, all while influencing the next generation of leaders. The value of such partnerships was elevated further as COVID-19 rocked all aspects of everyday life, said Hughes Miller, director of industryRead the story …
Toyota Reps Give CME Students Crash Course on Manufacturing Process
Company trainers provided hands-on instruction during Winter Intersession
February 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several University of Mississippi students received intense, hands-on manufacturing instruction when two trainers from the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant in Blue Springs spent time with them on campus during Winter Intersession. Toyota Production System group leaders Jesse Corley and Tiffany Prude assisted in teaching Manf 255: Takt Time and Standard Work,Read the story …
CME Director Sharing Musical Skills in Virtual Concert
Ryan Miller to appear in Leadership Mississippi 'Conquering COVID Through Music'
June 26, 2020 by
Editor’s note: The Mississippi Economic Council has postponed this event. A new day/time has not been announced. OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi staff member whose guitar and vocal talents have made him popular on social media is among four Leadership Mississippi alumni performing in a virtual concert set for Thursday (July 2). RyanRead the story …
UM Manufacturing Face Shield Headbands for Health Care Workers
Center for Manufacturing Excellence, IDEAlab producing physical protection equipment for hospital
April 9, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to support local health care workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, two University of Mississippi units are using 3D printers to produce personal protective gear that is in short supply. The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence and the IDEAlab in the J.D. Williams Library are printing face shieldsRead the story …
SpaceX Veteran Joining UM to Connect Engineering School with Industry
Darin Van Pelt takes position with university after almost 20 years in aerospace industry
February 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Darin Van Pelt (BSME 01) has joined the University of Mississippi as director of engineering engagement, focusing on industry engagement for the School of Engineering and working closely with the Center for Manufacturing Excellence, or CME. Van Pelt spent more than 18 years working in aerospace engineering, most recently as a co-founder of ABL SpaceRead the story …
Freshman Out to Leave a Legacy at UM
Next-Generation Rebels: With majors in international studies and chemical engineering, Leah Timmons honors father's memory
October 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With every step of Leah Timmons’ journey at the University of Mississippi comes a reminder of the words of encouragement her father left her years ago. “Being an only child, I’ve always been extremely close to my parents, especially my dad,” said Timmons, a freshman from Saltillo majoring in international studies andRead the story …
Students Examine Nuts, Bolts of Mississippi Manufacturing
Center for Manufacturing Excellence class offers students real factory experience
October 2, 2019 by
GREENWOOD, Miss. – The Viking Range plant rumbles on this late summer afternoon with an orchestra of thundering industrial sounds. The clank of punching metal tolls across the airplane hangar-sized space. Forklifts beep as they cruise across the plant’s concrete floor. Voices boom out. Enveloping the dull manufacturing roar is the drone of the massiveRead the story …
Working for a Better Mississippi – One Cup of Coffee at a Time
UM students assist nonprofit with manufacturing challenge
December 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eddie Carr wasn’t searching for another manufacturing class project for his University of Mississippi students, but he walked into one that has allowed his students to help a small north Mississippi nonprofit. An extension service instructor at the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at UM, Carr had some extra time earlier this fall afterRead the story …