OXFORD, Miss. – Hannah Day, a senior education major from Tishomingo at the University of Mississippi at Booneville, recently was selected to receive the university’s top academic honor as a Taylor medalist for the 2017-18 academic year. Day was presented her award during the annual Honors Convocation on the Oxford campus. “I was blown awayRead the story …
Booneville Student Earns University’s Highest Academic Honor
Tishomingo's Hannah Day awarded UM Taylor Medal
May 10, 2018 by
Southaven Parks’ Marketing Director Reflects on DeSoto Center Tenure
Olivia Craig earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in May
October 8, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Olivia Craig has been quite busy since graduating from the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center -Southaven in May. Craig, who earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, immediately landed a job as director of marketing for the city of Southaven’s Parks and Recreation Department. The department oversees multiple facilities forRead the story …
UM-Grenada, BGS Student Changes Career Plans and Excels
Bethany Miller earns UM's Taylor Medal for academic achievement
May 30, 2017 by
GRENADA, Miss. – After graduating from Grenada High School in 2011, Bethany Miller enrolled at Holmes Community College’s Grenada Center, where she served as a student ambassador and a student worker in the vice president’s office. She graduated with an associate’s degree in social work in 2013 and started classes in the nursing program theRead the story …
UM-Booneville Student Earns University’s Highest Academic Award
Christy Grissom follows winding career path to a Taylor Medal
May 11, 2017 by
BOONEVILLE, Miss. – Growing up, Barbara “Christy” Grissom of Iuka never really thought much about going to college after high school. She went to work at a local restaurant and then a local furniture manufacturing plant before events beyond her control changed the course of her future. Grissom had worked her way up to aRead the story …
UM-Tupelo Students Hit Top 10 in Bloomberg Stock Trading Challenge
Class project yields solid investing experience for group
May 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Managerial finance students at the University of Mississippi at Tupelo regional campus have been busy this spring managing a $10 million investment for the Bloomberg Business Corp. Although the money existed only in theory, the students who participated in the 2017 Bloomberg Trading Challenge gained a real-world knowledge of financial trading principlesRead the story …
UM-DeSoto Graduate’s Career Soars
Alumna manages inventory accounting for Endeavor Air
March 3, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – After earning her degree in finance from the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, Heather Gatzke’s career has reached great heights. The 2011 graduate works for Endeavor Air as a manager of inventory accounting. Her journey with the airline began while she was still in school at UM-DeSoto. “While I attended UM-DeSoto,Read the story …
UM-DeSoto to Host Informational Events for NWCC Students
Regional campus staff aims to assist students with enrollment in a bachelor's degree program
March 3, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Northwest Mississippi Community College students who plan to transfer into a University of Mississippi bachelor’s degree-completion program are invited to two upcoming events at the university’s Southaven regional campus. The first event, 2+2 Transfer Day, is slated for 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. March 8 in the lobby of the NWCC DeSotoRead the story …
Overstreet-Miller Joins DeSoto Campus as IMC Instructor
New full-time faculty member brings extensive experience in public relations, marketing
February 12, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven has hired a full-time faculty member to strengthen its integrated marketing communications program. Patricia Overstreet-Miller, who began working at the regional campus this spring as an IMC instructor, has an expansive career in communications, including public relations, marketing, advertising and lobbying. At the corporate level,Read the story …
Schools Look to DeSoto Writing Center for Insight
Faculty and staff offer advice, resources for development of middle and high school centers
January 5, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – As director of the Writing Center at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, Jeanine Rauch sees the value of honing writing skills early. “Ultimately, writing is clear thinking,” said Rauch, an instructor in the university’s Department of Writing and Rhetoric. “When students are confident in their own writing, the writing processRead the story …
Grenada Hospital Employee Benefits from Scholarships at Regional Campus
Simpson family working toward college degrees with help from employee benefit
December 8, 2016 by
GRENADA, Miss. – Sonia Simpson never imagined that she would one day be sitting in a college classroom with her daughter, but this fall semester she is doing just that as she works to complete her junior year of courses at the University of Mississippi’s Grenada campus. “This has been a personal goal of mineRead the story …