OXFORD, Miss. – More than 60 University of Mississippi staff and students are working to get area eighth-graders thinking about their future at the Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo this week. The event began today (Oct. 4) and ends Thursday (Oct. 6) at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo. With the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund atRead the story …
Grenada UM Graduate Invests in Community and Education
LC Smith hopes his 20-year journey to a degree inspires others to go to college
May 28, 2016 by
GRENADA, Miss. – Over the past 20 years, LC Smith, of Duck Hill, has made it his mission to spread the message in his community that education can lead to a bright future. He’s served as a law enforcement officer throughout those years, but he also has been serving as an example to his communityRead the story …
Booneville Campus Student Honored with Taylor Medal
Summer Sharplin continues family tradition in education field
May 12, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer Sharplin, a senior majoring in elementary education at the University of Mississippi at Booneville, has been awarded the university’s highest academic award, the Taylor Medal, during the annual Honors Convocation, which was April 7 on the Oxford campus. She is the daughter of Tony and Tammy Sharplin of Ripley. Attending theRead the story …
Student Continues Education, Cares for Mother Recovering from Cancer
Matt Waldrup hopes to attend law school after receiving degree from UM DeSoto Center
May 11, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Matt Waldrup can think of one person who wants to see him graduate more than anyone: his mom. “Ever since I was little, she always said, ‘I just want to see you grow up, finish your education and be happy,’” said Waldrup, a Memphis native who is finishing his final semester atRead the story …
Top Nontraditional Students Join Alpha Sigma Lambda
Nearly 20 DeSoto Center scholars inducted at ceremony
May 8, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society recently inducted 18 seniors into the organization. “It is an honor to recognize these outstanding students and welcome them into Alpha Sigma Lambda,” said Rick Gregory, executive director of the regional campus. “They are a greatRead the story …
DeSoto Campus Students Honored with Taylor Medals
School of Education seniors land university's highest academic award
May 4, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Two seniors at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven have been awarded the Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal. Yasmin Ali and Lauren Carson, both elementary education majors, accepted their medals April 7 during the Spring Honors Day Convocation at the Oxford campus. The Taylor Medals, established in 1904, are the university’sRead the story …
UM-DeSoto Student Wins Highest Award from Legal Studies Department
McKinley McCarty recognized for academics, service
May 1, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Though emailing in class is generally frowned upon, McKinley McCarty hoped for an exception when she learned that she had won the Columbus B. Hopper Scholarship. “I just couldn’t sit there and contain my excitement,” said McCarty, a senior paralegal studies major at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven. “As soonRead the story …
Mother of Five ‘Pursues Dreams’ at UM DeSoto Campus
Cheryl Scott slated to graduate in May with bachelor's in elementary education
April 15, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Cheryl Scott is no stranger to hard work. A student in the elementary education program at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, Scott is finishing her degree while also caring for her five children. “It has been extremely challenging,” Scott said. “I have to balance my time studying and working onRead the story …
Tupelo Campus Graduates Earn University’s Highest Academic Award
May 30, 2012 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Sometimes people surprise themselves by accomplishing something they never imagined they could. This is exactly what happened to Toni Reiner of Fulton, a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Tupelo regional campus. Reiner, who graduated last fall with a bachelor’s degree in social work, was named a UM Taylor Medalist forRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year to Visit Oxford, DeSoto Campuses
April 11, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michelle Shearer, the 2011 national Teacher of the Year, will visit University of Mississippi campuses in Oxford and Southaven during a two-day event hosted by the School of Education beginning Tuesday (April 17). Shearer, an advanced placement chemistry teacher who also specializes in deaf education at Urbana High School in Fredrick, Md.,Read the story …