OXFORD, Miss. – With a recent $400,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, Allen and Leah Crosswell of Houston, Texas, have provided the means to hire and support a new recruiter whose goal will be to get more high-achieving Texas students to choose Ole Miss for college. Crosswell, a 1989 graduate of the UM SchoolRead the story …
University Launches LiveSafe Mobile App
Resource available for free download for all students, faculty and staff
November 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has partnered with the mobile safety communications platform LiveSafe to offer Ole Miss students, faculty and staff a tool for real-time security communication. The app, available for free download for iOS in the App Store and for Android on Google Play, will allow the campus community to reportRead the story …
UM Administrators Say Thank You to Donors
More than 480 alumni and friends receive calls of gratitude
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter surprised a number of alumni and friends recently, when he called to personally thank them for their financial support. Vitter participated in UM’s fourth annual “Thank You Power Hour” along with academic deans, faculty and staff members who volunteered to spend an hour calling moreRead the story …
UM Students Start Coaching for Literacy Chapter
Group focusing its efforts in state, with funding going to three Mississippi-based partners
May 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students have started a chapter of a new nonprofit group to raise money for literacy efforts across the state by raffling off the opportunity for fans to become an “assistant coach” during an Ole Miss sporting event. Matt Bolton, an Ole Miss sophomore from Memphis, started the chapter of theRead the story …
Miss University Delivers 1,600 Books to Delta Schools
May 14, 2015 by
Miss University France Beard visited the Mississippi Delta earlier this week to deliver more than 1,600 books to schools in need. Beard organized book drives in her hometown of Madison and in Oxford, the latter through the service honor society Gamma Beta Phi at the University of Mississippi. After research and several phone calls, she determinedRead the story …
Ole Miss Food Bank Open Over Holidays
December 23, 2014 by
Recognizing the holiday season can be tough time for some people, the UM Food Bank will have volunteers on hand throughout the holiday break to serve Ole Miss students or employees in need. Started in 2012, the UM Food Bank is open to any Ole Miss student or employee regardless of their financial income. AnyoneRead the story …
Outstanding UM Fraternity Members Win National Awards
Gregory Alston, Anish Sharma and William Fowler recognized as outstanding leaders, scholars
September 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi students were presented awards this summer by their respective fraternities in categories such as outstanding leadership and academics. Gregory Alston, a Hattiesburg native and former ASB president, was awarded the Sigma Chi Fraternity Balfour Award for the Eta chapter. Recognizing the fraternity’s most outstanding member, the award goes to onlyRead the story …
UM Programs Drive Record Freshman Retention Rates
Michelle Obama called for better student support programs, many of which already exist at UM
March 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While many U.S. universities are losing 20 percent to 30 percent of their freshmen each year, the University of Mississippi is gaining attention for a revamped program that is helping 85.6 percent of its freshmen stay in college. The high rate of college dropouts has prompted the Obama administration and experts across the countryRead the story …
Students Join Community for MLK Day of Service
Events to include mentoring middle school students, community projects
January 4, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Groups of University of Mississippi students are working with Lafayette County and Oxford volunteers to improve community organizations and inspire junior high males to further their education. Members of the university’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Office of Volunteer Services, McLean Institute and other campus organizations are teaming withRead the story …
Holidays Typically Bring Uptick in UM Counseling Center Visits
Range of counseling services available in person or through 24-hour crisis hot line over the season
December 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays are often thought of as a joyous time, but the staff at the University of Mississippi Counseling Center know that the end of the year also brings more visits from people in need of their services. The end of the semester, including exam time, accountsRead the story …