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School Of Applied Sciences, Alumni Assoc. Host Continuing Ed Weekend, Sept. 15-16, Deborah Purnell Sep 2005

School Of Applied Sciences, Alumni Assoc. Host Continuing Ed Weekend, Sept. 15-16, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The School of Applied Sciences and the Alumni Association at the University of Mississippi host Continuing Education Weekend, Thursday and Friday (Sept. 15-16).


Students Sponsoring Art Sale Sept. 16 To Benefit Those Displaced By Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report Sep 2005

Students Sponsoring Art Sale Sept. 16 To Benefit Those Displaced By Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department of Art is sponsoring a Hurricane Katrina Benefit Art Sale on Friday, Sept. 16 in Gallery 130 at Meek Hall.


Relief Drive Slated For Ole Miss-Wyoming Game, Mitchell Diggs Sep 2005

Relief Drive Slated For Ole Miss-Wyoming Game, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi football fans can help students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath by contributing to a collection drive at the Sept. 24 Ole Miss-Wyoming game.


Hosts Debate Competition: Students Donate To Hurricane Relief Efforts, Tobie Baker Sep 2005

Hosts Debate Competition: Students Donate To Hurricane Relief Efforts, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ninety-one high school students from across the Mid-South converge at the University of Mississippi this weekend for a forensics tournament, but debate isn't the only thing on their minds.


Law Student Helping Set Up, Stock Air National Guard Hospital For Evacuees, Kara Givens Sep 2005

Law Student Helping Set Up, Stock Air National Guard Hospital For Evacuees, Kara Givens

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When third-year law student Tom Bittick received a call from the Mississippi Air National Guard to go to Meridian last Friday, he knew his semester was no longer just about finishing his law degree.


Um Faculty Available To Discuss Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report Sep 2005

Um Faculty Available To Discuss Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The following University of Mississippi faculty members are available to discuss topics related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Contact them at the numbers listed, or call for other assistance.


Southern Foodways Alliance Partners To Find Jobs For Displaced Restaurant Workers, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2005

Southern Foodways Alliance Partners To Find Jobs For Displaced Restaurant Workers, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, in partnership with the Council of Independent Restaurants of America and the James Beard Foundation, is coordinating a job bank for restaurant workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina.


Army Rotc Students Support Hurricane Relief Efforts, Staff Report Sep 2005

Army Rotc Students Support Hurricane Relief Efforts, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - More than a dozen University of Mississippi students are supporting disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. These students are members of a special program that allows dual participation in both the Mississippi National Guard and Army ROTC.


Ford Center Offers Good Deal This Season: Soul, Country, Broadway And More, Deborah Purnell Sep 2005

Ford Center Offers Good Deal This Season: Soul, Country, Broadway And More, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A little soul, some country magic and a lot of Broadway take the stage at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts during its 2005-06 programming, including headliners Crystal Gayle, the Oak Ridge Boys, "Cats" and "Mame."


English Prof Featured In Willa Cather Documentary On Pbs, Camille Breland Sep 2005

English Prof Featured In Willa Cather Documentary On Pbs, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi professor is to be featured in a documentary about acclaimed American author Willa Cather, airing at 8 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 7) on Mississippi Public Broadcasting stations.


Free Counseling Sessions Offered To Hurricane Victims, Tobie Baker Sep 2005

Free Counseling Sessions Offered To Hurricane Victims, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Hurricane Katrina's devastation along the Gulf Coast has created more than just physical destruction. Those affected also face mental anguish.


Emergency Information Center Open To Help Small Business Owners, Staff Report Sep 2005

Emergency Information Center Open To Help Small Business Owners, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Small Business Development Center has opened an emergency information center at its facility on the University of Mississippi campus. Small business development staff members with disaster recovery expertise are available to provide information to small business owners impacted by Hurricane Katrina.


Internet Access, Other Computer Services Offered For Hurricane Evacuees, Deborah Purnell Sep 2005

Internet Access, Other Computer Services Offered For Hurricane Evacuees, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Office of Information Technology has opened a multimedia computer lab to serve evacuees from the area affected by Hurricane Katrina.


Hope & Peace In Face Of Tragedy, J. Adrian Aumen Sep 2005

Hope & Peace In Face Of Tragedy, J. Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

Ole Miss students, faculty, staff and community members gathered in the Grove on the Oxford campus Thursday evening for spiritual guidance, support and understanding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Many brought donations of bottled water for the needy who remain on the Gulf Coast and relief workers. Ministers from various area churches spoke to the UM crowd about unity, courage, loss and hope.


Accountancy Students Make Good Showing In National Competition, Elaine Pugh Aug 2005

Accountancy Students Make Good Showing In National Competition, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A team of University of Mississippi accountancy students finished second in recent competition at the national Beta Alpha Psi Conference in San Francisco.


Community Gathering Planned For Thursday In Grove, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Aug 2005

Community Gathering Planned For Thursday In Grove, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - During this tragic time in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the University of Mississippi is offering a chance for students and community members to come together for spiritual guidance, support and understanding at 6 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 1) in the Grove.


Specific Donations Needed For Hurricane Relief, Staff Report Aug 2005

Specific Donations Needed For Hurricane Relief, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The hurricane relief drive at the Student Union is accepting donations of bottled water, nonperishable food and cash ONLY. Monetary donations are being accepted inside the Student Union, and a collection trailer on the Union Plaza is taking bottled water and canned food, both from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily this week.


Extended Enrollment Offered To Displaced College Students, Jeffrey Alford Aug 2005

Extended Enrollment Offered To Displaced College Students, Jeffrey Alford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi has extended its fall enrollment deadline for students who wish to transfer from colleges and universities affected by Hurricane Katrina.


Students Collect Relief Aid For Victims Of Hurricane Katrina, John Nothdurft Aug 2005

Students Collect Relief Aid For Victims Of Hurricane Katrina, John Nothdurft

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Several student organizations at the University of Mississippi are arranging a relief drive to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina in south Mississippi.


Pharmacy School Honors Students With White Coat Ceremony, Dabney Weems Aug 2005

Pharmacy School Honors Students With White Coat Ceremony, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Students, families, friends and faculty gathered recently to honor first-year professional pharmacy students during the School of Pharmacy's White Coat Ceremony.


Instructions For Students Affected By Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report Aug 2005

Instructions For Students Affected By Hurricane Katrina, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Students personally affected by Hurricane Katrina should contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Life. Students who are considering leaving campus - even for a short period of time - are asked to contact the office before departing.


University Counseling Center Helps Students From Hurricane Area Cope, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Aug 2005

University Counseling Center Helps Students From Hurricane Area Cope, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Seeing images and hearing reports of the catastrophic damage Hurricane Katrina has wreaked on Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is difficult for everyone, especially college students whose homes and families are in the devastated area.


Um Classes Called Off For Tuesday Morning, Staff Report Aug 2005

Um Classes Called Off For Tuesday Morning, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi classes will be held as scheduled tonight (Monday, Aug. 29), on the Oxford, Tupelo and Southaven campuses. On Tuesday (Aug. 30), all classes on these campuses are cancelled until 1 p.m., at which time classes will resume as scheduled.


Former Student Honors Mathematics Professor With $100,000 Endowment, Jennifer Southall Aug 2005

Former Student Honors Mathematics Professor With $100,000 Endowment, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi mathematics professor William Staton has been honored with an endowment of more than $100,000. Established by Staton's former student Hung Wei Lin, the William Staton Endowment in Mathematics is to be used for faculty development and other needs in the department.


Tad Smith Coliseum Open As Overflow Emergency Shelter, Staff Report Aug 2005

Tad Smith Coliseum Open As Overflow Emergency Shelter, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi officials have opened Tad Smith Coliseum as an overflow shelter for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.


Art Department Kicks Off Fall Exhibition Schedule With Mfa Student Show, Deborah Purnell Aug 2005

Art Department Kicks Off Fall Exhibition Schedule With Mfa Student Show, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Gallery 130 in the University of Mississippi art department kicks off its fall schedule with "Eleven," a group exhibition of work produced during the summer break by master's of fine arts students.


Southern Foodways Symposium Offers Scholarships To African-American Students, Jennifer Southall Aug 2005

Southern Foodways Symposium Offers Scholarships To African-American Students, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The eighth annual Southern Foodways Symposium, set for Oct. 27-30 in and around Oxford and the University of Mississippi, again hosts three African-American college students committed to food-related careers.


Research Funding Sets New Record For Um, Mitchell Diggs Aug 2005

Research Funding Sets New Record For Um, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Funding for research and sponsored programs at the University of Mississippi hit a record $114.2 million in fiscal year 2004-05, which ended June 30.


Faculty Salaries Are Top Priority, Chancellor Says, Jeffrey Alford Aug 2005

Faculty Salaries Are Top Priority, Chancellor Says, Jeffrey Alford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat had one word for faculty members at a fall faculty meeting Wednesday: "salaries."


Art Instructor, Curator To Address 'Outstanding Young Persons' In Japan, Deborah Purnell Aug 2005

Art Instructor, Curator To Address 'Outstanding Young Persons' In Japan, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi faculty member is among six invited speakers to visit Tokyo Sept. 2-7 to address the 2005 Outstanding Young Person Program, sponsored by the Osaka Junior Chambers of Commerce Inc.