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Orchestra Performs Popular American Sounds In Grove Aug. 1, J. Adrian Aumen Jul 2004

Orchestra Performs Popular American Sounds In Grove Aug. 1, J. Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - American music - from ragtime to big band to a soldiers' salute - populates the program of Sunday's free, public concert in the Grove at the University of Mississippi.


Art Professor Awarded State Arts Commission Grant, Deborah Purnell Jul 2004

Art Professor Awarded State Arts Commission Grant, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Sheri Fleck Rieth, assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a $4,000 visual arts fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission.


Space Grant Internship Provides Real-World Experience For Students, Kezia Pigford Jul 2004

Space Grant Internship Provides Real-World Experience For Students, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A dozen students from colleges around the state are gaining real-world work experience this summer through a NASA-funded internship program.


Student Attends Democratic Convention As Participant In Washington Center Program, Tobie Baker Jul 2004

Student Attends Democratic Convention As Participant In Washington Center Program, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi senior Erin Smith of Oxford is attending the Democratic National Convention in Boston through July 30 as a participant in Campaign 2004: The National Political Conventions.


Enriching Youth Experiences, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Enriching Youth Experiences, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

Rose Carey (seated), shows her artwork to Arnold Aprill, visiting instructor of art (right), and rising UM senior Diana Riggs. Carey is among 34 students from the Batesville and Rome communities who are visiting the Oxford campus through Saturday for Youth Weekend, an academic enrichment program sponsored by the university's William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. In addition to art lessons, UM faculty and staff and local volunteers are helping youths design web sites, work on photographic projects, research and conduct oral histories, and prepare for the ACT college preparatory exam. "The entire campus was involved in supporting the project," …


Accountants From 20 Countries To Attend World Meeting Aug. 3-5, Elaine Pugh Jul 2004

Accountants From 20 Countries To Attend World Meeting Aug. 3-5, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Accountants from some 20 countries are scheduled to convene Aug. 3-5 at the University of Mississippi for the second leg of the 10th World Congress of Accounting Historians.


Community Youth Celebrate African Culture With Free Arts Program In Um Grove Sunday, J. Adrian Aumen Jul 2004

Community Youth Celebrate African Culture With Free Arts Program In Um Grove Sunday, J. Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dancing, drumming and visual arts celebrate the excitement and beauty of African culture in a free, public program in the Grove at the University of Mississippi Sunday (July 25), beginning at 5:30 p.m.


Southern Studies Center Hosts 'Portraits From The Delta' Exhibit, Kezia Pigford Jul 2004

Southern Studies Center Hosts 'Portraits From The Delta' Exhibit, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture is hosting an exhibit of photographs taken in the Mississippi Delta.


Annual Faulkner Conference Opens Sunday, Staff Report Jul 2004

Annual Faulkner Conference Opens Sunday, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi hosts the 31st annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference Sunday-Thursday (July 25-29) on the Oxford campus. The program, "Faulkner and the Material Culture," examines how the seemingly ordinary elements in life - homes, clothes, transportation, work, sports, food, drink, etc. - are woven into Faulkner's work.


Sunflower Teens Present Freedom Project Production, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Sunflower Teens Present Freedom Project Production, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Youngsters affiliated with the Sunflower County Freedom Project perform "Thirty Years From Now," an original play based on school integration during the 1960s, Friday (July 23) at the University of Mississippi.


Geologists, Engineers Help Local Officials Prepare For Earthquake, Kezia Pigford Jul 2004

Geologists, Engineers Help Local Officials Prepare For Earthquake, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Geologists and civil engineers at the University of Mississippi Center for Community Earthquake Preparedness are traveling across the state to help community leaders prepare for "the big one."


Acclaimed Faulkner Play To Be Filmed During Oxford Performances, Jennifer Southall Jul 2004

Acclaimed Faulkner Play To Be Filmed During Oxford Performances, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The critically acclaimed one-man show based on the life of Oxford's most famous resident comes to the University of Mississippi July 26-28 for three rare free performances.


Rowan Oak Reopens July 25, Begins Faulkner Conference, Tobie Baker Jul 2004

Rowan Oak Reopens July 25, Begins Faulkner Conference, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - William Faulkner's Rowan Oak, closed to visitors since December 2001, reopens July 25 after a nearly $1 million restoration of the Greek Revival house and grounds.


Jackson Scholar Sets Sights High With $40,000 Day Business Award, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Jackson Scholar Sets Sights High With $40,000 Day Business Award, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Two months after surviving a near-fatal car wreck last year and enduring the multiple facial reconstructive surgeries that followed, Joshua Dudley Kipp of Jackson served as a delegate to the Mississippi Governor's School where he earned special honors.


Free Gospel Music Showcase In Grove Sunday, July 18, J. Adrian Aumen Jul 2004

Free Gospel Music Showcase In Grove Sunday, July 18, J. Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Glorious gospel sounds fill the air Sunday (July 18) at the University of Mississippi as the fourth annual L-O-U Summer Sunset Series continues in the Grove.


Senior Engineering Student Honors Mother, Grandmother With $100,000 Scholarship Endowment, Angela Moore Jul 2004

Senior Engineering Student Honors Mother, Grandmother With $100,000 Scholarship Endowment, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A senior engineering major who has paid her own way through college has established a $100,000 scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi as she eyes her bright future.


Veteran English Prof Is Top Teacher In Liberal Arts, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Veteran English Prof Is Top Teacher In Liberal Arts, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - During his 25-year tenure at the University of Mississippi, English Professor Ben Fisher has held the attention of legions of students, from fledgling freshmen to astute doctoral candidates.


Veteran English Prof Is Top Teacher In Liberal Arts, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Veteran English Prof Is Top Teacher In Liberal Arts, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - During his 25-year tenure at the University of Mississippi, English Professor Ben Fisher has held the attention of legions of students, from fledgling freshmen to astute doctoral candidates.


Music Grad Students Receive Scholarships To Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Deborah Purnell Jul 2004

Music Grad Students Receive Scholarships To Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Four University of Mississippi music graduate students have received scholarships to participate in the Fairbanks (Alaska) Summer Arts Festival, July 18-Aug. 1.


Couple Funds English Teaching Award In Honor Of Former Prof, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

Couple Funds English Teaching Award In Honor Of Former Prof, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi alumnus and his wife have created an award to honor former English professor Lawrence "Shaky" Yates, whose stern teaching style is said to have vexed students during his tenure from 1946 to 1953.


Admissions' Traveling Program July 17, 18, 25 Offers Tips On College Search, Jennifer Southall Jul 2004

Admissions' Traveling Program July 17, 18, 25 Offers Tips On College Search, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Office of Admissions goes on the road in July to offer rising high school seniors and their parents a head start with the college search process.


English Prof Wins National Poetry Award, Deidra Jackson Jul 2004

English Prof Wins National Poetry Award, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi Professor of English Ann Fisher-Wirth, a widely published poet and environmental essayist, recently won the 2004 Rita Dove Poetry Award from the Salem College Center for Women Writers.


Expert Available To Discuss Marlon Brando's Legacy, Staff Report Jul 2004

Expert Available To Discuss Marlon Brando's Legacy, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Ted Ownby, professor of history and Southern studies at UM, is available to discuss the mystique surrounding actor Marlon Brando, who died today.


Community Fourth Of July Celebration Features Three Days Of Activities, Staff Report Jul 2004

Community Fourth Of July Celebration Features Three Days Of Activities, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - This year's Lafayette-Oxford-University Community Fourth of July Celebration spans three days and includes activities for all ages and interests, beginning Friday.


Two Students Win Real Estate Scholarships, Deidra Jackson Jun 2004

Two Students Win Real Estate Scholarships, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two University of Mississippi business administration students are recipients of a scholastic award that recognizes academic excellence in commercial real estate education.


Food Service Institute Teaches Healthy, 'Fun' Cuisine For Kids, Jennifer Southall Jun 2004

Food Service Institute Teaches Healthy, 'Fun' Cuisine For Kids, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Statistics on obesity suggest that eating plenty of foods rich in vitamins and minerals while limiting those full of fat and empty calories is a hard sell for adults. It's perhaps an even harder sell for children: supermarkets don't put all that processed sugary goodness at a 9-year-old's eye level just for the heck of it.


International Law Experts Available To Discuss Legalities Surrounding Transfer Of Authority In Iraq, Staff Report Jun 2004

International Law Experts Available To Discuss Legalities Surrounding Transfer Of Authority In Iraq, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The transfer of power in Iraq from the Coalition Provisional Authority to an interim government is being hailed on both sides as a critical step toward democracy and stability in the nation. But many details are still being negotiated, including the handover of Saddam Hussein into Iraqi custody.


Faulkner Conference July 25-29 To Focus On Materiality Of Life, Deidra Jackson Jun 2004

Faulkner Conference July 25-29 To Focus On Materiality Of Life, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The seemingly ordinary elements of life that provide the backdrop for William Faulkner's fiction are the focus of this year's Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, July 25-29, at the University of Mississippi.


Foreign-Banned Internet Hate Sites Finding Home In U.S., Natashia Gregoire Jun 2004

Foreign-Banned Internet Hate Sites Finding Home In U.S., Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Banned in several European countries, Web sites that promote racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia are finding shelter under American First Amendment laws.


Biz School Names Insurance, Risk Management Specialist 2004 Top Teacher, Deidra Jackson Jun 2004

Biz School Names Insurance, Risk Management Specialist 2004 Top Teacher, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - At the University of Mississippi, an assistant professor of finance with more than 12 years of corporate risk management experience has helped bring national recognition to the School of Business Administration and earned accolades for herself.