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Um's Tradition Of Preparing Leaders Boosted With Approval Of State's First Public Policy Degree, Tobie Baker Apr 2004

Um's Tradition Of Preparing Leaders Boosted With Approval Of State's First Public Policy Degree, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Since 1900, the University of Mississippi has produced a plethora of state leaders, including 17 governors, 47 Supreme Court justices, 30 U.S. representatives and 15 U.S. senators.


Living Blues Magazine's Double Issue About Mississippi Hits Newsstands, Jennifer Southall Apr 2004

Living Blues Magazine's Double Issue About Mississippi Hits Newsstands, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To find out anything and everything about the blues scene in the state where the music was born, you need only pick up the Mississippi issue of Living Blues magazine, on newsstands this week.


Artist Series Presents Mississippi Symphony, Deborah Purnell Apr 2004

Artist Series Presents Mississippi Symphony, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Jackson-based Mississippi Symphony Orchestra joins the University of Mississippi's combined choirs Sunday (April 18) in this season's final University Artist Series event.


Expert: Outdated Concepts Spoil Current Marketing Tools, Deidra Jackson Apr 2004

Expert: Outdated Concepts Spoil Current Marketing Tools, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Marketing research is mired in historical rhetoric and should be updated to reflect a dramatically changed marketplace, marketing specialist Don E. Schultz said in an address Monday at the University of Mississippi.


National Crime Victims' Rights Week Marked With Local Activities April 19-22, Elaine Pugh Apr 2004

National Crime Victims' Rights Week Marked With Local Activities April 19-22, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Legal advice, self-defense instruction, a Clothesline Project and a candlelight vigil are among activities scheduled April 19-22 to mark 2004 National Crime Victims' Rights Week.


Living Blues Magazine's Double Issue About Mississippi Hits Newsstands, Jennifer Southall Apr 2004

Living Blues Magazine's Double Issue About Mississippi Hits Newsstands, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To find out anything and everything about the blues scene in the state where the music was born, you need only pick up the Mississippi issue of Living Blues magazine, on newsstands this week.


Student, Alumni Forum Scheduled Friday At Ford Center, Staff Report Apr 2004

Student, Alumni Forum Scheduled Friday At Ford Center, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Student Alumni Council is sponsoring an alumni and student interactive forum Friday (April 16) at Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Shakespeare Scholar To Present James Edwin Savage Lecture April 15, Deidra Jackson Apr 2004

Shakespeare Scholar To Present James Edwin Savage Lecture April 15, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Shakespeare scholar Lawrence Danson, a professor at Princeton University, headlines the 32nd annual James Edwin Savage Lecture Thursday (April 15) at the University of Mississippi.


Cricket, Anyone? Inaugural Tournament Signals Start Of New Ole Miss Club Sport, Mitchell Diggs Apr 2004

Cricket, Anyone? Inaugural Tournament Signals Start Of New Ole Miss Club Sport, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - It won't have the same worldwide drama as India vs. Pakistan or even Australia vs. England, but the Ole Miss Cricket Tournament certainly qualifies as an historic event.


Scholars From 10 Countries To Meet At Um For Balkan Conference April 15-17, Tobie Baker Apr 2004

Scholars From 10 Countries To Meet At Um For Balkan Conference April 15-17, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi hosts the 14th Biennial Conference on Balkan and South Slavic Linguistics, Literature and Folklore Thursday through Saturday (April 15-17), with a prelude event scheduled Wednesday (April 14).


Theatre Arts Presents World Premiere Of 'Crown Of Thunder' April 15-17, Deborah Purnell Apr 2004

Theatre Arts Presents World Premiere Of 'Crown Of Thunder' April 15-17, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The original play "Crown of Thunder" has its world premiere April 15-17 at the University of Mississippi.


Program Tuesday At Williams Library To Tell About Collecting The History Of Oxford Depot, Staff Report Apr 2004

Program Tuesday At Williams Library To Tell About Collecting The History Of Oxford Depot, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The quest to record personal recollections and collect material items relating to the history of the nearly 150-year-old Oxford train depot is the subject of a program Tuesday at the University of Mississippi.


Trent Lott Leadership Institute Holds Dedication April 15-16, Tobie Baker Apr 2004

Trent Lott Leadership Institute Holds Dedication April 15-16, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In summer 2000, Gordon Fellows participated in the inaugural Trent Lott Leadership Summer Institute for High School Students' four-week training course at the University of Mississippi.


Renowned Pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch Performs April 12, Deborah Purnell Apr 2004

Renowned Pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch Performs April 12, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch performs Monday (April 12) at the University of Mississippi in this season's final Piano Series concert.


Journalism Week Brings Top Journalists To Oxford Campus, Natashia Gregoire Apr 2004

Journalism Week Brings Top Journalists To Oxford Campus, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - More than 30 experienced newsmen and newswomen, sales and marketing professionals, and other journalism industry leaders share their expertise with students at the University of Mississippi during Journalism Week, April 12-16.


Biz Student Hopes Grammy Win Smooths Way To Music Industry Career, Deidra Jackson Apr 2004

Biz Student Hopes Grammy Win Smooths Way To Music Industry Career, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When identifying tomorrow's business leaders, corporate employers look for individuals who have not only savvy enterprising skills but also creative talent that can drive innovation.


News Conference Set For Lott Leadership Institute Dedication, Staff Report Apr 2004

News Conference Set For Lott Leadership Institute Dedication, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

As part of the dedication day activities for the Lott Leadership Institute at the University of Mississippi, U.S. Sen. Trent Lott will participate in a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16, in the institute's headquarters in LaBauve Hall. Chancellor Robert Khayat and Dr. Robert Haws, chair of history and director of the institute , also will be on hand to answer questions about the institute's mission, goals and potential.


Ole Miss 'Family' Welcomes Six Employees Home From Iraq, Staff Report Apr 2004

Ole Miss 'Family' Welcomes Six Employees Home From Iraq, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi welcomes home six employees who served with the Mississippi Army National Guard in Iraq with a noon ceremony Monday (April 12) on the Student Union Plaza.


Gaming Commission Meeting, Daylong Public Conference On Campus April 20, Deborah Purnell Apr 2004

Gaming Commission Meeting, Daylong Public Conference On Campus April 20, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A daylong gaming conference April 20 at the University of Mississippi is slated to address education, compliance and regulatory issues in the industry.


Prof Begins Term As President Of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Deborah Purnell Apr 2004

Prof Begins Term As President Of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi professor has been elected president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.


Regional Independent Brokerage Firms Focus Of Otho Smith Lecture, Deidra Jackson Apr 2004

Regional Independent Brokerage Firms Focus Of Otho Smith Lecture, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Though smaller in scope, regional independent brokerage firms have competitive edges over more prominent companies based in New York and other big metropolitan cities, said James S. Holbrook, chairman and chief executive officer of Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc., in an address Wednesday at the University of Mississippi.


School Of Business Administration Kicks Off Otho Smith Lecture Series Wednesday, Deidra Jackson Apr 2004

School Of Business Administration Kicks Off Otho Smith Lecture Series Wednesday, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration begins a three-part Otho Smith Lecture Series Wednesday (April 7).


Molecular Database Training Offered For For Life Science Professionals, Students, Jennifer Southall Apr 2004

Molecular Database Training Offered For For Life Science Professionals, Students, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts a molecular database training session Wednesday and Thursday (April 7-8) on the UM campus.


Pharmacology Professor Waters Named Top Teacher For 2004, Jennifer Southall Apr 2004

Pharmacology Professor Waters Named Top Teacher For 2004, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - I. Wade Waters, professor of pharmacology, has been named the outstanding teacher at the University of Mississippi.


Southern Foodways Birmingham Field Trip To Focus On Race Relations, Jennifer Southall Apr 2004

Southern Foodways Birmingham Field Trip To Focus On Race Relations, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which declared segregation in restaurants illegal, the Southern Foodways Alliance stages its annual field trip, June 4-6, in Birmingham, Ala., the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement.


Student Media Selects New Managers For Radio, Tv, Newspaper, Yearbook, Natashia Gregoire Apr 2004

Student Media Selects New Managers For Radio, Tv, Newspaper, Yearbook, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's S. Gale Denley Student Media Center has selected its 2004-05 student managers, and the elite group of young journalists is poised to lead the center into a new age of media convergence.


Pharmacy Students Establish Vials Of Life Project For Oxford, Nora Brown Apr 2004

Pharmacy Students Establish Vials Of Life Project For Oxford, Nora Brown

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi pharmacy students plan to distribute medicine vials from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart, Kroger and Gathright-Reed pharmacies in Oxford as part of their Vials of Life project.


Dare To Look Into Mystery: 'Murder With Southern Hospitality' Exhibit Opens Saturday, Tobie Baker Apr 2004

Dare To Look Into Mystery: 'Murder With Southern Hospitality' Exhibit Opens Saturday, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Julie Smith, author of 18 novels, once enrolled in Louisiana's private investigator course to learn more about what motivates detectives, real-life equals to her fictional character Talba Wallis.


Party Celebrates 20th Century American Art Gift To Museums, Angela Moore Apr 2004

Party Celebrates 20th Century American Art Gift To Museums, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi Museums invites the public to a gallery party at 2 p.m. Sunday (April 4) showcasing the new W. Forrest and Joan Stevens' Art Collection of modern American art.


Mba Team Bests Nation's Top Biz Schools On First Try, Deidra Jackson Mar 2004

Mba Team Bests Nation's Top Biz Schools On First Try, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi master's of business administration team has won what industry leaders call the "Super Bowl" of all business-plan competitions.