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Golf Classic To Memorialize Students, Raise Money For Scholarships, Gregg Anazia Mar 2004

Golf Classic To Memorialize Students, Raise Money For Scholarships, Gregg Anazia

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Golfers tee off in the eighth annual Celebrity Golf Classic April 2-3 at the University of Mississippi Golf Course to memorialize former students and raise funds for leadership scholarships.


11th Annual Oxford Book Conference Dedicated To Walker Percy, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

11th Annual Oxford Book Conference Dedicated To Walker Percy, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The 11th annual Oxford Conference for the Book, April 1-4, examines the life and works of the late Walker Percy, National Book Award winner and one of the most influential American novelists and essayists of the 20th century.


Chief Of Pharmacy Services Named 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Of The Year, Dabney Weems Mar 2004

Chief Of Pharmacy Services Named 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Of The Year, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dinah Jordan, chief of pharmacy services and assistant clinical professor at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is recipient of the 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.


Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions March 20 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions March 20 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Actors from north Mississippi are invited to audition Saturday (March 20) for the inaugural season of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.


Former Gov. Musgrove To Help With Campus Cleanup, Adam Moore Mar 2004

Former Gov. Musgrove To Help With Campus Cleanup, Adam Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - It's spring cleaning time at the University of Mississippi and students, staff and faculty - including former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove - are pitching in.


Book Recounts African-American Artist's Pre-Integration Study At Um, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Book Recounts African-American Artist's Pre-Integration Study At Um, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Folk artist M. B. Mayfield said the idea of an autobiography had been "in (his) mind for a long time." No doubt the Ecru native had a great deal to say - after all, he got his start decades ago studying art secretly from a broom closet at the then-segregated University of Mississippi.


Fantasy Sports Researcher Offers Advice For Taming March Madness, Tobie Baker Mar 2004

Fantasy Sports Researcher Offers Advice For Taming March Madness, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

The term "March Madness" was coined by high school coach Henry V. Porter in a 1939 essay about the Illinois High School Association basketball tournament.


Grammy-Nominated Pianist Frances Renzi To Perform Solo Recital March 18, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Grammy-Nominated Pianist Frances Renzi To Perform Solo Recital March 18, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Grammy-nominated pianist Frances Renzi performs a solo recital Thursday (March 18) at the University of Mississippi.


Banking And Finance In America -- The Latest News, Staff Report Mar 2004

Banking And Finance In America -- The Latest News, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration hosts a Banking and Finance Symposium Friday, March 19, on the Oxford campus. The symposium offers insights and interview possibilities for both business and sports reporters.


Movie Screening, Panel Discussion To Raise Awareness Of Asylum Difficulties, Natashia Gregoire Mar 2004

Movie Screening, Panel Discussion To Raise Awareness Of Asylum Difficulties, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Every year thousands of people fleeing persecution in their homelands seek asylum in the United States, but instead of freedom, many find themselves jailed for lengthy periods while their cases work their way through the U.S. immigration system.


2004 Frist Student Service Awards Nominations Open Through April 8, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

2004 Frist Student Service Awards Nominations Open Through April 8, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi seeks to reward faculty and staff members who go beyond the norm in rendering outstanding service to students.


Relay For Life Returns To Oxford Campus April 2-3 For Third Straight Year, Deidra Jackson Mar 2004

Relay For Life Returns To Oxford Campus April 2-3 For Third Straight Year, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - With a mission to help promote cancer awareness at the University of Mississippi, Eldrid and Sue Hodge volunteered for Relay for Life in early 2000.


Promising Minority Students Honored, Experience College Life At Um's Spring Most Conference, Staff Report Mar 2004

Promising Minority Students Honored, Experience College Life At Um's Spring Most Conference, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi recently honored 59 African American high school seniors at its Spring 2004 Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent Conference. The students from across the state were invited to campus based on academic achievement and leadership skills.


Fallen Soldiers Honored In One-Year Commemoration Of Iraq War, Tobie Baker Mar 2004

Fallen Soldiers Honored In One-Year Commemoration Of Iraq War, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A public ceremony March 19 at the University of Mississippi honors U.S. and allied military services men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Iraqi conflict.


Literary Programs In Jackson, Delta Bookend Book Conference, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Literary Programs In Jackson, Delta Bookend Book Conference, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - With appearances by such diverse writers as Roy Blount Jr., Kaye Gibbons, William Jay Smith, Mildred D. Taylor and Sebastian Junger, the 2004 Oxford Conference for the Book is sure to delight literary enthusiasts of all stripes.


Institute Offers Procurement Training For Child Nutrition Professionals, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Institute Offers Procurement Training For Child Nutrition Professionals, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Mississippi is hosting a procurement workshop March 15-17 for child nutrition professionals.


Grammy Winner Nickel Creek Performs March 16 At Ford Center, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Grammy Winner Nickel Creek Performs March 16 At Ford Center, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Grammy-winning acoustic trio Nickel Creek brings a happy-go-lucky brand of bluegrass to the University of Mississippi Tuesday (March 16) for an 8 p.m. show at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Authors Gather In Oxford For 11th Annual Book Conference April 1-4, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Authors Gather In Oxford For 11th Annual Book Conference April 1-4, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For anyone who loves a good book - whether poetry, fiction, memoir, polemic or mystery - the University of Mississippi is the place to be April 1-4 for the 2004 Oxford Conference for the Book.


Band Director In Line For President Of International Band Fraternity, Kezia Pigford Mar 2004

Band Director In Line For President Of International Band Fraternity, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - David Willson, band director and associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi, is the new vice president/president-elect of Phi Beta Mu international bandmasters' fraternity.


Nfsmi Provides Nutrition Training To Idaho Child-Care Pros, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Nfsmi Provides Nutrition Training To Idaho Child-Care Pros, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The National Food Service Management Institute, housed at the University of Mississippi, offers training for child-care professionals from northern Idaho Wednesday (March 10) at the Quality Inn and Suites in Clarkston, Wash.


Campus Visits Offer High School Students Preview Of College Life, Jennifer Davis Mar 2004

Campus Visits Offer High School Students Preview Of College Life, Jennifer Davis

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As spring approaches, many college-bound high school seniors have yet to determine where they'll spend the next four years. With this in mind, the University of Mississippi's Office of Admissions offers three remaining events this spring that provide opportunities for prospective students to explore all aspects of college life.


Poet Cecilia Woloch Reads From Her Work March 16, Deidra Jackson Mar 2004

Poet Cecilia Woloch Reads From Her Work March 16, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Award-winning poet Cecilia Woloch reads from her work March 16 at the University of Mississippi.


Alum Returns To Discuss History Of Slavery In Mississippi, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Alum Returns To Discuss History Of Slavery In Mississippi, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - David J. Libby, a 1997 graduate of the University of Mississippi's doctoral program in history, returns to campus Friday (March 5) to discuss his first book, "Slavery and Frontier Mississippi, " (University Press of Mississippi, 2004).


Ford Center Presents Cirque Eloize Performance Of 'Nomade' March 8, 9, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Ford Center Presents Cirque Eloize Performance Of 'Nomade' March 8, 9, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Cirque Eloize, a Canadian ensemble of actors and musicians, celebrates humanity's wandering spirit in performances Monday and Tuesday (March 8, 9) at the University of Mississippi.


'Ain't Misbehavin'' Comes To Ford Center March 4, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

'Ain't Misbehavin'' Comes To Ford Center March 4, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Finger-snapping soul music of 1930's Harlem swings to the University of Mississippi Thursday (March 4) with the musical comedy "Ain't Misbehavin'."


Choirs To Perform Spring Concert March 4, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Choirs To Perform Spring Concert March 4, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Five choral ensembles from the University of Mississippi present a concert Thursday (March 4) at North Oxford Baptist Church.


Former Players Honor Late Baseball Coach Swayze With Scholarship, Tobie Baker Mar 2004

Former Players Honor Late Baseball Coach Swayze With Scholarship, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - More than 50 years after Coach Tom Swayze recruited Buddy Wittichen to play baseball at the University of Mississippi, the former Rebel pitcher is leading teammates to establish an endowment honoring the legendary coach.


International Partnership To Explore New Treatment For Malaria, Staff Report Mar 2004

International Partnership To Explore New Treatment For Malaria, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss., and GENEVA, Switzerland -- The National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi and the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have formed a partnership to study a compound that has shown promising activities against the malaria parasite.


Ford Center Presents 'Ain't Misbehavin'' March 4, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Ford Center Presents 'Ain't Misbehavin'' March 4, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Finger-snapping soul music of 1930's Harlem swings to the University of Mississippi Thursday (March 4) with the musical comedy "Ain't Misbehavin'."


International Partnership To Explore New Treatment For Malaria, Staff Report Mar 2004

International Partnership To Explore New Treatment For Malaria, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss., and GENEVA, Switzerland -- The National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi and the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have formed a partnership to study a compound that has shown promising activities against the malaria parasite.