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Ole Miss Athletic Department Shares Bowl Money With University Libraries, Deidra Walters Apr 1999

Ole Miss Athletic Department Shares Bowl Money With University Libraries, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Before The University of Mississippi football team had set one foot on the field in Shreveport, La., for the 1998 Independence Bowl, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics John Shafer knew where he wanted a portion of the potential winnings to go.


Um-Tupelo To Offer Two Paralegal Courses This Summer, Carla Rose Apr 1999

Um-Tupelo To Offer Two Paralegal Courses This Summer, Carla Rose

University of Mississippi News

TUPELO, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi-Tupelo will offer two courses through its paralegal studies certificate program this summer.


Ole Miss Mechanical Engineering Students Win Five-State Competition, Elaine Pugh Apr 1999

Ole Miss Mechanical Engineering Students Win Five-State Competition, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

... Victory Leads to National ASME Event


Mr. Magazine's 14th Annual Guide Reflects Public's Interest In Celebrities, Deidra Walters Apr 1999

Mr. Magazine's 14th Annual Guide Reflects Public's Interest In Celebrities, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Television can bring them to your living room, but magazines can bring celebrities to your bathroom. That's why Mr. Magazine thinks the media celebrities category topped the list of a record-breaking 1,067 new magazines in 1998.


New Ole Miss ‘Start' Program Gives Incoming Freshmen The Inside Scoop, Emily Boling Apr 1999

New Ole Miss ‘Start' Program Gives Incoming Freshmen The Inside Scoop, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Students enrolling as freshmen at The University of Mississippi have the opportunity to participate in a new program called Ole Miss Start. Held a month before the fall semester, the program is designed to familiarize students with the ABCs of college life -- from academics to the inner workings of the campus and town of Oxford.


Mississippi Department Of Transportation Funds Highway Pavement Research At Um, Elaine Pugh Apr 1999

Mississippi Department Of Transportation Funds Highway Pavement Research At Um, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Great potential for more durable highway pavement construction is riding on a $244,340 grant to The University of Mississippi from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).


Ole Miss Alumni Association Presents 25-Year Service Awards, Bill Dabney Apr 1999

Ole Miss Alumni Association Presents 25-Year Service Awards, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Faculty and staff members who have served The University of Mississippi for 25 years will be honored April 16 by the Ole Miss Alumni Association.


Ceremony At Ole Miss To Honor Thad Cochran For Role In Creating Natural Products Center, Rick Hynum Apr 1999

Ceremony At Ole Miss To Honor Thad Cochran For Role In Creating Natural Products Center, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- One of the country's leading scientific research centers will be renamed in honor of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in a special ceremony at his alma mater, The University of Mississippi, May 7.


Art Educators Workshop Hosted At Um June 20-25, Lori Topp Apr 1999

Art Educators Workshop Hosted At Um June 20-25, Lori Topp

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- "Reviving the Muse," a week-long workshop designed to enhance K-12 teachers' skills in select areas of the arts, will be conducted June 6-11 at The University of Mississippi. This challenging workshop for art educators will emphasize nurturing visual creativity via individual and group projects.


Um Recognizes Alumnus Louis Brandt With Dedication Of Memory House, Tina Hahn Apr 1999

Um Recognizes Alumnus Louis Brandt With Dedication Of Memory House, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Memory House, home of The University of Mississippi Foundation, has been dedicated to Ole Miss alumnus and longtime supporter Louis Brandt of Houston, Texas, and Oxford during a Friday presentation.


Um Offers Array Of Summer Short Courses For Teachers, Lori Topp Apr 1999

Um Offers Array Of Summer Short Courses For Teachers, Lori Topp

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is offering a multitude of short courses for teachers this summer on its Oxford campus. All courses are approved for three hours of academic credit unless otherwise noted.


Ole Miss School Of Education Prepares Mississippi's Teachers For National Certification, Deidra Walters Apr 1999

Ole Miss School Of Education Prepares Mississippi's Teachers For National Certification, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Approximately 65 northeast Mississippi educators are one step closer to becoming world-class teachers, thanks to a mentoring program at The University of Mississippi.


Former Sec Chief Accountant Speaks At Ole Miss, Staff Report Apr 1999

Former Sec Chief Accountant Speaks At Ole Miss, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Michael H. Sutton, a former chief accountant with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently spoke at The University of Mississippi as the School of Accountancy's 1999 Distinguished Lecturer.


Lack Of Early Financial Planning Need Not Crimp Your Golden Years, Michael Harrelson Apr 1999

Lack Of Early Financial Planning Need Not Crimp Your Golden Years, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Getting a late start in saving for retirement need not necessarily crimp your golden years, says a University of Mississippi finance specialist.


Ole Miss Professor Sees No Repeat Of History In Current Kosovo Crisis, Michael Harrelson Apr 1999

Ole Miss Professor Sees No Repeat Of History In Current Kosovo Crisis, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Is history about to repeat itself with the conflict now raging between NATO forces and Serbia in the Balkans?


Um's Sixth Oxford Conference For The Book Honors First Lady Of Letters Eudora Welty, Michael Harrelson Mar 1999

Um's Sixth Oxford Conference For The Book Honors First Lady Of Letters Eudora Welty, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Noted writers, publishers, editors and literacy advocates from throughout America will gather at The University of Mississippi April 9-11 for the sixth Oxford Conference for the Book.


The Mississippians Ensemble Named Finalist In National Collegiate Jazz Competition, George Kehoe Mar 1999

The Mississippians Ensemble Named Finalist In National Collegiate Jazz Competition, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi jazz ensemble The Mississippians is among the eight finalists chosen to compete for top honors at the 1999 National Collegiate Jazz Festival April 17 in Mobile, Ala.


World-Renown Classical Korean Trio Presented In Artist Series March 15 On Oxford Campus, George Kehoe Mar 1999

World-Renown Classical Korean Trio Presented In Artist Series March 15 On Oxford Campus, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Ahn Trio, three Korean sisters who reign as one of today's hottest chamber music ensembles, will perform classical pieces both old and new, acoustic and amplified, at The University of Mississippi March 15.


Um International Programs Office Introduces World Without Borders, Deidra Walters Mar 1999

Um International Programs Office Introduces World Without Borders, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Borders separate nations, states, cities and towns, but they shouldn't separate people living in the same community. That's the idea behind "World Without Borders," a cultural exchange program sponsored by the Office of International Programs at The University of Mississippi.


Preparing For A New Century: Create A Time Capsule For Future Generations, Kara Norman Mar 1999

Preparing For A New Century: Create A Time Capsule For Future Generations, Kara Norman

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Elvis' music. A hunting license. A copy of William Faulkner s As I Lay Dying. A University of Mississippi football ticket. What would you put in a time capsule to tell future Mississippians about life in the 20th century?


Research Grants Rise By 88 Percent At The University Of Mississippi, Kara Norman Mar 1999

Research Grants Rise By 88 Percent At The University Of Mississippi, Kara Norman

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Research grants and contracts rose by 88 percent for the first six months of the 1998-99 fiscal year at The University of Mississippi, according to the Ole Miss Office of Research.


Ole Miss Targets High School Writers With Eudora Welty Writing Contest, Emily Boling Mar 1999

Ole Miss Targets High School Writers With Eudora Welty Writing Contest, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture is accepting entries for its annual Eudora Welty Creative Writing contest. Named for Mississippi's First Lady of Letters, the contest, established in 1987, seeks to honor the state's best and brightest high school writers.


Um Study Seeks Clues To Emotions In Body's Nervous System, Rick Hynum Mar 1999

Um Study Seeks Clues To Emotions In Body's Nervous System, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Others hide their emotions beneath a blank-faced mask of stoicism. And more than a few seem to feel nothing at all.


Um Student Wins National Tax Paper Competition, Deidra Walters Mar 1999

Um Student Wins National Tax Paper Competition, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi graduate student Lee Rowell of Hattiesburg won the first KPMG/Tau Alpha Chi National Tax Paper Competition -- earning both himself and the Ole Miss School of Accountancy recognition, $1,500 and a plaque.


Poison Prevention Week Presents Opportunity To Poison Proof Your Home, Staff Report Mar 1999

Poison Prevention Week Presents Opportunity To Poison Proof Your Home, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- To many people the word "poison" is a very specific term used to identify substances such as arsenic, strychnine, cyanide, etc. In reality, almost any non-food item regardless of form (solid, liquid, or gas) can be a potential poison if it produces harmful or fatal effects when taken or used improperly, says Dr. Rachel Robinson, director of the Drug Information Center at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.


Nobel Prize-Winning Poet Czeslaw Milosz To Read At Ole Miss Program March 25, George Kehoe Mar 1999

Nobel Prize-Winning Poet Czeslaw Milosz To Read At Ole Miss Program March 25, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Czeslaw Milosz, a giant in 20th-century world poetry and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980, will read selections from his massive body of captivating and passionate work at The University of Mississippi March 25. Born in Lithuania in 1911, he is today a hero and symbol of intellectual freedom in Poland, where he lived much of his early life.


World-Renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company To Perform At Ole Miss March 30, George Kehoe Mar 1999

World-Renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company To Perform At Ole Miss March 30, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Taylor 2, an expressive, talent-laden dance company founded in 1993 by Modern Dance giant Paul Taylor, will perform some of the legendary choreographer's most memorable pieces at The University of Mississippi March 30. Sponsored by the University Artist Series, the concert begins at 8 p.m. in Fulton Chapel.


Music Workshop Hosted At Ole Miss To Aid Secondary Music Educators, Emily Boling Mar 1999

Music Workshop Hosted At Ole Miss To Aid Secondary Music Educators, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi will conduct a week-long music workshop this summer to aid educators in teaching general music to middle school and high school students in the state.


Noted Literacy Advocate: Artificial Intelligence Still No Substitute For Reading Skills, Michael Harrelson Mar 1999

Noted Literacy Advocate: Artificial Intelligence Still No Substitute For Reading Skills, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- It may be the age of the super computer, but good old-fashioned reading skills are still fundamental to success in school and in a chosen profession.


Small Businesses Can Find Help At Um To Obtain Federal Grants For High-Tech Products, Rick Hynum Mar 1999

Small Businesses Can Find Help At Um To Obtain Federal Grants For High-Tech Products, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A new program administered by The University of Mississippi will help the state's small businesses obtain federal funding to develop new high-tech products and move them into the marketplace.