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Ole Miss Receives $2.15 Million For Research Projects In September, Rick Hynum Oct 1998

Ole Miss Receives $2.15 Million For Research Projects In September, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi professors received $2.15 million for research, service and education projects in September.


Ole Miss Students Learn From Successful Business Professionals Who Once Walked In Their Shoes, Deidra Walters Oct 1998

Ole Miss Students Learn From Successful Business Professionals Who Once Walked In Their Shoes, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The best advice in life comes from those who have been there. That's the idea behind an entrepreneurship class at The University of Mississippi, which was offered for the first time this semester.


150 Years Strong: The University Of Mississippi Plans Nov. 6 Academic Convocation, Tina Hahn Oct 1998

150 Years Strong: The University Of Mississippi Plans Nov. 6 Academic Convocation, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi will celebrate the 150th anniversary of becoming the first public institution of higher learning in the state with a Nov. 6 academic convocation on the Oxford campus.


William L. Waller Jr. To Deliver Um Sesquicentennial Alumni Lecture, Elaine Pugh Oct 1998

William L. Waller Jr. To Deliver Um Sesquicentennial Alumni Lecture, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- William L. Waller Jr. -- a seventh generation Mississippian and the newest state Supreme Court justice -- will deliver The University of Mississippi's Sesquicentennial Alumni Lecture Nov. 4.


Ole Miss Business School Offers Free Gmat Review Sessions, Deidra Walters Oct 1998

Ole Miss Business School Offers Free Gmat Review Sessions, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is offering six free Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) review sessions.


Past Social Misbehavior In Business Renews Interest In What's Proper, Staff Report Oct 1998

Past Social Misbehavior In Business Renews Interest In What's Proper, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A decade of downsizing and cut-throat strategies in the business world may have made proper social behavior seem less important as a necessary technical skill. However, in light of productivity and profit, there is renewed interest that good manners (or the lack of them) can make a difference, says Dr. Bobbie Krapels, assistant professor of management in The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration.


Ole Miss Is ‘150 Going On 2000' For Homecoming Oct. 19-24, Will Odom Oct 1998

Ole Miss Is ‘150 Going On 2000' For Homecoming Oct. 19-24, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is "150 Going on 2000" during Homecoming festivities Oct. 19-24 on the Oxford campus.


Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Five To Hall Of Fame, Bill Dabney Oct 1998

Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Five To Hall Of Fame, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, MISS. -- Five individuals with ties to The University of Mississippi will be honored Oct. 23 with the Ole Miss Alumni Association's highest recognition: induction into the Alumni Hall of Fame.


Museums' History Explored During Oct. 22 Brown Bag Lecture, Deidra Walters Oct 1998

Museums' History Explored During Oct. 22 Brown Bag Lecture, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. David G. Sansing, professor emeritus of history, will give "A Sesquicentennial Perspective" at The University of Mississippi Museums Oct. 22 at noon.


How To Succeed In Business Takes Ole Miss Stage Oct. 22-24, Peter Lee Oct 1998

How To Succeed In Business Takes Ole Miss Stage Oct. 22-24, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- How do you succeed in business without trying? You do it not by hard work but by back-stabbing, cheating and lying.


Gala Concert October 30 Revs Sesquicentennial Celebration, George Kehoe Oct 1998

Gala Concert October 30 Revs Sesquicentennial Celebration, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss -- On the occasion of its 150th birthday celebration, The University of Mississippi will present a gala concert Oct. 30 showcasing the talents of renowned alumni as well as current students, faculty and staff in a musical menagerie to honor the University's history. Celebrate Ole Miss begins at 8 p.m. in Fulton Chapel on the Oxford campus.


Protecting Compact Discs Calls For Special Care, Staff Report Oct 1998

Protecting Compact Discs Calls For Special Care, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The sun is beating down, and you just left your CDs in your closed-up car. When you get back, you find a few of them now have a slight wave.


Sign Language Course Begins Nov. 3 At Ole Miss, Angela Holloway Oct 1998

Sign Language Course Begins Nov. 3 At Ole Miss, Angela Holloway

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- An introductory American Sign Language (ASL) course offered at The University of Mississippi will get underway Nov. 3.


Penn State Prof To Address American Indian Issues In Nov. 9 Lectures, Deidra Walters Oct 1998

Penn State Prof To Address American Indian Issues In Nov. 9 Lectures, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Most American Indians have a drinking problem. They live in shabby houses, drive run-down cars, and spend most of their time wearing beads and chanting. Right?


Federal Judge To Discuss Legal Ethics In Um Law School Address Oct. 1, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Federal Judge To Discuss Legal Ethics In Um Law School Address Oct. 1, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A federal trial judge and national champion of legal ethics will speak at The University of Mississippi School of Law Oct. 1.


New Parking Areas At Ole Miss Open To Football Fans Saturday, Tina Hahn Sep 1998

New Parking Areas At Ole Miss Open To Football Fans Saturday, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi football fans attending Saturday's seasonopener against the University of Memphis will have a few new parking options, Ole Miss officials announced this week.


Computer Lab Puts Ole Miss Freshmen On Cutting Edge Of Biology Research, Rick Hynum Sep 1998

Computer Lab Puts Ole Miss Freshmen On Cutting Edge Of Biology Research, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Freshman biology students will have access to cutting-edge technology in a new computer facility that recently opened at The University of Mississippi.


Handheld Pcs Expand Teaching Horizons, Francine Strickwerda Sep 1998

Handheld Pcs Expand Teaching Horizons, Francine Strickwerda

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- There was a time when every Boy Scout's camping adventure began with a compass, a sleeping bag and a clean pair of shorts with his name sewn inside.


Remembering The Perfect Team:, Tina Hahn Sep 1998

Remembering The Perfect Team:, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- 1962 ... The year stands as a benchmark of change in the life of The University of Mississippi.


Neil Simon's 'Rumors' Kicks Off Ole Miss Department Of Theatre Arts' Fall Season, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Neil Simon's 'Rumors' Kicks Off Ole Miss Department Of Theatre Arts' Fall Season, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Neil Simon's play Rumors is about a 10th wedding anniversary party you would want to miss.


Center For The Study Of Southern Culture Acquires Arkansas Photographers' Lifetime Collection, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Center For The Study Of Southern Culture Acquires Arkansas Photographers' Lifetime Collection, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A special snapshot of Southern life has found its way to the Southern Media Archive at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at The University of Mississippi.


Protecting Compact Discs Not Like Old Vinyl Records, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Protecting Compact Discs Not Like Old Vinyl Records, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The sun is beating down, and you just left your CDs in your closed-up car. When you get back, you find a few of them now have a slight wave to them.


Ole Miss To Host Fall Visit Day Oct. 3 For High School/Community College Students, Will Odom Sep 1998

Ole Miss To Host Fall Visit Day Oct. 3 For High School/Community College Students, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Choosing which college to attend is an important and exciting decision for any student, but it is often approached with hesitation and filled with numerous questions. To help solve this dilemma, The University of Mississippi is opening its doors to anyone interested in catching a glimpse of the many elements of Ole Miss life.


Ole Miss Accountancy Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship, Deidra Walters Sep 1998

Ole Miss Accountancy Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Starling Cousley of Oxford, a graduate student in The University of Mississippi School of Accountancy, was recently chosen as one of only 54 students in the nation to receive a prestigious Arthur H. Carter Scholarship.


Alum Julie Smith Making A Killing On Mystery Novels Set In New Orleans, Rick Hynum Sep 1998

Alum Julie Smith Making A Killing On Mystery Novels Set In New Orleans, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- With her warm smile and bright-red hair, novelist Julie Smith looks harmless enough. But, as any hard-boiled, big-city gumshoe will tell you, looks can be deceiving.


Concert Singers Perform Local Concert, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Concert Singers Perform Local Concert, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi's award-winning Concert Singers will perform five selections Sunday Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Oxford.


Hurricane Assistance For Students Offered By Dean Of Students Office, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Hurricane Assistance For Students Offered By Dean Of Students Office, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi students who have concerns about family and friends affected by Hurricane Georges have a place to turn for assistance.


Young Children Who Think School Is ‘Play' Usually On Target, Staff Report Sep 1998

Young Children Who Think School Is ‘Play' Usually On Target, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Parents who watch their child play all summer then spend a chunk of the family budget on school supplies may be surprised to hear the child consistently reply "I played" when asked what he did at school.


Football Season Opens, Tina Hahn Sep 1998

Football Season Opens, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- If everyone has picnic gear packed for the Grove, it must be time for The University of Mississippi to kick off football season.


Court Of Appeals Plans Session At University Of Mississippi Law Center, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Court Of Appeals Plans Session At University Of Mississippi Law Center, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will be in session at The University of Mississippi's Lamar Law Center Sept. 8-11.