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Women's Glee Choir Chosen To Perform March 8 At Regional Conference, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

Women's Glee Choir Chosen To Perform March 8 At Regional Conference, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Women's Glee choral group at the University of Mississippi has been chosen to perform at the Southern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Louisville, Ky., which kicks off Wednesday (March 5).


Pharmacy Students Work With Interfaith Compassion Ministry To Assist Local Citizens, Dabney Weems Mar 2008

Pharmacy Students Work With Interfaith Compassion Ministry To Assist Local Citizens, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Pharmacy Student Body is teaming up with Interfaith Compassion Ministry in Lafayette County to make a difference in the lives of others.


Chancellor’S, Dean’S Honor Rolls For Fall Semester Available Online, Staff Report Mar 2008

Chancellor’S, Dean’S Honor Rolls For Fall Semester Available Online, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A list of students named to the University of Mississippi Dean's and Chancellor's Honor Rolls for the fall 2007 semester is available for viewing online.


L-O-U Symphony Orchestra To Perform Concert March 5, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

L-O-U Symphony Orchestra To Perform Concert March 5, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra performs a concert Wednesday (March 5) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi.


Don Quixote' Lecture Marks International Women's Day, Tobie Baker Feb 2008

Don Quixote' Lecture Marks International Women's Day, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Shifra Armon, associate professor and graduate coordinator for Spanish at the University of Florida, discusses how "Don Quixote" reflects the changing role of men in leading the Spanish empire from 1516 to 1655 in a Monday (March 3) lecture at the University of Mississippi.


Accountancy Students Offer Free Service In Filing Tax Returns, Lori Simpson Feb 2008

Accountancy Students Offer Free Service In Filing Tax Returns, Lori Simpson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Graduate students from the University of Mississippi's Patterson School of Accountancy are participating in AARP Tax-Aide, a program of the AARP Foundation that has helped people of low-to-medium income with their income tax returns for 40 years.


Shakespeare's Classic Tragedy Of Love, Loss At Ford Center March 4, Deborah Purnell Feb 2008

Shakespeare's Classic Tragedy Of Love, Loss At Ford Center March 4, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre brings Shakespeare's classic tale of love and loss to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi Tuesday (March 4).


Wirt Yerger Iii Of Jackson To Deliver Public Lecture March 4, Julie Ward Feb 2008

Wirt Yerger Iii Of Jackson To Deliver Public Lecture March 4, Julie Ward

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Wirt A. Yerger III of Jackson, CEO of American Wireless License Group, is scheduled to speak Tuesday (March 4) at the University of Mississippi.


Greenwood Couple Gives $321,000 To School Of Engineering, Sonia Thompson Feb 2008

Greenwood Couple Gives $321,000 To School Of Engineering, Sonia Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For 93 years, University of Mississippi alumnus Harper Johnson has watched the world change. He remembers the tracks and locomotives that carried him to Oxford in 1935 to enroll at the university, and he recalls the building of highways back then that Ole Miss students still travel. He saw radio born, then television, and laughs now at the memory of a professor who told him both were fads. Behind every change he's seen, Johnson has seen something else: engineers.


Um Helps Old Houses Become New Homes For Lower-Income Families, Lee Eric Smith Feb 2008

Um Helps Old Houses Become New Homes For Lower-Income Families, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - It's a sight you don't see everyday: An entire house - not a mobile home, but an actual house - perched on the back of an 18-wheeler, calmly coasting down the street. It gives new meaning to the phrase "moving day."


Junior Classical League State Convention Opens Friday In Oxford, Elizabeth Eyler Feb 2008

Junior Classical League State Convention Opens Friday In Oxford, Elizabeth Eyler

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Hundreds of middle and high school students from across the state flock to Oxford this weekend to enjoy the classics.


Professor Urges Students To Act If They Suspect Someone Of Violence, Jennifer Farish Feb 2008

Professor Urges Students To Act If They Suspect Someone Of Violence, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Students at the University of Mississippi and other college campuses should not hesitate to call the police if they suspect another student or faculty member could commit a violent act, says a UM criminal justice professor who has written extensively on the subject of school safety.


Multicultural Organization To Host Thai Dinner For Students And Locals, Jennifer Farish Feb 2008

Multicultural Organization To Host Thai Dinner For Students And Locals, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Authentic Thai cuisine is to be featured in the second civic dinner hosted by the Cook! Eat! Share! organization at the University of Mississippi at 6 p.m. Wednesday (March 5).


New Christmas Tree Planted In Um Circle, Staff Report Feb 2008

New Christmas Tree Planted In Um Circle, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Freddie Martin, owner of Shade Tree Transplanting Co. in Banner, plants a Leland cypress Wednesday in the University of Mississippi Circle. The new tree was installed in the same area as the previous campus Christmas tree, which burned late last year.


Women's History Month Includes Gender Conference, Women's Day Speaker, Elaine Pugh Feb 2008

Women's History Month Includes Gender Conference, Women's Day Speaker, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi kicks off Women's History Month this weekend with the eighth annual Isom Student Gender Conference.


Literacy Instruction Center To Host Reading Conference For K-6 Administrators, Teachers, Tobie Baker Feb 2008

Literacy Instruction Center To Host Reading Conference For K-6 Administrators, Teachers, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A reading conference for elementary school administrators and teachers Monday (March 3) at the University of Mississippi is to address issues related to instructing diverse learners in reading.


Two Business School Faculty Given New Titles, Added Responsibilities, Julie Ward Feb 2008

Two Business School Faculty Given New Titles, Added Responsibilities, Julie Ward

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi has announced new titles and additional responsibilities for two faculty members as part of the school's plan to continue its record of excellence in education.


Freshmen And Seniors To Participate In National Survey Of Student Engagement, Staff Report Feb 2008

Freshmen And Seniors To Participate In National Survey Of Student Engagement, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A random sample of University of Mississippi freshmen and seniors are being asked to provide information about their college experience, including their views about the quality of their education and how they spend their time.


Award-Winning Poet Kim Addonizio Is Grisham Visiting Writer March 6, Edwin Smith Feb 2008

Award-Winning Poet Kim Addonizio Is Grisham Visiting Writer March 6, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Award-winning poet Kim Addonizio visits the University of Mississippi March 6 as part of the John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writer Series.


Journalism Student Awarded State Public Relations Assn. Scholarship, Lindsey Phillips Feb 2008

Journalism Student Awarded State Public Relations Assn. Scholarship, Lindsey Phillips

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For the second consecutive year, the Public Relations Association of Mississippi has awarded its $1,000 scholarship to a University of Mississippi student.


Alum's Gift Of Music Lives On In Gifts Of Scholarship And Rare Flutes, L. Smith, S. Thompson, T. Youn Feb 2008

Alum's Gift Of Music Lives On In Gifts Of Scholarship And Rare Flutes, L. Smith, S. Thompson, T. Youn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mary Lee Sneed Hill knew the power of music - how it can chase away the blues, and brighten the darkest days. That's why, for more than 40 years, the University of Mississippi alumna shared her voice with the sick and shut-in, performing at nursing homes throughout Memphis and the Mid-South.


Husband, Wife Vocalists To Perform Feb. 25 In Music Faculty Series, Deborah Purnell Feb 2008

Husband, Wife Vocalists To Perform Feb. 25 In Music Faculty Series, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The husband-and-wife team of baritone Bradley Robinson and soprano Jennifer Robinson present a recital Monday (Feb. 25) at the University of Mississippi. The two UM music faculty members perform at 8 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium of Scruggs Hall. They are to be accompanied by pianist Stacey Rodgers, professor of music. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for UM students and children. Call .


Annual Aauw Book Sale Set For Next Week, Lori Simpson Feb 2008

Annual Aauw Book Sale Set For Next Week, Lori Simpson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Oxford branch of the American Association of University Women is preparing for its annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale to benefit the AAUW Educational Foundation, the world's largest source of funding for graduate women. The sale is set for Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 25-26) in the lobby of the University of Mississippi Student Union. Hours are 8 a.m.-3 p.m.


Jackson Businessman To Lecture On Entrepreneurship And Technology, Julie Ward Feb 2008

Jackson Businessman To Lecture On Entrepreneurship And Technology, Julie Ward

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A successful Jackson businessman, who developed a technology commercialization model for NASA that is being used around the world, is scheduled to deliver a public lecture Tuesday (Feb. 26) at the University of Mississippi. Randy Goldsmith, CEO of Mississippi Technology Alliance and a specialist in technology-based economic development, speaks at 10 a.m. in Connor Hall, Room 110.


Engineering Faculty, Spouses Attend Launch Of Space Shuttle Atlantis, Admin Feb 2008

Engineering Faculty, Spouses Attend Launch Of Space Shuttle Atlantis, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Faithful Alum Continues Giving: $150,000 Supports Math, Science Education, Admin Feb 2008

Faithful Alum Continues Giving: $150,000 Supports Math, Science Education, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Um, Oxford Habitat For Humanity Chapters Team Up To Build Home, Lee Eric Smith Feb 2008

Um, Oxford Habitat For Humanity Chapters Team Up To Build Home, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD - It's been more than 30 years since Barbara Walker owned a home, and when she moved out, it wasn't under the best of circumstances. She was in the process of splitting up with her husband, and the neighborhood was getting rougher. In short, it was just time to leave her home of six years. Now, thanks to Habitat for Humanity chapters at the UM and in Oxford, Walker is about to get her second shot at home ownership. After more than a year of construction, her new home just east of Oxford is nearly complete, and she hopes …


New Law Student Externship Offer Hands-On Work With State's Court Of Appeals, Jennifer Farish Feb 2008

New Law Student Externship Offer Hands-On Work With State's Court Of Appeals, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Debra Michelle Giles of Greenville, a third-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is the first participant in an externship program with the state's Court of Appeals.


Um Offers Workshops To Train Counseling Professionals In Play Therapy, Stephen Belden Feb 2008

Um Offers Workshops To Train Counseling Professionals In Play Therapy, Stephen Belden

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Education is teaming with the university's Division of Outreach and Continuing Education to offer a one-year training program in play therapy.


Alum's Debut Book Reveals Untold African-American History Of Washington, Lee Eric Smith Feb 2008

Alum's Debut Book Reveals Untold African-American History Of Washington, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Every day, tour buses crisscross Washington, D.C., showing visitors the usual sights - the National Mall, the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building. Aboard those buses, tour guides dole out interesting facts about our nation's capital.