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Foodways Symposium Celebrates 10 Years, Sold-Out Event Scheduled Oct. 25-28 At Um, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2007

Foodways Symposium Celebrates 10 Years, Sold-Out Event Scheduled Oct. 25-28 At Um, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The state of Southern food is the focus of the 10th annual Southern Foodways Symposium Thursday through Sunday (Oct. 25-28) at the University of Mississippi.


Popular String Musicians Visit Ford Center As Part Of Musical Dance Show, Oct. 30, Lindsey Phillips Oct 2007

Popular String Musicians Visit Ford Center As Part Of Musical Dance Show, Oct. 30, Lindsey Phillips

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Bowfire, a popular traveling show combining the musical talents of world-class string virtuosos and fast-paced step and tap dancing, offers audience members an opportunity to sample different musical genres (Tuesday) Oct. 30 at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


New York Festival Names Um Producer 'Food Filmmaker Of The Year', Staff Report Oct 2007

New York Festival Names Um Producer 'Food Filmmaker Of The Year', Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A filmmaker at the University of Mississippi is making a name for himself around the country for his work showcasing food and its legends.


Elementary Education Majors Tutor Local Students In Pilot Program, Tobie Baker Oct 2007

Elementary Education Majors Tutor Local Students In Pilot Program, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Eight-year-old Al'Nayiah Dean loves to read, and her favorite book is "Only the Stars."


Carlton Turner Returns To Um To Deliver Waller Lecture, Dabney Weems Oct 2007

Carlton Turner Returns To Um To Deliver Waller Lecture, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Carlton Turner, former director of the White House Drug Abuse Policy Office, discusses "From the Marijuana Field of Ole Miss to the White House, and All Points in Between" Thursday (Oct. 25) at the University of Mississippi. The free, public event at 11 a.m. in the Ford Center for Performing Arts is part of the Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture series in the School of Pharmacy. Turner, president and CEO of Carrington Laboratories, served as director of the UM Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1980-84.


University Formally Launches $200 Million Momentum Campaign, Sonia Thompson Oct 2007

University Formally Launches $200 Million Momentum Campaign, Sonia Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss - A $200 million capital campaign, designed to continue the momentum generated by the University of Mississippi in the last decade, was formally launched in a public announcement Saturday morning.


18th Annual Haunted Trail To Be Hosted By Um And Park Commission, Admin Oct 2007

18th Annual Haunted Trail To Be Hosted By Um And Park Commission, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Memorial Service Set Oct. 21 For Officer Robert Langley, Lori Simpson Oct 2007

Memorial Service Set Oct. 21 For Officer Robert Langley, Lori Simpson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Members of the University of Mississippi and Oxford community are invited to celebrate the life of UPD Officer Robert Langley at an informal memorial service Sunday (Oct. 21) at Paris-Yates Chapel.


Risk Management And Insurance Society Members Gather In Jackson Oct. 25 For Luncheon Meeting, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2007

Risk Management And Insurance Society Members Gather In Jackson Oct. 25 For Luncheon Meeting, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Risk Management and Insurance Society, based in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, plans to host its annual meeting and luncheon Thursday (Oct. 25) in Jackson.


Poet Carolyn Forche To Read At Grisham Visiting Writers Series Oct. 24, Will Mestayer Oct 2007

Poet Carolyn Forche To Read At Grisham Visiting Writers Series Oct. 24, Will Mestayer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Poet Carolyn Forche reads at the University of Mississippi Wednesday (Oct. 24) as part of the Grisham Visiting Writers Series.


Alumni Couple Provides $5.3 Million Gift To Create School Of Journalism, Sonia Thompson Oct 2007

Alumni Couple Provides $5.3 Million Gift To Create School Of Journalism, Sonia Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Thanks to the generosity of alumni Ed and Becky Meek, the University of Mississippi plans to ask the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to approve the creation of a new School of Journalism, Marketing-Communications and Technology.


Isom Center Sets Pre-Election Series On Women's Status In State, Elaine Pugh Oct 2007

Isom Center Sets Pre-Election Series On Women's Status In State, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two programs designed to focus on women's issues in the state before the upcoming election are scheduled Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 at the University of Mississippi.


School Of Law Ranked Among Nation's ‘Best 170 Law Schools', Lauren Freeman Oct 2007

School Of Law Ranked Among Nation's ‘Best 170 Law Schools', Lauren Freeman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Law has been named one of the nation's most outstanding law schools by The Princeton Review.


University Museum Hosts Exhibit On Restoration Of The Athenian Acropolis, Sarah Crabtree Walker Oct 2007

University Museum Hosts Exhibit On Restoration Of The Athenian Acropolis, Sarah Crabtree Walker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - "Photographs of the Athenian Acropolis: The Restoration Project," a photographic narrative of the restoration of the Greek Acropolis, is on display at the University of Mississippi Museum through Nov. 18.


Media Advisory: John Grisham, Scott Turow To Answer Questions On Innocence Project, Staff Report Oct 2007

Media Advisory: John Grisham, Scott Turow To Answer Questions On Innocence Project, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Authors John Grisham and Scott Turow, as well as exonerees Dennis Fritz and Cedric Willis, and Mississippi Innocence Project Director Tucker Carrington, will be on hand for a brief media availability Monday (Oct. 22) in Jackson. The 10-minute availability is set for 6:50 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel prior to a 7 p.m. fundraising dinner. There will be seats available for media representatives interested in attending the dinner. Due to the nature of the event, no photography - still or video - will be permitted during the dinner.


Media Advisory: Um Plans Major Announcements On Journalism Program, Capital Campaign, Staff Report Oct 2007

Media Advisory: Um Plans Major Announcements On Journalism Program, Capital Campaign, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Two major announcements – one concerning the University of Mississippi's journalism program and the other about a universitywide capital campaign – are set for this weekend.


18th Annual Haunted Trail To Be Hosted By Um And Park Commission, Lauren Freeman Oct 2007

18th Annual Haunted Trail To Be Hosted By Um And Park Commission, Lauren Freeman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Changing fall colors and "Pumpkins for Sale" signs hint that Halloween is just around the corner, and that can mean only one thing for University of Mississippi students majoring in park and recreation management.


Choral Music To Perform Concerts At North Oxford Baptist Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Aly Hanson Oct 2007

Choral Music To Perform Concerts At North Oxford Baptist Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Aly Hanson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Three choral groups at the University of Mississippi present a concert Tuesday (Oct. 23) at North Oxford Baptist Church.


L-O-U Symphony To Perform Concert Of Romantic Works At Ford Center, Oct. 22, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

L-O-U Symphony To Perform Concert Of Romantic Works At Ford Center, Oct. 22, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of romantic masterworks Monday (Oct. 22) at the University of Mississippi.


Educators Use Play Therapy To Help Children Overcome Issues, Lee Eric Smith Oct 2007

Educators Use Play Therapy To Help Children Overcome Issues, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Let's face it: Even adults with extensive verbal skills sometimes face complex emotional issues that are hard to put into words.


Student Alumni Council To Present ‘Bridging The Gap', Staff Report Oct 2007

Student Alumni Council To Present ‘Bridging The Gap', Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Student Alumni Council is presenting the fifth annual installment of "Bridging the Gap: Ole Miss' Past and Present Working Together for the Future," a networking forum for UM students.


Ole Miss United Way Chapter Kicks Off 2007 Campaign Oct. 22, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Ole Miss United Way Chapter Kicks Off 2007 Campaign Oct. 22, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi launches its annual United Way campaign Monday (Oct. 22).


English Professor Receives Fulbright To Teach In Tokyo, Sarah Crabtree Walker Oct 2007

English Professor Receives Fulbright To Teach In Tokyo, Sarah Crabtree Walker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi English professor David Galef has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Japan.


Media Advisory: Muths Lecture In Law Cancelled, Staff Report Oct 2007

Media Advisory: Muths Lecture In Law Cancelled, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

MEDIA ADVISORY: Muths Lecture in Law Cancelled The lecture "Weakening America: Use of Cruelty in the War on Terror" by Albert J. Mora scheduled Thursday (Oct. 18) at the UM Law School has been cancelled.


Theatre Arts Students Take Rehearsals For Challenging Musical Beyond The Stage, Lindsey Phillips Oct 2007

Theatre Arts Students Take Rehearsals For Challenging Musical Beyond The Stage, Lindsey Phillips

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The cast of the concept musical "Company," in a University of Mississippi Theatre production opening Oct. 17, doesn't confine its rehearsals to the stage in Fulton Chapel or even to a particular time.


Ford Series Kicks Off Season With The Count Basie Orchestra, Oct. 19, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Ford Series Kicks Off Season With The Count Basie Orchestra, Oct. 19, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss.- With its reputation as the swingingest band in all the land, the Count Basie Orchestra brings its unique style to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Friday (Oct. 19).


Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Admin Oct 2007

Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


From Malaysia To Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends, Admin Oct 2007

From Malaysia To Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Recruiters from Japanese car manufacturing juggernaut Toyota met prospective employees at the University of Mississippi Thursday (Oct. 11) during the School of Engineering’s annual Career Day.


Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Toyota, Future Engineers Connect At Career Day, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Recruiters from Japanese car manufacturing juggernaut Toyota met prospective employees at the University of Mississippi Thursday (Oct. 11) during the School of Engineering’s annual Career Day.