A team of University of Mississippi students and faculty has finished a service project that was years in the making. Between August 2012 and January 2014, the UM Engineers Without Borders student chapter successfully designed and built a school for the Hedome Village in the West African nation of Togo.
University of Mississippi students are in for a treat when they attend the monthly Oxford Science Café. They can hear about the latest developments in science, all while sipping on a beverage and munching on a pastry at the locally owned Lusa Bakery and Café.
The University of Mississippi celebrated its sixth annual Green Week on Earth Day (April 22) with the goal of opening a campuswide dialogue about sustainability.
Students in the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy have launched Mississippi’s first chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants. The chapter, which launched in 2013 and received its official charter earlier this year, has flourished.
The University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism and New Media’s undergraduate program in integrated marketing communications has swelled to more than 500 students since the course’s first classes were taught in fall 2011.
In just its second year, the RebelTHON 2014 benefit raised more than $30,000, up from just over $25,000 last year. RebelTHON is a 12-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon held in Oxford. This year’s event ran from noon to midnight Feb. 22, providing 12 straight hours of nonstop dancing, fun and games.
University-level courses can be a tough adjustment for some students. That’s why the University of Mississippi’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, established in 2007, provides several services to help students succeed academically.