“The University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved. The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss.” -Frank E. Everett Jr.
Alumni Profile: Brandon Atwell and Frankie Penn
Washing dishes, cooking in the back kitchen and waiting tables are all ways college students earn extra money. However, few are able to turn those late nights and long hours into a successful business. Meet alumni Brandon Atwell (BBA 12) and Frankie Penn (BBA 12), owners of Murky Waters Blues and BBQ in Gulfport. More…
Alumni Association Introduces 2013-14 Officers
The University of Mississippi Alumni Association has announced its officers for 2013-14. The introduction came during Homecoming festivities on campus. Jimmy Brown (BBA 70) of Grenada was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. More…
Bridging the Gap Between Students and Alumni
First held in the spring of 2004, the forum is made up of an hour-long panel discussion with Ole Miss students and six to eight successful Ole Miss graduates from diverse backgrounds, ages and career fields. Question and answer opportunities are provided, followed by an hour-long reception that gives students quality one-on-one networking opportunities. More…
#OMAA25K Drive Features Football Weekend Stay
All alumni and friends who join, renew or extend their memberships, or become Sustaining Life Members from Oct. 1, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014, will be automatically entered into a drawing for a two-night stay at The Inn at Ole Miss during the Memphis home football weekend in 2014. More…
What’s Happening Here: Pharmacy Building Expansion
The School of Pharmacy is constructing Phase II of its Thad Cochran Research Center, a project that will double the school’s available research space. More…
Association Advantage: SECDiva.com
SECDiva.com is an online community that keeps you connected with everything SEC — sports news, gameday ideas, recipes, tailgating tips, team apparel, Diva gear, accessories and much more! More…
Support Ole Miss with Liberty Mutual’s Quote for Scholarship
When you “Quote for Scholarship” you will be supporting other students’ goals at your alma mater, with $5 for each Liberty Mutual Insurance quote going toward OMAA scholarships. More…
Come Travel the World with Fellow Ole Miss Alumni
Broaden your horizons and travel the world with the Ole Miss Alumni Association. The Alumni Association is offering many spectacular trips for which alumni and friends obtain group rates and discounts. Immerse yourself in exotic world culture through this exciting educational opportunity. More…
Journalism Faculty Member Named Oxford’s PR Professional of the Year
Robin Street, lecturer in journalism at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, has been named PR Professional of the Year by the Oxford chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. More…
New UM Doctoral Program Aims to Help Recovery from Brain Injuries
Concussions and other head injuries, including those suffered by football players and military personnel in combat, have attracted widespread attention in recent years. More…
UM Scientists Receive Grant to Purchase Supercomputer
Researchers and students in Mississippi soon will have access to a highly advanced supercomputer, thanks to a grant funded by the National Science Foundation and awarded to a consortium of scientists led by researchers at the University of Mississippi. More…
Women’s Basketball Re-Launches Fast Break Club
Head women’s basketball coach Matt Insell and the Ole Miss women’s basketball team are pleased to announce the re-launching of the women’s basketball Fast Break Club. More…
‘Schedule Shock’: A Day in the Life of Justin Bell
“He’s my bodyguard,” said Justin Bell, while laughing. “He’ll take everything but a bullet for me.” That was how Bell, a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman from Jackson, introduced me to his friends, teachers, classmates and teammates, as he gracefully allowed me to follow him around for a day to give me a glimpse of student-athlete life at Ole Miss. More…
Back to Work
As the all-time winningest coach in Ole Miss history, Andy Kennedy knows how to build a winner. After leading the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002, winning the SEC Tournament title for the first time since 1981 and tying the school record with 27 wins last year, Kennedy has Ole Miss back to work for a return trip to the Big Dance in 2013-14. More…
Rebel Connection Monthly Musings
The NCAA permits what it calls “occasional meals” and defines those meals as a meal that a student-athlete, or the entire team in a sport may receive in the local of the university from a coach or other institutional staff member. Click to download the PDF newsletter.