by MBJ Staff Published: March 30,2012
Tags: business incubator, colleges, community development, economic development, education, faculty, grand opening, higher education, incubator, learning, opening, research, small businesses, Staff, start-up companies, students, technology, universities
OXFORD — University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road). The research park provides a place where technology and research-based companies can work with the university’s research faculty and students to take advantage [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 2,2012
Tags: broadband, colleges, computers, data, education, faculty, hardware, higher education, research, schools, science, Staff, students, universities
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi is the first entity to begin using the new Mississippi Optical Network, referred to as MissiON. The network serves the Mississippi Research Consortium, which includes UM, Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi and Jackson State University. The network also serves the UM Medical Center, the Mississippi Department [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 2,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, colleges, education, faculty, fees, higher education, S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, state government, students, tuition, universities
JACKSON — The leaders of Mississippi’s community college system say that the 5.5 percent cut in their budget proposed by Gov. Phil Bryant could lead to higher tuition, bigger classes and more part-time instructors. They say any decrease in funding would only aggravate a money crisis that the colleges have been struggling with, as the [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — University of Southern Mississippi officials are reviewing possible errors in the implementation of the Southern Miss U-Tab pilot program. Three Southern Miss employees have been placed on administrative leave pending a completion of the review: chief information officer Homer Coffman, director of procurement and contract services Mike Herndon and Dr. Bob Lyman, who [...] [...]
ITTA BENA — Some faculty members at Mississippi Valley State University say they were shocked, insulted and embarrassed by the Faculty Senate’s no-confidence vote against President Donna Oliver and her administration. Their loudest grievance is that nobody asked them what they thought, The Clarion-Ledger reported. Theater director Barbara Baymon and political professor Larry Chappell both [...] [...]
COLUMBUS — Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Hank M. Bounds has unveiled the Campus Search Advisory Committee to aid in the search for the next president of Mississippi University for Women. The members of the Mississippi University for Women Campus Search Advisory Committee include: Renee Flynt, Emily Myers Garner, Ruth Jones, Brandon Newsome, Andrea Overby [...] [...]
RAYMOND — Hinds Community College officials say a record enrollment has fueled the need for more adjunct instructors. Adjuncts are part-time employees who meet qualifications to teach on the college level. A week before classes start on Aug. 16, Hinds Community College’s enrollment is up 13.2 percent over this time last year. The school broke [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 24,2009
Tags: Abigail L. Susik, Cory G. Toyota, Curtis D. Coats, faculty, J. Marc Quattlebaum, JACKSON, Jessica A. Piekielek, Kathryn S. Hahn, Millsaps College, Richard Boada, Steve B. Kistulentz
Millsaps College in Jackson has added eight new faculty members. Richard Boada has joined as a teaching fellow in rhetorical studies and writing center administration. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bellarmine University, a master’s degree from the University of Louisville and a doctorate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Curtis D. Coats has [...] [...]
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