FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 10, 2006
Contact: Anika Mitchell Perkins
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Spring enrollment up at MUW
 
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Spring enrollment is up 2.55 percent as of the first day of classes at Mississippi University for Women.
      
The trend is a continuation of the growth MUW experienced in the fall, according to Dr. Bucky Wesley, vice president for student services.
   
MUW President Claudia A. Limbert said, “We are excited about this enrollment news. This reinforces MUW’s commitment to deliver a highly personalized learning environment, made possible through the dedication of our faculty.”
   
This news comes on the heels of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranking MUW 53 of the 100 best values in public colleges across America.

In addition to the academic news, students returned to two new buildings as spring semester classes opened on Monday.

Martin Hall, new home for the Department of Nursing, has been transformed into a state-of-the art academic showplace. The cost was approximately $5.2 million.

Built in 1929, Martin Hall is one of 23 campus buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The $4.7 million renovation of Thad and Rose Cochran Hall is complete as well.

Originally built in 1908 to serve as a residence hall, Cochran Hall now houses the Office of the Vice President for Student Services, Career services, Student Life, Diversity Education and Programs and the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi.

Nora Miller, vice president for finance and administration, said the completion of Martin Hall and Cochran Hall renovations made it to possible to check off two items on the to-do list of phase one of the university’s 20-year Campus Master Plan.

“These buildings are excellent examples of functional historic preservation,” she said. “We can be very proud of having beautiful facilities that retain their historic character and beauty, and yet offer all the modern conveniences of comfort, safety and technology.”