July, 2012:

• MUW Honors students return from study in Belgium
• Heimmermann to join MUW as provost and VPAA in August
• Theatre class at MUW brings opportunities for surrounding schools
• High school culinary teachers learn cutting-edge skills at ProStart Institute at MUW
• Dr. James D. Ward gives luncheon speech on racial profiling

June, 2012:

• Dawson hired as general manager of MUW Dining Services

• Report a testament to the excellence of MUW’s nursing programs

• Tollison named dean of MUW College of Business and Professional Studies

• Rustin awarded Nena F. Sanders Award from Samford School of Nursing

• MUW works with City of Columbus to provide computer training to city employees

• Science Enrichment Program at MUW presents summer workshops

• MUW receives Columbus Arts Council's Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award

• The 32nd session of Mississippi Governor’s School under way

May, 2012:

• Orientation sessions set for new MUW students

• Biddy directs `The Marvelous Wonderettes’ at New Stage Theatre in Jackson

• MUW hosts various camps this summer

• SLP program celebrates students’ accomplishments, Better Speech and Hearing Month

• Russell to intern at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Dr. Graves challenges MUW graduates to make a difference

• Anderson named MUW Faculty Member of the Year

• Pieschel receives Kossen Faculty Excellence Award at MUW

April, 2012:

• MUW graduate a finalist on season eight of `Food Network Star’

• Alumna Dr. Shirley Graves to address MUW graduates on May 5

• Alumna Allegra Brigham to speak at MUW Mag Chain ceremony

• MUW Alumni Association announces award winners

• Sloma to pursue master’s in publishing at Scottish university

• MUW student body president attends Pro-Israel Conference

• Roberts named Educator of the Year at PRAM state conference

• MUW to offer free Frank Sinatra Tribute Concert during Homecoming

• Pushcart Prize nominee Michael F. Smith’s debut novel “RIVERS”

• MUW prepares to welcome alumni during Homecoming

• New social networking site for MUW students

• Students in African-American history class to interview local residents

March, 2012:

• Christians United for Israel to host `Standing with Israel’ program on MUW campus

• Department of Art and Design Speaker Series presents Moseley-Christian

• Sale Elementary, MUW receive Governor’s University Partnership Award

• MUW receives national recognition for community service

• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity receives noteworthy honors at state conference

• Cockrell to present research at upcoming conferences

• Two new voice sirens installed on campus

• MUW investment club wins latest TVA Investment Challenge

• Kempker presented Humanities Teacher Award by MHC

• Oppenheimer, colleagues to be recognized at Southern States Communication Convention

February, 2012:

• MUW hosts Mississippi Historical Society Conference; three students to present research

• ‘When Night Falls…’ to be performed at MUW

• ‘Hatch Show Print’ exhibit features letterpress-printed show posters

• Teachers of the Gifted Instructional Forum to be held at MUW

• MUW professors present research posters at statewide nursing summit

• Master’s degree nurse practitioner graduates have 100 percent pass rate on certification exam

• Leadership seminar featuring Chris LoCurto to be held at MUW

• MUW alumna Allegra Brigham returns to alma mater

• Tops in Blue in town Saturday only

• MUW Office of Community Living receives Educational Benchmarking award

• Gordy Honors College Forum Series welcomes Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré to Columbus

• MUW health fair open to the community

January, 2012:

• MUW Office of Community Living receives Educational Benchmarking award

• Interfaith conversation to bring together local leaders

• MUW receives approval redesign of its Educational Leadership Program

• Sobayo crowned 2012 Miss Phi Beta Sigma

• MUW to host Listening to Small Business Forum Jan. 27

• MUW to host MLK Day Convocation

• MUW announces Ban and Bunnell as HEADWAE honorees

• MUW's Gordy Honors College Forum Series announces spring schedule

• MUW voice student places first in NATS auditions

• MUW Campus Recreation Open House Jan. 9

• MUW’s CCE focuses on existing businesses; gears up for small business forum set for Jan. 27

• MUW Employee Wellness Committee promotes healthier lifestyles

December, 2011:

• H&K students work with adapted physical education class at Columbus High

• TVA Investment Club earns $3,068 in 2010

• MUW and Sodexo employees recognized at staff appreciation luncheon

• MUW's Phi Kappa Phi Chapter recognized as Chapter of Merit

• MUW students participate in Hearin Alternative Break in Smithville

• Town & Tower Club presents service awards

• Tribute paid to Brigham at surprise reception on campus

• MUW professor and family served as missionaries in Japan

• Parker named president of MAHO

• Educators recognized at Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers ceremony at MUW

• Campus and community embrace new MUW president

• Campus Search Advisory Committee members say Borsig stood out as candidate

November, 2011:

• MUW's December Graduates' Recognition Ceremony set for Dec. 2

• `A Christmas Pudding' presented at MUW

• Alumni return to their alma mater

• Senior voice recital Nov. 29

• HIV/AIDS Awareness Week at MUW Nov. 14-17

• New leadership organization helps students achieve their goals

• LINK event to celebrate city, county and private school teachers at MUW

• MUW police officer and his wife win `Dream Wedding'

• ASN instructor has article published in national journal

• Williams sharpens leadership skills at ASGA summit in Washington

October, 2011:

• Campus Cleanup set for Nov. 15

• MUW art students help provide resources to Caledonia High School art program

• Dr. Kempker Humanities Teacher Award recipient

• Christians United for Israel bring Holocaust speaker to MUW

• International Series highlights World Religions and Interfaith Dialogue

• Roberts shares vast movie knowledge in encyclopedia

• Common Reading Initiative essay contest winners announced

• `The Mousetrap' to be performed at MUW

• MUW and BMH-GT luncheon to raise awareness about women's health

• MUW hosts Oktoberfest and Haunted House

• Cockrell presents doctoral research in Washington

• Author and alumna Minrose Gwin to present at Welty Symposium

• `Eudora Welty: Exposures and Reflections' on display

• MUW to host Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day

• MUW Commuter Student Social set for Oct. 3

September, 2011:

• Theater students work with dialect coach as they prepare for upcoming productions

• Nursing faculty and students promote community health at surrounding schools

• MUW raises awareness about breast cancer through `Pink For The Cure'

• Golden Triangle Job Expo to be held at MUW Oct. 5

• MUW's Common Reading Initiative selects Joy Castro's `The Truth Book'

• MUW Science Enrichment Program offers fall workshops

• Mississippi Governor's School accepting applications for 2012 session

• Dr. Ward appointed to Fulbright Specialist Program Review Committee

• MUW's QEP process will be a campus-wide effort

• Zumba party fundraiser at MUW to benefit Red Cross

• Artwork by Gibson and Nawrocki accepted into Bi-State Art Competition

• MUW garners recognition from two national publications

• Nawrocki’s retrospective show at MUW spans almost 50 years

• MUW students enjoy summer internship experiences

• Stand Up-Speak Up Toastmasters Club receives 747 award at leadership institute

• Alpha Omicron Alpha Chapter receives honors

• MUW fall enrollment up

• Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium to feature Judith Ortiz Cofer

• Welty Gala at MUW to feature best-selling author of `The Perfect Storm'

August, 2011:

• Local, area and state agencies to participate in disaster training exercise at MUW

• MUW's master's program in speech-language pathology re-accredited

• MUW's Office of Continuing Education to offer life enrichment courses for fall

• MUW Office of Career Services host `Saluting All Heroes' event

• Oppenheimer presents at Third International Conference on Science in Society

• Dr. Roy's book about pharmacy and pharmaceutical science profession to be marketed worldwide

• MUW hires 18 new faculty members; grants promotion and tenure to 15 others

• MUW hires local CPA to be interim vice president for institutional advancement

• Nursing students present findings during graduate research day at MUW

• MUW's Gordy Honors College Forum Series announces fall schedule

• Students experience academic success through Summer Developmental Program

• Toastmasters to host Leadership Institute at MUW

• Alumna's exhibit `Seeing Red' opens Aug. 12 at the RAC

• Seney presents paper at World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children

• MUW professor, students spend summer conducting cystic fibrosis research

• Community invited to participate in MUW Move-In Day

July, 2011:

• MUW students enjoy study abroad experiences this summer

• High school culinary teachers learn cutting-edge skills at ProStart Institute at MUW

• Student leaders attend American Student Government Association Conference

• MUW's McDavis TIPs certified trainer

• MUW Police Department gets a `Charge'

• MUW's graduate nursing program awarded a national HRSA grant

• Teachers gain professional development at MUW CHAMPS Institute

• Unified MUW Alumni Association holds inaugural retreat

• MUW awards Medal of Excellence to alumna Dr. Bettye Coward

• MUW hosts Summer Discovery camp for gifted students at Franklin Academy

June, 2011:

• Columbus Arts Council presents exhibit opening of artist Elayne Goodman

• Sister and brother cook up fun at MUW culinary camp

• Peterson helping spread `signs of hope' in Tuscaloosa

• Poindexter Hall renovations and street repairs ongoing at MUW

• MUW connects with alumni through regional events

• MUW speech-language pathology graduate students help at Camp Jabber Jaw

• MUW welcomes new students to campus

• MUW student and Columbus High student meet for cultural exchange

May, 2011:

• Dolphus Weary to speak at Mississippi Governor's School

• Keep Your Kids Moving Zumba at MUW

• MUW to host Summer Discovery camp at Franklin Academy for gifted students

• MUW receives national recognition for community service

• MUW Science Enrichment Program presents summer workshops

• MUW offers Culinary Camp for Kids

• Young artists featured in Kappa Pi High School Invitational

• Mother and daughter moving miles apart after being college roommates

• Bean receives Kossen Faculty Excellence Award at MUW

• Bunnell named MUW Faculty Member of the Year

• Pinchuk named MUW post secondary Educator of the Year at LINK banquet

• BMC, MUW sign graduate school agreement

• Holland serves on Visiting Panel for National Board Research

• Night at the Odys highlights student leaders

April, 2011:

• MUW students heading to impressive opportunities following graduation

• Nawrocki’s artwork in various shows

• Crossroads after-school program team to represent Mississippi at international conference

• Commissioner of higher education to address MUW graduates on May 7

• Law book collection donated to legal studies program

• Social dancing added to MUW’s recreational lineup

• Graduating seniors' artwork on display at MUW

• Mississippi University for Women announces unification of alumni organizations

• MUW Alumni Association announces award winners

• MUW Office of Community Living receives Educational Benchmarking award

• Mississippi Project Citizen State Showcase to highlight schools from across the state

• MUW dedicates Memorial Garden; family and friends remember Dorabel Moore Craig

• CAC to host book launch for Smith's debut novel

• MUW rolls out the red carpet for Columbus middle school students

• MUW alumna releases her debut novel, 'Catfish Alley'

• Columbus-Lowndes Public Library archivist published in Journal of Mississippi History

• MUW Homecoming April 15-16

• Bagnall filling in the blanks through art

March, 2011:

• Rummage sale for Humane Society new building fund continues on April 2

• Reyes to speak on `Generation Kill’ at MUW Gordy Honors College Forum Series

• Campus diversity celebrated during international program at MUW

• Pi Zeta chapter receives top honors

• MUW announces interim provost/vice president for academic affairs, vice president for student services

• MUW Office of Community Service and Humane Society rummage sale March 26

• Unified Brands culinary director to speak at Dean’s Lunch Lecture Series at MUW

• Trimble crowned Mississippi Miss Phi Beta Sigma

• MUW to host exceptional transfer students as part of McDevitt Day

• Dr. Paschal receives NIH grant that examines oral health and insurance issues

• Two MUW voice students have noteworthy accomplishments

• MUW students win honorable mention in Kappa Pi scholarship competition

• MUW professor makes pastime on ice

• Stay Dry! program recognizes MUW leaders

February, 2011:

• MUW to host BACCHUS Network Conference

• MUW Scholars’ Day set for March 4

• MUW students garner awards at Mississippi Collegiate Art Exhibition

• Tony-nominated musical `Quilters’ to be performed at MUW

• Dr. Ward named as MUW’s Black History Month Educator of the Year nominee

• 'Learning Matters' show to highlight best practices to help students succeed

• West Point High School students to visit MUW Art and Design Department

• Regional Science Bowl to be held at MUW

• Life enrichment offerings at MUW vary from ballroom dancing to gardening

• MUW Office of Career Services host dining etiquette event

• MUW celebrates Black History Month

• MUW partners with Experience Works

• New Ethics Line enables MUW personnel to report improper activities

• Center for Creative Learning at MUW receives 'Pneuma Award'

• MUW to hold final public DRU hearing

• Gregory to speak at Gordy Honors College series at MUW

• MUW’s annual Community Health Fair set for Feb. 23

• Elementary students to participate in enrichment programs at MUW

January, 2011:

• International Reading Association student group formed at MUW

• MUW professors work with theater production in Jackson

• MUW takes center stage in upcoming Collegiate Art Exhibition

• MUW campus community has access to latest standard of wireless offerings

• Storm drainage and street repair projects under way at MUW

• MUW senior designs poster for 2011 Market Street Festival

• Chaplain Janovec to speak at annual Town & Tower Community Prayer Breakfast

• MUW's Global Commerce Program receives IHL approval

• Brigham receives Oasis of Freedom and Justice Award

• MUW Science Enrichment Program presents Backyard Astronomy workshops

• Dr. Ward elected to National Council of the American Society for Public Administration

• Coach Rita named Staff Member of the Year

• MUW Science Enrichment Program presents Backyard Astronomy workshops

December, 2010:

• MUW faculty and staff members inducted into Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

• MUW's fifth-year report with SACS gets approval

• Advance sales of Smith's debut novel now available

• MUW students participate in Hearin Alternative Break

• MUW police dispatcher recognized

• MUW receives DRU approval

• Town & Tower Club presents service awards

• Mayor's Youth Council sets goals for new year

• MUW’s Pinchuk and Newsome to be recognized at HEADWAE program

• Educators recognized at Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers ceremony at MUW

• Applications being accepted for Mississippi Governor’s School at MUW

November, 2010:

• Town & Tower Club to present service awards

• MUW’s December Graduates’ Recognition Ceremony Set For Dec. 3

• Center for Creative Entrepreneurship presents Business Resource Conference

• Toastmasters Club chartered on MUW campus

• MUW organizations, offices to deliver Thanksgiving baskets to needy families

• Ogle a panelists for Alabama-Mississippi Rural Tourism Conference

• Link event to celebrate city, county and private school teachers at MUW

• MUW Senior Exhibition opens Nov. 10

• Mississippi Political Science Association conference at MUW Nov. 5-6

• Empty Bowls event set for Nov. 6

• MUW Science Enrichment Program presents Backyard Astronomy workshops

October, 2010:

• Town & Tower Club hosts MUW Campus Day of Service Nov. 5

• Alumnus back on campus as traveling chef

• MUW's Center for Creative Entrepreneurship presents 'Meet the Lender'

• MUW instructor receives humanities award

• MUW Fall Choral Concert Nov. 2

• MUW Student Nurses Association hosts 5K walk/run

• MUW Alumni Association hosts Dining in the Delta

• MUW art students help provide resources to West Point High School art program

• 'Twelve Angry Jurors' to be performed at MUW

• To Write Love on Her Arms' event at MUW to feature student memoirs

• Lee Renninger installations currently on display at MUW

• MUW professor receives research award

• MUW's Meaders police chief and actor in same week

• Music Therapy Play Day at MUW Oct. 23

• Programs at MUW focus on women's health

• Elementary students to experience college life at MUW

• Oktoberfest 2010 to be held at MUW

• Oppenheimer receives MCTM Teacher of the Year award

• Fonzworth Bentley presents "An Inspirational Evening" to MUW

• MUW interim president to speak at Town & Tower Club meeting

September, 2010:

• Golden Triangle Employment Expo to be held at MUW Oct. 6

• MUW to host Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day

• MUW Campus Recreation's Wellness Weigh Down Challenge benefits campus

• MUW events to focus on Nepal

• Welty Gala at MUW to feature Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin

• MUW professor uses 'The Simpsons' to teach economics

• 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' to be performed at MUW

• MUW Alumni Association to host Alumni Evening Out in Birmingham

• MUW Dean's Lunch Lecture Series to feature area CEOs

• Sunday at the Bluff program to feature Dr. Evan Peacock

• MUW supports Empty Bowls event

• MUW home away from home for international students

• MUW PKP chapter recognized twice as Chapter of Merit

• MUW ranked by Washington Monthly

• MUW students put their skills to the test at Career Marathon

• MUW Department of Community Living to host annual Campus Safety Day

• Nawrocki’s prints to be shown in exhibitions and competitions

• MUW Campus Recreation to host Zumba party fundraiser for Humane Society

• Novelist Connie May Fowler to headline annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium

• Novelist Connie May Fowler to headline annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium

• MUW's Department of Health & Kinesiology does fitness testing with Franklin Academy

• MUW nursing students participate in community health fair

• MUW’s Center for Academic Excellence has new focus and director

• MUW’s Center for Creative Learning receives grant

• Undergraduate and graduate theater students collaborate on circus performance

• Life enrichment courses at MUW range from social networking to wine tasting

August, 2010:

• Mock disaster drill at MUW Sept. 1 

• MUW campus buzzing with activity 

• MUW receives $200,000 grant for Science Enrichment Program 

• MUW political science students intern at various agencies this summer 

• MUW garners recognition from U.S. News 

• Tennessee Williams scholars at MUW 

• MUW to offer Best Practices for Assessing Student Learning workshop 

• Sunday at Bluff program to feature Howle's 'Birds of Northeast Mississippi' 

• MUW students have new textbook options 

• MUW nursing student and graduates receive noteworthy accomplishments

• MUW's Center for Creative Learning awarded $550,000 grant 

• Students in MUW Study Abroad Program travel to Scotland 

• Mississippi Army National Guard enlists help from MUW Culinary Arts Institute 

July, 2010:

• Mayo Clinic hires recent MUW graduate 

• MUW Office of Admissions starts ‘Class of 2014’ Facebook page 

• MUW to participate in National Night Out event 

• Move-In Day kicks off MUW Welcome Week festivities 

• MUW online college signs agreement with Jones County Junior College

• HGTV features MUW alumna’s designs 

• Recent MUW graduate seeks support for Miss Africa USA Scholarship Pageant 

• Teachers increase mathematics content knowledge at summer institute at MUW 

• MUW's Smith awarded literary fellowship from Mississippi Arts Commission 

June, 2010:

• MUW’s Center for Creative Learning CHAMPS Project receives grant 

• MUW’s Vibrock competes in Southeastern Regional Lawfit Challenge 

• MUW continues with Campus Master Plan 

• Summer Institutes for teachers to be hosted at MUW 

• MUW hosts Summer Discovery 2010 

• Substantial military history collection donated to Fant Memorial Library at MUW 

• Mississippi Governor’s School keeps lessons rolling for state teens 

• MUW welcomes new students to campus 

• MUW online college signs agreement with East Mississippi Community College 

• Grant awarded to MUW’s nursing program 

• Kappa Pi art students make room for local high school art work

• MUW’s Center for Creative Entrepreneurship to co-sponsor conference

• MUW summer enrollment up 

• Kirkpatrick receives Kossen Faculty Excellence Award at MUW

• Pinchuk named MUW Faculty Member of the Year

May, 2010:

• MUW alumna Allegra Brigham appointed as university’s interim president

• MUW online college signs agreement with Mississippi Delta Community College

• MUW offers Culinary Camp for Kids

• MUW campus recreation offers yoga and zumba for children

• Science Enrichment Program at MUW presents summer workshops

• MUW professor to appear on `Jeopardy’

• Art professors at MUW published in `Printmakers Today’

• Farewell reception to be held in honor of MUW president

• MUW political science professor’s works are published

• Hatton to serve as MUW associate vice president for academic affairs

• MUW students help construct halfway house in Columbus

• Amory resident to serve as president of M-OADN

April, 2010:

• MUW honors memory of four students at tree dedication ceremony

• MEC president to address MUW graduates on May 8

• Four MUW students to be remembered at tree dedication ceremony

• MUW Alumni Association announces award winners

• MUW Alumni Association announces Board of Directors

• Ruby named as interim vice president for student services at MUW

• MUW commences Transfer Registration Day

• MUW campus community to package 30,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now

• MUW Homecoming April 16-18

• MUW Homecoming pageant set for April 14

• Miller Lecture at MUW to feature fitness coach John Ashworth

• Art a way of life for Thomas Nawrocki

• MUW student seeks support for Miss Africa USA Scholarship Pageant

March, 2010:

• MUW signs agreement with National Restaurant Association

• MUW to host Southern Literary Festival April 22-24

• MUW Sigmas and Zetas garner honors at state conference

• MUW nursing programs score high on accreditation site visit

• CHAMPS Project at MUW takes national lead in mathematics education

• MUW hosts To Write Love on Her Arms House Tour

• MUW nursing graduates nominated for Nightingale Awards

• MUW students and faculty attend MAS conference in Hattiesburg

• Anderson has essay published

• MUW professor's poetry receives nomination

February, 2010:

• MUW Community Life Enrichment Program begins March 22

• Vance to narrate photographic art of Gaines at Sunday at the Bluff program

• Oppenheimer and Robertson honored at HEADWAE program

• Smith MUW's Black History Month Educator of the Year nominee

• `A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to be performed at MUW

• Regional Science Bowl to be held at MUW Feb. 19

• Dining etiquette dinner at MUW set for Feb. 25

• Community college faculty exhibition to be held on MUW campus

• Dance for Haiti at MUW

• Archie named Mississippi Miss Phi Beta Sigma 2010 at MUW

• Art professor’s work accepted in exhibitions

• IHL approves technology and public safety administration degrees at MUW

• MUW Gordy Honors Forum Series to feature Chuck D

• MUW offers Tuition Guarantee Program for EMCC

January, 2010:

• Community health fair at MUW set for Feb. 24

• Smart Start Series at MUW to begin Feb. 9

• Oppenheimer and colleagues receive Best Paper Award

• AAUW awards CAP Grant to MUW

• Biddy performs in New Stage Theatre `Boeing Boeing’

• CHAMPS Super Saturday Workshop for Teachers on Feb. 6

• Rev. Rayfield Evins to speak at Community Prayer Breakfast

• Four MUW students to be remembered at candlelight vigil

• MUW student nominated for Miss Africa USA Scholarship Pageant

• MUW to host Fit Night 2010

• MUW art department presents ceramics exhibits

December, 2009:

• Mississippi Governor's School accepting applications

• Hearin Leadership Program hosts conference for high school students

• Local educator presents at NCTM’s Nashville regional conference

• MUW presents Backyard Astronomy science workshop

• MUW Department of Music and Theatre chair returns from study abroad program

• Five inducted into Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers at MUW

• Town & Tower Club presents service awards

• Students' prints on display at public library

November, 2009:

• MUW’s December Graduates’ Recognition Ceremony set for Dec. 4

• MUW Faculty Senate speaks out against proposed merger

• MUW culinary students work with master pastry chef in Sedona

• Art professor receives notable awards

• Dr. Sam Morris guest speaker at Town & Tower Club meeting

• Nursing professor to speak at conference

• Campus recreation has Red Shirt Drill Week at MUW

• MUW’s Department of Music and Theatre presents `A Christmas Pudding’

• Two MUW communication professors have original research published

• CHAMPS to host Super Saturday Workshop for Teachers

• MUW graduating seniors exhibit artwork and host reception

• Whitehead named 2009 Humanities Teacher of the Year

• Comptroller office recognized by Secret Shopper program

October, 2009:

• MUW legal studies department hosts law seminar

• Art students help provide resources to Columbus High School art department

• Dr. Bill Mayfield guest speaker at Town & Tower Club meeting

• Local students experience college life at MUW

• Nawrocki has prints accepted into shows

• MUW police chief to speak to high school students about smart choices

• MUW nears completion of DRU process, continues to seek public input

• International Series to focus on contemporary China

• MUW supports `Empty Bowls for Hunger’ event

• British Invasion hits MUW

• MUW counseling services offers free, online mental health screenings

September, 2009:

• MUW faculty member given business award

• MUW PKP chapter recognized as Chapter of Merit

• Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium at MUW set for Oct. 22-24

• MUW nursing hosts health fairs across Mississippi

• MUW’s fall science workshops explore wildlife and the water cycle

• MUW hosts Sexual Assault Awareness Week

• MUW includes public in DRU process

• MUW to host Campus Safety Day

• Early alert system at MUW warns students about unsuccessful behaviors

• Women's Center for Entrepreneurship hosts business events

• MUW nursing students share H1N1 virus knowledge with community

• Mayfield to speak at international conference

• Community health leaders share knowledge with MUW nursing students

• CHAMPS Project to host conference

August, 2009:

• MUW to host Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 6-11

• Preservation and renovation in the works for MUW campus

• Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen to speak at MUW’s Welty Gala

• MUW at halfway mark on disaster plan

• U.S.News recognizes MUW for its 'strong commitment to teaching'

• Nawrocki’s prints accepted in exhibitions

• MUW campus buzzing with activity

• Limbert announces Reneau University as new name she will recommend to IHL

• Faculty members awarded grant for cancer awareness promotion

July, 2009:

• MUW staff showcase their talents at Farmers’ Market

• Move-In Day kicks off MUW Welcome Week festivities

• MUW has new dean for School of Professional Studies

• MUW’s Common Reading Initiative selects Melissa Delbridge’s `Family Bible’

• White wins top honors at International Miss Phi Beta Sigma pageant

• Ceremony to be held for nature trails at Plymouth Bluff Center

• Kennedy Meaders named MUW police chief

June, 2009:

• Renaming process nears end; joint statement issued by MUW and Eudora Welty family

• MUW graduate students participate in HEARTS summer reading program

• MUW to host Summer Discovery camp at Cook for gifted students

• MUW summer enrollment up

• MUW takes another step in renaming process

• MUW’s Center for Creative Learning host summer reading program

• MUW hosts Governor’s School and Culinary Camp for Kids

May, 2009:

• MUW and MSMS host TEAMS Institute this summer

• MUW’s summer science workshop topics range from aquatic plants to astronomy

• MUW nursing has noteworthy accomplishments

• Biddy directs production of `Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ in Jackson

• Hilliard named post secondary Educator of the Year at Link banquet

• First finalist for MUW provost/VPAA position to visit campus next week

• Senior exit project at MUW more than lights, camera, action

• Community living and Print Shop recognized for going 'above and beyond'

• MUW faculty member receives William J. Stickel Award

• MUW Alumni Association announces Board of Directors

• Oppenheimer named MUW Faculty Member of the Year

• Kerzel receives Kossen Faculty Excellence Award at MUW

• MUW faculty members elected to state nursing organization board

• Smith reads short story at Emerson College

• Peavey Electronics president to address MUW graduates on May 9

• MUW’s Academic Success Mentor Program a success with IHL

• Nawrocki has prints accepted in shows

• Alumna Dr. Bridget Pieschel to speak at MUW Mag Chain ceremony

April, 2009:

• CDC reports everyday actions to stay healthy

• MUW art students `Drawing Out Success’ for local high schools

• Two more campus offices recognized by Secret Shopper program

• MUW seniors exhibit artwork and host reception

• Town & Tower meeting April 22

• MUW Homecoming April 17-19

• Study: Waverley most favored new name; agency to conduct additional research

March, 2009:

• MUW Art & Design Building dedication March 25

• Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship to host open house

• Wilson wins honors for presidential coverage

• Destination Imagination state competition at MUW

• MUW art professor announces upcoming art exhibitions

• MUW begins disaster planning effort

• Welty short story to be featured as part of 125th celebration

• New campus initiative no longer a secret

February, 2009:

• MUW turns 125 on March 12; community invited to birthday party

• National energy policy, economic growth focus of conference to be held at MUW

• Student, faculty member to be recognized by HEADWAE program

• MUW art students garner awards at Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition

• MUW provost/VPAA search in full swing

• MUW historians and political scientists hit the road

• MUW theatre department presents Tennessee Williams’ classic

• MUW health fair to feature screenings; open to public

• MUW student named Mississippi Miss Phi Beta Sigma 2009

• Nawrocki’s prints accepted in exhibitions

• Roberts participates in communication workshop for Tupelo Boy Scout Troop

• Testing of potential university names under way; public input requested

• MUW Honors Forum Series Presents Mark Zupan

• MUW to host College Aspirations workshop

January, 2009:

• MUW seeks to internationalize campus through partnerships in China

• University one step closer to new name

• Ina E. Gordy Honors College announces Forum Series line up

• New university chorale ensemble to begin performing

• CHAMPS Project to host conference

• Potential university names to emerge at MUW meeting

• Women’s Center to Host Resource Conference

• MUW celebrates 125th anniversary

December, 2008:

• Law enforcement workshop held at MUW

• MUW continues partnership with local school district

• MUW recognized by SACUBO

• Four inducted into Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers at MUW

• Author Clifton L. Taulbert to address educators at MUW

• Professor to contribute to ABC production

• Town & Tower hosts holiday meeting

November, 2008:

• AT&T Teaching Circles for 2008-09 announced

• Faculty member publishes book

• MUW students earn top honors in art competition

• MUW offers Project Citizen workshop

• Essay contest announces winners

• Crossroads program awarded nearly $170,000

• MUW to host naturalization ceremony on campus Dec. 4

• MUW’s December Graduates’ Recognition Ceremony set for Dec. 5

• Montalto receives composer’s award

• Threadgill Series presents holiday concert

• Sorrels to be honored with tree planting at MUW

• Stark Center to host Wellness Happy Hour

• Brown to discuss `The Black Prairie: Mammoths, Milkweeds & Moths’

October, 2008:

• Jordan accepts position at Georgia College & State University

• Honorary art society auction to aid local schools

• MUW Music and Theatre Presents Holiday Feast

• MUW’s Ward receives invitation to New Orleans literary festival

• CHAMPS Project to host conference

• MUW Naming Committee seeks suggestions

• MUW’s Roberts receive prestigious SPRF award

• MUW offering entrepreneurship concentration

• MUW to graduate first group of online business students

• Town & Tower Club to host fall luncheon meeting

• Hilliard named 2008 Humanities Teacher of the Year

• Bragg returns to MUW as part of Common Reading Initiative

• MUW to host Women’s Health Awareness Week

• Sodexo facilities division celebrates 118,000 labor hours without an incident

• Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium set for Oct. 16-18

• Drew Shankle Journalism Scholarship Fund established at MUW

September, 2008:

• Farrell interns at restaurant in Ireland

• `Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse' caters to young audience

• Employment expo set for Oct. 1 at MUW

• Master’s program prepares teachers for leadership roles

• Public administration certificate targets individuals in government

• Christine Todd Whitman to headline MUW’s Welty Gala

August, 2008:

• MUW Naming Committee members selected

• MUW ranked a top Southern public master’s university fifth year in a
  row

• MUW Women’s Center hosts Entrepreneurship Week Sept. 8-11

• MUW Senior Kalich receives culinary scholarship

• Crawford to speak Sunday at MUW's Plymouth Bluff Center

• MUW presents 'The Taffetas: A Musical Journey through the Fabulous Fifties'

• MUW Center for Creative Learning appropriated $300,000 for new
  initiative

• Whitehead’s story chosen for Best of the Web anthology

• Author Rick Bragg to lead MUW’s Common Reading Initiative discussion

• MUW’s graduate nursing program awarded grant

July, 2008:

• Ethics certificate program part of Life Long Learner Application at
  MUW

• MUW taps Gooden for assistant director of alumni relations

• Students and teachers exchange ideas at MUW summer camps

• ‘Refuse To Be A Victim’ program held at MUW

• MUW receives largest single gift ever at $3.26 million

June, 2008:

• MUW philosophy professor helps organizations solve their ethical
  problems

• MUW campus newspaper transitions from print to digital

• MUW police chief accepts position at Ole Miss

• Free workshops offered through the MUW Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship

• MUW part of nursing consortium

• MUW hosts various camps this summer

• Holcombe promoted to executive director of development at MUW

May, 2008:

• Bean receives Kossen Faculty Excellence Award at MUW

• MUW receives No Child Left Behind grant for summer math program

• MUW graduate nursing program has 100 percent pass rate on ANCC exam

• MUW to award three Medals of Excellence

• Local educators learn new strategies at meeting and exposition in Salt Lake City

• MUW graduates to continue their studies at Harvard and Johns Hopkins

• Dr. Delene Willis Lee Scholarship Fund to help non-traditional students

• Biddy named post secondary Educator of the Year at Link banquet

• MUW Senior Art Exhibition reception Friday

• MUW’s TVA Investment Club earns $3,000 in 2007

• WCBI-TV’s Aundrea Self to speak at MUW Mag Chain ceremony

• SACS president to address MUW graduates on May 10