Mississippi University for Women’s Student Programming Board is excited to welcome students, employees and the greater Columbus community to campus for its annual Oktoberfest celebration. The event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18 from 5-8 p.m. on Shattuck Lawn at The W. Among the festivities planned are free caricature artist,…
Mississippi University for Women will expand its Master of Business Administration (MBA) offerings with two new concentrations in spring 2025. Students will choose to specialize in workforce development or hospitality, in addition to the comprehensive MBA. Reneau Hall, home the College of Business and Professional Studies “These new concentrations emphasize…
Mississippi University for Women will hold its annual Women’s Health Awareness Luncheon, Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pope Banquet Room of Hogarth Dining Hall. The luncheon is co-sponsored by Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle and The W’s Department of Health & Kinesiology. This year’s…
Maurice Carlos Ruffin Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin returns to keynote the 36th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium, Oct. 24-26 with his new novel, “The American Daughters.” Ruffin’s keynote will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Mississippi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. Sessions continue Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Travis Hagey, associate professor of biology at Mississippi University for Women, was named among the 2024 recipients of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award totaling a little over $1 million for five years. The award will allow for ample field work studying gecko toepads across the globe.
