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Summer Commencement set for July 29

Published: 21 July 2022
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Commencement Ceremony in Rent Auditorium

COLUMBUS, Miss.- Mississippi University for Women will celebrate summer graduates with multiple in-person Commencement ceremonies Friday, July 29 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus.

A ceremony for RN-to-BSN students in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences whose last name begin with A-R will be held at 11 a.m. RN-to-BSN students whose last name begin with S-Z will participate in the 2 p.m. ceremony. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Professional Studies, School of Education and College of Nursing & Health Sciences will participate in the 2 p.m. ceremony. Graduate students will participate in the 2 p.m. ceremony.

The number of participants per ceremony will be based on current health guidelines and the capacity limitations of Rent Auditorium. In order to keep our graduates and their guests safe, each graduate will receive six tickets for their conferral ceremony.

Doors will open to guests 60 minutes prior to each ceremony. There will be no extra tickets, no general admission seating, and no one (including infants and children) will be admitted without a ticket. The Nissan Auditorium located in Parkinson Hall will be open on campus to view livestream broadcast.

The conferral ceremonies will be live streamed at muw.edu for family members and loved ones to enjoy at home or on a phone, tablet or computer.

Graduates are encouraged to share their celebratory photos by using #LongBlueLine. Photos and videos also may be submitted to socialmedia@muw.edu.

All commencement plans are subject to change at any time due to health concerns and there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any public place where people are present. Any changes will be communicated directly to those graduates attending the ceremonies through their myapps@muw.edu email and through the commencement website.

More Commencement ceremony information is available at www.muw.edu/commencement.

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July 21, 2022
Contact: Tyler Wheat
(662) 241-7683
ltwheat@muw.edu

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W students provide learning tools for local students

Published: 21 July 2022
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Categories: Education, News
Woman seated on building steps with baskets of learning materials

COLUMBUS, Miss.– Mississippi University for Women’s School of Education student organization Mississippi Professional Educators chooses one service project annually. Before the summer began, MPE decided to help Pre-K through fifth grade students within Lowndes County.

Through a “Laundry & Literacy” service project, the student members of the organization prepared baskets containing literacy and math materials and activities for local students. W students went to local laundry mats to deliver baskets to families waiting on their laundry in hopes that it would reduce the “summer slide” learning loss.

MPE chooses different service projects every year. However, the residents of Columbus and the surrounding community still have the tools to help the young minds and prevent the loss of knowledge during the summer break. The reactions of the young students showed the thought made a difference.

“While we were dropping off the materials, young children were already smiling while digging into the free resources,” said Rose M Ford, instructor and Jumpstart Program site manager for the School of Education at The W.

Woman enters laundromat with basket of learning materials

The Columbus-Lowndes County Public Library offers students many summer activities and initiatives that encourage learning and literacy. In addition, the community has resources to help the young students, and The W has programs geared toward helping the community, such as The W’s Jumpstart program.

“This program serves the community by volunteering within early-childhood learning centers, assisting young learners in literacy, language and social-emotional skills. Our mission is to ensure all children are equipped with kindergarten-readiness skills for learning success,” said Ford.

“W Jumpstart members earn financial benefits (federal work-study, if eligible, and an educational award of $1,300) to compensate for their volunteer community service. Recruitment for next year’s program is in progress now, so students that are interested can contact me to apply at rmford@muw.edu.” said Ford.

Other programs, such as Mission Acceleration, a pilot program offered throughout the year, are created to help young students. They are looking to recruit tutors that will positively influence the academic outcomes in reading for students K-5. The program was designed to support those affected academically by losing instructional time due to COVID-19. For more information, please contact Karen Hillis at klhillis@olemiss.edu or Ashley Sheils at missionacceleration@gmail.com.

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July 21, 2022

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Jana Brown Tyler Scholarship established

Published: 10 December 2018
Written by Tyler Wheat
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Categories: Alumni, Uncategorized

A Mississippi University for Women alumna who never lost her love for her alma mater and her hometown is being remembered with a scholarship fund established at the university by her husband.

The Jana Brown Tyler Scholarship, established by David Tyler in memory of his wife, will give preference to students at North Pontotoc High School. It will provide four-year scholarships for 20 students, one per year over a period of 20 years, from North Pontotoc High School or, if no student qualifies, from Pontotoc County schools. The scholarship was his wife’s desire, Tyler said.

Jana Brown, who was born in Paducah, Ky., in 1949, moved with her family to Mississippi when she was 5 years old. She began the first grade at Pontotoc City Schools, moving to Ecru School in the fourth grade.

She met her future husband, David, in the seventh grade, and both subsequently graduated from Ecru High School in 1967. They were married in 1969 while Jana was still a student at The W. She earned her degree in 1970. They lived in Houston, Texas, and have one son, David, Jr., and one grandchild, Lizzy, who was Jana’s pride and joy. Jana passed away in October 2017.

“Her memories of the campus, the Goose, the dining hall where she worked and her W friendships brought her great joy,” Tyler said.

In establishing the scholarship, David recalls his wife’s kind and generous spirit and her love of her hometown and alma mater. “It was always her desire to give to the community and to the university,” he said.

Andrea Stevens, executive director of development and alumni, said the scholarship honors both the memory of an accomplished alumna and her commitment to furthering the education of others. “Through the generous establishment of the Jana Brown Tyler Scholarship, deserving young people from a school system that meant so much to both Mr. and Mrs. Tyler will be afforded an outstanding educational experience at the university that Mrs. Tyler also loved.

Scholarships such as this one are so important to providing opportunities for our students, and we are very grateful.”

For more information about the Jana Brown Tyler Scholarship, please call the Office of Development and Alumni at (662) 329-7148.