“Time is the longest distance between two places.” -Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
As time marches on, partnerships, sustainability and ingenuity are leading The W into the future. Tomorrow’s technologies integrate into a historic campus daily. We may not know the future, but by working together, we will be the university for tomorrow.
“A college’s greatest enemies are complacency and nostalgia,” according to Larry Ladd, director in Grant Thornton’s National Higher Education & Not-for-Profit Practices.
Adaptability. Positivity. Responsibility. These are the three major themes that newly appointed President Nora Miller has outlined as a focus of her presidency at The W.
Dr. Tammie McCoy has six grandchildren. Every Friday night, she and her husband Bruce, of 24 years, host pizza night. All the grandchildren come to visit and often spend the night. They are queens and kings of the castle. Pizza night has been a tradition for 16 years.
Nora Miller, no stranger to challenges, knows how to set a goal and go the distance. After nearly 30 years in higher education, she has dealt with everything from uncertain budgets to the intricacies of developing a campus master plan to heading crisis response. She has an eye for detail and a determination about rising to the challenges.It’s a philosophy she follows in her personal goals as well.
“Do not struggle in silence.”
This quote has been at the bottom of every one of Dr. Scott Tollison’s syllabi—even before he joined The W’s faculty in 2004.
Dr. Marty Brock has always been a hands on person—both literally and figuratively.
For Shelley Svoboda, (’84,’85), the beginning of a lifelong love started with curiosity.
Shakespeare once said, “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances…”
For decades, Mississippi University for Women has served as a hub for music, literature, theatre, art and lectures. Located in the heart of historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W is home to premier cultural events, which attract guests from both near and far. From the second annual Music by Women Festival to the signature Welty Weekend at The W, audiences all come for one reason--a shared experience through the cultural arts.
