Dear Friends,

February was an exciting month at the School of Education. I'm always impressed by the innovative ways our students, faculty and alumni make a positive difference in and out of the classroom. Today, I'm happy to compliment our Student of the Month Frances "Cookie" Harris. Last December, Cookie spent eight days in Haiti developing educational programs for orphans. This fall, she will return to begin her first year of teaching there! Continue Reading...

Sincerely,
Dr. David Rock
rock@olemiss.edu

Dean, UM School of Education

One Eleven Initiative Raises Over $65,000 Since January

The School of Education is celebrating 111 years at Ole Miss. Since January, alumni and friends have generously donated more than $65,000 to support our students, faculty and cutting edge programs. Help up reach our 2014 goal of raising $111,000. Continue Reading...

Teacher Candidates Use Giant Traveling Map at Lafayette Elementary

Ole Miss teacher candidates and more than 1,000 children at Lafayette County Elementary School had the chance to experience geography in a new and exciting way on February 24 and 25 with the arrival of the National Geographic Society's Giant Traveling Map of South America. Continue Reading...

Sam Williams Named Teacher Corps Summer School Principal

Education alumnus Sam Williams (M.A., '09, Ed.S. '11) will rejoin UM this summer as principal of the Mississippi Teacher Corps' summer training facility located at Holly Springs High School. A graduate of both the MTC and Principal Corps, Williams currently serves as the associate principal of West Point High School. Continue Reading...

Principal Corps Recruits Visit State Capitol

The current cohort of the Principal Corps and program alumni from across Mississippi visited Jackson on February 3 and 4 during the 2014 Principal Corps conference. The Conference allowed current candidates and alumni the opportunity to network with each other and gain exposure to educational policy issues and Mississippi legislators at the forefront of the current legislative session. Continue Reading...

SOE, AmeriCorps Provide Books for Youth Organization in Delta

Following the SOE's record-sized Rebel Road Trip in January SOE and AmeriCorps VISTA workers have co-sponsored Youth Opportunities Unlimited in Lambert, with the donation of books as the organization prepares to take 55 children on a similar field trip to Birmingham on February 27 and 28. Continue Reading...

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