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UM-Tupelo Graduation Celebration 2009

May 20, 2009 The faculty and staff of The University of Mississippi-Tupelo along with the Ole Miss Alumni Association held its annual Graduation Celebration on May 6 at the Advanced Education Center. UM-Tupelo graduates and their families ... Click here for the full story.


UM–Tupelo Students Inducted into National Education Honor Society

April 1, 2009 The University of Mississippi–Tupelo campus recently congratulated several high-achieving education majors who were inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society. Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society ... Click here for the full story.


UM-Tupelo Business Students Take Top Honors in State–wide Competition

March 25, 2009 University of Mississippi–Tupelo business and accountancy students recently placed among the winners at the Mississippi Phi Beta Lambda Leadership (PBL) Conference in Tupelo. PBL is an educational association of college students who ... Click here for the full story.


UM-Tupelo graduates earn spots in competitive professional programs.

May 9, 2007 - "We are proud to see many of our students from the 2006 and 2007 graduating classes who are going on to pursue professional degrees," UM-Tupelo Dean Jim Pate said. "We know that these students have been well prepared by our faculty and degree programs here at The University of Mississippi, and it is our hope that once they have earned their next degree they will return to the area to play a vital role in our community." ... Click here for the full story.


Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society inducts 2007 class

April 11, 2007 - The University of Mississippi-Tupelo campus Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society inducted its 2007 class on April 11 at the Advanced Education Center . This unique academic honor society aims to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work. ... Click here for the full story.


History Professor Receives Award

March 7, 2007 The Mississippi Historical Society recently honored University of Mississippi history professor Robert L. Fleegler with the Willie Halsell Prize for best article in The Journal of Mississippi History for his paper, “Theodore G. Bilbo and the Decline of Public Racism, 1938-1947.” ... Click here for the full story.


Business Students Take Top Honors

February 23, 2007 University of Mississippi-Tupelo business and accountancy students recently placed among the winners at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Conference and academic competitions held in Tupelo Feb.21- 23 ... Click here for the full story.


Dean of Tupelo Advanced Education Center Edits Collection of Civil War Letters

November 7, 2006 - The recent publication of "When This Evil War is Over: The Civil War Correspondence of the Francis Family" brings light to the lives of six Alabama brothers serving in the Civil War during the years 1860-65 … Click here for the full story.


Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference

July 2, 2006 - University of Mississippi-Tupelo business majors represented Mississippi as the top students in their fields of study during the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference held in at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL … Click here for the full story.


UM Tupelo Inducts 31 Local Students into Non-Traditional Academic Honor Society

May 8, 2006 - The University of Mississippi-Tupelo campus recently inducted its very first class into the Upsilon Mu Theta chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL). …Click here for the full story.


Business Students Bring Home Awards

February 24, 2006 - Eight University of Mississippi-Tupelo students recently placed among the winners at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Conference and Competitions held in Tupelo earlier this month. PBL is an educational association of students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. As a result of their first or second place finishes, five of the students have been invited to attend the PBL National Leadership Conference, June 24-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. Click here for the full story.