in this issue: Starnes scholar sees political office as a way to improve Mississippi Ole Miss First is keeping the MomentUM going The power, contribution of mentors invaluable as part of scholarship program Chancellor helps family surprise alum with scholarship named in his honor Ole Miss First scholarship roster Check out the new and improved Ole Miss First Web site. Log on to www.olemissfirst.com to learn more about the Ole Miss First scholarship program. Read about the scholars or make a gift. |
Ole Miss First is keeping the MomentUM going
Ole Miss First is growing. The university officially launched its $200 million capital campaign late last year. MomentUM: A Campaign for The University of Mississippi has already attracted more than $180 million in private gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations. During the “quiet phase” of the campaign, which began in January 2005, more than 39,200 people contributed or made pledges. Funds raised during the four-year initiative, which concludes in December 2008, will be used for scholarships, graduate fellowships, faculty support, a basketball practice facility, residential colleges and a new law school building on the Oxford campus. Also in the plan is a cancer center at the Medical Center in Jackson. Your gift to Ole Miss First helps the university achieve its goal of providing a scholarship for every deserving student, and it ensures that Ole Miss continues to build on its reputation as a great university. That capacity to recruit and retain the brightest students only exists because of private support from alumni and friends like you. We believe that making sure these scholars are educated at Ole Miss is the most effective means of helping them reach their potential and become contributing citizens who potentially will remain in the state of Mississippi. These bright, gifted students are our future—they are the people essential to Mississippi’s energy and success. We want these young people to choose Mississippi, to step up as the next generation of leaders, to support a better economy, to participate in the political process, to raise their families and to make Mississippi stronger and more viable. • |
Since Chancellor Robert Khayat first introduced the scholarship/mentorship program in 2000, more than 50 Ole Miss First scholarships have been created for deserving Ole Miss students. And with the launch of the university’s MomentUM Campaign, Ole Miss First is set to garner even more support.