The 8th Annual Honors Art Showcase was held on Wednesday, April 16, at the Powerhouse. Over 22 UM/Honors and Oxford High School students shared their artwork, poetry, and performances. The event was coordinated by SMBHC student Kearston Costello, with support from OHS art teacher Mrs. Tiffany Hershfelt, Dean Ethel Scurlock, Dr. Jennifer Parsons, Ms. Rebecca […]
On May 9, the Honors Commissioning Ceremony took place at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, where we celebrated the SMBHC Class of 2024. More than 80 photos are available to view on our Facebook page. Abigail Metcalf served as SMBHC Class Marshal. Students groups were represented on stage by Azurrea Curry (HoCoMEC), […]
The 2024 Journey to Commencement series celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate. Several honors students are featured, and as their stories are added to the UM news website, we will update the individual stories here: […]
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College participated in the annual Mississippi Day at the University of Mississippi, where several academic departments and student programming units populated the Circle as attendees stopped and learned about UM. Thank you to our SMBHC ambassadors and staff for making the day successful. A few more pictures are available to […]
On March 20, the 6th Annual Spring Honors Art Showcase took place at the Powerhouse and featured artwork by SMBHC students, faculty, staff, and OHS students along with performances by Bruce Levingston, the Rebel Clefs, Isabella Brewer, and Izzy Arthurs as well as spoken poetry by Bre’Anna Coleman and Benjamin Tabor. THANK YOU, Ross Cohen, […]
The 2023 Honors Report is online and coming to a mailbox near you! We are thankful for everyone who made this publication possible. Thank you, Tiffany Hershfelt, for your lovely cover art. Thanks to HG Biggs for allowing us to feature you and your photography. Huge thanks—nine years in a row—to art director Stefanie Goodwiller […]
We appreciate Angel Morgan for organizing this year’s Honors Spring Arts Showcase! “The Comeback Kids” featured wonderful performances and moving artwork curated by Angel and with support from Bruce Levingston, Philip Jackson, Jennifer Parsons, Penny Leeton, Kunal Shah, and the UM Art and Art History Department. We thank the artists, performers, and attendees. To view […]
Dr. Scurlock, Dr. Parsons, Professor Williams, Honors Senate Director and Honors Ambassador Taylor Thompson, SMBHC First-Gen Student Network President Andy Flores, and Executive Director of Project Powerful and Honors Ambassador Jilkiah Bryant attended the 56th National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Parsons presented with a colleague from the University of […]
The annual Honors Report is out! Many thanks to our contributing students, alumni, and photographers. We thank Virginia Rougon Chavis for contributing her artwork for the cover and inside. If you have a story idea for next year’s Honors Report, email honors@olemiss.edu or jparsons@olemiss.edu. EDITOR Jennifer Parsons Associate Dean, SMBHC ART DIRECTOR Stefanie Goodwiller Manager of Design Services University Marketing and Communications COPY […]
For 19 years, Dr. Douglass Sullivan-González, most affectionally known as “DSG,” led the way for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Although he left his long-held position of dean this year to focus full time on teaching and research in the University of Mississippi’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, his legacy and impact will […]