Events
The following events were a part of Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter’s 100-day listening tour, The Flagship Forum. The Flagship Forum began on Thursday, January 28, 2016 and concluded Friday, May 6. Please see chancellor.OleMiss.edu for upcoming events and other information.
Friday, May 6
Priorities Discussion with Faculty Senate
- Lyceum 123
- 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Joel Kotkin
- The Pavilion at Ole Miss
- 11:30 a.m.
UM Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
- Memory House
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ole Miss Alumni 50 Year Class Reunion
- Home of Don and Mary Ann Fruge
- Oxford, MS
- 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
LGBTQ Standing Committee
- Lyceum 100
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4
Ole Miss Luncheon Series – Clarksdale
- Clarksdale Country Club
- Clarksdale, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Click here for tickets
African American Studies Program, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, and Center for the Study of Southern Culture Overview
- Office of the Provost’s Conference Room
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, May 2
Ole Miss-DeSoto Campus Overview
- Northwest Community College, Senatobia, MS
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Friday, April 29
School of Business Administration Advisory Board Meeting
- Holman Hall
- 8:00 a.m.
Alumni Association Board of Directors Annual Meeting
- Butler Auditorium
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26
University Museum Overview
- University Museum
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation Overview
- Lamar Hall
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, April 25
Office of Global Engagement Overview
- Martindale Student Services Center
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23
National Pan-Hellenic Council Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Northgate Drive
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Rebel Road Trip: Oxford
- Oxford Conference Center
- Oxford, MS
- 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Associated Student Body Inauguration
- Lyceum
- 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
Rebel Road Trip: Cleveland
- GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
- Cleveland, MS
- 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Rebel Road Trip: Tupelo
- BancorpSouth Conference Center
- Tupelo, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Rebel Road Trip: Ripley
- First Baptist Church Family Life Center
- Ripley, MS
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
Rebel Road Trip: Corinth
- Crossroads Arena
- Corinth, MS
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19
Rebel Road Trip: Meridian
- Central United Methodist Church
- Meridian, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Rebel Road Trip: West Point
- The Ritz Theater & Conference Center
- West Point, MS
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Monday, April 18
Rebel Road Trip: Mobile
- The Athelstan Club
- Mobile, AL
- 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Rebel Road Trip: Gulfport
- Gulfport Yacht Club
- Gulfport, MS
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
Rebel Road Trip: Atlanta
- College Football Hall of Fame
- Atlanta, GA
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, April 16
Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy
- Khayat Law Center
Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Legacy Award
- Olivia and Archie Manning Center for Sports Performance
Friday, April 15
Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Annual Meeting
- Lyceum
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
School of Engineering Advisory Board
- Inn at Ole Miss
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Rose Garden Scholarship Ceremony
- Rose Garden located next to the Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rose Society Songwriter Soiree/Dinner
- The Lyric
- 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 14
Alumni Visit
Wednesday, April 13
Alumni Visit
Ole Miss Luncheon Series – Memphis
- The University Club
- Memphis, TN
- 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Residential College Fellows Overview
- Residential College Conference Room
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Student Alumni Council Meeting
- Butler Auditorium
- 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Rotary Club of Oxford
- Oxford University Club
Mississippi Legislators Visit
- State Capitol
- 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 11
International Conference on the Science of Botanicals
- Oxford Conference Center
- 9:00 a.m.
Meeting with University Development
- Carriage House
- 10:30 a.m.
Mississippi Legislators Visit
- State Capitol
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
First Folio Opening and Reception
- Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 8
Ole Miss Luncheon Series – Vicksburg
- The BB Club
- Vicksburg, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony
- Paris-Yates Chapel
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting with Senator Gray Tollison
- Chancellor’s Office
- 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 7
UMMC Spring Faculty Meeting
- Norman C. Nelson Student Union, Jackson, MS
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Ceremony, Keynote Address
- Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Dinner with Taylor Medalists
- The Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom
- 5:30 p.m.
Honors Convocation
- Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 6
Croft Institute for International Studies Overview
- Croft Building
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Overview — Office of Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance
- Martindale 217
- 11:00 a.m.
Meeting with Dr. James Meredith and Mr. Hiram Eastland
- Oxford University Club
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Celebration of Service, McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement
- Inn at Ole Miss
- 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Take Back The Night
- Lyceum Circle
- 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Annual Greek Awards Program and Presentation of Chancellor’s Cup
- Inn at Ole Miss
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 5
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cabinet Meeting
- Lyceum 200
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Trent Lott Leadership Institute Overview
- Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence Boardroom
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Luckyday Foundation Board of Managers Reception
- Bryant Hall
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair
- Tad Smith Coliseum
- 4:00 p.m.
Red Raspberry Humanities Award, Honoring the Brevard family
- Tupelo, MS
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Priorities Discussion with Faculty Senate
- Lyceum 123
- 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 3
Columns Society, Spring Induction Ceremony
- Paris Yates Chapel
- 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 2
The Big Event
- The Pavilion
- 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Columns Society Senior Banquet
- Inn at Ole Miss
- 6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 1
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kickoff Event
- Bryant Hall, Farrington Gallery
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 31
Staff Council
- Lyceum 100
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Charles W. Hartman Lecture
- Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30
Commission on the Status of Women
- Lyceum 200
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
UM 2020 Overview
- Office of the Provost’s Conference Room
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29
Master Plan Overview
- Lyceum 110
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 28
Alumni Visit
Greenwood Rotary Club
- Greenwood, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 24
Dinner with students and faculty on contextualization of Southern symbols
UMMC Leadership Retreat
- Lyceum 200
- 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23
Ole Miss Luncheon Series – Hattiesburg
- Canebrake Country Club
- Hattiesburg, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dinner with Legislators
- Jackson, Ms
- 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22
Office of Information Technology Overview
- Powers Hall
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Chancellor’s Leadership Class Lunch at the Capitol
- Jackson, MS
- 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Dinner with Delta Gamma Sorority
- Delta Gamma House
- 5:15 p.m.
Friday, March 11
Alumni Visit
Thursday, March 10
Alumni Visit
Wednesday – Saturday, March 9 -12
SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament
- Nashville, TN
Wednesday, March 9
Alumni Visit
Tuesday, March 8
Alumni Visit
Ole Miss Luncheon Series – Jackson
- Country Club of Jackson
- Jackson, MS
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Monday, March 7
Sigma Nu Fraternity Dinner and Leadership Discussion
- Sigma Nu House
- 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Grammy Museum Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- Cleveland, MS
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Tour of the Delta with Local Alumni Leaders
- Cleveland, Merigold, Clarksdale, and Tunica, MS
- 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Meeting with Associated Student Body President Rod Bridges
- Lyceum 123
- 8:30 a.m.
University Libraries (Leadership)
- Harrison Room
- 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Discussion and Reception with University Libraries Faculty and Staff
- Faulkner Room, Library
- 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Council
- Lyceum 110
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Who’s Who and UM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner
- Ford Center for Performing Arts
- 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 3
Overview and Introductions — Anatomical Science and Neurobiology
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 9:00 a.m.
Research Day – Keynote Address
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Overview and Introductions — School of Nursing
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 11:00 a.m.
Overview and Introductions — School of Graduate Studies and Health Sciences
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- Noon
Overview and Introductions — School of Health Related Professions
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 1:00 p.m.
Overview and Introductions — School of Dentistry
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 1:45 p.m.
Overview and Introductions — School of Medicine
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 2:30 p.m.
Overview and Introductions — Emergency Medicine
- UMMC Medical Center Campus – Jackson, MS
- 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2
Meet with Student Leaders: Ole Miss Ambassadors, Orientation Leaders, Community Assistants Association, and Transfer Leadership Organization
- Lyceum 200
- 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Overview — University Communications
- Lyceum 308
- 9:00 a.m.
Overview — RebelWell
- Lyceum
- 10:30 a.m.
Black Faculty and Staff Organization
- Lyceum 200
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Meeting with Leila Salisbury, University Press Director
- Lyceum 123
- 1:30 p.m.
Overview – School of Law (Leadership)
- Khayat Law Center
- 2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting with School of Law Faculty and Staff
- Khayat Law Center
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
School of Law Reception
- Khayat Law Center
- 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1
Meet with Student Leaders: RebelTHON, The Big Event, Student Activities Association, Residence Hall Association, UM Gospel Choir
- Lyceum 200
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Women’s Empowerment Awards Dinner
- Lyceum 200
- 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Women’s Empowerment Awards
- Fulton Chapel
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 29
Interview with SuperTalk
- Chancellor’s Office
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Lunch meeting with Residential Colleges Faculty and Students
- Lyceum 200
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Overview – School of Pharmacy (Leadership)
- Thad Cochran Research Center
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Open Forum with School of Pharmacy Faculty and Staff
- Thad Cochran Research Center
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Reception with School of Pharmacy Faculty, Research Scientists, and Staff
- Thad Cochran Research Center
- 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 27
Pack Meals – Feed the Hunger
- Oxford Middle School
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
FIRST Robotics Competition
- Jackson Avenue Center
- 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Attended Ole Miss Theatre’s Anton in Show Business
- Meek Auditorium
- 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26
Alumni Visit
Graduate School (Leadership)
- Lyceum 110
- 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Graduate Student Leaders
- Lyceum 100
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch meeting with Residential Colleges Faculty and Students
- Lyceum 200
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 25
School of Accountancy (Leadership)
- Connor Hall
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Q&A with School of Accountancy faculty and staff
- Holman Hall
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Meet with student leaders of Pride Network, Student Veterans Association, Rebels Against Sexual Assault, and International Student Organization
- Student Union, Catalpa Room
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:00p.m.
Wednesday, February 24
Young Presidents Organization
- Purvis, MS
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Welcome & Dinner – SEC Academic Leadership Development Program
- Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts
- 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 23
Ole Miss Athletic Association Board of Governors
- Grill at 1810
- 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Senior Leadership Meeting
- Lyceum 110
- 9:00 a.m.
Staff Council Executive Committee
- Chancellor’s Office
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Meek School of Journalism and New Media (Leadership)
- Overby Center
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Open Conversation with Meek School of Journalism and New Media faculty and staff
- Overby Center
- 3:50 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
SMBHC Spring Convocation – TRIO Concert Dance Reception and Performance
- Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Monday, February 22
Northeast Miss. Daily Journal Interview (Parish Alford)
- Chancellor’s Office
- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Rebel Radio Interview (Riley Mueller)
- Chancellor’s Office
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sensitivity and Respect Committee
- Lyceum 200
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Reception – Fraternity and Sorority Life
- University Museum
- 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 20
Alumni Annual Leadership Conference
- Inn at Ole Miss
- 8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Friday, February 19
Division of Outreach (Leadership)
- Jackson Avenue Center, Auditorium
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Open Forum with Division of Outreach Staff
- Jackson Avenue Center, Auditorium
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Lunch with Mississippi Legislative Leaders
- The Manship Restaurant, Jackson, MS
- 11:30 a.m.
School of Applied Sciences
- Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence Boardroom
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
School of Applied Sciences Department Chairs
- Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence Boardroom
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Q&A with School of Applied Sciences faculty and staff
- Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence, 3rd floor
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
RebelTHON
- Turner Center
- 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 18
Alumni Visit
Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning Meeting
- Jackson, MS
- 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Mississippi Legislators Visit
- State Capitol
- 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 17
IHL President’s meeting
- Jackson, MS
- 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sportsman’s Caucus of the MS State Legislature
- Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
- 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16
Meet with Officers of Associated Study Body and Graduate Student Council
- Lyceum 200
- 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- Vicksburg, MS
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Meet with Officers of Black Student Union, ESTEEM, NAACP Student Chapter, and Black Graduate Student Council
- Student Union, Catalpa Room
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Monday, February 15
Council of Academic Administrators
- Lyceum 200
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 14
Startup Weekend Entrepreneurship Competition
- Holman Hall
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 13
Alumni Executive Committee Annual Meeting
- Inn at Ole Miss, McMillan Boardroom
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Ole Miss Women’s Council Welcome Reception
- Brandt Memory House
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12
Meeting with Mississippi’s U.S. Senators and Representatives
- Washington, DC
Alumni Executive Committee Dinner
- Big Bad Breakfast
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 11
Meeting with Mississippi’s U.S. Senators and Representatives
- Washington, DC
Reception Honoring Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter
- Nike Fieldhouse
- Washington, D.C.
- 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10
Delta Business Journal Interview
- Chancellor’s Office
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (Leadership)
- Honors College
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Q&A with SMBHC faculty, staff, Honors Council
- Honors College
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Daily Mississippian Interview
- Chancellor’s Office
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Newswatch Interview
- Chancellor’s Office
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
School of Business Administration (Leadership)
- Holman Hall
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
School of Business Faculty Forum
- Holman Hall
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
School of Business Reception
- Conner Hall
- 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ole Miss Yearbook Interview
- Chancellor’s Office
- 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9
Chancellor’s Leadership Class
- Lamar Hall 131
- 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Presentation and Q&A with Faculty Senate
- Bryant Hall 209
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, February 8
Alumni Visit
Saturday, February 6
Alumni Visit
Friday, February 5
New Orleans Ole Miss Alumni Club Luncheon
- Manning’s Restaurant, New Orleans
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 4
Priorities Discussion with Faculty Senate
Luncheon with STAMPS Scholars
- Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence Boardroom
- 12:15 p.m.
School of Engineering (Leadership)
- Brevard Hall 209
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Q & A with Engineering Faculty
- Brevard Hall
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3
Quarterback Club
- Oxford Conference Center
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
School of Education (Leadership)
- Guyton Hall
- 11:00 a.m.
TeachLive Demonstration
- 312 Guyton Hall
- 11:45 a.m.
Lunch with Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program students and faculty
- 214 Guyton Hall
- 12:15 p.m.
Q&A with School of Education faculty and staff
- Guyton Hall
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ole Miss Football National Signing Day Recruiting Dinner
- Olivia and Archie Manning Center for Sports Performance
- 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2
Senior Leadership Retreat
- Carriage House
- 10:00 a.m.
Monday, February 1
Overview of Ole Miss Women’s Council
- Lyceum
- 2:00 p.m.
Black History Month Kickoff
- Fulton Chapel
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 29
Social Sciences Departments
- Lamar Hall 323
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Humanities Departments
- Ventress Hall
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Departments
- Meek Hall 117
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Q&A with College of Liberal Arts faculty and staff
- Meek Hall
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 pm.
College of Liberal Arts Reception
- Meek Hall Gallery 130
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 28
Overview of Alumni Affairs
- Lyceum
- 9:00 a.m.
Lunch with Vice Chancellor’s Student Advisory Council
- Lyceum 200
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting – Celebrity Roast of Representative Gregg Harper
- Reception/Dinner
- Hilton, Jackson, MS
- 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.