The QEP will encourage student learning, MUW Photo
Julessa Oglen
Managing Editor
The W is currently undergoing reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of College and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
muw voted one of the best places to work
MUW ranked high in several categories, MUW Photo
Zac Carlisle
Copy Editor
Mississippi University for Women was recently named one of the best colleges to work by a national academic publication. This recognition came after a survey was used to determine how well the faculty enjoyed being a part of the W. The survey was carried out by The Chronicle of Higher Education, which is located in Washington, D.C.
the man behind the title: dr. james b. borsig
President James B. Borsig, Photo by Chris Jenkins
Julessa Oglen
Managing Editor
You may see him dressed in a suit walking to a meeting, or see him in the cafeteria eating with the students. You may even see him serving food or having a meal with students at his house. Where ever you see him, you know who he is and why he’s there. He is the new president of The W.
incoming freshman: great expectations
Art Department Collection on Display for Limited Time
The Art and Design building hosts the collection, Photo by Alex Woolbright
Will Stennett
News Editor
The MUW art department is holding its annual Permanent Collection at the Eugenia Summer Gallery. Since Aug. 15, the gallery has been presenting Mississippi University for Women's collected work dating back to the Great Depression for students and the public alike.
freshman survival guide
Sequels, science fiction and Walt disney, coming this fall
Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Michael Farris Smith
Dr. Michael Farris Smith, Courtesy of Dr. Smith
Alexandra Woolbright
Editor
With his upcoming novel, Rivers, set to release Sept. 10, Dr. Michael Farris Smith, associate professor of English at MUW, has been leading a very busy life. The novel has also been chosen as the Common Reading Initiative at MUW for the school year. His awards include the Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship, the Transatlantic Review Award for Fiction, the Alabama Arts Council Fellowship Award for Literature and the Brick Streets Press Short Story Award. Works from Dr. Smith can be found in both fiction and non-fiction form, with some of his short fiction work being nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. A novella, The Hands of Strangers, was a part of the Eudora Welty Symposium. His essays have also appeared in The New York Times, as well as various other publications. In between writing and helping care for his two little girls, Dr. Smith granted the Spectator an interview, giving students an insight into the mind of a writing genius.
College: Livin' on a dime
Allison Perkins
Reporter
Looking back to when I was a college freshman, there were so many things I wish I had known. I wish I’d known how to parallel park, that fried chicken in the cafeteria was on Tuesday, the Freshman 15 is certainly not a joke, and that studying would require much more than the 10 minutes of time I gave it in high school. But mostly, I wish someone had explained to me how to budget my money well.
