McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement
Entrepreneurship Forum to Provide Practical Business Advice
April 12-13 event includes networking, student pitch competition JANUARY 12, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT Bringing together entrepreneurs, economic developers, innovators and future business owners, the eighth annual Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum is slated for April 12-13 in Hattiesburg. Coordinated by the University of Mississippi‘s Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, the event is designed to educate […]
University Partners with HUD Higher Education Network
Collaboration to focus on areas such as housing access, eviction prevention OCTOBER 27, 2022 BY ERIN GARRETT Laura Martin, associate director of the University of Mississippi‘s Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement and director of M Partner, has been appointed to a national think tank devoted to building relationships between higher education and […]
Transforming Lives
Gift to Support Mission of Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement OCTOBER 10, 2022 BY BILL DABNEY Vaughn Grisham, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Mississippi, believes his life’s purpose is to raise the quality of life for others, so much so that he founded an institute focused on that. This year, […]
Fight Poverty in MS by honoring Dr. Vaughn Grisham’s Legacy
AUGUST 10, 2022 Dr. Vaughn Grisham’s scholarship and teaching have changed lives and entire communities by inspiring hope, leadership and resilience. Honor and celebrate his legacy by supporting the Grisham Scholarship and the renaming of the McLean Institute to the Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement. To honor his lifelong dedication to students and […]
Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Expands
Weeklong enrichment camp hosted by Grisham-McLean Institute serves rising high school students JULY 22, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH High school students from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns after taking part in an annual University of Mississippi summer entrepreneurial leadership program. The seventh […]
Grisham Fellows Program Brings South Delta Students to Campus
Program aims to give rural high schoolers an in-person college experience May 27, 2022 By JB Clark A group of South Delta High School students got a taste of the college experience earlier this spring as part of the Grisham Fellows program during a weekend visit to the University of Mississippi. The 32 students from Rolling […]
UM, Community Partners Organize Bilingual Health Fair in Pontotoc
Spanish-speaking community members invited to receive free screenings, health services July 16, 2021 By JB Clark University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are working with health care and public service providers to start meeting the health care needs of Pontotoc’s underserved Spanish-speaking community. The UM McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, as […]
Helping Students Who Learn Differently
Donors’ $1 million gift funds program to equip kids to overcome illiteracy June 30, 2021 By Bill Dabney The University of Mississippi, the Shelton School of Dallas, two Mississippi school districts, a former UM professor and an Ole Miss alumnus have joined forces in a fight against illiteracy. For the next three years, the Shelton […]
McLean Institute Teams with Pontotoc Leaders to Help Small Businesses
M Partner event aims to connect business owners with resources and funds April 27, 2021 by JB Clark The University of Mississippi‘s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement is teaming up with the Pontotoc Chamber of Commerce and a bevy of state agencies to help local businesses get access to resources and funding […]
McLean Institute Partners with IHL for Virtual Event April 13-14
Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum to bring business leaders and developers together April 1, 2021 by Edwin B. Smith In an effort to showcase a variety of resources available to aspiring business owners across the state, the University of Mississippi‘s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement will co-host the 2021 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum on April […]