Croft Senior, Robert Pettit, featured on Ole Miss Newsdesk

Croft Senior, Robert Pettit, has recently returned from studying abroad at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China.  He was featured last month on the Ole Miss Newsdesk.  See the full article for more details!

Croft Junior Studying in Ecuador featured on Ole Miss Newsdesk

Croft Junior Scarlett Andrews, currently studying abroad at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Cumbaya, a section of Quito, Ecuador, has been featured on the Ole Miss Newsdesk.  See the full article for more details!

Two Croft Seniors Inducted into Ole Miss Student Hall of Fame

Sederia Gray and Patrick Woodyard were inducted into the Ole Miss Student Hall of Fame on Friday, January 22nd. 

The Ole Miss Hall of Fame has recognized students with outstanding achievements since 1930. The selection is based on a student's academic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities and potential for future success.

Congratulations to Sederia and Patrick!

Alyssa Yuen Accepted into Summer Princeton PPIA Program

Croft Junior, Alyssa Yuen, was recently accepted into the PPIA (Public Policy and International Affairs) Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University.   PPIA is a seven-week program structured to introduce or strengthen skills in economics, statistics, policy analysis, writing, and public speaking.

Study Abroad Workshop

The Croft Senate will once again host a Study Abroad Workshop for all Croft students.  The workshop will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17th in Croft 107.  Dinner will be served. A representative from the Ole Miss Study Abroad office will be present to answer questions, as well as a Croft student panel.  For more information, contact Erin Callahan at mecalla1 at olemiss dot edu.  Croft dollars will be awarded to those that attend.

Lecture: "Why Turkey Matters"

The Croft Institute will host Dr. David Cuthell, Executive Director of the Institute of Turkish Studies in Washington D.C., Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 PM.  Dr. Cuthell will present his lecture, "Why Turkey Matters: The Re-emergence of an Historical Power" in Croft 107.  All are encouraged to attend.  Croft Dollars will be awarded to students.

Spring Speaker Series 2010: Dr. Betsy Baker

The first lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series will take place on Monday, March 1st at 7 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107).  Dr. Betsy Baker, Associate Professor and Senior Fellow for Oceans and Energy, Institute for Energy and the Environment, will present a lecture on "Mapping the Arctic Ocean: Law, Geophysics, and the Politics of Cooperation." 

All lectures are free and open to the public.  Croft Dollars will be awarded to students.

Spring Speaker Series 2010: Dr. Robert Rohrschneider

The second lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series will take place on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107).  Dr. Rohrschneider, Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of International Public Opinion and Survey Research at the University of Kansas, will present his  lecture: "Do Political Parties Represent Citizens in Europe?"

All lectures are free and open to the public.  Croft Dollars will be awarded to students.

Spring Speaker Series 2010: Dr. Andrew Orta

The third lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series will take place on Monday, March 29th at 7 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107).  Dr. Orta, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will present his lecture: "Forged Communities and Vulgar Citizens: Rescaling Indigenous Locality in Semi-Neoliberal Bolivia."

All lectures are free and open to the public.  Croft Dollars will be awarded to students.

Spring Speaker Series 2010: Dr. Nicole Huang

The final lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series will take place on Tuesday, April 13th at 7 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107).  Dr. Huang, Associate Professor of Chinese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present her lecture: "Azalea Mountain and the Soundscape of Late Mao Culture."

All lectures are free and open to the public.  Croft Dollars will be awarded to students.