The UM Common Reading Experience is currently planning events related to World of Wonder, and the themes of the common read for Fall 2021.
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University of Mississippi Tree Trail
Walk the Tree Trail on campus whenever you want to reflect on themes from the Common Read and enjoy the natural beauty of Ole Miss. Each year Ole Miss Landscape Services plant anywhere from 400-800 trees around the Ole Miss Campus. There are 2 Champion Trees on the Ole Miss Campus: the Northern Catalpa (by the Student Union) and the Osage Orange. The two Willow Oak trees near J.D. Williams Library were planted on Arbor Day in 1932 to commemorate George Washington’s bicentennial birthday. These two trees are appropriately named George and Martha. -
Freshman Convocation | TBD | The Grove
The University of Mississippi Fall Convocation, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 24 in the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, will be postponed and rescheduled as an outdoor event. Given current COVID-19 conditions and the large crowd that traditionally attends Fall Convocation, the university will hold this year’s event at a future date in the Grove.Fall Convocation commemorates the beginning of the college journey each year at Ole Miss. We will add a new wrinkle by moving Fall Convocation to the Grove, the same venue where our incoming students will participate in Commencement at the end of their college experience. The university is working to identify a new date and will reschedule the event as soon as possible. Details and logistics will be shared once they are finalized.