University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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study abroad four stories -COURTESY OF LAUREN SMITH It wasn ' t the place, or getting to travel all over Europe. I did that, but places don ' t touch you the way people do. Lauren Smith, a chemical engineering major from Hattiesburg, Miss.- I took the plunge, asked my parents, and they supported me, so that was that. The Dutch are as fluent in English as we are so I didn ' t have much culture shock arriving. There was a dorm for international students where I lived along with my new friends from Lima, Dublin, the U.S., and Belgium. Now I have friends all over the world. I was accustomed to steering a bike through traffic so the first time I hopped in my car, once home, it felt like a tank. My world view ®of different people and cultures is so much Student Life brighter. South Water Caye, Belize -COURTESY OF MARCUS CHRISTOFFERSON The land was beautiful, and we were able to canoe down the Mopan river, explore a couple of caves, and even hike up to some waterfalls. Marcus Christofferson,a biological science with chemistry major from Homedale, Idaho- We spent three weeks on the island and one week inland. It took me a year to finally get the nerve to just go all out and study abroad. I realized that as a career I wanted to work with wild ani- mals and thought this adventure would allow me to observe and maybe handle wild animals in their natural habitat. The best times and memories were on the island, times I will never forget. I slept in a hammock the whole trip, no running water, three meals a day that eventually seemed to be the same thing over and over. Just being able to snorkel twice a day for each of the two courses we took was all worth it. I could have spent the whole summer on that island.

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. He dopd o igon das two wmoI and one. pedal dioision ft consists o{j 26 stops cowip iising 22 nowles, 1642 pipes in dl giomg it a oo(We and tonal!, oa uety tRat cme quite Qewaoas {jo l a building o|j tRis size. -Daoid S cmeK Steed On April 28, 2001 the newly-constructed Paris-Yates Chapel and Peddle Bell Tower were officially dedicated to the... campus of The University of Mississippi. Members of the Chapel committee were present, along with university faculty, staff, students and fellow Oxonians, who watched in anticipation of the long-awaited campus addition. The addition of the Pari s- Yates Chapel to the university community not only adds one more beautiful building to our campus, but gives faculty and students of all faiths a place to come together and worship freely, said Ryan Wally, sophomore Biology major from McComb, who also attended the dedication ceremony. Among those present at the dedication were Chancellor Robert Khayat and The Reverend Ruth Black, Director of Pastoral Services, and Faculty of the School of Medicine at The University of Mississippi Medical Center. Black gave the benediction of the chapel, which was followed by a performance of the Ole Miss Alma Mater by Jean -ROBERT JORDAN Jordan, Co-Chair of the Chapel Committee. The Mississippi Brass Ensemble and The University of Mississippi Concert Singers provided musical presentations throughout the dedication ceremony. Following the ceremony, an organ presentation was given by Warren Steel, Associate Professor of Music, as well as a tour of the chapel. According to the Paris-Yates Chapel and Peddle Bell Tower Dedication booklet, a Chapel Fund was created in 1975 after Ole Miss students expressed an interest in making the chapel their charitable goal. Chancellor Porter L. Fortune, Jr. appointed a chapel committee in 1976 to begin planning. As quoted in the dedication booklet, the Paris-Yates Chapel provides a spiritual home on our campus where members of the Ole Miss family may seek peace, guidance, trust and wisdom, equipping them for leadership in Mississippi and our world in the 21st century. -WRITTEN BY KATHLEEM HILLMAN Chapel Dedication St Lyceum Rakdkation

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When you go abroad to study, you ' re learning constantly, said Susan Oliphant, coordinator of Ole Miss ' Study Abroad Program. But what you ' re really learning about is yourself. Nothing allows you to see Mississippi and your hometown like seeing them through the eyes of another country. You come back a wiser person. -COURTESY OP SHERRY BLOUNT The hands-on activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling on the barrier reef were extraordinary. Sherry Blount, a biology major from Brandon, Mississippi- My study abroad experience was incredible; I earned 8 hours of credit for my major while studying coral reefs. -COURTESY OF JULIE RAUCH I traveled all over France while making good friends with people from Spain and Italy. In Paris, my favorite was Montst Michele. Julie Rauch, an International Business major from Annisten, Alabama- I learned so much about French culture and language. I saw Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France and take his winning lap around the Champ Elysees. I met people from Ole Miss that I would have never met otherwise. By far my favorite night was Bastille Day, which was July 1 4th; We watched fireworks exploding over the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Mont Parnasse. Then we went to a Firemen ' s Ball; I traveled to Giverny, where Monet painted and was inspired by the beauty. Study Abroad