Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi University for Women is a public tertiary institution in Mississippi, USA. The school was first established in 1884 and was the first public college for women in America.
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A top notch education
Mississippi University for Women is a unique university where one can receive a top notch education. It's small size guarantees an individualized education where every professor knows the name of each of their students. Nestled on a beautiful historic campus, the "W" (as it is affectionately known) is the perfect place to receive a quality education while still feeling "at home".
tiff2t, United States - 28 May 2008
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The best educational opportunity
The best educational opportunity for women at a public university. An enchanted setting where you are known by your outstanding professors.
Jan, United States - 28 May 2008
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A place like no other
The W is a place like no other. It inspires a loyalty that is not understood by those who did not attend.
SkullNBones11, United States - 28 May 2008
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Provides me creditability and kinship
There is something the alumnae of Mississippi University for Women acquire without realizing the lifelong benefit: the chance to hone our leadership skills throughout a variety of organizations. My own preparation for real life after college came through a mere seven different organization or class meetings a week. Serving in leadership roles, honing my communication skills and an eye for graphic design that will actually "sell" something all started here. As I travel weekly on business across the U.S and Canada, I meet other professionals who know of "The W" no matter their locale. It instantly provides me creditability and kinship to those who I am there to serve. Nothing else I have done, nor accomplishments I have achieved, compares.
Karen B, United States - 28 May 2008
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The best decision I ever mad
I graduated in 1975. Going to the W was the first time I had ever been away from home and I wasn't quite sure I wanted to go there. But the first time I stepped on campus I fell in love with the school and the people. It was a place where I finally came into my own and discovered who I was and what I was capable of doing. I became friends with my professors and they sincerely wanted me to be successful at what I was studying. I made many life long friends. Going to the W was the best decision I ever made. Before Helen Reddy sang I am Woman hear me Roar, the W was quietly turning out highly educated and trained women that were able to handle what ever life has thrown their way. The Long Blue Line now includes men and my daughters are going to be the 2nd generation to attend the W. Long Life the W, my Lovemark!!
Vonda, United States - 28 May 2008
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So good for my self esteem!
My becoming a graduate of Mississipi University for Women has been so good for my self esteem! One of my friends once casually asked me where I went to college. I replied "Mississippi University for Women". He's originally from Arkansas, so I wasn't sure that he had even heard of MUW. To my surprise and joy, he exclaimed, "You went to the W? I should have known. There's just something about a W grad!" That is a typical reaction, and sometimes I get good-natured teasing about my graduating from "that fancy girls' school". I've met guys who have graduated from the W; and they, too, have had many doors open for them as a result of their having Mississippi University for Women on their job appilications. And, then, there are the young people. My daughter and her friend were once in a little gift shop in Oxford, MS. Michele, my daugher, picked up a copy of SOUTHERN GRACE, the cookbook published by the historic MUW Alumnae Association. She said to her friend, Paula, "This is where my mom went to college." Paula exclaimed, "Your mom went to the W?" "Yes, and she seems quite proud of it." "They all are..." Yes, we are...
Nina, United States - 28 May 2008
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A Lovemark in my life
It is hard to describe the intensity that W alums feel for our school. It is a Lovemark in my life. I graduated 35 years ago and still feel passionate about the education I got, the friends that I made....and, all of that, with no football team! It is a different kind of place.
K, United States - 28 May 2008
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A welcoming place
Mississippi University for Women welcomed me and was my home for four special years. It is the place where I made some of my closest friends for life and where I was taught to believe in myself, my God-given gifts and graces, and where I was given untold opportunities to be a leader. This welcoming place shaped my life in ways which I am still discovering today. I knew it was the place for me from the minute I stepped on campus and was given a personal tour by Dr. Neil Woodruff, then chair of the Department of Journalism. He was warm, witty and welcoming to my family and me, and he set the tone for the unique educational experiences I was offered over the next four years. The rich history and traditions of MUW, not to mention its beautiful campus, made it an extraordinary place to learn and live. Mississippi University for Women certainly made a mark (a Lovemark?) on me.
jdennis, United States - 28 May 2008
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Connects to the hearts of its graduates
I am a proud member of the "Long Blue Line" the collective for the alums of Mississippi University for Women, affectionately known as "The W". Within my family it is not just me: the Long Blue Line encompasses my two daughters, some nieces and various cousins. We know a good thing when we find it! The W means so much to all the people who have graduated there since its founding in 1884 and by far mine is not the only family with multiple generations and branches who have attended. The W offers a high quality education, ranking well in the various listings of top colleges, and as a public entity has admitted men since 1982. However, that quality is just a part of what connects to the hearts of its graduates.
Laurie, United States - 28 May 2008
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A member of the historic Long Blue Line
After a seven-year career in the U.S. Navy, I entered Mississippi University for Women. As one of the very few women on the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, I worked on the flight deck and survived more life threatening events than I can count on both my fingers and toes. I could have gone anywhere to college thanks to a combination of academic scholarships, GI Bill and U.S. Navy College Fund grants. Despite offers from universities across the nation - including some of the elite ones - I chose to pursue my degree at The W and become a member of the historic Long Blue Line. My military experience showed me a world where the glass ceiling is a very real presence, where there remains inequality, sexual harassment and where men in a position of power remain a constant threat for women. Forced to forfeit a lot of my self-assurance and power as a female in the military, I had to fight for every scrap of empowerment and knowledge I could get my hands on. I love my country and was happy to serve it, but once out, I needed and wanted a place like The W with its original and traditional mission focused on educating and empowering women. Now that I have graduated and become an alumna, it has not failed me. The Long Blue Line is very real, and I have formed instant bonds with other "W" alums. These bonds are not just with my classmates, but transcend years between classes. An example are two W girls who serve as friends and mentors to me, Cheryl Jackson Cooper, Class of '82 and L. Kim Kimbrough, Class of '80. I've never met Kim or Cheryl face to face, but I feel as if I have known them my entire life. Ask any Long Blue Line member and you'll get a similar story. I understand a consulting firm will be on campus next week presenting its suggestions and meeting with faculty, alums and stakeholders on a name change for The W. This appears to be much more serious than in 2002 when the name change movement was scuttled by the alums. I am saddened by this action, saddened and disgusted, frustrated and disenfranchised in that no one in the university administration appears to be taking into consideration the history of the university, the original intent of its mission, the very same mission that has remained in place for 124-plus years since the establishment of the II&C. It would also seem as though the university administration is insistent on taking MUW down the path of becoming something along the lines of an extension campus for Mississippi State. I find it odd and coincidental that first the original alumnae association was disaffiliated by Dr. Limbert, Mr. Sansing and the IHL, who also fought in court to prevent re-affiliation. Why? Because the original alumnae group is a very powerful and effective group, proving to be a thorn in the side of their quests for a name change and a new course for The W, making it just another university in Mississippi. With a name change it will cease to be the historic university I graduated from. It will cease to be the university with the rich history and mission to educate and empower women. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two women who among many fought for women's rights during the suffrage movement at the turn of the 19th century, should be examples to us members of the Long Blue Line. When I think of them, I think of those women who fought the Mississippi legislature to establish the II&C and those first women who attended II&C and then MSCW. I think about what they were doing for us during that period in history and the path they paved and I think about what they would be doing now about a name change that will surely destroy this precious jewel in Mississippi's crown. If we Long Blue Line members do not unite and defeat her again, Dr. Limbert will change the name and the mission of the university, a slap in the face and a setback to every graduate of Mississippi University for Women. I beg you, let us fight her at every turn.
Shannon, United States - 16 May 2008
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