Reception for Rick Travis Tuesday
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President and the College of Arts and Sciences will host a reception honoring Rick Travis on Tuesday.
Travis, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was named the 2010 Professor of the Year in Mississippi by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is the only national program that recognizes excellence in undergraduate education. Recipients are chosen by top U.S. educators and other active participants in education.
The reception for Travis will be held in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library beginning at 3 p.m.