Diversity Assignment

Name: Corey Jones

Age: 37

Hometown: Oxford, MS


Position: Senior Painter


How long you have been at Ole Miss?: 16 years


What is the university’s greatest strength? The employees that make the University run everyday.


What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century? The growing population of incoming students and finding room for everybody on campus.


University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?
B. When I started here in the 90’s, diversity was a big problem on campus and there is no question that the University has seen great improvement.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity? keeping on the same track that the University has following since I have been here: developing and helping to create a more diverse campus. Also, renovating and upgrading facilities instead of asking for new ones to be built.