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Alumni Engagement

The UMMC Office of Alumni Engagement supports alumni of the following schools:

Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of Alumni Engagement is to create a lifelong connection between alumni and UMMC through meaningful engagement opportunities, communications, services, and philanthropic outreach.

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Breaking ground on the new UMMC School of Nursing are, from left, architect Jim Eley, principal of Eley Guild Hardy Architects; Rep. Clay Deweese, Chairman House Appropriations C; Sen. Josh Harkins, Chairman Senate Finance; Malon Stratton, a fourth-year dental student; Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr.; Dr. Scott Rodgers, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs; Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann; Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs; Dr. Pia Chatterjee Kirk, interim dean of the School of Dentistry; Rep. John Read, Chairman House Appropriations A; Gee Ogletree, School of Dentistry alumna and previous IHL board member; Sen. Briggs Hopson, Chairman Senate Appropriations; and Secretary of State Michael Watson.

UMMC School of Dentistry begins construction on new clinical building

Published on Thursday, March 6, 2025

 An artistic digital rendering depicts the future School of Dentistry clinical building.

UMMC School of Dentistry breaks ground on a new building

Published on Monday, February 24, 2025

 Dr. Michael Fast, director of the Comprehensive General Dentistry Program, and Avery Gibens, third-year dental student, examine patient, Lorenzo Boyland of Pearl, during Dental Mission Week.

Hundreds benefit from free services during Dental Mission Week

Published on Monday, February 10, 2025

 Dr. Charles Ramsey, Dental Alumnus of the Year, and Dr. Mary Catherine Hoover, recipient of the Early Career Achievement Award, smile after the 2025 School of Dentistry Alumni Awards ceremony.

School of Dentistry alumni honored for exceptional service to their communities

Published on Monday, January 27, 2025

 Dr. Genevieve Shepherd Ali, left, and Dr. John Hall, Arthur C. Guyton Professor and chair of physiology and biophysics, present an award to Melissa Shepherd, recognizing her contribution to the Albert Pitt "Pete" Shepherd Jr., PhD Distinguished Chair in Physiology.

SGSHS announces new chair, award to honor physiology alumnus

Published on Monday, November 25, 2024

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Office of Alumni Engagement

2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 984-1115
Email: alumni@umc.edu

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