Staff Residencies

Staff Creative residencies promote staff member creative work on the Oxford campus of the University of Mississippi with one-week opportunities to pursue individual creative projects. This initiative recognizes that UM staff do creative work outside their formal positions, from photography to woodworking, from writing to video game design to music composition. Staff Creative residencies support projects, from painting and sculpture inspired by regional landscapes, to quilting and other fiber arts inspired by family elders.

Staff Creative residencies recognize that UM staff members have the potential to create, share, interpret, and apply transformative knowledge. The creative work that emerges from these residencies will drive progress and creative economy growth in our state.

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Developed Belly Dancing Classes for Pre- and Postpartum Women (Summer 2022)

Rachel Coleman

Rachel Coleman is an Academic Counselor and the Records Coordinator in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since January 21, 2014.
Photo portraits of LGBTQ Mississippians (Summer 2022)

Kevin Cozart

Kevin Cozart is the Operations Coordinator in the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. He has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since January 5, 2005.

Photo of Kevin Cozart by Bruce Newman.
Deconstruct and Reconstruct Vintage Hats to Question Womanhood and Gender (Summer 2022)

Nikki Neely Davis

Nikki Neely Davis is the Executive Director of Development in University Development. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since December 12, 2011.
Expanded Skills for Paper Crafting (Summer 2022)

Caelyn Ditz

Caelyn Ditz is a counselor in the University Counseling Center. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since November 6, 2017.
Advancing Quilting Skills with a mentor, Coulter Fussell (Summer 2022)

Sydney DuPriest

Sydney DuPriest is the Associate Director of Campus Communication and Engagement in University Marketing and Communications. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since June 1, 2016.
Develop New Art, incorporating augmented reality and animation skills (Summer 2022)

Frank Estrada

Frank Estrada is the Visual Resources Specialist and Gallery Coordinator in the Department of Art and Art History. He has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since August 6, 2018.

Photo of Frank Estrada by Bruce Newman.
Explored Sculptural Processes in Clay (Summer 2022)

Kate Forster

Kate Forster is the Director of Advocacy in UMatter Student Support and Advocacy. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since June 1, 2016.
Writing a Book about Mississippi poet Hubert Creekmore (Summer 2022)

Mary Knight

Mary Knight is a Communications Specialist in University Development. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since April 8, 2005. She is writing a book that will be part biography on Water Valley native and Cold War poet Hubert Creekmore; part autobiography, as it will include aspects of her search to find out more about the closeted Mississippi writer; and part pictorial essay on the places of importance to both Creekmore and Knight.
Make a Coloring Book of Hairstyles and Headdresses (Summer 2022)

Kirstie Manning

Kirstie Manning is a Human Resources Assistant in the Department of Human Resources. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since October 6, 2014.

Photo of Kirstie Manning by Bruce Newman
Intertwine Oil Painting and Fiction Writing (Summer 2022)

Anna McKnight

Anna McKnight is the supervisor of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since April 17, 2017.

Photo of Anna McKnight by Bruce Newman.
Create New Recipes (Summer 2022)

Sara Camp Milam

Sara Camp Milam is the managing editor of the Southern Foodways Alliance. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since May 15, 2012.

Photo of Sara Camp Milam by Danny Klimetz.
Developed a Book of Watercolors for Children (Summer 2022)

Anna Pringle

Anne Pringle is the operations coordinator in the Department of Chemical Engineering. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since May 9, 2011.
Develop Sign Painting Skills with a mentor Bill Warren (Summer 2022)

Cole Russell

Cole Russell is the Manager of Printing Services in Printing and Graphic Design Services. He has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since December 1, 2011.
Expand her Beekeeping and Craft-Making Repertoire (Summer 2022)

Rachel Scott

Rachel Scott is an Evaluation Associate in the Center for Research Evaluation. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since June 1, 2021.
Develop a Book About Food Allergy Superpowers (Summer 2022)

Casey Cockrell Stuart

Casey Cockrell Stuart is the Assistant Director of Employer Services in the Career Center. She has been on staff at the University of Mississippi since July 11, 2007.