Rebel Chefs

Dru Jones, a chef by trade, is the Food Specialist in the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management. Chef Jones completed his studies at Johnson and Wales University, earning an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts and a BS in Food Service Management. Building upon a restaurant management and food service background that has spanned across the United States, his interests focus on sharing the science behind food preparation and cooking, streamlining processes, business operations, and hospitality financial systems while instilling great interest and drive in those learning nutrition and hospitality management 

Sponsoring Departments: 
UM Pre-College Programs and UM Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management

Each student must have their own MySchoolApp account. Parents and guardians with more than one student can manage all of their students' application checklists from a single Parent account.

Students entering 1st-5th grades DO NOT need to have their own MySchoolApp account.

After Registration

• Parents will receive an email with program details two weeks before the start date.
• All middle and high school SIPS require an online mandatory orientation. The email will include the date and link to the session. 

Need to register more than one student?
Our system only allows one student registration per transaction.Complete one student’s registration, then start a new registration for the next student.

Before the program begins
You’ll receive a detailed pre-summer logistics email and a pre-arrival checklist on your MySchoolApp account.

Incomplete or Late Registrations

• After payment, please complete all steps within 2 weeks.
• Our team relies on this information to plan and schedule for the summer, so any registrations left incomplete or applications that are inactive after 3 weeks will incur a $20 late fee unless an extension is requested.

Refund Policy

• Cancel at least 2 weeks before the session for an 80% refund.
• Refunds not available for cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the camp.
• Full refunds issued if the camp is canceled due to low enrollment.

Supervision of Minors
The University of Mississippi and the Office of Pre-College Programs value the safety of all our students. Our staff and counselors undergo extensive training and complete background checks before our summer camps and programs begin. Our office has policies and guidelines set in place to effectively supervise and ensure the safety of all students under our care. The University’s Supervision of Minors policy can be found online.

Summer Medical Form
All students participating in a camp or program offered by the Office of Pre-College Programs must complete and return a Summer Medical Form with required documentation (e.g. shot records, insurance card, parent’s driver’s license).

This form grants our office the ability to seek medical treatment for a student that is sick or injured. Students lacking this form by the first day of a program will not be able to participate until full documentation is submitted – no exceptions will be made to this policy.

Medical Care
Due to their age, students are not allowed access to the V.B. Harrison Student Health Center on campus. Students requiring non-emergency medical care between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. will be transported to an urgent care facility with parent’s approval.

There is not an after-hours medical clinic in Oxford. Students requiring medical care after 7 p.m. and before 9 a.m. are transported to the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi with parent’s approval.