Mascot selection poll opens Monday

The mascot selection process for the University of Mississippi will begin its next phase on Monday at 8 a.m.

A poll will be available to Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni association members and football season ticket holders to choose from 11 mascot ideas and provide feedback. The poll will close July 5.

The poll will narrow the selection down to between three and five ideas, which will be voted on once school resumes for the fall semester, according to Ty New, co-chairman of the committee.

No pictures will be made available in the poll because the committee doesn’t want people to get caught up in what the idea looks like.

The ideas will have accompanying stories that provide the voter a description of the idea and how it relates to Ole Miss or Mississippi, New said.

New also said there will be a mass email and text message sent to students when the poll begins and on the last day to ensurre they are aware of the deadline to vote.

Those eligible to vote will visit mascot.olemiss.edu. Voters must select their status related to the University, and from there, the site will transfer them to the designated voting

area.

There is currently an active Facebook group as part of reminding students to vote. For more information, visit mascot.olemiss.edu.