• FIBER OPTICS
• BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
• BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
• BUSINESS, COMPUTER PERSONNEL
• BUSINESS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
• BUSINESS, INTERNET AND INTRANET SYSTEMS, NETWORK SYSTEMS
• BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS
• BUSINESS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• BUSINESS, TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• MANAGEMENT
• TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Michele Patton is the Director of Telecommunications at the University of Mississippi, where she has served since 1997. During her time at the university, she has served as an adjunct instructor in Business Management, where she teaches Business Communications. Ms. Patton holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Systems Management from the University of Mississippi. Ms. Patton has served on various campus committees and is past president of the Mississippi Communications Technology Alliance (MCTA). She is currently a board member on the Mississippi Economic Growth Alliance and Point of Presence (MEGAPOP) which promotes broadband services in rural North Mississippi.