Weekly Roundup for 6/17/13
STATE
Alcorn honors Medgar Evers’ life and
legacy, unveils memorial statue - Alcorn State University
June 13 2013 will forever be written in history as a day when the life and legacy of American hero and Alcorn alum Medgar ...
June 13 2013 will forever be written in history as a day when the life and legacy of American hero and Alcorn alum Medgar ...
Larger-than-life Evers statue unveiled
at alma mater
About 200 people braved the heat Thursday at Alcorn State University's Lorman campus to watch as a giant statue of Medgar Wiley Evers was unveiled a day after the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Public ...
About 200 people braved the heat Thursday at Alcorn State University's Lorman campus to watch as a giant statue of Medgar Wiley Evers was unveiled a day after the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Public ...
Economic equality evasive, Jackson
says in Miss. - WJTV-TV: News, Weather ...
Jackson spoke at Evers' alma mater, Alcorn State University, during a luncheon that was shown live on the university's website. Alcorn State presented Torch of Justice awards to two people - Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and longtime civil ...
Jackson spoke at Evers' alma mater, Alcorn State University, during a luncheon that was shown live on the university's website. Alcorn State presented Torch of Justice awards to two people - Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and longtime civil ...
Alcorn State University has found an excellent way to make money
on its obsolete and unused equipment by holding a property auction.
Community and Economic Development Awareness in Focus
The directors of the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) discussed success, shortcomings, and community relationships with Delta State President LaForge.
The directors of the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) discussed success, shortcomings, and community relationships with Delta State President LaForge.
Cleveland Music Foundation Breaks Ground for GRAMMY Museum®
Mississippi at Delta State
A large crowd attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi at the Delta State Derrall Foreman Golf Course. Members of the Cleveland Music Foundation...
A large crowd attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi at the Delta State Derrall Foreman Golf Course. Members of the Cleveland Music Foundation...
Delta State Welcomes Members of Teach For America’s Delta
Institute
Delta State greeted approximately 1,000 guests on Sunday, June 9, as the Teach For America Delta Institute kicked off with registration day.
Delta State greeted approximately 1,000 guests on Sunday, June 9, as the Teach For America Delta Institute kicked off with registration day.
A new scholarship
program will support Mississippi school leaders with training experiences and
educational resources.
Universities to host minority vendor
fair
The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University are ... Jackson State University recently hosted the first minority vendor fair, ...
The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University are ... Jackson State University recently hosted the first minority vendor fair, ...
JSU - Listen to NPR’s “All Things Considered,”
which airs on MPB’s 91.3 FM from 4-6 p.m., Monday, June 17, for a story
featuring interviews from students participating in the Hamer Institute…
Teachers across the
state may earn continuing education units through a series of professional
development workshops being offered by Mississippi State's Center
for Continuing Education.
The Ulysses S. Grant
Presidential Library at the Mississippi State University Libraries
accepted a formal donation of materials Thursday [June 13] that scholars say
will significantly add to visitors' experiences in visualizing Grant's place in
history
Yokohama Tire is coming
to Northeast Mississippi and contractors are ready to do business with the
major company.
COLUMBUS, Miss. – A
private university experience at a public university value. It’s one of the
many things that makes The W special.
Get active, stay active
and help Ole Miss — that’s the simple message behind the Ole
Miss Alumni Association’s drive to gain 1,000 new members during the remainder
of 2013.
The University
of Mississippi School of Law is preparing to launch a new radio
program, "In Legal Terms," with Mississippi Public
University of Southern
Mississippi students who
participate in the school’s Greek Life system are more likely to be among the
school’s highest academic achievers and most active in community service.
The southern part of the University
of Southern Mississippi's campus was hit the hardest by the F-4
tornado. Four buildings were damaged including the Olgetree Alumni
House.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Community College Tuition Going Up
Meridian Community College will go up 3 percent. East Central Community College in Decatur will go up 4.5 percent. Enrollment in Mississippi's two-year ...
Meridian Community College will go up 3 percent. East Central Community College in Decatur will go up 4.5 percent. Enrollment in Mississippi's two-year ...
Editorial: Community
college remains a bargain
(paywall) McComb Enterprise Journal
Tuition at Southwest Mississippi Community College will rise nearly 13 percent for the coming school year, to $2400 for two semesters. That's a big jump, ...
(paywall) McComb Enterprise Journal
Tuition at Southwest Mississippi Community College will rise nearly 13 percent for the coming school year, to $2400 for two semesters. That's a big jump, ...
Jerone Shaw, special
projects coordinator, says the $3.9 million project will house 56 coeds and is
running about a month behind schedule because of excessive wet weather.
Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall
Presents $1 Million Check ...
Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall presents $1 million check to Copiah-Lincoln ...
Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall presents $1 million check to Copiah-Lincoln ...
Leake Officials Visit EC Campus
Leake County officials were luncheon guests of the East Central Community College Board of Trustees prior ..
Leake County officials were luncheon guests of the East Central Community College Board of Trustees prior ..
East Central Community
College will be making
changes to its campus soon, making use of a federal grant and 20% local
matching funds.
Retired East
Central Community College English instructor Ovid Vickers autographs a
copy of his book, “The East Central I Knew: A History of East Central Community
College,” during a book signing held Sunday, June 2, 2013, in the Vickers Fine
Arts Center lobby on the Decatur campus.
ICC wraps up manufacturing camp
... watch the robotic manufacturing cell operate Thursday afternoon during the Tek2Go Advanced Manufacturing Camp at Itawamba Community College in Belden.
... watch the robotic manufacturing cell operate Thursday afternoon during the Tek2Go Advanced Manufacturing Camp at Itawamba Community College in Belden.
Students from at least
12 Northeast Mississippi high schools will be able to earn college credit next
year without leaving campus.
Itawamba Community
College Athletic Director
Carrie Ball-Williamson announced a record number of athletic programs earned
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) academic honors as five of
the college's 10 intercollegiate athletic programs were honored on Friday.
MGCCC President Mary Graham elected to
national community college board
Dr. Mary S. Graham of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a national organization representing the nation's almost 1,200 two-year colleges and ...
Dr. Mary S. Graham of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a national organization representing the nation's almost 1,200 two-year colleges and ...
Statistics project the
percentage of baby boomers in the workforce to grow to 25 percent by 2020, and Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community College is offering them the updated training
they need.
PRIVATE
Incoming freshmen, it is
time to get ready for your first year of college at Belhaven University.
Mark your calendars and make sure you don’t miss B & U Day on Thursday and
Friday, June 20-21
Hinds Community College is hosting a Military Appreciation Day to
honor members of the Armed Forces and their families on July 31, from 1 p.m. to
6 p.m., at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus in Pearl.
The most recent issue of
CEO Magazine has ranked the Else School of Management at Millsaps
College in its top tier of North American M.B.A. programs. The Else
School is the only Mississippi business school listed in the top tier, which
includes 20 programs.
Free HomeSaver Workshop
At Tougaloo
Tougaloo College Alumni Office will host a Homesaver Workshop for the Tougaloo community and all interested participants it will take place Thursday, ..
Tougaloo College Alumni Office will host a Homesaver Workshop for the Tougaloo community and all interested participants it will take place Thursday, ..
Jackson honors Medgar Evers
at Tougaloo College - Local News ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson visited Tougaloo College on Thursday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of a civil rights leader.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson visited Tougaloo College on Thursday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of a civil rights leader.
NOTABLE/QUOTABLE
Mullins: Education reform must
continue
At the end of this month, veteran education leader Andy Mullins will vacate his office at the Lyceum on the University of Mississippi campus when he retires as chief of staff to Chancellor Dan Jones.
At the end of this month, veteran education leader Andy Mullins will vacate his office at the Lyceum on the University of Mississippi campus when he retires as chief of staff to Chancellor Dan Jones.
The Food Safety Challenge of the
Global Food Supply Chain
The Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence (CHC), led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, ...
The Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence (CHC), led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, ...
Chad Phillips Tackles New Duties at Mississippi College
Chad Phillips is tackling new duties at Mississippi College as...
Chad Phillips is tackling new duties at Mississippi College as...
Randle new Humanities, Social Sciences
dean at MC
Jonathan Randle, a professor of English at Mississippi College, is the new interim dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. A professor in the MC Department of English at his alma mater since 1999, Randle succeeds retired dean Gary Mayfield.
Jonathan Randle, a professor of English at Mississippi College, is the new interim dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. A professor in the MC Department of English at his alma mater since 1999, Randle succeeds retired dean Gary Mayfield.
Mississippi College law professor Matt Steffey said
comparisons can be drawn from the national case to the local one but on a
smaller scale.
Research center named for longtime MSU
employee
Mississippi State University will name the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in memory of Frank T. "Butch" Withers Jr. on July 10. Withers, who died in 2012, worked for 40 years in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary ...
Mississippi State University will name the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in memory of Frank T. "Butch" Withers Jr. on July 10. Withers, who died in 2012, worked for 40 years in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary ...
MSU communications head receives top
national award
She is new to Mississippi State University, but her professional track record is well known across the country. Elizabeth Gregory North, who joined MSU's Office of Agricultural Communications February 1 as department head, recently received ...
She is new to Mississippi State University, but her professional track record is well known across the country. Elizabeth Gregory North, who joined MSU's Office of Agricultural Communications February 1 as department head, recently received ...
A group of veterinarians
at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary
Medicine is working to better understand cancer in dogs, work that will likely
also advance knowledge of human cancer.
Mississippi State
University First Lady and
Starkville public relations professional Rhonda Newman Keenum has been named to
the board of directors the Jackson Zoological Society, Inc., the formal
operating entity of the Jackson Zoo
When asked to describe
the life of University of Mississippi special education
professor Lela Maxine Harper, one word almost always comes
A Forrest County grand
jury has indicted a woman for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000 from the University
of Southern Mississippi Federal Credit Union while she was employed
there as a teller.
As I prepare notes for
an upcoming presentation on social media and crisis communication, I have come
up with 10 “truths” about social media that I feel communicators should keep in
mind during an organizational crisis.
Lhay Thriffiley named director-liaison
Lhay Browning Thriffiley has been chosen as the new director-liaison for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Thriffiley is a graduate of the master of science in economic development program ...
Lhay Browning Thriffiley has been chosen as the new director-liaison for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Thriffiley is a graduate of the master of science in economic development program ...
The Katrina Research
Center at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast
will host a premiere of the photography exhibit, “Cat Island by Kayak: A Retrospective,”
by Dr. Eric Wyble on Wednesday, June 26, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Katrina
Research Center, located on the third floor of the library on the university’s
Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.
LAGNIAPPE
To what extent do
stories we read and watch for fun have an impact on our political views and thinking?
A new book by a political science professor at the University of Vermont, based
on a national survey of college students, suggests that the influence of the
Harry Potter series on the Millennial Generation (1982-2002) may extend far
beyond the fantasy world of Hogwarts and wizardry.
Southern Airways Express lands in
Oxford
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