Four ICC sophomores named to All-Mississippi Academic Team Four Itawamba Community College sophomores have been named to the All-Mississippi Academic Team. They include Fields Ferguson of Batesville; Hunter Holley of Nettleton; Karla Morales and Lillian Salem, both of Tupelo. Ferguson is a graduate of the Ramp School of Ministry, and in May he will earn his associate’s degree in business administration at ICC. He plans to transfer to Mississippi State University. At ICC, he is a member of the choir, chamber singers and CenterStage. Currently he serves the Ramp Church in Hamilton, Ala. as a member of Chosen, a fiery dance ministry team. He is married to Taylor Bain Ferguson. A graduate of Amory High School, Holley is majoring in biological sciences at ICC, where he is the president of the Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at the Fulton Campus. He is also Mississippi/Louisiana PTK Regional Reporter and a member of the Indian Delegation and Science Club. Last year he served as the Monroe County representative for the Student Government Association. Among his honors are president’s list, ICC’s student representative for HEADWAE and recipient ... February 19, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Community college faculty renew plea for funding, salary increases JACKSON – Mississippi has one of the lowest workforce participation rates in the United States, yet the 15 community colleges, which are ideally positioned to offer the programs that impact the state’s job growth, continue to be chronically underfunded. Mississippi has more than 40,000 job openings but the majority of those jobs require some education and training beyond high school, but not a bachelor's degree. Community college career and technical programs are demand-driven educational programs tailored in each community to meet local needs. The Mississippi Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MFACJC) wants to make sure legislators and communities understand how beneficial the community college system is to our state, said MFACJC President Mary Warren, who teaches at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. However, to make good on the promises of those benefits of a quality education, educational resources need to improve. That includes salary increases for faculty who have not had a state-funded raise since 2008, she said. “I can truly appreciate all the work our legislators do to make Mississippi a better place to live, but I think it’s time we fund ... February 19, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
SGAs schedule Celebration of Unity programs Itawamba Community College’s Student Government Associations have scheduled Celebration of Unity programs at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses this month. The Fulton Campus program will be at 7 p.m., Feb. 20, in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium, and the Tupelo Campus event will be at noon, Feb. 22, at the Student Support Center. Amory native Hozay Hausley will be the speaker for the Fulton Campus event and will perform with ICC’s Gospel Sounds. He is president and vice president of Renasant Bank in Aberdeen, where he has been employed for 17 years. He earned the associate’s degree from Itawamba Community College and the bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women and is a graduate of four banking schools. Among his community memberships are the Monroe County Industry Board executive committee, Amory Gilmore Regional Hospital Board, Mcfarland Foundation committee and Monroe County Chamber of Commerce. Hausley has served as a pageant judge for more than 20 years in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. A motivational speaker, he released his new business, Hausley’s Inspirations LLC, in March 2011. He ... February 7, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Adam achieves nation's second highest score Elizabeth Adam of Saltillo, recent graduate of Itawamba Community College’s paralegal technology program, achieved the second highest score in the nation on the NALS Accredited Legal Professional Exam. “Going back to school as an adult can be challenging,” Adam said, but hard work and perseverance along with the support I received from the ICC faculty allowed me to achieve my dream of graduating college.” At ICC she was a member of the Legal Education Association and Phi Theta Kappa. She is the daughter of Sharilyn Adam and the late Charles Adam, and she has one son, Austin Bailey, 15. Established in 1929 by Eula Mae Jett, incorporated as the National Association of Legal Secretaries in 1949 and renamed NALS, the association for legal professionals in 1999, the association has always been a leader in the legal support profession. Some of the very first legal assistants in the profession were members of NALS, and today more than half of NALS’ membership is comprised of legal assistants and paralegals. February 2, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC's PMM to host state conference at Belden Itawamba Community College’s Precision Manufacturing and Machining Technology program will host the second annual Mississippi HAAS HTEC Educators Conference, from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 9, in the new state-of-the-art Precision Machining lab at the Belden Center. The mission of the Haas Technical Education Center network is to promote and advance manufacturing and productivity through excellence in manufacturing education. Its vision is to collectively develop and disseminate the best educational materials and techniques in the world for advanced manufacturing education. Those who attend will have an opportunity to network with regional educators; meet with leading experts in tooling, software and metrology; learn about support available from Haas and the local HFO as well as how to tap into grants from the Gene Haas Foundation. For more information, contact Jerry Pettigrew at (662) 407-1413 or email jmpettigrew@iccms.edu. February 2, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Faceoff The Itawamba Community College Art Department is presenting “FACEOFF,” an art competition between students from North Pontotoc and Saltillo high schools in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery on the Fulton Campus through Feb. 23. The show features a variety of different subjects and media from drawings and painting to printmaking, photography and ceramics. An awards ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m., Feb. 23. Participants include from North Pontotoc – Yeraldi Gonzalez, Katlynn McCollum, Marlee Schaefer, Ruthie Ross, Cynthia Evans, Britney McDonald, Evan Funderburk, Abbi Mayer, Danielle Sliker and West Sutton and from Saltillo High School – Victoria Langsford, Lily Cate King, Lindsey Greenhill, Makenna Grubbs, Skylar Sloan, Sarah Dulaney, Jacob Timmons, Carsen Enlow and Marley Piggot. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Shawn Whittington at (662) 862-8301 or email eswhittington@iccms.edu. January 31, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
2018 HEADWAE representatives Morgan Cutturini of Oxford and Hunter Holley of Amory have been selected to represent Itawamba Community College at the 31st Annual Higher Education Appreciation Day, Working for Academic Excellence, Feb. 20, in Jackson. The appreciation day was established by Mississippi Legislative Resolution to annually honor the academically talented students and faculty members of the state’s higher education institutions who have made outstanding contributions in promoting academic excellence. Cutturini graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English. For more than 18 years, she has worked at ICC, where she serves as adviser to the Film Club. She has created new classes such as world literature I and II, film as literature and film production. In addition, she was selected as Humanities Teacher of the Year in 2000, Lamplighter instructor in 2001 and William Winter Scholar in 2011. She is married to Al Cutturini and has a son, Logan, 20. A graduate of Amory High School, Holley is majoring in biological sciences at ICC, where he is the president of the Upsilon Sigma ... January 31, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC's Waters completes MDA's Ambassadors program TZ Waters of Tupelo, lead workforce instructor with Itawamba Community College, is a recent graduate of the Mississippi Development Authority Ambassadors program. The program encourages the development of collaboration skills to address communities’ challenges. One of the goals of the Ambassadors program is to convey to community members how critical teamwork and participation are to a city or town. The program is designed to show a way for communities to become more attractive to employers, families, individuals and visitors. Waters was a part of the Monroe County group, whose project focused on a partnership with six competing financial institutions who partnered with the Monroe Chamber of Commerce to hold homeowner workshops. Their purpose is to educate prospective homeowners about how to purchase a home and to allow them to meet bankers and mortgage specialists who can provide guidance. The Monroe County group also received a $5,000 grant from the MDA Ambassadors program, which will be used as seed money to initiate the ACT WorkKeys® project, which is to provide ACT WorkKeys® tests for high school students in Monroe ... January 24, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC offers FAFSA Fridays Itawamba Community College’s Financial Aid offices have scheduled FAFSA Fridays to assist prospective students with the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. ICC staff members will be available to assist with completion of the online form as well as to answer any questions at both the Fulton and Tupelo campus offices, which are located in the Student Services buildings. Students are encouraged to visit the Tupelo Campus office, if possible because of the availability of more computers. The FAFSA is the form used by the U.S. Department of Education to determine eligibility for federal, state and college-sponsored financial aid, including grants, educational loans and work-study programs, according to Terry Bland, director of Financial Aid at ICC. The offices are open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. For more information, call (662) 862-8261 or email cdthomas@iccms.edu. January 24, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 2 Comments Read More >>
Approximately 40 to compete for ICC Most Beautiful 2018 title Approximately 40 contestants will compete for the title of Most Beautiful 2018 at Itawamba Community College during the annual pageant, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Feb. 6, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium on the Fulton Campus. They include Jada Standifer, Olivia Grace Ausbon, both of Amory; Karman Starks of Bruce; Carly Belue of Caledonia; Courtney Hale of Calhoun City; Katie Henry of Ecru; Kiajah Evans of Eupora; Tori Suggs, Carly Childers, both of Fulton; Katelynn Stidham, Alexis Harris, Cameron Pettey, all of Guntown; Kameron Atkins of Hamilton; Macy Thompson of Hickory Flat; Tori Graves, Alex Springer, both of Houston; McKenna Lindsey of Mantachie; Bailey Gillentine of Mooreville; Hailey Wooldridge of Nettleton; Katelyn Thompson, Madison Bishop, both of New Albany; Cheyenne Galloway, Kaylee Stewart, Emma Kate Wise, all of Pontotoc; Sydney Franks, Morgan O’Callaghan, Hannah Grace Harwood, Emily Smith, Kayla Long, all of Saltillo; Kelsea Roberson of Smithville; Hope Kennedy of Tremont; Mary Graham, Kristina Fields and Haley Hayman, all of Tupelo. Four beauties and ICC’s Most Beautiful will be selected from the top 10 ... January 23, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>