Morris selected as 2018 William Winter Scholar James Keith Morris of Tupelo, English instructor, has been selected as Itawamba Community College’s William Winter Scholar for 2018. He will be among statewide recipients honored at the 29th Annual Conference, Feb. 22-24, in Natchez. Morris, who previously served as part-time instructor for ICC, joined the full-time faculty in August, 2008. He earned the bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and the master’s degree from Mississippi State University. His activities include fundraiser for St. Jude, participant in the St. Jude Marathon Weekend, poetry and song writer, co-creator of ICC’s world literature I and drama production I-IV, creator of ICC’s writing for publication, sponsor for the writing portion of the annual Calliope poetry and art journal and co-host of the film class’s annual Zombie Run. He is a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Shannon, have two children, Parker, 10, and Connor, 8. October 30, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
National Day on Writing Several area high school students are among the winners in Itawamba Community College’s annual National Day on Writing celebration. They include Amory High School – Lanika Bailey, second place, short story, “The Journey;” Aseante McIntosh, second place, short story, “The Journey;” Madeline Martin, second place, poetry, “To the Flowers in My English Teacher’s Class;” Madison Mills, honorable mention, drawing, “A Country in Question;” Itawamba Agricultural High School – Cora Yielding, honorable mention, poetry, “Fragile;” and Raina Ratliff, honorable mention, painting, “Hope Anchors the Soul;” North Pontotoc High School – Marlee Shaefer, first place, drawing, “Fugitives;” Ruthie Ross, second place, drawing, “Life Is Too Short, Be Weird;” and honorable mention, drawing, “Too Many Words;” Cynthia Evans, honorable mention, drawing, “You Are Beautiful;” Pontotoc High School – Braden Warren, second place, poetry, “Memories;” Abbi Mayer, third place, drawing, “Troops;” Skylar Farr, second place, painting, “Exquisite Melanin;” Savannah Gillespie, honorable mention, painting, “True Colors;” Lexi Terry, honorable mention, painting, “An Auroral World;” Saltillo High School – Jordan Browning, third place, short story, “Justice Served;” Emma McCormick, honorable mention, short story, ... October 30, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
WalletHub panel Itawamba Community College instructors Billy Carson, Edana Nail and Jodi McCrimon have been featured in WalletHub’s information regarding free credit reports, best rewards credit cards and credit reference. The information is available at : https://wallethub.com/free-credit-report/#billy-l-carson-edana-l-nail-and-jodi-p-mccrimon, here: https://wallethub.com/best-rewards-credit-card/#billy-l-carson-edana-l-nail-and-jodi-p-mccrimon and here: https://wallethub.com/edu/credit-reference/29557/#billy-l-carson-edana-l-nail-and-jodi-p-mccrimon October 25, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC opens Early Childhood Academy Itawamba Community College is offering a new service to area parents and daycare providers through the Early Childhood Academy. The service provides professional development training to daycare/preschool teachers as well as parenting classes and a large library of educational materials available for free use by those from Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties. The Early Childhood Academy is a collaboration of ICC, the Mississippi Community College Board, the Mississippi Department of Human Services and child care providers to ensure that Mississippi’s family-based unified and integrated early childhood system connects and integrates resources and services for both parents/caregivers and their children. ICC’s Resource and Referral Center is located in the Student Support Center at the Tupelo Campus at 2176 South Eason Blvd. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Professional development is scheduled on selected Tuesdays and Thursdays (from 6-8 p.m.) and Saturdays (9 a.m.-noon). A calendar with specific dates and times is posted monthly on ICC’s website, www.iccms.edu. Contacts are Ashley Armstrong, coaching and professional development specialist; and Angenett Curry, referral center associate. For more ... October 16, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Barnes, Sheffield named Get2College Corps Internship Scholars Itawamba Community College sophomores Mae Barnes of Tupelo and Kirksey Sheffield of Mantachie have been selected as Get2College Corps Internship Scholars. Phi Theta Kappa partners with the Woodward Hines Education Foundation and Get2College to administer this opportunity for PTK members. As Get2College Corps Interns, Barnes and Sheffield will each receive a $5,000 scholarship distributed in two payments during the 2017-18 academic year. Interns will volunteer for a minimum of 10 hours per week with the Get2College staff to increase FAFSA completions. Barnes currently serves as secretary for the Beta Tau Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at the ICC Tupelo Campus. Her activities include theatre productions and serving as a counselor at Twin Lakes Camp. Barnes plans to transfer to Mississippi State University, where she will pursue an elementary education degree with a minor in theatre. She has received scholarships from both Pied Piper Community Theater and Tupelo Community Theater. Her parents are Michael and Michelle Barnes. Sheffield is a journalism major at ICC, where her activities and honors include member of Phi Theta Kappa, writer for the Chieftain ... October 16, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Nov. 13 eLearning accelerated term Registration for a four-week eLearning accelerated term is continuing at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses of Itawamba Community College. Students may register through Nov. 13, which is the first day of classes. For more information on registration, contact Student Affairs on the Fulton Campus at (662) 862-8000 or Tupelo Campus at (662) 620-5000 or email go2icc@iccms.edu. October 13, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Choir, chamber singers in concert Itawamba Community College’s concert choir and chamber singers will present their fall concert at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 23, in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus. Admission is free. The program will include a variety of genres. Members include Bre Cavender of Aberdeen; Chloe Grissom, Zoe Hunt, both of Ackerman; Logan Freeman, OG Ausbon, both of Amory; Fields Ferguson of Batesville; Audra Myers of Blue Springs; Jayla Bullard of Burnsville; John Buchman, Lauren Cole, both of Caledonia; Brett Causey of Clinton; Richard Gore, Savion Lucious, both of Columbus; Ben Willard of Etta; Taylor Moore, Callen Cook, Grace Gaddy, Cheyenne Ross, Valerie Blake, all of Fulton; Jace Pounds of Golden; Justin Frederick, Macy Cooper, both of Hamilton, Ala.; Carmen Perkins, Becky Blanton, both of Hamilton; Kayla Couch of Hernando; Devonte Roberson, Lane Callahan, Tristen Laufenberg, all of Houston; Chelsea Orr of Macon; Elizabeth Wilson of Mathiston; Gabby Clayton of Nettleton; Javonis Adams, Morgan Norris, both of Philadelphia; Katelyn Swanson of Pittsboro; Dennis Vaughn, Jose Gonzalez, Gavin Webb, Christian Triplett, Mackenzie Person, Katie Garrison, Kristen Shields, Natalie Garrett, Madison ... October 11, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC among nation's best Highlighting higher education attainment, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named Itawamba Community College as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. “It is a tremendous honor for Itawamba Community College to be selected as one of the top 150 community colleges in the nation and the opportunity to compete for the significant Aspen Prize,” said President Dr. Jay Allen. “It is another indication of the success of the College, its status as a premier community college and a testament to our exceptional faculty and staff.” The Aspen Institute also selected ICC as a top community college in 2015 and 2017 and a contender for the prize, which is awarded every two years. It is the nation’s signature commendation of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. With a singular focus on student success, the Aspen Prize recognizes institutions with outstanding achievements in four areas: learning; certificate and degree completion; employment and earnings; and high levels of access and success ... October 11, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Hunter Holley receives prestigious scholarship Hunter Holley of Amory, a sophomore at Itawamba Community College, is one of 10 students nationwide selected to receive the 2017 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education, a $5,000 award. The Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education is awarded to Phi Theta Kappa members who are civically engaged in their community through service and who demonstrate leadership, academic rigor, and excellence. Preference is given to first-generation college students. Nearly 700 applications were received. Each Pearson Scholar will receive $1,000 to complete an associate’s degree and $4,000 over two years to complete a bachelor’s degree. Scholars are also paired with a Pearson Mentor and will receive complimentary access to Pearson textbooks and online codes to support them as they complete their degrees. 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, Mississippi/Louisiana PTK Regional Reporter and a member of the Indian Delegation and the Science Club. Last year he served as the Monroe County representative for the Student Government Association. His ... October 10, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC schedules open houses at Fulton, Belden Open houses and formal openings for two facilities will be at Itawamba Community College next week. They include the band hall/safe shelter at the Fulton Campus at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 16, and the Precision Manufacturing/Robotics laboratory at the Belden Center at 2 p.m., Oct. 18. The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided $3.5 million in hazard mitigation funding to build the multipurpose hazardous weather safe room. The 13,585-square-foot facility has the capacity to protect 2,319 students, faculty and staff from wind speeds up to 250 miles per hour. The total cost of the project is $5.77 million. At the Belden Center, the Appalachian Regional Commission grant made possible the renovation of 21,000 square feet of space to install precision manufacturing and machining and robotics laboratories to consolidate the related training programs into one facility. The investment enables ICC to improve the workforce readiness of its students, ensuring a continuing supply of workers for manufacturers. The public is invited to both events. For more information, contact Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, executive director of community relations, at jrbunch@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8035. October 10, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>