Laken Jones receives prestigious award Itawamba Community College sophomore Laken Jones of Belden has been named a 2017 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar. Jones will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a special medallion. High-achieving students are nominated for the award by campus administrators. An independent panel of judges considers academic achievement, leadership and engagement in college and community service in the selection process. The program is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and is administered by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The student scholars will receive local, state and national recognition at Phi Theta Kappa’s annual convention, Apr. 6-8, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones is majoring in occupational therapy at ICC where her honors include president’s and dean’s lists, Who’s Who Among Students in American Community and Junior Colleges, Miss Itawamba Community College, All-Mississippi Academic Team first team and Phi Theta Kappa. She is a member of the All-American Marching Band, Indian Delegation, Baptist Student Union and the L.I.N. (Live Indian News) Report. Her parents are Tracy and Kimberla Jones. PTK is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of community college students. The Society is ... April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Conference on Aging set for Apr. 27 Registration is underway for the eighth annual Northeast Mississippi Conference on Aging scheduled for Apr. 27 at the Itawamba Community College Belden Center. The conference, which is for both caregivers and professionals, is designed to foster interdisciplinary interactions among clinical and administrative healthcare professionals concerned with aging. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and sessions are scheduled from 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Highlights of the program include “Putting the Person Back in Person-Centered Care,” Steve McAlilly and Michelle Daniel; “Partners in Care,” Marylin Winborne and Lynn Cox; “Aging, Ethics and Elder Abuse: What’s Happening in Mississippi,” Sandra McClendon; “Pass the Cornbread: Southern Culture and its Effect on Our Health,” Cassie Alexander and Dr. Carla Stanford; and “Walk a Mile in an Elder’s Shoes: Experience Age-Related Changes That Happen to Everyone,” Dr. Laura Pannell. Fees include $25, non-Mississippi Gerontological Society members; $15, Mississippi Gerontological Society members; and free for caregivers and ICC students. The event is sponsored by Itawamba Community College, North Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. For more information or to register, contact Becky Kelly at (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu. April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Guntharp, Jones elected Mr. and Miss ICC Blake Guntharp of Pontotoc and Laken Jones of Belden were recently elected as Mr. and Miss Itawamba Community College for 2016-17. Guntharp is majoring in biochemistry (pre-med) at ICC. His activities include Phi Theta Kappa Upsilon Sigma chapter president, Student Government Association vice president, Science Club treasurer, biology tutor, resident assistant, orientation leader and member of the Modern Foreign Language Club, Baptist Student Union, curriculum committee and disciplinary committee. His honors include Modern Foreign Language Department and Natural Science Division awards, Dowell leadership scholarship, HEADWAE Outstanding Academic Student, president’s list and Who’s Who Among Students in American Community and Junior Colleges. He is the son of Keith and Anna Guntharp and Keith and Melissa Lindsey. Jones is majoring in occupational therapy at ICC where her honors include president’s and dean’s lists, Who’s Who Among Students in American Community and Junior Colleges, 2017 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar, All-Mississippi Academic Team first team and Phi Theta Kappa. She is a member of the All-American Marching Band, Indian Delegation, Baptist Student Union and the L.I.N. (Live Indian News) Report. Her parents ... April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Junior Preview Day Registration is underway for a Junior Preview Day at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus, which is scheduled to begin with registration from 9-9:30 a.m., Apr. 17, at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus. The event is designed for current high school juniors and their parents or guardians to receive valuable information to assist in the decision-making process of after high school choices. Areas to be showcased include financial aid overview; scholarships; admissions; honors program and Phi Theta Kappa; academic, health sciences and career and technical education programs; campus housing, campus tour and free lunch. Registration is available at http://www.iccms.edu/JuniorPreview?portalid=0. For more information, contact Marty Cooper, director of recruiting, at pmcooper@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8260. April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Evening of Celebration to honor top scholars Itawamba Community College’s top scholars will be honored during An Evening of Celebration: Honoring Academic Excellence Across the Curriculum at 6:30 p.m., Apr. 18, in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus. The speaker will be the Honorable Mike Mills, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Mills is an alumnus of ICC, the University of Mississippi and its School of Law and the University of Virginia School of Law. From 1984-95, he served as a Mississippi Representative, and in 2001 President George W. Bush nominated him to sit on the United States District Court. Honorees include Aberdeen – Margaret Hatcher, Communications Division; Amory – Juan Garza, Automotive Technology; Donathaniel Keith, Law Enforcement Technology; Vickie Renfro, Health Information Technology; Tyler Davis, English; Tucker Robbins, Journalism; Adrian Moffett, Political Science; Becker – Jared Shields, Modern Foreign Language and Theatre; Belden – Laken Jones, All-Mississippi Academic First Team and Coca-Cola Bronze Scholar; Belmont – Jackie Ivy Jr., Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic; Blue Mountain – Cameron Lima, Health, Physical Education and Recreation; ... April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Honors Orientation set for Apr. 19 Online registration is underway for an Honors Orientation at Itawamba Community College, which will be Apr. 19 for students who score 24 or higher on the ACT. The free event begins with check-in at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the David C. Cole Student Services building on the Fulton Campus. Honors Orientation will include ice breakers and small group sessions conducted by ICC’s student Orientation Leaders to enable incoming freshmen to become more acclimated with ICC and campus life, according to coordinator Emily Tucker. In addition, ICC faculty advisers and counselors will meet individually with students to discuss their major and future plans upon graduating from ICC. Students will register for their fall classes, have their photo taken for their student ID and tour the campus. “Among the advantages of Honors Orientation are scheduling classes before other incoming freshmen; completing the process before graduation from high school; selecting classes from a wide variety of days, times and instructors.” Tucker said. “Parents are strongly encouraged to attend Honors Orientation and participate in a concurrent session, which will provide them with an opportunity to ... April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
All-American Band auditions The Itawamba Community College All-American Band has scheduled auditions for Apr. 13 at the Fulton Campus. Locations and times include Drum Major (W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center), 2 p.m.; Color Guard (Fitness Center gym) and Indianettes (W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center), both at 3:30 p.m. Drum major auditions will include salute, two-to-three minutes of routine demonstrating drum major abilities, marching ability, vocal commands and conducting various time signatures. Those who audition for color guard must demonstrate basic maneuvers on equipment (spins, tosses, etc.), marching ability and the ability to learn and perform a short flag routine taught at the audition. Participants must bring their own flag. Indianette participants must demonstrate flexibility (splits, kicks, etc.) and the ability to learn and perform a short routine taught at the audition. Instrumentalist auditions, which are by appointment only, may be scheduled by contacting All-American Band director Ryan Todd at (662) 862-8305 or rotodd@iccms.edu. For more information about all auditions, contact Ryan Todd. April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Edwards receives Unsung Hero award Elizabeth Edwards of Houlka, director of institutional research and accountability at Itawamba Community College, has received the Unsung Hero Award from the Mississippi Association for Institutional Research. “This is our first time to bestow this honor on a deserving member, and Liz is more than deserving,” said Eric Atchison, director of System Analysis, Research and Enrollment Management, IPEDS State Coordinator for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, who is also MAIR vice president and 2017 program chair. “She has long-served the Association in numerous capacities, including president in 2012-2013. The award is presented to a MAIR member outside the executive committee to show appreciation for their contributions to the organization. Edwards, who is also the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Committee on Colleges liaison for ICC, has 15 years’ community college experience with the last 11 in administration and institutional research and effectiveness. Her first four years at ICC were as a program director in credit career and technical education institution and non-credit workforce training. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Delta State University with a master’s ... April 2, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Mississippi Intercollegiate Honor Band Four members of the Itawamba Community College All-American Band will participate in the first Mississippi Intercollegiate Honor Band, Mar. 23-25, at Hinds Community College. They include Yen Nguyen of Amory (flute), Karli Huddleston of Saltillo (flute), Justin Merriman of Houston (clarinet) and Brett Causey of Clinton (alto saxophone). In addition, Macy Gibson of Pontotoc (flute) was selected as first alternate. Auditions were open to all two- and four-year college band students (freshman through senior level) regardless of major. The clinician will be emeritus professor Ray Cramer from Indiana University Bloomington. He is president of the Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra convention with more than 14,000 attendees representing 28 countries and was recently named president of the American Bandmasters Association. He is the past president of the College Band Directors National Association and the Indiana Bandmasters Association. Cramer is in demand internationally as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator, and he is a regular guest conductor of the Musashino Academy of Music Wind Ensemble in Tokyo. February 28, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Health-related programs Apr. 1 is the deadline for the submission of applications for several health-related programs at Itawamba Community College. They include associate degree nursing, health information technology, licensed practical nursing (August class), occupational therapy assistant technology, physical therapist assistant technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy technology and surgical technology, all at the Tupelo Campus, and public health technology, the new online program. For more information about program requirements, access ICC’s website at www.iccms.edu or call (662) 620-5239. February 28, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>