ICC seeking participants for Community Tailgate Itawamba Community College is seeking participants for its 2021 Community Tailgate, Oct. 14, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in front of Butch Lambert Stadium at the Fulton Campus. Businesses, alumni, teams, families, offices, both community and student groups and organizations are invited to participate in the free opportunity, according to Nina Strother, director of marketing and community engagement at ICC. The tailgates and food will be separate competitions, Strother said. Tailgate booths will be judged on atmosphere, creativity and spirit. They have the opportunity to participate in the cook off or as a booth. The cook off will be divided into sweet and savory categories. Tailgate participants may submit one sweet and/or one savory dish to the Chief’s Sweet and Savory Cook Off tent by 5 p.m., when judging will begin. Winners, which will be selected for both categories and an overall grand champion, will be announced at 5:45 p.m. Participants must sign up by Oct. 4. For more information, email njstrother@iccms.edu or call (662) 862-8242. September 9, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Free COVID-19 vaccine available next week at all ICC locations Free COVID-19 vaccine will be available at all Itawamba Community College locations the week of Sept. 13 for employees, students, their families and the entire community. Dates and times include Sept. 13 and 14 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Academic and Student Center at the Tupelo Campus; Sept. 14 and 15 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the David C. Cole Student Services Building lobby at the Fulton Campus; and Sept. 15 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Belden Conference Center lobby. The free vaccinations are made available through a partnership with Access Family Health Services, Inc. No appointment is necessary. For more information about the opportunity, contact Tyler Camp, Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President, at (662) 862-8004 or email twcamp@iccms.edu. September 7, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC to celebrate Adult Education, Family Literacy Week, Sept. 19-25 Itawamba Community College will join educational institutions throughout the United States in celebration of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, Sept. 19-25. “The goal of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week is to work side-by-side in every state, territory and district to heighten public awareness, strengthen alliances, leverage resources and increase the number of people who understand the vital role adult education and family literacy play in our nation’s well-being,” said Linzy Patterson, director of adult education at ICC. According to ProLiteracy, more than 43 million adults in the United States cannot read, write or do basic math above a third grade level. Patterson said that U.S. adult literacy statistics show that bringing all adults to the equivalent of a sixth-grade reading level would generate an additional $2.2 trillion in annual income for the country. Also, he noted that it is estimated between $100-$238 billion in healthcare costs a year are linked to low adult literacy skills. Regarding family literacy, “A mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her children’s ... September 7, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Registration continues for adult education/high school equivalency/ESL classes in ICC district Registration is continuing for adult education classes at several locations in the Itawamba Community College five-county district. The schedule includes Chickasaw County – Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., WIN Job Center (210 South Monroe St., Houston); Itawamba County – Monday and Tuesday, 4-7 p.m., Old Grammar School (603 South Cummings St. Fulton); Lee County – Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Belden Center (3200 Adams Farm Road, Belden); Monroe County – Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m., WIN Job Center, (1619 Highway 25 No., Amory); and Pontotoc County – Monday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., WIN Job Center (316 Coffee St., Pontotoc). English as a Second Language classes meet at the ICC Belden Center Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m. There is no cost for the classes. GED and HiSET testing is continuing on a weekly basis, and all program-enrolled students take the GED or HiSET free of charge. For more information on scheduling an appointment, contact Priscilla Trice at pbrtice@iccms.edu ... September 3, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC selects Foundation scholarship recipients for 2021-22 Recipients of Foundation scholarships at Itawamba Community College for 2021-22 have been selected. They include Aberdeen – Klarissa K. Lee, Linda Kay Gilreath Scholarship; McKinley Dean, Carolyn Franks Memorial Endowed Scholarship; Johnathan Schrock, Billy Spigner Disability Annual Scholarship; Connor L. Stevens, Linda Kay Gilreath Scholarship; Kaleb Wilkinson, Thomas Griffith Memorial Annual Scholarship; Stormie Jeffries, Chris Hayden Memorial Endowed Scholarship; Amory – Jessica Anderson, Ernest and Jamie Joyner Adult Learner Annual Scholarship; Chloe Wall, Dorothy D. and George H. Ruff Foundation Career Education Special Needs Endowed Scholarship; Brody McGonagill, JT Crabb Memorial Annual Scholarship; Macie A. Mitchell, Linda Kay Gilreath Scholarship; Anna Bryant, Billy and Edna Fisher Todd Annual Scholarship, Donald A. Baker Endowed Scholarship; Caden Booth, Suzanne Summerford Endowed Scholarship; Nicholas Washington, Emily W. Horne Annual Scholarship; Belden – Jenelle Harkins, R.T. (Mickey) West Memorial Endowed Scholarship; Belmont – Karly Weeks, Quail Unlimited Annual Scholarship; Booneville – Larissa E. Smith, Ernest and Jamie Joyner Adult Learner Scholarship; Brandon – Zakhia Taylor, Linda Kay Gilreath Scholarship; Corinth – Riley Floyd, Linda Kay ... September 3, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC to honor Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 23 Itawamba Community College will honor its 2021 Alumnus of the Year and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees during Homecoming activities, Sept. 23, at the Fulton Campus. They include Karen Camp McFerrin of Mantachie, Alumnus of the Year; and Cameron “CeCee” Austin Cavanaugh of Pontotoc and Jeff Tally of Saltillo, Athletic Hall of Fame. From 1968-70, McFerrin attended ICC, where she earned the associate’s degree. She was a Wesley Foundation officer, Drum Major, vice president of the Home Economics Club and charter member of Phi Theta Kappa, Hall of Fame, IJC Beauty and Dean’s List Scholar. She continued her education at the University of Mississippi, where she earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in home economics. She began her career working for the Mississippi Extension Service in Tylertown before returning home to accept a position at ICC, where she served as a recruiter, teacher and adviser. McFerrin played a vital role in the organization of the Indian Delegation. Through teaching nutrition classes, she empowered many nursing students to understand and implement the vital link between nutrition and health in their ... September 2, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC Heroes Night to honor healthcare professionals and armed forces members, veterans, Sept. 16 Both past and current members of the armed forces and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s Heroes Night, Sept. 16, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s football game with Coahoma Community College, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Band. Honorary captains will be Lt. Col. Sheldon Morris of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Military Deputy Director at the Center for the Army Profession and Leadership, ICC alumnus and former football player; and Dr. Dick White of Tupelo, who retired last year as chief medical officer of the North Mississippi Medical Center. Admission is free to all past and current armed forces members and healthcare professionals and their families. For more information on the event, contact Michael Upton at maupton@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8035 or Nina Strother at njstrother@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242. August 31, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC's Brown returns to the classroom this fall from nine-month deployment to Kuwait Service is an important word to Itawamba Community College instructor Ashley Brown of Blue Springs. Fresh off a nine-month deployment to Kuwait, Brown has returned to the classroom this fall as an industrial maintenance, robotics and electrical technology instructor at the Belden Center. He is now in a different kind of service. He is responsible for recruiting students; building and maintaining the curriculum; ensuring students achieve the skills necessary to be functional, entry-level employees in related career fields; maintaining relationships with industry and prospective employers and linking them. That’s a long way from what Major Brown was doing in western Asia, where he was the logistic officer for a rotary aviation maintenance unit. Brown has been in the military for more than 17 years, beginning as an enlisted private. He has served as an armor crewman in an M1A1 Abrams tank, a calvary scout, completed a 12-month deployment to Iraq and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. After six years of enlisted time, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and became ... August 27, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC's PTK Upsilon Sigma Chapter receives grant for Honors in Action project Itawamba Community College’s Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has received a grant to enhance its 2021 Honors in Action project. Phi Theta Kappa and the Mellon Foundation teamed up to fund the grants. According to Susan Edwards, associate vice president of honors programming and undergraduate research for PTK, the award was based on the chapter’s “strong application. “We are proud of the work you do at your college and in your community with your participation in a robust Honors in Action project.” The project focuses on the fluctuation of natural constructed environments and how an intentional interaction can affect our legacy, according to Robin Lowe of Amory, contact adviser for the Upsilon Sigma Chapter. The research question is “How can we promote ecotourism both locally and globally to leave a legacy for future generations?” Lowe said that the project will focus specifically on discovery of the effects of ecotourism both on campus and in the college community. “Our intended goals are to promote our natural resource areas on (the Fulton) ... August 25, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
WalletHub ranks ICC best in the state for fourth consecutive year Itawamba Community College has again ranked first among all public two-year institutions in Mississippi in a recently-released WalletHub study that surveyed hundreds of community colleges across the United States. In order to determine the best community colleges in the United States, the financial institution WalletHub selected a sample of 650 schools from the list of member institutions in the American Association of Community Colleges. The schools were evaluated based on cost and financing and both education and career outcomes. ICC was also ranked first in 2018, 2019 and 2020. “For 70 plus years, providing affordable and accessible education has always been a significant component of Itawamba Community College’s mission,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “National recognition of the College in this area is an indication that ICC is fulfilling that mission and serving our students, who are our top priority. Their success is our success.” According to WalletHub, cost is often a major consideration when choosing a college. “And with tuition rates continuing to rise every year – not to mention all ... August 19, 2021 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>