3 June Adult education commencement set for June 11 June 3, 2019 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Area residents will participate in an adult education commencement and awards ceremony at 6 p.m., June 11, at the Itawamba Community College Belden Center. They include Aberdeen – Ethan Evans, Trevor Luker, Valerie Luker, Bailey Mathias, Gloria McKay; Amory – Rachel Cody, Lynzzi Edwards, Jamia French, Sarah McGloflin, Linzy Patterson, Trey Stanford; Baldwyn – Mary-Claire James; Belden – Samantha Smith; Big Creek – Miguel Hendrix; Blue Springs – Maria Gullett; Cedar Bluff – Micah Thompson; Ecru – Tammy Fuller, Bailie Pipkin; Fulton – Kaitlyn Brown, Chantell Brown, Chris Clayton, Christopher Johnson, Dakota Johnson, Taryn McMurry, Destany Timms; Gattman – Brianna Prestage; Golden – Jacob Reeves; Guntown – Kyle Cleveland; Houlka – Beau Cook; Houston – Noelia Cipriano-Calva, Melissa Fredrick, Selena Murillo, Haydee Torres Moya, Mallory Watkins; Mantachie – Chasity Litton; Mooreville – Tina Cox, Austin Rojas; Nettleton – Lakin Lewis, Haley Whitaker; Pontotoc – Dana Burk, Issaias Chaperno, Sean Cooper, Pauda Houston, Jayme McMillen, Christain Persinger, Celina Sanchez, Caleb Vaughn, Joshua Westmoreland, Tonya Wood; Pheba – Christina Davis; Ripley – Oralia Dela Cueva Del Villar; Shannon – Katelin Smith, Ramiere Warren; Tupelo – Brittanica Blanchard, Lyric Brown, Shawanna Cannon, Alyssia Colburn, Demetria Edwards, Naidrianne Muhammad, Michael Page, Amber Pope, Constantia Steele, Olivia Von Hiltgen; Vardaman – Tristan Nichols; and Water Valley – Noah Sullivan. The public is invited to attend. Related Articles ICC joins National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week celebration, Sept. 15-21 Itawamba Community College’s Adult Education Department is celebrating September 15-21 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. ICC President Dr. Jay Allen kicked off the commemoration with the signing of a proclamation designating the nationwide event. Additional activities will include Adult Education staff reading to students in both of ICC’s Early Learning Centers (Fulton and Tupelo) during the week. “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 and state’s well-being,” according to Audra Perry, ICC director of Adult Education. In signing the proclamation, Allen said that he “supports the goals and ideals of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week and recognizes the efforts of ICC’s Adult Education Department and its instructors in Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties and encourage the participation of all individuals to achieve a high ... 2018 Adult Education Commencement Ceremony Several area residents were among those who received high school equivalency certificates during Itawamba Community College’s adult education commencement and awards ceremony May 24 at the Belden Center. They include Hannah Jenkins, Victoria Pargo, Courtney Schrock, Jami Walker, all of Aberdeen; Joseph Chavis, Charles Hadaway, Tori Hood, Brittany Jones, Vernita Perkins, all of Amory; Taylor Adams of Becker; Abigail Gray of Blue Springs; Tyler Spratlin of Calhoun City; Jeremy Bramlett of Ecru (Student of the Year award); Cassie Younes of Fulton (Student of the Year award); Laura Craigo of Guntown; Yolquonda Mosley of Hamilton; Jamal Bingham, Shmeccia Boyd, Alexus Hindman, Cindy Perez, Kayla Turner, all of Houston; Dillan Hawkins, Joshua Inghram, Hunter Irby, Erin Pelletier, Samantha Sheffield, all of Mantachie; Emily Knight, Phillip Pettus, both of Mooreville; Diana Buckner, Jessica Delashmit, Maygen Pennington, Kyle Ruff, Riley Tartt, all of Nettleton; Ramiro Falcon, Jose Romero, both of New Albany; Eva Brown of Okolona; Israel Ojeda of Pittsboro; Alasca Brown, Stephen Chapman, Steven Harris, Gloria Williams, all of Plantersville; Hector Cruz Godinez, Adam Estes, Billy Goforth (Student of the Year), ... Students receive diplomas during ICC Adult Education commencement ceremony Several area students participated in the 2025 Adult Education commencement ceremony at Itawamba Community College, May 15, at the Davis Event Center at the Fulton Campus. They include Aberdeen – Bowen Dabbs; Amory – Chloey Chavis, Kaleigh Davis, Janelle Grant, Kire Gray, Ayden Griggs, Mylie Kennedy, Breanna McBunch, Haily Morris, Trinity Steinke, April Williams (Student of the Year), Payton Wilson, Chasity Winters; Baldwyn – Diana Marquez, Kimberly Olora, Gloriannah Robinson; Belden – Alicia Pollard; Belmont – Gregory Sockwell; Booneville – Tatum Cole; Caledonia – Noah Williams; Calhoun City – Brooklynn Watts; Cedar Bluff – Cesar Briseno; Ecru – River Bailey; Fulton – Javan Allen, Kearston Beasley, Carson Christian, Jerron Cooper, Zoey Fowler, Anna Grace Lease, James Stanton, Jakob Stephens, Devan Stewart, Tiffany Thrasher, Peyton Walker; Greenwood Springs – Devin Wright; Guntown – Cheyenne Avery, Lenita Cobb, Caleb Duffie, Braxton Moss, Mason Young; Houlka – Lisa Hamilton (Student of the Year); Houston – Cathy Jernigan, Erica Lyle (Student of the Year); Mantachie – Allee Farris, Adalyn Ford, Preston Harris, Cassidy Hodge, Richard Rogers, Abella Sheffield, Samantha Turner; Marietta ... Adult Education Commencement and Awards Ceremony Itawamba Community College will host the Adult Education Commencement and Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m., May 24, at the Belden Center. The event, which will be in room 509 of the conference center, is open to the public. 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 ... ICC, The W sign MOU to provide educational opportunities for students pursuing sspecific career education programs with desire to earn bachelor's degree Itawamba Community College and Mississippi University for Women signed a memorandum of understanding today [Sept. 19] to provide educational opportunities for students pursuing careers in specific career education programs with a desire to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree. The agreement establishes a pathway by which students earning an appropriate Associate of Applied Science degree from ICC may complete a baccalaureate degree at The W. According to the agreement, both institutions will work together to enroll students in degree completion programs for ICC’s career education graduates. Both colleges will advise and encourage ICC students, alumni and constituents to promote these programs to each institution’s stakeholders and throughout the local community college district. The pathways will provide for students in certain degree areas to transfer up to 90 credit hours to The W after graduating from ICC. Included are computer networking and cybersecurity, computer programming, business and marketing management, hospitality management, paralegal and construction management. According to Dylan Baldwin, dean of Career Education at ICC, “This partnership with Mississippi University for Women creates a remarkable pathway for our students. By completing three years ... Comments are closed.