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• ICC to host February Fridays preview for prospective students

              Itawamba Community College will host February Fridays to provide a preview for prospective students.             Dates, time and locations include from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 4, 11 and 25 at the David C. Cole Student Services Building at the Fulton Campus; and Feb. 18 in the Academic and Student Center at the Tupelo Campus.             Students will meet with a recruiter and receive assistance with completion of the application, housing and scholarships as well as have an opportunity for a campus tour. They will receive a free t-shirt.             According to Jake Hartfield, director of recruitment and orientation, the event is primarily for high school seniors who have not visited ICC or are still making their college choice.             Registration is available at http://bit.ly/FebruaryFridays.             For more information, email go2icc@iccms.edu.
• Local musician to kick off ICC's Senior College, Feb. 6

  Dale Rushing of Tupelo will kick off Itawamba Community College’s Senior College, Feb. 6, with a presentation on the influence of Mississippi musicians on the music industry.             Rushing is a member of the Rust Bucket Roadies of Mooreville and a self-described late bloomer in the music world. The group is “a lively band that will get your feet moving with their rowdy throwback backbeat of years gone by,” according to their social media account. “They are a true Mississippi gem playing some of the best rocking blues you will ever hear. They have the sound that made Sam Phillips famous influenced by the Hill country blues of North Mississippi, true Americana music that will rock everyone of every age.”             In addition to Rushing’s presentation, there will be bingo and door prizes.             The Senior College meets once per month, except for February, from 9-11 a.m. at the ICC Belden Center.             The next session will be Feb. 20, when Tupelo’s Jack Reed, Jr. will share excerpts from his book, “A Time to Listen.”             The first session is free, but a $30 ...
• ICC's Griffith to present "Music: A Uniquely Human Experience," Feb. 6

              Christy Colburn Griffith of Amory, recipient of Itawamba Community College’s Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award for 2024, will present “Music: A Uniquely Human Experience,” Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus.             “Music does more than just make sounds,” Griffith said. “It changes the way people think and behave. The skills learned in music will help students be successful on the stage, in the classroom and for the rest of their lives. Music is a human experience, and it plays an important role in educating the entire person.”             Griffith will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony in March at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The evening pays tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of the state’s institutions of higher learning.             In her 25th year as a music educator, Griffith serves as associate band director at ICC.             A graduate of Aberdeen High School, Grifith earned the associate’s degree from ICC and both the bachelor’s and master’s ...
• 4-week eLearning term set to begin Feb. 12

  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 Feb. 12, 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.
• ICC's Celebration of Unity programs set for Feb. 4 at both Fulton and Tupelo

   Itawamba Community College’s Student Government Associations and Student Activities have scheduled Celebration of Unity programs at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses, Feb. 4. The Tupelo Campus program will be at 12:05 p.m. in the student presentation room of the Student Support Center, and the Fulton Campus event will be at 7 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium. Juanita Floyd, vice president of finance and administration for the CREATE Foundation and co-author of “Summer of 1969,” will be the speaker for both programs. She has been employed with the Foundation for almost 35 years. The Foundation established the Bernice Gambrell Endowment Fund in the amount of $10,000 to honor both Floyd on her 20th anniversary as well as her mother. She is active in community affairs, serving on several boards. Floyd was the Tupelo PTO President and was selected “Parent of the Year” in 2008. In August 2019, she was selected as one of Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans. Her additional honors include Tupelo Trailblazer of the Year, and in 2016, she was the focus of a WTVA ...
• Spring, summer orientation registration to begin Feb. 3

              Online registration for all spring and summer orientation sessions at Itawamba Community College will begin Feb. 3.             All sessions are free.             Incoming freshmen with ACT scores of 24 and above are invited to participate in the Apr. 13 honors session, which begins with registration at 1 p.m. in the Band Hall at the Fulton Campus. The schedule includes welcome, both parent and student orientations, student advising and ID and shirt pickup.             Additional sessions for all students include Fulton Campus – Apr. 24, May 15, June 12 and July 14, all at 8:30 a.m. and June 9 at 1 p.m. and Tupelo Campus – Apr. 17 at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; May 1, June 16 and July 10, all at 8:30 a.m. and June 18 and July 16 at 5 p.m.             Students can attend an orientation session regardless of the location where they will take classes during the fall semester.             “Among the advantages of attending an orientation session as soon as possible are scheduling summer and fall classes ...