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• ICC Films to host screening, Apr. 6; open to students, employees and public

              ICC Films will host a film screening, A NIGHT WITH RISING STARS, Apr. 6, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Fulton Campus.             The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for students to walk the red carpet and have their pictures made (optional). Dress can be formal or casual.             The screening of the two films will begin at 7 p.m. “Ruby,” which was written by Jade Keaton of Tupelo and directed by Charlie Wright of Pontotoc, stars Annaka Langley of Houston and Ashlyn Holcomb of Fulton. “Mississippi Minute” stars Ryan Perich of Saltillo and Patrick Gallagher (Los Angeles, Calif.) from “Night at the Museum.”             The event is free to the public, and concessions will be available for purchase. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed.             For more information, contact Morgan Cutturini, ICC Films sponsor, at (662) 862-8167 or email mscutturini@iccms.edu.
• ICC film students have exciting opportunities to learn their craft

  Itawamba Community College’s film students had an opportunity in Clarksdale recently to screen a documentary that has been a year in the making.             The screening was presented at a conference entitled “Rolling on the River.”          The film, “Flights of the Mississippi June Bugs: A Greater Truth in Money,” covers the intersection of life and art in the small delta town, which has three important connections, Bobbie Gentry, Emmett Till and Robert Johnson, according to ICC Films sponsor Morgan Cutturini. “The town has seen tragedy and musical greatness, both of which inspired much of modern American culture via rock-n-roll and the Civil Rights Movement.”             The Tallahatchie Bridge, to which Gentry’s song “Ode to Billy Joe” refers, is in Money, where she lived just outside of town during her childhood. Till’s tortured body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River nearby,  and his open-casket  funeral helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Bluesman Johnson, who is credited with inspiring rock-n-roll, is buried in a cemetery at Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Money Road.             ICC’s film students began the project last May when ...
• ICC students can take advantage of Mississippi Works Career-Tech Scholars Program

              Itawamba Community College students who enroll in one of 18 career education programs this fall can take advantage of a new scholarship program.             The Mississippi Works Career-Tech Scholars Program, administered by the Mississippi Community College Board, has been established to serve as a state-assisted tuition scholarship program for eligible community and junior college students by providing tuition financial assistance to those who enroll in approved, in-demand Career Education certificate and Associate of Applied Science degree programs identified through sector analysis to meet the workforce demands of the state, according to Emily Tucker, ICC adviser and recruitment coordinator.             Programs at ICC include Emergency Medical Tech-Paramedic, Health Information Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Practical Nursing, Public Health Technology, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care Technology, Surgical Technology, Computer Networking Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Precision Manufacturing and Machining Technology, Welding and Cutting Technology, Computer Programming Technology, Diesel Equipment Technology, Electrical Technology, Automotive Technology and Collision Repair Technology.             To be eligible for the program, students must be legal residents of Mississippi, admitted to an approved Mississippi Works ...
• ICC Student Art Competiton work on display through May 8

  Itawamba Community College’s Student Art Competition is currently on display in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Fulton Campus.                 Works judged include drawing, painting, design, ceramics and sculpture.                 The winners include Eduardo Moreno of Batesville, third, design, “Rest Area,” and honorable mention, design, “Malice;” Brady Edington of Calhoun City, second, ceramics, “Western Intellect,” and honorable mention, ceramics, “Old Skool;” Kylie Long of Eldridge, Ala., third, drawing, “Heart on Sleeve;” Reja Anderson of Eupora, honorable mention, painting, “Frosty Meadow;” Emily Tibbs of Fulton, second, painting, “Underwater Landscape;” Jude Taylor of Hamilton, first, ceramics, “War Pigs;” Ekkaleo Quartey of Jackson, second, drawing, “Myself;” Connor Wood of Jasper, Ala., first, sculpture, “Hare of the Hollow;” Raheim Blanchard of Okolona, honorable mention, drawing, “Dream 2;” Isaiah Pannell of Pontotoc, first, design, “Self portrait triptych” and honorable mention, ceramics, “Bamboo;” Layla Tutor of Pontotoc, third, sculpture, “Woven in Clay;” Noah Sartin of Saltillo, first, drawing, “Self-Portrait and third, painting, “Shadowlands;” Sydney Ladd of Tupelo, first, painting, “Lazy Day;” second, design, “Fall to Wonderland” and second, sculpture, “Mouse Attack;” Johnathan Calderon of ...
• ICC Films to host screening, Apr. 6

  ICC Films will host a film screening, A NIGHT WITH RISING STARS, Apr. 6, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Fulton Campus.             The doors will open at 6 p.m. for students to walk the red carpet and have their pictures made (optional). Dress can be formal or casual.             The screening of the two films will begin at 7 p.m. “Ruby,” which was written by Jade Keaton of Tupelo and directed by Charlie Wright of Pontotoc, stars Annaka Langley of Houston and Ashlyn Holcomb of Fulton. “Mississippi Minute” stars Ryan Perich of Saltillo and Patrick Gallagher (Los Angeles, Calif.) from “Night at the Museum.”             The event is free to the public, and concessions will be available for purchase. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed.             For more information, contact Morgan Cutturini, ICC Films sponsor, at (662) 862-8167 or email mscutturini@iccms.edu.
• 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.