30 August Miller presentation is second in Reflecting Mississippi series at ICC-Fulton, Sept. 21 August 30, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Mary Miller, writer and assistant professor of English and creative writing (fiction) at The W, will present “An Evening with Mary Miller: A Mississippi Writer’s Reflection,” Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Auditorium at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. She will also conduct a writing workshop at 11 a.m., Sept. 22, in the ICC Fulton Campus library. Born and raised in Jackson, Miller is the author of two collections of short stories, Big World and Always Happy Hour, as well as the novels The Last Days of California and Biloxi. She is a former Michener Fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas and John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. She earned the B.A. degree in psychology from Mississippi State University, M.A. degree in English from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi and the M.F.A. degree in fiction from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. Her awards include Individual Artist Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters nomination in fiction for Biloxi, both in 2020. Miller’s current position and activities include judge for DC Berry Fiction Prize, the University of Mississippi, and for The Dilettanti: The W’s Annual Literary Magazine, both in 2022; and presenter for “Good Mystery: Writing Engaging Fiction,” The Southern Literary Festival in the spring of 2022. She lives in Oxford with her husband, Lucky, and her dog, Winter. The presentation is part of “Reflecting Mississippi: Finding Yourself in Mississippi’s Reflection,” made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council. Additional presentations are scheduled throughout the fall semester, including Kevin Cozart, Sept. 28. Related Articles Brown, Smith to present fourth in 'Reflecting Mississippi' series at ICC-Fulton, Oct. 18 Dr. Alan Brown, professor of English at the University of West Alabama, and Sihya Smith, assistant curator at the Oren Dunn City Museum in Tupelo, will present “Haunted History: How Ghost Stories Reflect Mississippi’s Identity,” Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. in the W. O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. Since he began at UWA, Brown has developed an abiding interest in Southern folklore, which culminated in 29 books. For the past three decades, his focus has been on Southern ghost lore and on African American culture and music. Also, his interest in Southern folklore has manifested itself in several collections of Southern ghost stories. He has investigated numerous haunted sites, including the Artist’s House in Key West, Fla., Miss Molly’s Bed and Breakfast in Fort Worth, Tex., King’s Tavern in Natchez, the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Louisville, Ky. and the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Ark. In addition, he has hosted ghost tours in Charleston, S.C., Livingston, Ala., New Orleans, La. and Meridian. He earned the bachelor’s degree from Millikin ... McArthur to present fifth in 'Reflecting Mississippi Series' at ICC-Fulton, Nov. 7 Danny McArthur of Tupelo, environmental justice reporter, will present “A Conversation about Southern Journalism,” Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in the W. O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. McArthur, who is employed by the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration among NPR and public radio stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, focuses on individuals most vulnerable to climate change’s effects and the communities disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and poor public policy. A graduate of the University of Georgia, McArthur previously spent three years as the community voices reporter for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. The presentation is part of “Reflecting Mississippi: Finding Yourself in Mississippi’s Reflection,” made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council. Additional presentations are scheduled throughout 2022-23. Cozart to present third in 'Reflecting Mississippi' series at ICC-Fulton Kevin Cozart, coordinator of both operations and community engaged learning and research at the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi, will present “Seeing Queerly: The Power of Photography to Change Minds,” Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Auditorium at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. A native Mississippian, Cozart has been a member of the University’s staff since 2004 and has served on the University’s Staff Council, adviser for the UM Pride Network and OUTGrads, president of the Graduate Student Council and co-director of the ALLIES program. An Ole Miss graduate, Cozart earned master’s degrees in journalism with an integrated marketing communications emphasis and in higher education and student personnel with a minor in gender studies. He is also an adjunct instructor at UM. Cozart’s research interests focus on the intersections of gender, sexuality and mass media and journalism as a gendered organization. He is the winner of the 2019 UM Lift Every Voice award and currently serves on the board of directors for OxFilm. ... ICC's Community Relations team wins more than 30 CPRAM awards Itawamba Community College’s Community Relations team received a total of more than 30 awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi, which were presented during a recent conference in Bay St. Louis. They include C.J. Adams of Fulton – third place, Photograph, for “New Semester Excitement;” first place, Television Spots, for “2023 ICC Super Bowl Commercial;” third place, Radio Spots, for “Fall Preview Day;” first place, Television Program, for “Skilled to Work;” second place, Multi-Media Presentation, for “2023 Orientation Presentation;” second place, New Media, for “Fireworks CRM;” first place, New Media, for “Inside ICC;” third place, Social Media – Non-Sports, for “Itawamba Community College Nat’l Smarties Day;” third place, Social Media – Sports, for “LetsGoICC YouTube Shorts; second place, Sports Promo/Hype Video, for “2024 ICC Volleyball Schedule Release;” first place, Creative Partners, for “I See A Leader Partnership;” Lee Adams of Fulton – second place, Digital Art/Photo Illustration, for “2023 ICC Softball Poster;” third place, Sports Photograph, for “Diving Catch;” second place, Sports Photograph, for “Boom;” first place, Sports Photograph, for “Strike;” third place, Television Program, for “ICC ... Eudora Welty subject of Fatherree presentation at ICC-Fulton, Aug. 31 Beverly Fatherree, emerita professor of English at Hinds Community College and Welty House docent, will present “Eudora Welty: The Writer as a Crusader in Fiction and Photography,” Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Auditorium at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. Fatherree taught at Hinds for more than 40 years, beginning as an adjunct instructor in English, moving to a full-time English instructor position for the next 35 years and ending her career as an adjunct instructor in the Writing Center for five years. She retired as the District Curriculum Coordinator for English and the Academic Liaison for Dual Enrollment Instruction. During her time at Hinds, she served on numerous committees, including being named the District Faculty Chair for the Faculty Council and lead editor and writer for several Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation documents. Fatherree has volunteered at the Eudora Welty House in Jackson since it opened in 2005. She has written and performs a one-woman show on Georgia writer Flannery O’Connor. In addition, ... ICC selected among winners of Mississippi Business Journal's 2023 Best Places to Work in Mississippi Itawamba Community College has been selected among the winners of the Mississippi Business Journal’s 2023 Best Places to Work in Mississippi. ICC was a finalist in the large category, which includes businesses with 150 or more employees. “On behalf of our Itawamba Community College family, we appreciate this significant honor from the Mississippi Business Journal, which is a testament to how our employees see us,” said President Dr. Jay Allen. “At ICC, we are more than administrators, faculty and staff members. We are friends, and most importantly, we are family.” According to Mississippi Business Journal Publisher Tami Jones, “We are so pleased to have such great companies that set the example of a great place to work. It is even more exciting that this award comes from how the employees view their employers. What better way to gauge and interact with your employees and the success of your company?” ICC opened its doors, Sept. 1, 1948, and is celebrating its diamond anniversary. It is situated on what was once a cotton and corn field on a 100-acre parcel of ... Comments are closed.