7 February SGAs schedule Celebration of Unity programs February 7, 2018 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Itawamba Community College’s Student Government Associations have scheduled Celebration of Unity programs at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses this month. The Fulton Campus program will be at 7 p.m., Feb. 20, in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium, and the Tupelo Campus event will be at noon, Feb. 22, at the Student Support Center. Amory native Hozay Hausley will be the speaker for the Fulton Campus event and will perform with ICC’s Gospel Sounds. He is president and vice president of Renasant Bank in Aberdeen, where he has been employed for 17 years. He earned the associate’s degree from Itawamba Community College and the bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women and is a graduate of four banking schools. Among his community memberships are the Monroe County Industry Board executive committee, Amory Gilmore Regional Hospital Board, Mcfarland Foundation committee and Monroe County Chamber of Commerce. Hausley has served as a pageant judge for more than 20 years in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. A motivational speaker, he released his new business, Hausley’s Inspirations LLC, in March 2011. He wrote his first book, Turning Point,” in 2012 and is working on the publication of his second, “My Mom Pushed Me and Prayed for Me.” Hausley and his wife, Lashayla, have two children, Hannah Jaide, and Blayke O’Neal. The Tupelo Campus speaker is Marcus Walker of Hamilton, who earned his Associate of Applied Science degree from ICC, where his activities included president of the Tupelo Campus Student Government Association, Chieftain staff writer and a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Indian Delegation. He is an automotive vocational teacher at the Itawamba Career and Technical Center in Fulton as well as the owner of a custom automotive shop in Tupelo. The youngest of four children, he is the son of Connie Whitfield of Hamilton and Mark Walker of Aberdeen. Both programs are free and open to the public. Related Articles 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 ... Itawamba Community College receives $100,000 and joins 41 other schools across the US as All Within My Hands' Metallica Scholars Initiative expands in year five Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide. Among the schools, Itawamba Community College was selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive $100,000 to transform the futures of students in the community. “It is a tremendous honor for Itawamba Community College to be selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious All Within My Hands grant, which will significantly impact our career education programs, providing funding for students to pursue a pathway and their best start,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “It is another indication of the success of the College and reinforcement of the mission that students and their success are our top priority.” The Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) was launched in 2019 by Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands (AWMH), in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The workforce initiative marks its fifth year with an ambitious expansion into new curricula. MSI now directly supports 42 community colleges across 33 states, and by the end of this year, it will have helped ... Celebration of Unity programs Itawamba Community College’s Student Government Associations have scheduled Black History Month: Celebration of Unity programs at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses. The Tupelo Campus program will be at 12:15 p.m., Feb. 16, in the Student Affairs presentation room of the Student Support Center, and the Fulton Campus event will be at 7 p.m., Feb. 21, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium. Mack-Arthur Turner, a native of Tupelo and a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law will be the speaker for the Tupelo Campus program. He began his academic career at ICC, where he received his GED certificate. Turner then enrolled as a full-time student and earned his associate’s degree in English with special honors. During his time at ICC, Turner served as president of the Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa. He contributed to the Chieftain staff, both as a journalist and a photographer. He also had the honor of speaking at the Mississippi State Capitol on behalf of all 15 community and junior colleges. Following his graduation from ICC, Turner enrolled at ... Alum Bishop Alexander to speak at ICC's Unity programs at Fulton, Tupelo Itawamba Community College alumnus Bishop Alexander, who is the director of Alumni Relations at the University of North Alabama, will be the featured speaker for Unity programs in Celebration of Black History Month, Feb. 24, at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses. The Tupelo Campus program is scheduled for 1 p.m. in the Dining Hall of the Academic and Student Center, and the Fulton Campus program, 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on seating, the general public is invited to participate via ZOOM. The registration links are Tupelo, http://bit.ly/ICCUnityTupelo and Fulton, http://bit.ly/ICCUnityFulton. The passcode is Unity. Registration is required in order to receive ZOOM meeting information. Alexander, who is currently a resident of Florence, Ala. is a native of Iuka. He served as ICC’s Student Government Association president during 2002-03. He earned the bachelor’s degree from UNA and will begin work toward his doctoral degree in higher administration leadership this fall. Bishop is a former Congressional aide for the United States House of Representatives. From 2002-07, ... ICC collaboration provides opportunity for financial assistance for five short-term training programs Students who enroll in five short-term training programs at Itawamba Community College could have the opportunity for financial assistance through Upskill Mid-South, which is a collaboration with the Three Rivers Planning and Development District and the University of Memphis. The programs include Commercial Truck Driving, Electrician Assistant, Google IT, Residential Carpentry Assistant and Welding, according to Josh Gammill, director of Continuing Education. “Upskill Mid-South has introduced the new initiative to provide targeted training programs aimed at supporting unemployed and underemployed individuals across a 42-county tristate region,” Gammill noted. The program is designed to address critical workforce needs. Among the Mississippi counties include Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica and Union. “The Itawamba Community College, the University of Memphis and UpSkill Mid-South Partnership offers accelerated job training and education programs to people in the community as well as help finding a job,” said Diane Pabich, director, University of Memphis, Upskill Mid-South program. “Our programs help individuals develop and refine skills that are highly valued in today’s workplace. All are completely sponsored.” To ... ICC schedules community tailgate with a twist Itawamba Community College will host its annual community tailgate on Sept. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. with a new twist this year. The Community Tailgate Fan Fest at The Grove on the Fulton Campus will have plenty of “fun” activities preceding the home football game vs. Northeast Mississippi Community College. Food trucks and various groups at ICC are scheduled to be on hand with food and activities, and the public is invited to attend. “Live entertainment by DJ Marky Mark of Best Productions will begin at 5 p.m., and Do Right BBQ, Jo’s Café, Funky Cones and Snowie will be available,” said ICC Director of Marketing and Community Engagement Nina Strother. “There will be a kid’s zone with games, face painting, bounce houses, inflatable slides and an obstacle course, and fans are welcome to bring their own tents, lawn chairs and blankets to tailgate.” To continue the celebration of ICC’s 75th anniversary, ICC Alumni Association President Chuck Howell of Pontotoc will display his 1948 Plymouth, the year that the college opened its doors in Fulton. The football game kicks off at 6:30 ... Comments are closed.