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��«Ӱҵ CC Rankin Campus building dedication to honor alumnus

by Cathy Hayden | Oct 10, 2024 | News

PEARL – The Administration Building at ��«Ӱҵ’s Rankin Campus will become the Irl Dean Rhodes Building during a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Oct. 28.A Rankin County native, Rhodes is a ��«Ӱҵ alumnus. He was named Mr. ��«Ӱҵ in 1956 and worked in the...

Utica Campus hosts ‘See Ya at the U’ recruiting event

“��«Ӱҵ is committed to ensuring that our students successfully pursue their endeavors and are well equipped to compete locally and globally.”

Love at first visit

“I really enjoy meeting alumni because they are so passionate about ��«Ӱҵ. Their passion inspires me to appreciate the experiences I have now as a college student because I know that ��«Ӱҵ helped them to become successful.”

��«Ӱҵ hosts Veterans Day program

“Freedom isn’t free; we all have a role to play.”

Holtzclaw Lecture Series features high-ranking military

“As an HBCU, we try to remind the entire campus community of our roots and the importance of what has happened here and what continues to happen.”

Rankin College Day yields prospective students

Students from area high schools visited exhibits for all academic and career-tech programs offered by ��«Ӱҵ and participated in hands-on activities.

��«Ӱҵ CC serves as a vehicle for mission to end world hunger

“He would give without blinking; it was like second nature to him.”

Food, football and the future

“I would have hated for him to have missed the opportunity to come out and meet with the teachers and advisors at ��«Ӱҵ because it is the best community college in Mississippi.”

Alpha Beta Gamma holds invitation ceremony

ABG is an international business honor society established in 1970 to recognize and encourage scholarship among college students in business curricula at community, junior and technical colleges.

Vicksburg PTK inducts new members

Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is extended to students who have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or above on 12 or more transferable credit hours.

The Arts & Humanities

��«Ӱҵ CC Music Department hosts 2018 Christmas Spectacular

Nov 30, 2018

The second annual Christmas Spectacular concert was on Thursday, Nov. 29 after the President’s Christmas Reception. Among the performers were the Collegiate Choir, Faculty Jazz Combo, Faculty Soloists, ��«Ӱҵ Harmony, ��«Ӱҵ Hi-Steppers, Jazz Band, Montage Theatre of...

��«Ӱҵ CC assistant band director Mapes stays on state touring artist list

Jul 13, 2015

RAYMOND – The ��«Ӱҵ CC band’s top assistant will remain the group’s resident artist with the state. Randy K. Mapes, of Clinton, has been approved by the Mississippi Arts Commission for renewed listing on the Mississippi Touring Artist Roster. Mapes, who began at ��«Ӱҵ...

At ��«Ӱҵ CC, Beemon Hall mosaic merges science, art

Apr 27, 2015

The following story was originally published in the spring 2015 issue of ��«Ӱҵight alumni magazine. Six years ago a trip to Costa Rica gave ��«Ӱҵ art instructor Paula Lick Duren (1973) of Raymond an idea for an art project. She didn’t dream at the...

��«Ӱҵ CC caps off yearlong Centennial celebration with gala, festive entertainment

Nov 7, 2017

PEARL – A festive night of entertainment and fond memories Nov. 4 helped culminate the yearlong celebration of ��«Ӱҵ’s Centennial. Hosted by Gov. and Mrs. Phil Bryant, the event at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus showcased the best of the...

��«Ӱҵ CC Music Department to host U.S. Air Force brass quintet

Oct 2, 2017

RAYMOND – The ��«Ӱҵ Music Department will host Gateway Brass, a component of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, on Friday, Oct. 6 in the Vashti Underwood Muse Band Hall. The performance is from 11 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public....

Economic Development & Workforce

��«Ӱҵ CC MI-BEST program focus of hearing before lawmakers

Feb 15, 2017

JACKSON – Napoleon Miller spent his childhood as a ward of the state of Mississippi, bouncing from home to home and school to school. “I grew up in Mississippi’s foster care system,” Miller said. “I decided to stop going to high school and started Job Corps. When I...

��«Ӱҵ CC to play vital role in career-readiness initiative launched Wednesday

Jan 19, 2017

JACKSON – Three counties in the ��«Ӱҵ district have joined a growing list of communities in Mississippi working to be recognized as a job-ready workforce. At least 100 employers each in ��«Ӱҵ, Warren and Rankin counties must agree to begin...

Grads of workforce development programs shine bright on big day

Dec 19, 2016

PEARL -- Just two years ago, Ronald Humes had dropped out of high school and was seemingly out of options. Today, he has credential and a job offer in hand – and he feels on top of his world. “It’s really a dream come true right now,” said Humes, of Vicksburg, among...

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