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Vicksburg workshop to prep for local job fair

VICKSBURG – Anyone interested in attending the upcoming Vicksburg Area Job Fair should attend a free workshop that will help in preparing a job application and resume as well as helping with job interview skills. The workshop is 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the...

Military families to be honored at Appreciation Day

PEARL– Local service members, whether active or retired, and their families will be recognized at ºù«Ӱҵ’s Military Appreciation Day at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The July 31 event, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., will feature a number of local veterans...

New District Dean of Students named

ºù«Ӱҵ has named Dr. Tyrone Jackson as District Dean of Students and Dean of Students for the Raymond Campus as of Aug. 1. He replaces Dr. Barbara Blankenship, who retired in June. Originally from Rosedale, located in the Mississippi Delta, Jackson...

Utica Campus, high school host Community Days

Local communities can learn more about the ºù«Ӱҵ’s Utica Campus and ºù«Ӱҵ Agricultural High School during a series of Community Days that also include a meet-and-greet with new Vice President Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson, who is an alumna. The Community...

M2M program open for fall applications

The Minority Male Leadership Initiative (M2M), based at ºù«Ӱҵ’s Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center on Sunset Drive, is now accepting applications for entrance into the program for all first-time, full-time, African-American males enrolled for...

Utica Campus trains future business owners

The Utica Campus of ºù«Ӱҵ recently hosted 15 future business owners during a 10-day Dream Builders Entrepreneurship Institute. The participants were high school students from Jackson, Hazlehurst, Utica, Terry and Harrisville. During the Institute,...

Utica Campus prepares students for state teacher exam

The Utica Campus of ºù«Ӱҵ recently sponsored its 11th Holtzclaw Teacher Education Summer Institute for  college students pursuing a career in teacher education. Twenty students were selected to participate in the month-long Institute that was...

Alum named middle school Principal of the Year

Joe Nelson Jr., a graduate of ºù«Ӱҵ Agricultural High School and ºù«Ӱҵ’ Utica Campus, was recently named the Mississippi Middle Level Principal of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Secondary School Principals. The MetLife/ National Association of Secondary...

Camp Silver Eagle focuses on conservation

Registration is open until Thursday, July 11 for the ºù«Ӱҵ, Creative Learning Fifty-Plus, annual intergenerational summer enrichment program, Camp Silver Eagle. The camp is Monday-Friday, July 15-19. The hours for Monday-Thursday are 8:30 a.m. to...