Archive for August, 2013

MGCCC soccer teams regroup for MACJC action

August 31, 2013
By
MGCCC soccer teams regroup for MACJC action

Both Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College soccer teams opened 2013 by competing against the best the NJCAA has to offer. The results weren’t stellar, but the experience was huge as the men and women get set for the grind of the MACJC schedule. This weekend the men & women host Southwest in the MACJC...
Read more »

Posted in Sports Highlights | Comments Off on MGCCC soccer teams regroup for MACJC action

Annual Bulldog Tailgate kicks off football season

August 30, 2013
By
Annual Bulldog Tailgate kicks off football season

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held its Annual Bulldog Tailgate on Aug. 29 at the Perkinston Campus before the first home game of the season.  More than 500 Bulldog fans met in Heidelberg Hall to eat hamburgers and hotdogs while cheering for the team ranked No. 1 in the nation. The MGCCC Jazz Band and...
Read more »

Posted in News You Can Use | Comments Off on Annual Bulldog Tailgate kicks off football season

No. 1 MGCCC rolls past Coahoma 63-14

August 30, 2013
By
No. 1 MGCCC rolls past Coahoma 63-14

The Bulldogs scored early and often on visiting Coahoma en route to a 63-14 season-opening win in Perkinston on August 29. MGCCC (1-0) roared out to a 14-0 lead three minutes into the game and stretched the lead to 42-7 at halftime behind three touchdown passes, two scores from the defense and a rushing...
Read more »

Posted in Sports Highlights | Comments Off on No. 1 MGCCC rolls past Coahoma 63-14

MGCCC’s Jefferson Davis Campus hosts “Adrift” art exhibit

August 28, 2013
By
MGCCC’s Jefferson Davis Campus hosts “Adrift” art exhibit

The Fine Art Gallery at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis Campus will host “Adrift,” an art exhibition by Carolyn Busenlener, September 9-October 24. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 12:30 p.m. in the gallery. Busenlener, a contemporary expressionistic painter, says she does not begin with preconceived ideas...
Read more »

Posted in News You Can Use | Comments Off on MGCCC’s Jefferson Davis Campus hosts “Adrift” art exhibit

Healthy Living opportunities at MGCCC

August 28, 2013
By
Healthy Living opportunities at MGCCC

As part of the Healthy Living Initiative at MGCCC, campuses have established fitness center hours for employees and a variety of interesting activities to get everyone involved in exercise. The fitness center at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center is open during work hours. The fitness center at the George County Center is currently...
Read more »

Posted in Employee Encounters | Comments Off on Healthy Living opportunities at MGCCC

MGCCC Meet the team Night

August 28, 2013
By
MGCCC Meet the team Night

The Band of Gold drumline got it started, then the cheerleaders and Perkettes followed suit as the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 2013-14 athletic season kicked of with Meet The Team Night at A.L. May Memorial Stadium on August 22. Players from MGCCC’s football and soccer teams were introduced, head football coach Steve Campbell...
Read more »

Posted in Sports Highlights | Comments Off on MGCCC Meet the team Night

Personnel Updates for August 2013

August 27, 2013
By

New Employees: Constance Ackeret, Skills and Computer Lab Manager/Nursing Instructor, District Office, Effective August 1, 2013 Daniel Vernon, Music Instructor, Perkinston Campus, August 1, 2013 Samuel Frichter (Bubba), Assistant Baseball Coach, Perkinston Campus, Effective August 1, 2013 John Henson, Pipefitting Instructor, Community Campus, Effective August 1, 2013 Julie Garner, Secretary to the Associate Vice...
Read more »

Posted in Personnel Updates | Comments Off on Personnel Updates for August 2013

Personnel Updates for July 2013

August 27, 2013
By

New Employees: James Radford, Computer Lab Assistant, Jefferson Davis, Effective July 1, 2013 April Zachary, Finance Clerk, Jackson County Campus, Effective July 1, 2013 Anika Bush, Secretary to the Vice President, Jackson County Campus, Effective July 1, 2013 Kellie Bankston, Housekeeper, Perkinston Campus, Effective July 1, 2013 Darlene May, Carpenter, Jackson County Campus, Effective...
Read more »

Posted in Personnel Updates | Comments Off on Personnel Updates for July 2013

MGCCC soccer teams win in preseason

August 27, 2013
By
MGCCC soccer teams win in preseason

Although it was technically a pair of preseason games, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College played with midseason intensity as the men’s squad defeated Northwest 2-1, and the Lady Bulldogs shut out Northwest 1-0. Goals by Bulldog freshmen Zahir Bracey and Mena Stewart lifted MGCCC past the Rangers in men’s action, while a penalty kick...
Read more »

Posted in News You Can Use | Comments Off on MGCCC soccer teams win in preseason

Bulldogs No. 1 in NJCAA preseason poll

August 27, 2013
By
Bulldogs No. 1 in NJCAA preseason poll

This summer, pollsters at jcgridiron.com named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as the nation’s No. 1  preseason JUCO team in it’s “Dirty 30” rankings. In August, the NJCAA followed suit as MGCCC earns the top spot in another preseason poll. The Bulldogs top the list, followed by Snow College, Navarro, Iowa Western and Butler....
Read more »

Posted in Sports Highlights | Comments Off on Bulldogs No. 1 in NJCAA preseason poll