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MGCCC tennis sweeps Hinds

September 14, 2012
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MGCCC tennis sweeps Hinds

BILOXI—The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College tennis team served notice that it will be very competitive this spring after sweeping Hinds in a fall match on Sept. 11 at the Biloxi Tennis Center. “I was very pleased with our effort against Hinds,” said Gulf Coast tennis coach Gary Bourgeois. “Both teams have been working...
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MGCCC holds off Hinds 41-28

September 14, 2012
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MGCCC holds off Hinds 41-28

PERKINSTON—Even a veteran head coach like Steve Campbell picks up some new knowledge during an MACJC battle. Campbell, in his ninth season at the helm of Gulf Coast, said after his team’s 41-28 win over Hinds that a few lessons were learned during the early-season battle between South Division foes. “We let up a...
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Dr. Graham selected for GoCoast 2020

September 14, 2012
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Dr. Mary S. Graham, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, has been named to Gov. Phil Bryant’s GoCoast 2020 advisory board. She will serve as a workforce adviser on the board, which includes more than 100 business and community leaders and elected officials from the Gulf Coast. The group will help with the allocation...
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Tradition Meets Innovation

September 14, 2012
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Dr. Graham speaks at a Strategic Plan 2020 forum in Jackson County.

Strategic Plan 2020 is blueprint for excellence Preparation for Strategic Plan 2020 began during fall 2011 with a series of local forums where community and business leaders were invited to discuss the college’s future with Gulf Coast employees, Board of Trustees members and alumni.  During the forums, complex issues were discussed that related to...
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Congratulations to Our Doctoral Graduates!

September 13, 2012
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Congratulations to Our Doctoral Graduates!

Seven faculty and administrative staff members at Gulf Coast received their doctoral degrees between July 2011 and July 2012.  The continued efforts by Gulf Coast employees to further their education is encouraged and supports the college’s vision to provide academic and instructional excellence to our students.
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Depth of Field

September 13, 2012
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Depth of Field

The Jackson County Campus is pleased to announce its first exhibition for the 2012-2013 school year, featuring the works of Gulf Coast photographers Rich Kopp, Alex North, Charles Punzo, and Jason Taylor. The exhibit, in a play on words, is aptly named “Depth of Field.” MGCCC JC Gallery Director Marc Poole states that in...
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Gulf Coast alumna takes Olympic Gold

September 12, 2012
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Gulf Coast alumna takes Olympic Gold

Brittney Reese, Gulfport native and Gulf Coast alumna, claimed one of the three gold medals the U.S. track and field team won in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.  She was the first American woman to win the Olympic long jump title since Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1988. The two-time world champion dedicated her Olympic...
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Mark Your Calendar!

September 12, 2012
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Homecoming Day, Oct. 27, 2012, Perkinston Campus Mississippi Bowl, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012
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Personnel Update

September 12, 2012
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(Aug. 16 – Sept. 13, 2012) New Employees: Clarence Magee, Maintenance, Jefferson Davis Campus, effective August 16, 2012 Resignations: Dr. Jacob Dasinger, Mathematics Instructor, George County Center, resignation effective July 24, 2012 Trenita Moore, Nursing Instructor, District Office, resignation effective July 16, 2012 (May – Aug. 15, 2012) New Employees: Lisa Battles, Nursing Instructor,...
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Bulldogs winning streak continues

September 12, 2012
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Bulldogs winning streak continues

In the first two games of the season, the young but talented Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs ran away from both the Coahama Tigers and the Holmes Bulldogs.  In Clarkesdale on Saturday, Sept. 1, the Bulldogs erupted for 50 first-half points en route to a 64-14 hammering of Coahoma Saturday night. The Bulldogs...
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