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...
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Dr. Mary S. Graham of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a national organization representing the nation’s almost 1,200 two-year colleges and their more than 13 million students. The new board members were certified during AACC’s recent annual meeting...
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Michelle Sekul has been named interim vice president of Institutional Advancement and Student Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Formerly dean of Student Services at the Perkinston Campus, her new role at the college encompasses Alumni, Foundation, Institutional Relations and Student Services. “We are excited to have Michelle spearheading efforts in this vital...
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Anna Faye Kelley-Winders retires after 44 years Anna Faye Kelley-Winders, former vice president of Community Campus, retired from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on June 30, after 44 years. Kelley-Winders was honored at the 2013 commencement ceremony, held on May 9 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, as the longest-serving employee of the college, and...
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The 2013 Instructors of the Year were recognized at the Alumni/Foundation Spring Reception on Tuesday, March 26, at the Jackson County Campus in Gautier. This year’s honorees are Dr. Jordan Sanderson, Jackson County Campus; Sandra Halat, Jefferson Davis Campus; and Gayle Greene-Aguirre, Perkinston Campus. Since 1971, MGCCC students, faculty, administrators and college organizations have nominated...
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The 2013 Difference Makers were recognized at the Alumni/Foundation Spring Reception on March 26 at the Jackson County Campus in Gautier. This year’s honorees are Chris Pierce Hoenke, District Office; Chloe Sharp; Jackson County Campus; George McCreary, Jefferson Davis Campus; and Lesia McCarroll, Perkinston Campus. These four individuals have demonstrated an exceptional work ethic,...
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Tammy Franks, dean of Business Services at the Jackson County Campus, has been chosen to receive the 2013 W. L. Pierce Education Leadership Award from The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Educational Studies and Research. Franks is currently a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Administration with a minor in Instructional Technology at USM. The award,...
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Charles L. Sullivan, professor emeritus and archivist at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, has been elected president of the Mississippi Historical Society. He was named vice president in 2012 and elevated to the presidency during the annual meeting on March 2, in Vicksburg. He will serve as president for one year. Sullivan is the...
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Instructor Dr. Amy Hunt and student Ramsey Sellers were selected to represent Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at the 24th annual Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) program in Jackson on February 26. The day’s activities included an awards luncheon and visit to the state Capitol. Hunt, chair of the Health, Physical...
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Dr. Alessandra Feris, piano instructor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus, performed a solo recital at the campus Fine Arts Auditorium on March 14. It was the fourth recital on her 2013 tour schedule that includes solo recitals and master classes in various places around the United States and in Greece,...
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