Eighteen cadets graduated today from the Harrison County Law Enforcement Academy’s Basic Class 2013-3 on Oct. 18. The ceremony, held in the Hospitality and Resort Management Center at the Jefferson Davis Campus, included a commencement address by Gov. Phil Bryant, a former law-enforcement officer. Other special guests included Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara; Chaplain...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 11, for the Healthcare Simulation Center at its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center in Gulfport. More than 100 community partners, students, faculty and staff attended the event. The new center will be the only simulation center with public access on the Mississippi...
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Cost-efficient paths to degrees key to increasing college attendance and graduation rates JACKSON – Leaders of Mississippi’s 15 public community colleges have a four-point strategy to increase the college-going and degree-achieving rates of the state’s citizens. On Sept. 17, they asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to provide the resources to help make it...
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Victory Media has named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College a Military Friendly School for 2014. Out of more than 12,000 colleges, universities and trade schools competing for the designation, MGCCC ranked in the top 15 percent, achieving the benchmark required for selection. “We have had a strong relationship with the military for many years...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s George County Center hosted a Back to School/SkillsUSA cookout on Sept. 9, in the center’s courtyard. Andy Sims, Mississippi director of SkillsUSA, and Elizabeth Broderick, 11-place winner at nationals/first-place winner at state in 2013 SkillsUSA competitions, spoke to the 33 students attending the event. Sims told the cosmetology and...
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The Perkette Dance Team of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College visited the South Mississippi Regional Center – Wiggins Community Homes for a football season kickoff celebration on Sept. 5. The dance team held a meet-and-greet with the residents and staff, handing out poms and footballs. Perkette Belita Rojas sang the national anthem, and the...
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Fifteen Logistics Technology graduates were recognized during the fourth annual International Society of Logistics (SOLE) awards pinning ceremony held on Aug. 15 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus. Twelve of the students received the Demonstrated Logistician designation, and three received the Demonstrated Senior Logistician designation. Christopher Cazaubon received the Outstanding Logistician Award...
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The 2013 Fall Convocation for faculty and administrators was held on Aug. 15 in Malone Hall at the Perkinston Campus. Malcolm White, director of the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division, was the guest speaker. During the all-day event, Dr. Mary S. Graham made a special presentation, “On the Right Track: The Power of Innovation,”...
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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...
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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...
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