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Hinds CC to dedicate new Fitness Trail on the Raymond Campus

by Cathy Hayden | Sep 30, 2015 | News, Wellness

Community members, students and employees are invited to wear their sneakers and try out ���Ϲ���’s new Fitness Trail on the Raymond Campus as part of a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony during Homecoming week activities. The Fitness Trail is a...

Five inducted into Hinds’ Sports Hall of Fame for 2015

by | Sep 29, 2015 | News

Key pieces of Hinds’ success on gridiron and other fields of play were inducted into the college’s Sports Hall of Fame for 2015. Inductees were: Linda Bilbo Alford, softball and golf, 1975-1977 Johnny Bishop, football, 1985-1986 Morris Currie, football and basketball,...

Valley Services wins Hinds CC Alumni Service Award

by | Sep 29, 2015 | News

It’s possible to change with the times and be a model of consistency – so says the leadership team that runs Valley Services, the Mississippi-based company that feeds students and faculty at Hinds’ cafeterias but also caters many of the college’s special events. This...

MDOT Awards STEM Scholarship to ���Ϲ��� Student

by | Sep 29, 2015 | News

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded a $500 scholarship to Douglas Edward Patrick Jr., a student at ���Ϲ��� in Raymond. Patrick, a resident of Clinton, is pursuing a career in computer science. The MDOT scholarship is awarded...

‘Play therapy’ vocation has roots in upbringing at Hinds CC for Prewitt

by | Sep 29, 2015 | News

It was a wooden ventriloquist doll named Jerry that brought Rebecca Brooks Prewitt out of her shell as a child. “My parents taught speech at Hinds,” Prewitt remembers. “They were very verbal and well-spoken. As a child, I was very shy. I began using Jerry when I was...

Reluctant Hinds CC scholar makes education a life’s work

by Cathy Hayden | Sep 29, 2015 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

Note: This story is from the fall 2015 Hindsight alumni magazine. To become a member of the Alumni Association, click here. Dr. Tom Burnham’s higher education career at Hinds Junior College got off to a rough start. A scared young kid from rural Rankin County without...

Hinds CC Honors program expands to Rankin Campus

by | Sep 24, 2015 | News

The Honors Institute at ���Ϲ��� is expanding to the Rankin Campus effective for fall 2016, a move touted as a response to the community. “Students and parents from Rankin County have been asking for an expansion of the Honors Institute for several...

Honoré ends M2M summit with challenge to ‘take on the impossible’

by | Sep 16, 2015 | News

Doing the impossible is something retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré has made look easy in uniform and in post-military life. In closing out this year’s Minority Male Leadership Initiatives Best Practices Summit, the three-star general stressed aiming high to...

Hinds CC summit features noted author, general known for post-Katrina leadership

by Cathy Hayden | Sep 11, 2015 | News

Limited space is still available to hear two headline speakers for the Sept. 14-15 Minority Male Leadership Initiative Best Practices Summit at ���Ϲ���. The summit, “Preparing African American Males for Success in the 21st Century,” begins at 10 a.m....

Golf tournament namesake ‘committed to Hinds,’ loved youth sports

by | Sep 11, 2015 | News

For years, both during and after each had made their mark on education in Warren County, Clyde Donnell and Othel Mendrop strode the greens of Clear Creek Golf Club in Bovina to talk about the college and the game each loved. Both are gone now, but this year the Hinds...