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The Community Relations department at Hinds Community College is responsible for all news and announcement content for the school. For more information on news and announcements, e-mail Cathy Hayden, or phone (601) 857-3322.


Archives | 2008 |

11/13/2009 Polk wins Most Beautiful

Callie Polk of Byram, a freshman on the Raymond Campus, was named Most Beautiful in the annual Hinds Community College Eagle Beauty Revue Thursday night, Nov. 12.

10/28/2009 10 Hi-Steppers perform at Superdome

Ten Hinds Community College Hi-Steppers performed in the Louisiana Superdome at halftime of the New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants game on Oct.  18. 

10/27/2009 Students encouraged to register early

Registration for spring classes at Hinds Community College opens Nov. 9 for current students and Nov. 16 for new students. Spring classes start on Jan.11.

10/27/2009 Pearl, Rankin juniors get iTech taste at Rankin Campus

About 1,000 11th-graders from Rankin County and Pearl school districts got a chance to glimpse the future in the annual iTechnology Show Oct. 21 on the Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College.

10/19/2009 Hinds vs. Co-Lin football moved to Saturday

The Hinds Community College-Co-Lin Community College football game schedule for Thursday night has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.

10/08/2009 Michael is 2009 homecoming queen

Raymond Campus sophomore Conesha Michael, 19, of Jackson was crowned 2009 homecoming queen Thursday, Oct. 8, during halftime festivities. The Hinds Community College Eagles played Itawamba Community College.

10/08/2009 Rankin Campus expo aimed at adult learners

PEARL - Adults seeking opportunity for more education or training can find out what they need to do at Hinds Community College’s Start Fresh Expo.

10/07/2009 Big events set for Homecoming 2009

This week is Homecoming week at Hinds Community College, and the campus has been busy with a week of exciting events, especially in the athletics realm.

10/07/2009 Homecoming queen crowning set for Thursday

Hinds Community College students learn at Thursday night’s Homecoming match-up with Itawamba Community College who won the election for queen.

10/02/2009 Lt. Gov. Bryant emphasizes public service in talk to students

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, an alumnus of Hinds Community College, spoke to Hinds students Tuesday, Sept. 29 about the importance of public service.

10/02/2009 Students can win prizes in money management contest

Hinds Community College financial aid is sponsoring a money management contest for Hinds students at all six locations.

10/01/2009 Rockers Sally Jayne to give free concert at Hinds, Oct. 5

A free Sally Jayne rock concert Monday, Oct. 5, kicks off Homecoming on the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus.

09/28/2009 Hinds Community College to provide state education meeting Webcast

Hinds Community College is providing live Web streaming Thursday of a state education town meeting and panel discussion that will represent all three levels of education in Mississippi.

09/28/2009 Lt. Gov. Bryant speaks to Hinds Community College students

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant is speaking to Hinds Community College student leaders and faculty 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in Hogg Auditorium at Cain-Cochran Hall. The public is welcome to attend.

09/25/2009 Hinds to crown homecoming queen Oct. 8

Hinds Community College students have selected members of the homecoming court.

09/24/2009 Hinds names Lamplighter honorees for state conference

Hinds Community College faculty members Kathy Huff of Pearl (Rankin Campus history instructor) and Shirley Jenkins of Florence (Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center Respiratory Care Technology program chair), have been selected to attend the 2009 Lamplighters Conference Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead.

09/24/2009 Hinds to observe Disability Awareness Month

The Disability Support Services program on the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus will observe the 10th Annual Disability Awareness Month during October.

09/23/2009 Hinds offers second eight-week courses

Registration is open now for more than 60 academic and career-technical second eight-week classes at Hinds Community College. The FastTrack classes, covering the same amount of material but in a more compressed time frame, begin on Oct. 13.

09/18/2009 College to host state education meeting; includes former education secretary

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, a Mississippi native, will headline a state education town meeting that will represent all three levels of Mississippi education.

08/19/2009 Record numbers in enrollment for 2009

Hinds Community College is expected to surpass serving 25,000 people, a record for the college, as enrollment continues to climb.

08/19/2009 Development Foundation gets grant to address nursing shortage

Hinds Community College announced that the Hinds Community College Development Foundation has been chosen as one of 19 foundations nationwide to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a unique national initiative to help address the long-term shortage of available nurses across the country.

08/19/2009 Hi-Steppers add new members for 2009-10

Hinds Community College has announced the 2009-10 Hi-Steppers dance troupe.

08/12/2009 Rankin Campus hosting country artist

PEARL - Country recording artist Eric Church will perform a free concert 6 p.m. Tuesday on the Hinds Community College Rankin Campus.

07/29/2009 Rankin Campus building to boost opportunity

PEARL – Expanded job training, more college transfer classes and a venue for community events such as high school graduations and business trade shows – all those are on the horizon for Hinds Community College's Rankin Campus as construction on the new Multi-Purpose Center is officially under way.

07/28/2009 Air Traffic Control program offered at Hinds CC

Hinds Community College is adding Air Traffic Control Technology to its Aviation Department beginning in the fall 2009 semester.

07/27/2009 Summer graduates to take part in two ceremonies

State Sen. Dean Kirby, R-District 30, of Pearl will speak at the Hinds Community College July 31 summer commencements in Cain-Cochran Hall's Hogg Auditorium on the Raymond Campus.

07/15/2009 Eagle Ridge named best municipal course in state

Eagle Ridge Golf Course on the Raymond Campus has been named the top municipal golf course in the state of Mississippi by Golf Digest magazine.

06/18/2009 Rankin Campus extends info sessions in July

The Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College will expand the monthly info sessions to three for the month of July.

06/18/2009 Utica Campus takes Skills USA awards

The Hinds Community College Utica Campus Skills USA team earned a number of awards in the State Skills USA Conference competition held in Biloxi in April.

06/05/2009 Flight team places well nationally

Hinds Community College flight team members recently returned from the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's National Flight Competition held at Parks College in St. Louis, where they finished 17th in the flying events competition and fourth place overall in the nation among two-year school aviation programs.

06/05/2009 Raymond Campus to host free concert with pop newbie Jessie James

Recording artist Jessie James will present a concert open to the public at 1 p.m. Friday, June 12 on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College.

05/27/2009 Baker, McCollum win Eagle awards

The 2009 Hinds Community College athletic banquet was held in Mayo Fieldhouse recently. The banquet honored the athletes from Hinds who were able to achieve milestones both academically and athletically.

05/20/2009 Aviation offers Air Traffic Control summer course

The Hinds Community College Aviation Department will offer Introduction to Air Traffic Control at the Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center, Mon-Fri, 7:30-9:30 a.m. starting June 1.

05/18/2009 Vashti Muse receives 'Strong Woman' award

The word "Defender" is a good one to describe Vashti Muse, Hinds Community College Raymond Campus developmental instructor, as an educator for the past 50 years.

05/11/2009 Honors Program names Excellence in Service winners

Fourteen  Hinds Community College students were recently named Honors and Distinguished Honors scholars by the Institute for Honors and Leadership Studies on the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus.

05/07/2009 Hinds inducts student leaders, awards given

Hinds Community College Associated Student Government inducted new student leaders on May 5 for the 2009-10 academic year.

05/07/2009 Eagle yearbooks available for purchase

Students can purchase one by paying $40 in the business office and bringing the receipt to the public relations office on the Raymond Campus.

05/06/2009 Allen tapped as top Hinds employee

Jay Allen, dean of enrollment services, was awarded the 3-E Award at Hinds Community College on May 1 at the college's annual employee awards dinner.

05/06/2009 Hinds' Graham gets nod for MACJC Sports Hall of Fame

Durwood Graham, a 1954 Hinds Community College alumnus, was inducted into the 2009 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame on April 28.

05/05/2009 Graduation application deadline set for May 6

Hinds Community College students who plan to march in one of three Raymond Campus ceremonies on May 15 must submit a graduation application by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 6.

05/05/2009 Free electrical course offered at Raymond Career Center

The Raymond Career Center is offering a free 300-hour Electrical/Core Construction course June 1 - July 24, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, with additional eight hours of online study on Fridays.

05/01/2009 Revamped Web registration a success

Hinds Community College has completely revamped its Web registration as students sign up for summer and fall classes.

04/28/2009 Hinds CC, Raymond host family events this week

The annual Mississippi Afterburners radio-controlled jet rally will feature nearly 100 true-to-scale model jets filling the sky over the runway at Hinds Community College's John Bell Williams Airport  9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

04/24/2009 Student art show awards given

Meagan Dunn of Jackson won Best of Show in the annual 2009 Hinds Community College Fine Arts and Graphic Design Technology Student Art Show on the Raymond Campus.

04/24/2009 Co-ed, grandmother to graduate together May 15

Amber Solis Taylor, 22, and Linda Poss Morrow, 61, both of Pearl, are inviting the same family members to their May 15 graduation ceremony on the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus.

04/24/2009 Hinds announces 2009-10 cheerleaders

The roster for the 2009-10 Hinds cheerleading squad has been set.

04/09/2009 Life Star awardees named

These Hinds Community College employees have been named to receive the spring 2009 Life Star Award in their employment categories. They were introduced at the April meeting of the college Board of Trustees.

04/09/2009 Utica Campus schedules Arts and Humanities Week

The Hinds Community College Utica Campus includes a health fair along with this year's Arts and Humanities Week, April 19-24, which presents a slate of music, arts, crafts, drama and dance events in and around the Fine Arts Complex and the Holtzclaw Library.

04/03/2009 Registration starts Tuesday for two-week mini-term

Hinds Community College is offering 20 courses, including three science courses that have labs with them, in the May 18-29 mini-term at four different locations.

03/31/2009 Prospective students, parents attend Preview Night

More than 450 prospective students and parents attended the first of two Hinds Preview Nights on Thursday, March 26.




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