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Utica Institute Museum honored with Senate resolution
UTICA – Members of the Legislative Black Caucus presented a Senate resolution to Hinds Community College congratulating the Utica Campus for the opening of the Utica Institute Museum in March. On March 24, 11 legislators toured the Utica Campus, which is an HBCU, to...
Hinds places 17 students on All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team
RAYMOND – Seventeen Hinds Community College students were named to the 2021 All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team and recognized April 8 at the Muse Center on the...
Pearl WIN Job Center opens officially at Hinds CC Rankin Campus
PEARL – Job seekers in Pearl and surrounding communities in and around Rankin County can now seek employment plus a whole lot more at the newly-opened WIN Job Center on the...
M2M holds economic empowerment workshop
JACKSON – The Minority Male Leadership Initiative (M2M) at Hinds Community College organized an economic empowerment workshop April 1 to assist students with their employment...
New Hinds HR chief committed to advancing opportunity
RAYMOND – Andrea Janoush began work in February as vice president of Human Resources at Hinds Community College. A Texas transplant who attended the University of Mississippi,...
Hinds CC Raymond Campus inducts new PTK members
RAYMOND -- The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College held a ceremony March 26 at the Raymond Campus to induct new members for the spring 2021...
Nursing/Allied Health Center inducts new PTK members
JACKSON – The Alpha Iota Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College held a drive-through ceremony March 26 at the Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center to...
Griffin named Most Beautiful in annual Beauty Revue
RAYMOND – Nyla Griffin, of Chicago, was selected as Most Beautiful in the annual Hinds Community College Eagle Beauty Revue pageant on Thursday, March 11. Griffin, 20, is a...
Rankin Campus student named New Century Scholar
PEARL – Shariel Franklin, a Child Development Technology student at Hinds Community College Rankin Campus, has been named a 2021 New Century Workforce Scholar and will receive a...
Apprentices eager to work thanks to partnership between Hinds CC, Empire
The partnership between the Hinds Diesel Equipment Technology program and Empire Truck Sales has turned into potential high-earning careers for 11 newly-registered Diesel Mechanic Apprentices at the company’s Richland location.
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Pearl WIN Job Center opens officially at Hinds CC Rankin Campus
PEARL – Job seekers in Pearl and surrounding communities in and around Rankin County can now seek employment plus a whole lot more at the newly-opened WIN Job Center on the grounds of Hinds Community College Rankin Campus. College officials and others representing...
Apprentices eager to work thanks to partnership between Hinds CC, Empire
The partnership between the Hinds Diesel Equipment Technology program and Empire Truck Sales has turned into potential high-earning careers for 11 newly-registered Diesel Mechanic Apprentices at the company’s Richland location.
Five students sign on as apprentices with Continental Tires
Mark Gomez had worked a few years as a delivery truck driver after his first associate degree from Hinds Community College but wanted more from his work life.
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Allied health student continues life shaped by healthcare
“When I was about 2 ½ years old, my parents realized I couldn’t bend my left arm,” said Batte, 21, of Brandon. After initial consultation locally, Batte was taken to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
After false starts, fashion design paves road to New York
The fashion design major on the Utica Campus started her college experience unsure of what she wanted to do after college. A long journey led to her recent big break interning with a clothing line in New York.
Culinary program revives passion for cooking
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Memeh came to the United States at age 3 along with her family. Trouble at home landed her in a group home for children for a number of years, where she earned a GED and was provided a car. She enrolled at Hinds at 18, but was too lost on too many levels to succeed.
Serving the public a way of life for Rankin Campus nursing student
Protecting and serving the public has been a way of life for Matthew McCain for 12 years as a police officer in Flowood. Those ideals won’t change much in a new career he’s starting, thanks to Hinds Community College.
Clintonian takes advantage of program, internship opportunities
The former high school football player is concentrating on his career goals, not sports, as he takes heavy course loads to finish his credential in Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance program.
Activities at Hinds spur student to pursue goals
Faith Dillon first became interested in a career in teaching while volunteering at the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson and at her church while in high school.
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Dance instructor wins prestigious performing arts awards
RAYMOND – Tiffany Jefferson, director of Hinds Community College’s Montage Theatre of Dance, has been named the recipient of two industry honors, one national and one local. Jefferson, of Terry, was this month awarded the Del Kieffner Award for 2020 by Florida-based...
Hinds CC alumnus has photography exhibit at Raymond Campus
Hinds Community College alumnus Dr. Dana Moody, professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design, will have an exhibit in the Marie Hull Art Gallery on the Raymond Campus. Her exhibit, “Havana: Behind the...
Hinds CC Music Department hosts 2018 Christmas Spectacular
The second annual Christmas Spectacular concert was on Thursday, Nov. 29 after the President’s Christmas Reception. Among the performers were the Collegiate Choir, Faculty Jazz Combo, Faculty Soloists, Hinds Harmony, Hinds Hi-Steppers, Jazz Band, Montage Theatre of...
Once a Jubilee, always a Jubilee: Hinds CC’s Cooper retires, leaving legacy of excellence
Dr. Bobby Cooper didn’t plan to stay at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus for 45 years. Goodness knows, he had plenty of opportunity to go to his alma mater Tougaloo College, Jackson State University, Alcorn State University or other places. He was lured to what...
Hinds CC helps Farr dance her way to Mrs. Mississippi title
Note: The following story appears in the winter issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. To apply for a Hinds Community College Foundation scholarship, go to the Admissions tab on college web site...