Hinds CC Utica student named to 2015 HBCU All-Stars

by | Oct 2, 2015 | News

Erica Harris was among 83 students from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) named a top achiever by The White House. Harris, a sophomore studying physical education, was named earlier this semester to the 2015 HBCU All-Stars by the White...

Hinds CC names 2015-16 Homecoming court

by | Oct 1, 2015 | News

Hinds Community College has announced its 2015-16 homecoming court. They are:  Freshman Maids, standing from left: Kandice Young of Jackson (Jackson-Nursing/Allied Health Center); Aukeena Polk of Flora (Jackson-Academic/Technical Center); Nasus Nowell of Vicksburg...

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 Hinds Community College’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 Hinds Community College 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 Hinds Community College 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 Hinds Community College 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...