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- Mississippi College Exceeds United Way Goal for 2008
America's economic news remains gloomy and the needs of United Way agencies nationwide are greater than ever. Helping serve the needy during tough times, Mississippi College faculty and staff recently donated $13,867 to the United Way campaign. It represents an increase of 15 percent over last year."Thank you for helping the growing number of needy persons in our community through th - Mississippi College Debuts MC Debit Card
Mississippi College students will soon find a new way to receive school refunds. The MC Debit Card makes its debut early in the new year thanks to the Christian university's partnership with Higher One, Inc., a financial services company focused on higher education. Mississippi College is the second institution in the Magnolia State to use the new debit card. Hinds Community College was - Mississippi College Hosts Annual Housing Conference
Mississippi College will host a three-day higher education housing conference on the Clinton campus beginning Wednesday. Housing leaders with many of Mississippi's public universities, private institutions and two-year colleges will be represented during the blitz of meetings at the B.C. Rogers Student Center. Kimberly Thornbury, an administrator at Union University, is the keynote speaker - Mississippi College Awards First Pete Evans Scholarship
Hattiesburg businessman Bobby Chain treasures his long friendship with the late William F. "Pete" Evans. He provided the financial support to create a lasting scholarship in his honor that will help MC students for generations to come. Chain and Evans were roommates at MC in the late 1940s on the fourth floor at Chrestman Hall and began a deep friendship that spanned decades. Evans, - Mississippi College Debaters Excel
Mississippi College debaters excelled in the Lumberjack Showdown Debate Tournament in Texas. MC senior Chase Porter of Picayune stayed on top of his game as one of the South's premier debaters. He won the varsity division of the tournament held Nov. 8-9 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches."Chase's accomplishments in this tournament are truly outstanding," said M - Mississippi College Hosts Capital Area Student Council
Hundreds of junior and senior high students are coming to Mississippi College for a series of programs on the Clinton campus to enhance their leadership skills. Dolphus Weary, president of the Jackson-based Mission Mississippi, is the keynote speaker for the junior high leaders Wednesday Nov. 12. The group promotes racial reconciliation and unity in the body of Christ across denominational line - Mississippi College Table Tennis Team Brings Home Trophies at Southern Miss Tournament
Mississippi College's Table Tennis Team knocked off the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg Saturday to win the Dixie Division tournament that began at MC on Oct. 25. MC must win again at the spring Dixie Division tournament at the Baptist Healthplex Feb. 21 to guarantee a return trip to the National Collegiate Table Tennis Associations championships in Minnesota in April 2009. L - President Lee Royce Helps Dedicate Ed Trehern Management Education Center
The dedication of the Ed Trehern Management Education Center at Mississippi College happened largely because of the inspiration of Treherns devoted parents. This is an honor, but certainly something driven by my parentsthey were not college educated, Ed Trehern said after school leaders and students joined the successful businessman at Thursdays dedication on the Clinton campus. A Pasca - Mississippi College Hosts Whos Who Student Luncheon
Trustmark Bank executive Art Stevens will return to his alma mater as the guest speaker at a Thursday, December 4 luncheon to honor outstanding Mississippi College students. President of the South Mississippi Region for Trustmark National Bank, Stevens will address the annual program to salute 70 MC students inducted into the Whos Who Among Students at America's colleges and universities. St - Mississippi College Alumnus Gregg Harper Elected to Congress
Mississippi College graduate Gregg Harper goes to Washington as a new congressman taking on Americas weak economy, energy concerns and the war on terrorism. Affordable healthcare to education, the list of challenges facing the new president and Congress is huge. As gas prices dipped to $1.99 per gallon, the rooms energy was robust at Harpers crowded victory party at the Hilton Hotel Tuesday - Dean Delivers Brain Talk to Madison School
Students at Madison Station Elementary School will get the rare chance to touch a real human brain and heart when they meet with Dr. Stan Baldwin, dean of Mississippi College's School of Science and Mathematics. Baldwin will visit teacher Edye Coleman's fifth grade class on Thursday November 6 to continue what he's been doing in Jackson metro schools for several years. He also serves as chai - Cindy Hampton Leads Banner Group
Cindy Hampton, a longtime staff member with the Mississippi College Department of Computer Services, is the new president of the Mississippi Banner Users Group. MC joins 13 other schools in-state that use the Sungard Higher Education Banner software. Others include: Delta State University, Mississippi University for Women, Jackson State University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, A - English Professor Potts Delivers Humanities Lecture
James B. Potts III, a Mississippi College English professor and prolific writer, will deliver the 2008 Distinguished Lecture for the Mississippi Humanities Council. His humanities address is set for Monday Nov. 24 in the Jean Pittman Williams Recital Hall of the Aven Fine Arts Building on the Clinton campus. The program begins at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Potts was destined for the acade - MC Offers LSAT Review Course
The Office of Continuing Education at Mississippi College is offering a course to assist individuals who are preparing to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The course offers 12 instructional hours of review and is scheduled to begin Dec. 2 and conclude Dec. 4, 2008. The review cost is $249. The course schedule is as follows: Tues., Dec. 2, 6-10 p.m.; Wed., Dec. 3, 6-10 p.m.; Thurs. - MC Welcomes MSU Coach Croom to Wild Game Dinner
Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom will be the keynote speaker at the annual Wild Game Dinner Tuesday, Dec. 9 to raise funds for Mississippi College athletic programs. MC Athletic Director Mike Jones said the event should raise about $100,000. "Our athletic department at Mississippi College owes much of our success directly to the Wild Game Dinner." In just six y - Career Services Office Hosts Jr./Sr. Boot Camp
Mississippi College's Junior/Senior Boot Camp didn't come with a tough Army sergeant screaming in the faces of young recruits. Instead, the three-hour sessions sponsored by MC's Career Services Office gave MC students Wednesday a crash course on job search strategies, interview training, protocol at a business luncheon and resume tips. The 35 MC juniors, seniors and a graduate students getti - MC Hosts "Blithe Spirit" Production
Mississippi College audiences at the Aven Little Theater will have their funny bones tickled when they see the student production of Blithe Spirit. The British farce written by Noel Coward will debut Thursday Oct. 30 and its run on the Clinton campus ends Nov. 8. It tells the tale of a man, his second wife and his first wife's ghost. The story line is fitting with Halloween just around the co - Korean Children's Choir Visits MC
Voices of 41 talented Korean youngsters blended in songs of praise and worship and won over Mississippi College audiences Tuesday. The Korea Children's Choir performed during chapel services at First Baptist Church in Clinton, later sang at tables in the MC cafeteria, and toured the Clinton campus. Their stops Wednesday include Clinton Christian Academy and Belhaven College in Jackson. On Frida