 EMCC WORKFORCE PARTNER:
DON’T COUNT HOLCIM OUT
When East Mississippi Community College established a Workforce Development program in 1993, Holcim Cement of Artesia was one of its first community partners. Plant manager James Boyd was president of the EMCC Workforce Board at the turn of the millennium and, over the years, Holcim’s answer to the need for new training has always been, “Call EMCC.”
So it was natural to turn again to EMCC in March – when word came that Holcim’s corporate headquarters had decided to “mothball” its Artesia plant in the face of a worldwide economic downturn.
At stake was the future of 113 employees.
Boyd and Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC’s vice president of workforce and community services, sat down and made a plan.
Shaunak: “We decided that EMCC would throw open its doors to Holcim employees. We would offer them any and all of our services free of charge. We would create training classes specifically for them.”
Boyd: “And we decided that Holcim employees could take the classes during work hours, on the clock, and we’d pay them for that time.”
And that’s the way it worked until Holcim’s final day of operation, June 30 ...
The "stack" at Holcim Cement in Artesia,
the plant's most recognizable feature n More: Read the rest of the story
n More: Holcim Cement photo gallery
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Last Updated ( Jul 01, 2009 at 05:16 PM )
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 “Did he just say what I think he said …?”
n Lauderdale gets the word on tuition guarantee
It started in Clay County in October when elected officials,
financial supporters, busloads of high school students and, literally,
a marching band gathered at The Civic in West Point for a press
conference announcing the beginning of EMCC's tuition guarantee
program. EMCC tuition guarantee made headlines again in January,
when the program grew to include Lowndes County students.
And then it happened.
In his remarks from the podium at the college’s Industry Appreciation Luncheon in April, EMCC President Dr. Rick Young surprised the crowd by announcing that the tuition guarantee program would be extended to include the entire EMCC district – Lauderdale, Kemper, Noxubee, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties.
EMCC staffers turned to each other and asked, “Did he just say
what I think he said?”
The answer was yes, and the word is spreading ... n Read the rest of the story: Meridian Star, 6-25-09
n Details: Tuition guarantee program
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young
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Last Updated ( Jun 30, 2009 at 11:07 AM )
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 Associate degree nursing program
coming to EMCC in January 2010
The current issue of “Images of Columbus-Lowndes County” magazine features a story about EMCC’s Associate Degree
Nursing program, set to accept its first students in January 2010. You can pick up a copy of “Images” at the Columbus-Lowndes Development LINK, 1102 Main St. in Columbus. n Read the story: “Program addresses the
need for more nurses”
n More information: Training for health care
professions at EMCC |
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Last Updated ( Jun 30, 2009 at 11:07 AM )
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 Financial aid … we’ll show you how! It’s no secret that financial aid applications can be confusing.
East Mississippi Community College will hold eight workshops
over the summer, at the Golden Triangle and Scooba campuses,
to walk you through the paperwork. The workshops are scheduled
on June 23, June 30, July 9 and July 16. n More: When, where and what to bring with you |
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Last Updated ( Jun 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM )
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 REGISTER BEFORE
THE FALL RUSH!
Developmental reading instructor Tanzie Brown registers an “early bird” for fall classes at East Mississippi Community College. Students can register for the fall semester May 18-22, May 26-
June 30, July 6-Aug. 9 and Aug. 13-14. The first day
of classes is Aug. 17. For more information, call:
n Faye Morgan, Golden Triangle campus,
(662) 243-1923
n Jackie Newton, Columbus Air Force Base,
(662) 434-2660
n Melinda Sciple, Scooba campus, (662) 476-5040
n James McMullan, Naval Air Station Meridian, (601) 679-3570 |
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Last Updated ( Jun 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM )
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