2005

EC sees record enrollment, student honors, campus imp~vements

monies to construct major facilities such as the Eddie M. Smith Student Union. we are always behind in meet– ing our facility needs. The College desperately needs a new science building with expanded capacity for lec– ture and labs. As enrollment increases, the need for class sections mcreases, but the available facilities for those classes are not keeping up at the same pace," Dr. Sutphin said. ·~nother significant need," he added, "is a band hall for the Wall 0' Sound Marching Band. The exist– ing facility is just not ade– quate to meet the needs of the current band program. A new band hall would meet those needs and also expand the space needed for the vocal program by allowing the current band hall to become the choir room." Dr. Sutphin said the Col– lege's long-range plan out– lines many significant needs for East Central, and the ones previously men- tioned only touch the sur- face.

ment Center coordinates the Industrial Maintenance program. which is designed . to meet the needs of entry level workers as well as pro– vide the skill-sets required for industrial maintenance technicians. Classes are offered at the College's Pro– ductivity Enhancement Lab located at the Philadel– phia/Neshoba County Voca– tional-Technical Center. Current course offerings range from the delivery of a comprehensive five-level apprenticeship program (through the National Cen· ter for Construction Educa– tion and Reseai"ch) to the scheduling of short-term (24-hour), topic specified maintenance training class· es. Trainees have the oppor– tunity to earn Apprentice– ship-to-Journeyman status credentials by completing the program.

housed in archives. In addi– tion. the College's display of Alumni Association award recipients is included in the project. which is funded mostly through privatedona– tions that now total more than $20,000. Tax-deductible contributions for the Memo– rabilia Room may be sent to the Office of Foundation and Alumni Relations. A project recently com– pleted on the College's South Campus is the reno– vation of two classrooms~in the Frank Rives Education– al Building. The additional classroom space is being utilized to help accommo– date the College's increas– ing enrollment. The Rives Building is part of the old Newton County High School the College pw·chased several years ago for classroom and office space. The building houses the Mathematics and Com– puter Science Division. and the Practical Nursing and Emergency Medical Tcchni-

·~s the College continues to grow, new programs and facilities will be required and we look forward to the challenging opportunities that growth affords," he ARTHAGINIAN --- ---- said. .; The most recent pro- ESHOBA DEMOCRAT ----- gra~s added. to the Col- EWTON RECORD leges curnculum are ------- - Industrial Maintenance and 'ERtDIAN STAR Hotel Restaurant Manage· • ' --------- ment Technology. The Col- LARION-LEDGER lege's Workforce Develop- --------

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Although much is hap– LAKE MEc pening with the growth of ' ECCC. Dr. Sutphin said SCOTT C< there are still several major physical needs yet to be met. UNION M- .\t the top of the list are a new science building and a WINSTON new band hall. "Because of ow· reliance SPtRIT OF on State bond issue~ for

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