2012

ECCC named military friendly school

12,000 schools. ECCC staff members Jes– sica Gibson, coordinator of veteran's affairs and enroll– ment services, and David Case, dean of admissions, records and research, were presented a plaque signifying the honor. ECCC President Billy Stew– art said of the special recogni– tion: "East Central is extremely proud to be included on the list of 2013 Military Friendly Young, who lives in Madison, said the presentation will give a brief history of tho role bears have played in Mississippi's his– tory, their current status, eCforts to conserve the bears that ar e currently living in our state, and what the future holds for the Mis– sissippi black bear. Black bear numbers are in– creasing in Mississippi. Documentation of newborn .· gram.

Colleges. Our college bas a strong commitment to our country's men and women in the military and will continue to provide high-quality pro– grams to assist them in meet– ing their educational goals." For more information on educational opportunities for military students, contact Jes– sica Gibson, Admissions, Records and Research, 601- 635-6392 or call toll free, 877- 462-3222, ext. 392. Her e-mail address is jgibson@eccc.edu.

From school reports

East Central Community College in Decatur was re– cently recognized as a Mili– tary Fri.endly School, according to G.I. Jobs maga– zine. The publication included ECCC in the top 15 percent of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide in providing educational seiY– ices to military students fol– lowing a survey of more than Retired educators meet Oct . 25 at ECCC The Newton County Chapter of lhe Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi will meet on Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the East Cen– tral Community College Gold Room. Brad Young, black bear Pro– gram leader with the Miss. De– partment of Wildlife, Fisheries. and Parks, will present the pro- .·

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cubs combined with increa ed sightings leave little doubt that bears are slowly returning to our state's natural lands. With increasing bear numbers comes a need for increased un– derstanding about black bears. Because these animals have been absent from Mississippi for so long, little is known of their habits or how we can co exist \vith these shy and secretive ani– mals.

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