2013-2014 President's Report

ECCC Student Publications Receive State Honors

East Central Community College’s student newspaper, The Tom-Tom , was among the top student newspapers in the state recognized during the 2014 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held March 27, 2014 at the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland. East Central students earned 15 awards in the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in the Community and Junior College Division, including second place in the general excellence award, the top award granted for student newspapers in the community college division for the state.

The Tom-Tom staff

The Tom-Tom also received two first place, five additional second place, five third place and two honor able mention awards in the competition.

ECCC’s Wo-He-Lo yearbook staff was one of eight Mississippi Community and Junior Colleges participat ing in the 2013-14 Mississippi Community and Junior College Press Association Yearbook Competition. The Wo-He-Lo finished third overall.

Category placings for ECCC include: cover, tied for first; theme, tied for first; typography, second; copy, second; structure, third; design, third; and photography, seventh.

Wo-He-Lo staff

ECCC Publications Coordinator Gennie Phillips of Forest serves as advisor for both staffs.

Full-time Faculty Assisting With Student Success Center Full-time faculty members took their commitment to Student Success one step further this past term as they spent time serving as tutors in the Student Success Center. The tutorial lab is available for students who need or want supplemental instruction and is comprised of two components: a computer-aided instruction lab and tutoring by peers, faculty and community volunteers. Although services have been primarily developmental reading, writing, and math, additional assistance is provided for higher academic levels and for many other classes through the computer lab and individual tutoring.

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