2018-2019 President's Report

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Number of years out of the last six that ECCC students who transferred to one of the state’s eight public, four-year universities had the highest average GPA at baccalaureate graduation among all Mississippi community colleges.

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S tudents who transferred from East Cen tral to public four-year institutions in Mississippi earned the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of all communi ty and junior college transfers in the state of Mississippi in both 2017 and 2018. According to data released by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), students who transferred from East Central to one of the state’s eight public, four-year institutions earned a 3.34 GPA at baccalaureate graduation in both 2017 and 2018. The 3.34 GPA was the highest cumulative grade point average of any community or junior college in Mississippi over the past six years. Students from the community/junior college with the sec ond highest GPA in 2017 earned a 3.28 and in 2018 a 3.26. The average GPA for all 15 commu nity/junior colleges combined was a 3.18 in 2017 and a 3.19 in 2018. In four of the past six years, students who trans ferred from ECCC to a public four-year college or university in Mississippi earned the highest GPA of all state community and junior colleges. The report also again showed that community college transfer students performed academi Humanities Instructor of the Year Chas Evans of Conehatta, guitar instructor and chair of the Fine Arts Division, was ECCC’s recipient of the Mississippi Humanities Council 2018 Humanities Teach er of the Year Award. He was recognized on March 12 when he presented a special program titled “Song Anatomy” in Vickers Fine Arts Center auditorium. He was also honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Public Humanities Awards Ceremony April 5 in Jackson. The award came with a $400 cash prize. PBL State Honors Fourteen members of ECCC’s Theta Chi Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda participated in the 2019 State Leader

ECCC Again Tops in Transfer GPA

cally as well or better in university courses than students who began their education at the senior institutions. The “native” students earned a 3.15 GPA. ship Conference in March and all placed first in their respective events. The chapter also received first place in raising funds for the March of Dimes, received Foun dation Recognition, and was recognized as a Gold Seal Chapter. Individual recognition was given to Justin Wilcher of Philadelphia, who was elected state PBL pres ident and also received the Rufus T. Jones Scholarship, and Hanna Stokes of Philadelphia, who was elected state PBL parliamentarian. Inducted into the Mississippi Phi Beta Lambda Hall of Fame in recognition of a first-place award at the 2018 National Leadership Conference were Samantha McMullan of Decatur, Jackie Cates of Newton, and Nicole Ferguson, Khalil Triplett, Shelby Greenwood, Sam Loper, and Wilcher, all of Philadelphia.

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