2018-2019 President's Report

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Percentage of ECCC students residing in on-campus housing during the fall 2018 semester.

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ECCC’s rank among all 15 community colleges in Mississippi in percentage of students residing on campus for the 2018-19 academic year.

Men’s Residence Halls Receive Improvements

T he college continued its quest to make comfortable campus living a priority with the renovation of three men’s on-cam pus living facilities. Neshoba, Scott, and Winston halls received new paint, flooring, and furniture. The rooms at Neshoba Hall and Scott Hall have new beds, desks, chairs, and wardrobes with draw

ers. Winston Hall, which has built-in study and closet areas, has new beds and chairs. All three have new flooring and paint. The work began May 6 and concluded before the fall 2019 term began. Newsome Hall and Todd Hall, also residence halls for men, underwent extensive renovations during summer 2015, and New Women’s Resi dence Hall opened in fall 2017.

Athletic Team Academic Success Led by the Lady Warrior softball team, five varsity sports teams earned NJCAA Academic Team of the Year Hon orable Mention awards for having met the grade-point average requirement of 3.00 or better for the 2018-19 aca demic year. With a 3.65 team GPA, the softball team led all such programs in the 15-team MACJC and finished tied for third among all softball programs in the NJCAA. The women’s tennis team finished seventh among all women’s tennis programs in the NJCAA with a 3.56 GPA. The Lady Warrior tennis team was No. 4 among all such programs in the MACJC. The men’s tennis team finished the year with a team GPA of 3.34, which ranked No. 5 in the nation and No. 2 in the state among men’s tennis programs. The Warrior baseball team compiled a 3.30 GPA and was tied for 23rd in the NJCAA among baseball teams and was No. 3 in the MACJC. The ECCC women’s soccer team had a 3.08 team GPA and was tied for No. 50 in the NJCAA.

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