2018-2019 President's Report

PBL-Sponsored Food Pantry Opens on Campus

A ribbon cutting was held in February for a new campus food pantry spon sored by the college’s The ta Chi Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda. Warrior POST (Providing Others Support Together) provides free non-perishable food items and other life necessities to currently enrolled students with demonstrated need. It is located in the Tucker

Applied Technology Center. The idea originated from ECCC academic counselors Lanette Hanna and Jennifer Savell, who recognized the need during conversations with students on campus. Hanna and Savell reached out to PBL sponsor Christy Ferguson, whose student organization was more than willing to adopt the pantry as a service project. To apply for assistance, stu dents must complete and sub

mit an online application form, which is available on the Warrior POST website at www.eccc.edu/ warrior-post. Any person or organization can make donations of non-per ishable food items and other necessities to the food pantry. A list of currently needed items is on the website. PBL is a national business ed ucation association for students interested in careers in business and business-related fields.

EC Day at the Fair The annual EC Day at the Fair was held July 30 at the Founders Square Pavilion at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia. There was another great turnout of ECCC alumni, students, parents and friends. The Collegians rock-n-roll band, Centralettes dance line, and cheerlead ers performed, and President Dr. Billy Stewart gave a college update. A new event was an Alumni Association Social held from 5-7 p.m. in front of the David and Ro berta Wheeler Byars Cabin No. 79. ECCC Trustees Honored Five members of the Board of Trustees were recog nized for years of dedicated service at the 2018 Missis sippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ Trustees Annual Conference in Biloxi in July, including Prentice Copeland of Philadelphia, 50 years of service;

Randal Livingston of Louisville, 30 years of service; Dr. Jimmy Hollingsworth of Lake, board chairman, 15 years of service; and Van Lucas of Newton, 10 years of service. Ricky Goldman of Philadelphia was honored at the Au gust meeting of the ECCC Board of Trustees for 15 years of service. Scholarship Recognition Reception A record 152 scholarships valued at more than $170,000 were presented during the 2018-19 Scholar ship Recognition Reception held in August in Brack een-Wood Gym. More than 400 donors, students, and their families attended the annual event. Eight of those students gave video testimonials about how their Foun dation scholarship will assist with their academic and career pursuits.

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