Tiger Talk Podcast by Northeast Mississippi Community College

In episode 166 of the TigerTalk podcast presented by Northeast Mississippi Community College, host Will Kollmeyer welcomes Northeast president, Dr. Ricky G. Ford, to the podcast as Kollmeyer and Ford sit down to discuss a variety of topics that are happening at the college. This week's episode marks 63 straight weeks for Ford as the president steps to the forefront to talk about everything Northeast Mississippi Community College. Ford's focus this week is about returning to a new normal with the home football schedule opening up on Thursday, September 9 as the Tigers play host to the Bulldogs of Mississippi Gulf Coast. In addition to the football game, the Northeast family will enjoy a pep rally on the lawn surrounding the fountain at 12:10 p.m., a community-wide tailgate at 5 p.m. on the lawn around the fountain and then the Northeast Development Foundation will welcome some of its scholarship donors to the tailgate and the game. With the return of the pep rally and tailgate, special guests will be recognized prior to the football game at 6:15 p.m. and at halftime where the men's basketball team will receive their rings for winning the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) state championship in the spring. Ford also discusses the COVID numbers for the college and how the college's approach has led to the number of quarantined students being lower than expected. In a focus on the Ripley center, Ford talks about the benefits of having a campus in all five of the college's five-county service area - Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union and how the newest campus to the Northeast family will not only benefit the citizens of Tippah County but it will benefit those in the surrounding counties as well.

For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.

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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.

For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.

In this week's episode, Northeast president Ricky G. Ford gives some great news to the employees of Northeast Mississippi Community College, the Mississippi Legislature is sending them a gift that will boost their pocketbooks in not only 2023 but 2024 as well. Tune into this week's podcast to see just how much the college will be able to increase employee pay. In addition to being able to award the hardest working employees in the nation, Ford talks about "Fan Day" at the NEMCC Baseball/Softball Complex on Wednesday, April 6 where the first 50 fans through the gates will receive a commemorative Northeast souvenir. First pitch is at 3 p.m. as the Tiger baseball team takes on East Mississippi and gates open at 2 p.m. Ford gives credit to the Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society with its recent awards at the Mississippi/Louisiana Regional convention where the PTK was named the Most Distinguished Chapter for the region and also was named the top REACH Award winner, which is given to the chapter that has the highest percentage of new members accepting membership into the society. Ford announces the four individuals who have been selected for the NEMCC Hall of Fame and reminds all that Honors Day is scheduled for Monday, April 18 at 6 p.m.

For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.

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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.

For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.

In just under 11 minutes, Northeast president Ricky G. Ford gives a brief rundown of everything that is happening at one of the premier institutions in the United States...Northeast Mississippi Community College. In a quick rundown, Ford talks about the plans for graduation on Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13 with the processional beginning at 6:15 p.m. entering the Bonner Arnold Coliseum and the ceremony immediately starting following the processional. During the two-night commencement exercises, Northeast will see approximately 500 students cross the stage to get their degrees and will follow that up with the college's GED/HiSET graduation on Monday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. All graduation ceremonies will air live on NEMCCTV.com and be archived on the college's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/nemcctv). In addition to reminding listeners of the earlier-than-normal start time for graduation, Ford talks about the upcoming program reviews and encourages all employees to perform continuous evaluations on not only their jobs but their personal lives as well. Ford discusses upcoming events such as the Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association high school all-star game that will be filled with a multitude of local high school talent on Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Tiger Stadium and the Mobile Learning Conference on June 13 and June 14 online that serves as a valuable resource for our K-12 partners, our Institutes of Higher Learning members and our community college partners on how to incorporate technology in the classroom and instruction. Ford gives a rundown on ongoing construction projects such as the finishing of the Phase II MDOT project that will give the college a safer environment and the beginnings of the Phase III of the project. Ford talks about the former Corinthian Furniture building on West Chambers Drive and changes coming to it and the work on the outdoor classrooms and Seth Pounds Auditorium. Ford addresses athletics that continue throughout the spring such as the Lady Tiger softball team playing the Region XXIII Tournament in Wesson this week (games can be viewed on the Gold Channel of NEMCCTV.com) and two Northeast Tiger linksters qualifying for the NJCAA National Golf Championships in Joplin, Missouri on May 17-20.

For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.

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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.

For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.

In episode 91, host Will Kollmeyer welcomes associate vice president of career and technical education Jason Mattox back to the podcast to talk about the Tiger Apprenticeship program and how it not only benefits NEMCC students and faculty but the companies involved in the process as well. Mattox talks about the Tiger Apprenticeship Interview Day last week where some students were offered on-the-spot jobs with companies and others were extended interviews with over 25 companies in attendance. Mattox discusses what the Tiger Apprenticeship program is and also touches on Gayle Davis Hall and how it has transformed instruction in the diesel power technology program with the addition of the state-of-the-art building and equipment. In the second half of the podcast, head men's basketball coach Cord Wright joins Kollmeyer for a 2019-2020 season preview as the veteran coach talks about the upcoming season, players to watch and his expectations for the year. In addition to his insight on the team, Wright talks about his sophomores on the roster and some of the freshmen players to be watching for during the upcoming campaign. Between the segments, Kollmeyer gives a rundown of events that are happening in the next 10 days and also mentions a few events to be on the lookout for later in the month. Don't forget that we have also started a YouTube account, http://bit.ly/NEMCCTigerTalkYouTube , and we will be putting all our podcasts on our YouTube channel as time allows. Future guests on the podcast, do not fret; this is an audio-only YouTube account with the video produced by the Headliner App. As always, if you have any podcast ideas or want to be a guest on the podcast, drop us a line and we can get you set up to be on an upcoming episode of TigerTalk.

For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.

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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.

For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.

In this sixty-fifth (65th) edition of the TigerTalk podcast presented by Northeast Mississippi Community College, host Will Kollmeyer welcomes NEMCC's director of bands and percussion instructor Bryan Mitchell to the podcast for his sixth appearance on the show as Mitchell talks about the Showband from Tigerland and what the 300-person band does during the spring semester following marching season in the fall. Mitchell gives a preview of the upcoming Indoor Winter Guard Competition to be held in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on Friday, March 22 and talks about the inaugural Dance Clinic in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on Saturday, March 23. Mitchell also talks about the upcoming Spring Band Showcase which features many of the Showband from Tigerland students in the symphonic, concert and jazz bands along with a performance from the NEMCC pom squad and indoor winter guard. In the second half of the podcast, Northeast vice president for institutional advancement and the executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation and Alumni Association D. Patrick Eaton makes a stop on the podcast -- his first since September 11, 2018 -- as Eaton discusses breaking news from the Development Foundation as they have extended their scholarship deadline to the end of this week -- Friday, March 22 instead of March 15. In addition to breaking the news of the scholarship deadline extension, Eaton talks about all the different ways to give to the Development Foundation and how one can become a member of the NEMCC Alumni Association for as little as $25 a year. Eaton gives an update on the Field of Dreams campaign and lists off a pair of major donors to the project that will let the Field of Dreams become an even better venue than what was originally planned with massive video boards to enhance the experience of the games. With graduation fast approaching, Eaton also talks about all the ways that the Foundation can help students and even gives some tips on how students can benefit from the process by filling out three minor forms that help their chances with financial aid, MTAG and the tuition guarantee program. Kollmeyer comes between the two main interviews with one of the most comprehensive lists of events and happenings on the Northeast campus for the upcoming week, so if you have an event or happening on campus and want to be part of the Tiger Talk podcast, reach out to us. If you haven't subscribed to the podcast, now would be a good time to subscribe to stay up-to-date on all the happenings on the Northeast campuses and hear in-depth interviews with guests each week. Don't forget to follow the Northeast TigerTalk podcast on Facebook at http:.//www.facebook.com/nemcctigertalk, on Twitter at @nemcctigertalk or listen to all of our past episodes at http://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.fm

For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.

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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.

For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.