The primary initial focus was establishing a centralized Communications Center that opened in October on the Raymond Campus. The Communications Center, staffed with six employees, fields inquiries via the 1-800-HINDSCC line with expertise on a range of topics, from sports schedules to financial aid deadlines.
Bellmon started her career in 1994 at Jackson Public Schools teaching business and computer technology. She was the program coordinator for Business Technology at the Mississippi Department of Education from 2000 until she came to Hinds in 2004 as tech-prep coordinator.
Honors Institute Dean Tim Krason’s Raymond Campus digs in Jenkins Hall are a good reflection of the diversity of programs and students he serves.
“I knew that what I really wanted to do was drive a truck, so I decided I would take the time and go through a program”
“Hinds is a good partner and has been with us since day one. Our first maintenance techs came from Hinds through the industrial maintenance program,” said Continental Talent Acquisition Manager Darryl Jenkins, a Hinds alumnus and former employee. “They were the very first persons hired on for production.”
“We would never be able to do a program of this magnitude without that industry leadership”
The college’s partnerships with these industry leaders grew out of a need the companies had for trained employees. Hinds worked with them to craft training structures and time schedules that fit their needs, not traditional academic schedules.
Complete with the “Eat Mor Chikin” mascot, the much-anticipated Chick-fil-A officially opened on Feb. 16 in the Student Union Building on the Raymond Campus.
“I always wanted to do engineering,” Harris said, “that’s why I took the classes that I did, because I knew engineering principles would be part of the curriculum.”
“I was looking to change some lives for the better,” Baird said. “I couldn’t have been more delighted.”
“I got my foot in the door here, and the growth I’ve had has really helped me go a long way,”