Beverly Trimble has a heart for serving others, and for inspiring students onward and upward in her role as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Compliance and Reporting Coordinator, and as a Phi Theta Kappa advisor.
Foundation News
New Communications Center helps Hinds speak with one voice
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 retires after 19 years
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.
Tailored training a boon for Vicksburg partners
ERDC employees recently participated in an AutoCAD (computer-aided design) class at Hinds’ Emerging Technologies Training Center in the Mississippi Center for Innovation & Technology (MCITy).
Disabled firefighter finds new truck driving career
“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”
Continental internships boon for Hinds students
“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.”
Hinds, KLLM partnership a benefit to both
“We would never be able to do a program of this magnitude without that industry leadership”
Corporate partnerships benefit all parties
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.
Chick-fil-A comes to Hinds
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.
Continental Tire, Hinds fuel a young man’s dream of becoming an engineer
“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.”
Writing Centers see benefits of Foundation donation
“I was looking to change some lives for the better,” Baird said. “I couldn’t have been more delighted.”