The Hinds Community College Foundation is hosting an online giving day on Dec. 13 to encourage employees, alumni and the community to become new donors to the college.
Foundation News
Mark Buys – Alumnus of the Year
Mark Buys is the kind of guy you want on your team, a guy who’s upbeat and passionate about causes most dear to his heart. For Buys (2022 Alumnus of the Year), two of those causes intersect nicely.
Ben Piazza – Alumni Service Award
As a student, Hinds Community College was a one-semester bridge for Jackson lawyer Ben Piazza from where he was to where he wanted to go. But a decade or so later, after joining the Navy and earning a law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1976, he found himself back at Hinds, this time in a professional capacity.
Hinds Heroes 2020
The Fall 2020 group of honorees in the Hinds Heroes employee recognition program at Hinds Community College have been named.
Dr. Stephen Vacik assumes leadership as Hinds president
Dear Alumni and Friends of the College: Thank you for the warm Mississippi welcome that has been extended to me and my family during this time of transition at Hinds Community College. Following in the footsteps of a legendary leader like Clyde Muse is certainly a...
Retired president receives inaugural Hall of Fame award
After a long and distinguished career serving Mississippi education and 42 years as Hinds Community College’s leader, Dr. Clyde Muse retired on June 30. He now holds the distinguished title of President Emeritus.
Students at heart of new president’s priorities
Community colleges weren’t in the original playbook for Dr. Stephen Vacik, who has been Hinds Community College president since July 1. Both parents were first-generation college students who earned doctorates. He earned a doctorate in history and initially thought he might pursue a second doctorate in foreign affairs with the hope of working for the U.S. Department of State.
Fowler inducted into MACJC Sports Hall of Fame
Hinds retiree Doug Fowler is humble about the honors he’s received after his long career at Hinds Community College.
Shive named 2019—2020 3E Award recipient
Hampton Shive may not have had a crystal ball a few years ago when he pushed departments to move to cloud storage instead of using the college’s servers.
Hinds puts students first in pandemic fighting efforts
In March, as Mississippi took steps to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinds Community College’s main focus was immediately to do everything possible to help students continue their education.
Serratos named a 2020 New Century Transfer Scholar
Maria Serratos (2020), of Clinton, who was a student at the Raymond Campus, was named a 2020 New Century Transfer Scholar and received a $2,250 scholarship.