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Hinds Community College Spring 2018 Graduation
Hinds Community College had five graduation ceremonies spanning May 10, 11 and 13. Over the five ceremonies, Hinds awarded 1,839 degrees and certificates to 1,319 people, with some people receiving multiple credentials in academic, career or technical programs. This is the largest number of credentials Hinds has ever awarded for one graduation season. Over the academic year including summer 2017 and fall 2017 ceremonies, the college will have awarded more than 3,900 credentials, a 12 percent increase over last year and an 85 percent increase over five years ago. Of the 1,319 spring graduates, 265 achieved cum laude, 3.2 to 3.59 grade point average; 204 achieved magna cum laude, 3.6 to 3.99 GPA and 137 achieved summa cum laude, 4.0 grade point average. Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse reminded graduates that they are part of a long tradition that began when the college was founded in 1917 as an agricultural high school. "The power of education is that it drives our vision for a better life. And, while the graduates today represent a diverse set of circumstances, they are connected by their belief that a community college education is a step up to a broader opportunity to build a better life and to contribute to the communities we live in," Muse said. As Mississippi's largest community college, Hinds Community College is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. With six locations in central Mississippi, Hinds enrolls about 12,000 students each fall semester. To learn more, visit www.hindscc.edu or call 1.800.HindsCC.
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2018 May 16
W recognizes students named to President's List
The W has recognized students who have been named to the President's List for the Spring 2018 semester. In order to qualify for the President's List, the student must be enrolled full-time and have a quality point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the semester. The university congratulates those students that choose to dare, dream and achieve.
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2018 May 31
UA Astrobotics Team Takes First Place in NASA Competition for Fourth Year in a Row
Students at The University of Alabama who competed in a NASA robotics contest came away with the top prize again, making it four straight years for the team from UA to win. Alabama Astrobotics took the top prize at the NASA Robotic Mining Competition, besting student teams from more than 50 other institutions in the challenge to build a robot capable of navigating and excavating simulated Martian soil, or regolith. Made up of about 65 students from across eight disciplines including engineering and computer science, Alabama Astrobotics is the only team to win more than once in the nine-year history of the NASA contest, placing first in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and, now, 2018. "Our team is just like a football team, you have seniors who graduate at the end and you have new people coming in at the beginning, so every year it's a completely different team," said team lead and electrical engineering student Max Eastepp. "For us to be successful this year says a lot for this team and says a lot for how we adapt to new challenges each year." Eastepp, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, said teamwork is critical as students worked from July through the contest this month to design the robot and tackle the new problem NASA presented this year. Contest organizers revised the rules and rubrics this year to reflect the discovery that water ice is prevalent throughout the Red Planet. The challenge is to mine the precious icy regolith, simulated with gravel in the contest, since water ice will provide oxygen, water and fuel for future off-world colonists. What that meant for the contest, though, is no points were awarded to teams for digging the top foot of regolith. Teams earned points for collecting the gravel 12 inches below the surface. The robot built by the UA students mined the most gravel of any team in the contest. UA's robot mined more of the gravel than any other team in the contest, with many teams failing to mine any gravel. Also, Alabama Astrobotics was the only team with a robot that competed entirely autonomously, meaning the robot used computer programming to guide itself, mine and deposit the soil and gravel without any directions from students during the contest. The team placed first in five out of nine categories that included mining, autonomy, systems engineering paper, efficient use of communications power and outreach reports. In all, the students won $11,000 for use on next year's robot. Dr. Kenneth Ricks, team adviser and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, said the team's consistent success comes from a culture of sticking to a plan - meeting deadlines, testing thoroughly before competition and paying attention to detail. "We know what needs to be done and when it needs to be done," he said. "If our students buy into that process, they know they will have opportunities to be successful." The team received funding from the Alabama Space Grant Consortium, NASA, Dynetics, Fitz-Thors Engineering, Crank N Chrome and the University.
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2018 May 31
Area residents graduate from Georgia Southwestern State University
The following area residents were among approximately 335 students who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, May 4 in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center.
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2018 May 15
Area Residents Make Academic Achievement List at Georgia Southwestern State University
The following local residents made the Spring 2018 Academic Achievement List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among over 600 students recognized for scholastic achievement.
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2018 May 15
UA Announces Inductees Into Phi Beta Kappa
The University of Alabama has inducted a new group of students into its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Founded on December 5, 1776, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation's most prestigious academic honor society. It has chapters at 286 colleges and universities in the United States, 50 alumni associations, and more than half a million members worldwide. Noteworthy members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 39 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and more than 130 Nobel Laureates. The mission of The Phi Beta Kappa Society is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence. UA's chapter was founded in 1851. Students are elected to membership on the basis of outstanding academic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences.
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2018 May 3
Hinds CC Names Fall 2017 Deans' Scholars
Hinds Community College has announced the Deans' Scholars for the Fall 2017 semester. Deans' Scholars are those students with a cumulative 3.5 to 3.9 grade point average.
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2018 Mar 26
Hinds CC names Fall 2017 President's Scholars
President's Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
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2018 Mar 26
Hinds Community College Fall 2017 Graduation
Hinds Community College graduated more than 1,000 students in three ceremonies Dec. 15 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. Among the graduates, 129 achieved summa cum laude, a 4.0 grade point average; 74 achieved magna cum laude, a 3.6 to 3.99 GPA and 21 achieved cum laude, 3.2 to 3.59.
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2018 Mar 26
UA Announces 2018 Premier Awards
The University of Alabama Division of Student Life has announced the recipients of the 2018 Premier Awards - the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service. The 2018 UA Premier Award recipients will be recognized at a dinner in March as well as during Honors Week.
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2018 Mar 12
Area residents graduate from Georgia Southwestern State University
The following area residents were among approximately 450 students who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Fall 2017 Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, Dec. 8 in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center.
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2018 Feb 15
UA Announces Graduation List for Winter 2017
The University of Alabama will award some 2,077 degrees during winter commencement Dec. 16. With a beautiful campus, dozens of challenging academic programs, expert faculty and numerous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. UA offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives students the opportunity to interact with nationally renowned faculty performing cutting-edge research.
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2018 Feb 6
Dean's, President's Lists Students Named for UA Fall 2017 Term
A total of 12,594 students enrolled during the 2017 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2018 Feb 1
W recognizes students named to President's List
The W has recognized students who have been named to the President's List for the Fall 2017 semester. In order to qualify for the President's List, the student must be enrolled full-time and have a quality point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the semester. The university congratulates those students that choose to dare, dream and achieve.
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2017 Dec 20
UA Names Dean's, President's Lists for Summer 2017
A total of 417 students enrolled during the 2017 summer semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2017 Sep 18
Hinds CC names Spring 2017 President's Scholars
President's Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
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2017 Jun 23
Hinds CC Names Spring 2017 Deans' Scholars
Hinds Community College has announced the Deans' Scholars for the Spring 2017 semester. Deans' Scholars are those students with a cumulative 3.5 to 3.9 grade point average.
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2017 Jun 23
UA Announces Spring 2017 Dean's and President's Lists
A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2017 Jun 21
UA Students Selected for Who's Who
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, founded by The University of Alabama alumnus H. Pettus Randall Jr., is published annually and recognizes outstanding college students from across the United States.
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2017 Jun 15
UA Awards Degrees in Spring 2017 Ceremonies
The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement May 5-7. With a beautiful campus, hundreds of rigorous academic programs, world-renowned faculty and numerous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. UA offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 310 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives students the opportunity to interact with nationally renowned faculty performing cutting-edge research. In addition, UA offers students more than 500 student organizations, and UA students perform more than 1 million hours of service for the community.
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2017 Jun 13
Columbia State Announces Spring 2017 Dean's List
Nearly 430 students at Columbia State Community College were named to the dean's list for earning academic honors this spring.
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2017 Jun 2
UA Inducts Top Students Into Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
The Omicron Delta Kappa Society is the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character. Membership in ODK is a mark of the highest distinction and honor. Omicron Delta Kappa recognizes and encourages achievement in scholarship; athletics; campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech, and the mass media; and creative and performing arts.
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2017 Apr 17
UA Students Inducted into Anderson Society
The Anderson Society is a leadership honorary that recognizes students who have made significant contributions to The University of Alabama. Twenty-five students are accepted each year; and seven honorary memberships are awarded to faculty and graduating seniors. While these contributions often take many forms, there are certain qualities of members of the Anderson Society that are prominently and ubiquitously found -- an immersion into some sort of community service, passion for improving the university community through both explicit and implicit means, and persistent effort to attain excellence in some sphere of university life. Once an Anderson initiate, members are expected to continue to devote themselves to service, some directly under the auspices of the Anderson Society, but much more individually.
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2017 Apr 17
UA Inducts Top Students Into Mortar Board Honor Society
Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for superior achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. The University of Alabama's Hypatia Chapter is one of the oldest chapters in the nation. Only a select few students on each campus are invited to join this esteemed Society. Mortar Board members are presented with the opportunity to join a diverse group of students from vastly different disciplines and interests.
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2017 Apr 17
UA Student Team Gets Second Place in Global Health Case Competition
UA's Global Health Case Competitionteam B received second place in a Birmingham competition in February. In Global Health Case Competitions, held across the country, teams of students receive a detailed description of a real-world public health challenge. They have about a week to prepare and present solutions to tackle that problem. This year's scenario was titled "Impact of Malnutrition in the First 1,000 Days on a Child's Health in Rural Ethiopia." Each team was asked to take on the identity of a nongovernmental organization working at the community level to address scarcity issues, promote healthy practices, and thus improve infant and early-childhood health.
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2017 Mar 30
Students to Present at UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference
The Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference, held March 30, is a premier annual event at The University of Alabama that provides students with the opportunity to highlight their research or creative activity. In addition to bringing attention to the outstanding work being done by UA's undergraduates, the conference allows students to gain experience presenting, become eligible for cash prizes, and form relationships with faculty mentors and fellow conference presenters. For more information, go to https://www.ua.edu/news/2017/03/ua-students-highlight-research-creativity-during-annual-conference/
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2017 Mar 30
Columbia State Students Named To Fall 2016 Dean's List
Columbia State Community College names more than 470 students to the dean's list for earning academic honors for the fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Feb 14
UA Announces Fall 2016 Dean's and President's Lists
A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
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2017 Feb 10
Hinds CC names Fall 2016 President's Scholars
President's Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
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2017 Jan 30
Hinds CC Names Fall 2016 Deans' Scholars
Hinds Community College has announced the Deans' Scholars for the Fall 2016 semester. Deans' Scholars are those students with a cumulative 3.5 to 3.9 grade point average.
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2017 Jan 30