Tiger Talk Podcast by Northeast Mississippi Community College

In episode 151 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. Ford sends his well wishes to the golf and softball teams, who will be in postseason action over the next couple of weeks. He also provides a key update on the attendance policy for graduation, which will now be open to all family and friends of our graduates instead of a ticketed system as was originally planned. Ford provides another reminder of the Ripley campus ribbon cutting ceremony on May 19 and gives an update on enrollment for summer school and the 2021 fall semester.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 150 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. Ford starts by sending his well wishes to all Northeast students taking final exams for the spring 2021 semester over the next two weeks. He updates enrollment numbers and re-emphasizes his goal of growing Northeast's enrollment to record highs. Ford also gives an update on the diversity committee and its findings in regards to equalization across campus.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 149 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. Ford sends congratulations on behalf of the entire college to the Northeast golf team on their state championship victory and to the 2021 Hall of Fame members including Zac Castro, Jackson Clinton, Alli Seago and Presley Tice. He also goes over a number of upcoming activities including the virtual honors day recognition, Campus Country's final concert of the academic year, the annual Retirement Reception plus in-person graduation.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 148 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. Ford provides dates and times for upcoming graduation and orientation sessions. He also goes over a list of upcoming construction projects that will take place over the next several months around the Booneville campus and gives an update on a pay raise for Northeast employees. Ford sends his congratulations to Northeast's Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society as well for another award-winning academic year.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 147 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. Ford starts by sending congratulations to the Northeast fine arts department for a successful student art show plus the Northeast men's basketball team on advancing to the Region 23 Tournament semifinals. Ford also recaps the 2021 Mississippi legislative session as it pertains to Northeast and the free tuition announcement for summer 2021 classes at Northeast. He also provides full plans for in-person graduation ceremonies at the conclusion of the spring 2021 semester.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 146 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. Ford starts by sending congratulations to the Northeast color guard on their silver medal Mississippi indoor championships, the Northeast men's basketball team on their state and division championships and to All-Mississippi Academic students Joshua Montgomery and Joshua Haley. Ford also unveils plans to offer free tuition to all Northeast students during the summer 2021 term and updates fees for dual enrollment classes for high school students beginning in the fall semester of 2021.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 145 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. Ford gives an update on the Mississippi legislature, emergency relief funding, deadlines for upcoming applications for health sciences programs, potential spring 2021 graduation plans and an overview of the athletics department.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 144 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. Ford gives an update on the Mississippi legislature, discusses upcoming projects around campus, goes into brief details about fall 2021 class registration, upcoming presenters from Northeast at the NISAD conference and an update on graduation plans for the spring 2021 semester.

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 143 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. Ford discusses the recent release of the mask mandates and opening businesses to 100-percent capacity by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and gives what Northeast will be doing in response to Executive Order 1549. Ford, who has spent a substantial amount of time in Jackson, gives an update on the Mississippi legislature and a couple of contentious bills that are going through the legislature at this point. In positive news, Ford talks about the recent designation of Northeast being named a "Voter Friendly Campus." Ford praises Will Bowlin for his work on getting that designation and talks about Bryan Mitchell's Humanities Teacher of the Year presentation on Monday, March 1 in the Hines Hall auditorium. The NEMCC president also gives an update on athletics and insight into in-person graduation and how the college will do it to help keep everyone safe. 

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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 142 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. Ford discusses the recent weather and the impact it had on the college. With the recent ice and snow, some water pipes burst on campus including some at the new $8.4 million Baseball/Softball facility, so the college has been busy remedying the problems caused by the ice and snow. Ford gives credit to the facilities and maintenance staff, law enforcement, Sodexo, and everyone who came to campus in the ice and snow to make sure the students were safe and were able to continue their educational experience. Ford credited Northeast's faculty with being able to go online so quickly due to the weather thanks to their use of technology. In other news, Ford talks about the increased efforts on Recruitment and Orientation while discussing Spring Break and an in-person Graduation. In legislative news, Ford talks about the enrollment numbers for the state with community colleges seeing 2-21% decreases in enrollment throughout the state and what that means for appropriated funds from the state. 

🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time.

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.