Tiger Talk Podcast by Northeast Mississippi Community College

In episode 131 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford welcomes everyone to Homecoming Week and gives a run-down on all the activities that will be happening including a Pep Rally on the lawn in front of the Ramsey Student Services Building on Thursday, October 15; a change to the family tailgate just for this week; the presentation of the homecoming court pre-game instead of halftime and the annual Homecoming contest against Coahoma Community College and Ford throws a Northeast Nugget in there pointing out that Coahoma is now led by former Tiger assistant coach Travis Macon. Ford also talks about all the upcoming exhibitions and scrimmages surrounding our baseball, softball, men's basketball, women's basketball teams along with the fall season for our golf team. Ford encourages everyone to finish the semester strong and reminds listeners that for the first time in recent history, Northeast will finish before Thanksgiving break for the seated classes for the Fall 2020 semester. Ford addresses the lighting on Cunningham Boulevard and states that the lights will be changed for safety and it should be done in time for the holiday season. Ford gives an update on construction projects going on around Northeast such as the Mississippi Silicon $100,000 grant that will help fund a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning training lab at the Northeast at Corinth center and the estimated completion (November 7) of the Northeast at Ripley center with an expected open date in January 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 130 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford thanks the members of the Computer Center -- Greg Smith, Ron Smith, Mark Nichols, and Sarah Street -- for their tireless effort that they have put in over the last week to make sure instruction was not sacrificed as the college experienced some Internet issues. Ford also thanks the faculty and staff for the time they have put in to make sure that the students at Northeast get a quality education no matter what. Ford talks about the three recommendations from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges' virtual visit to campus and how Northeast will adjust to those recommendations by March 1. With the calendar turning to October, Ford talks about the season-opening win for the Tiger football team and gives an athletics update of upcoming football games such as this week's Saturday date at Mississippi Delta Community College and homecoming on Thursday, October 15. Ford also discusses how the college's Division of Workforce and Economic Development is helping with various projects around the college's five-county area. Kollmeyer and Ford both hit some important events coming up such as Priority Registration Day on Friday, October 30, the Campus Country Showtime on Thursday, October 8; Run with Ricky (a virtual 5K) that goes from October 15-October 31, and the weekly Food with the First Lady video cooking series that's released each Thursday. 

🎙️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 129 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)virtual 10-year review meeting that the college and representatives from the association just wrapped up and Ford passes along the good words that the SACS-COC representatives had to say about the employees of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Ford also discusses the college's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and how Northeast will continue to implement it throughout not only faculty but staff advising as well. Ford opens up about the college returning to a normal schedule in January 2021 with more face-to-face classes. Students will still have the option to make a schedule however they choose but the college will focus on more face-to-face classes since 79% of students surveyed have asked for more face-to-face time with instructors. Northeast, which is tops in Mississippi and No. 2 in the nation in online education, will still continue its online education, hybrid options and offer the students a chance to mix all three together -- face-to-face, hybrid and online. This week marks the first home football game of the season and Ford is ready to welcome everyone to campus for the season opener against Holmes Community College with the college's tailgate in the area around the fountain prior to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Ford encourages everyone to finish the semester strong. With just a few weeks left before Thanksgiving break and the end of the semester for seated courses, Ford motivates students and employees to finish the semester strong. 

🎙️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 128 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners on three topics of discussion for his twenty-fifth straight week on the podcast. Ford talks about football opening up next week, a return to normal face-to-face classes, and about the upcoming Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), which is the regional accrediting body for Northeast and its visit on campus next week. During his talk about the 2020 football season, Ford talks about the different aspects of opening the season under COVID-19 restrictions such as tickets not being sold the day of the game and all tickets will have to be pre-purchased prior to the day before the game on the NEMCC homepage (http://www.nemcc.edu). Ford also talks about the admission process to the contests, parking, tailgating, and how visitors and the Showband from Tigerland will share the visiting stands. In his talk on a return to normal face-to-face classes, the president of the college states that over 3/4ths of students surveyed said they would prefer a face-to-face class schedule as to one that contained online classes and Ford discusses what to expect from the virtual campus meeting with representatives from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) as they make their on-site meeting virtual. 

🎙️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 127 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 what is happening at the college. In last week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about a push for higher enrollment numbers and retention rates amongst the college. Ford talks about where the college is and how much of a factor that enrollment plays in the daily functions of the college. Ford also discusses a push to put students back in face-to-face classes and that many students have requested face-to-face classes over online and virtual learning. Ford discusses the upcoming football season -- including the home and season opener against Holmes Community College at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, and also the homecoming date against Coahoma Community College on Thursday, October 15. Ford and Kollmeyer both talk about a recent award that the college received -- the Great Colleges to Work For. Northeast along with three other community colleges in the state received the honor for the two-year schools in the Magnolia State with Northeast being featured for job satisfaction and work-life balance. 

🎙️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 126 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about innovations at the college that allows the college to directly communicate with students through a two-way text messaging system. Now, the college can communicate with an individual student or a group of students and students can ask important questions about the college to real people. Ford commends Northeast on having low numbers of those testing positive and quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic but also reminds everyone to keep doing what they are doing -- wearing a mask, washing their hands regularly, and staying socially distanced and avoiding large crowds to help keep the numbers down. Ford talks about the Worldwide Suicide Prevention Awareness Week that is currently going on and gives updates on the Northeast at Ripley center as well as renovation plans to the Seth Pounds Auditorium and the installation of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ( HVAC) system in one of the oldest buildings on campus. Ford also gives insight into how the football season will start on October 1 with a 6:30 p.m. kick off against Holmes Community College and the tailgate before each home football game is still on go as well. 

🎙️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 125 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about the upcoming Labor Day holiday,  announces the 2020 football schedule as he reveals the first three games of the schedule and the Homecoming Date for the 2020 fall football schedule. In addition to football, Ford talks about the extended Labor Day break he is providing for employees and students and stresses the importance of avoiding large gatherings over the holiday break to help keep the COVID-19 numbers down. Ford reminds everyone and challenges employees to help enforce the mask mandate by reminding students the correct way to wear a mask and reminding them to wear a mask when they are in group settings. 

🎙️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 124 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about two big awards that Northeast received from the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) in Mississippi concerning transfer grade point average and also how many of the college's transfers receive bachelor's or other higher education degrees after completing time at Northeast. In addition to the two honors, Ford talks about how the college is distributing the CARES Act monies --  one for Workforce/Economic Development and Career and Technical Education and a second for instruction inside the classroom. Ford also talks about football season opening first for the high school ranks on this Friday (August 28) as Booneville hosts a pre-season scrimmage and then the regular season begins next Friday night at Tiger Stadium. Ford also mentions the start of the MACCC football season in October and how the college has prepared itself to complete the entire season. Ford addresses the need for people to understand what quarantine and self-isolation are and how a person can distance themselves from large parties and gatherings to help lower the COVID number. 

🎙️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 123 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about how Northeast plan and preparedness helped the college weather the first weeks of face-to-face classes. In addition to talking about the Northeast's precautions to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, Ford discusses how the CARES Act monies will benefit the college's workforce division and the career and technical education at Northeast. Ford also talks about athletics and how the college is preparing for the upcoming football season and the new branding efforts put forth by the state for both the community colleges and the athletics side. Under the new branding efforts, the community colleges will be referred to as the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges (MACC) while athletics will be an extenuation of that with the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).

Just a reminder, while Northeast's face-to-face classes started two weeks, you or someone you know have a chance to attend one of the nation's top community college's when it comes to online education. Northeast is the top-ranked educational institution in the entire state of Mississippi -- that includes two- and four-year colleges and institutions when it comes to getting an education online and is the second-ranked community college in the country as it pertains to online education.

Online classes at Northeast start Monday, August 24 - and online students can qualify for financial aid as well. So, get those financial aid documents in as soon as possible so you or someone you know can begin their journey to a better future. 

🎙️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 122 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 what is happening at the college. In this week's update, Dr. Ford updates listeners about how Northeast was prepared to welcome faculty and students back to face-to-face classes last week and the successful job that the college has done in being flexible while facing uncertain times. Ford brags on the college's employees about the job they have done and also mentions two high-ranking awards that Northeast has received in the past few weeks. Ford gives listeners an update on enrollment and how the college is doing with dual enrollment considering some K-12 schools have not come back from summer vacation yet. Ford stresses that to beat the COVID that everyone must do three things: 1) Socially distance when possible, 2) Wear a Mask, and 3) Wash their hands and have good hygiene. In addition to those three things, Ford also reiterates the fact that if a person is placed on quarantine, they must stay in their location and not be asymptomatic carriers of the virus.

Just a reminder, while Northeast's face-to-face classes started last week, you or someone you know have a chance to attend one of the nation's top community college's when it comes to online education. Northeast is the top-ranked educational institution in the entire state of Mississippi -- that includes two- and four-year colleges and institutions when it comes to getting an education online and is the second-ranked community college in the country as it pertains to online education.

Online classes at Northeast start Monday, August 24 - and online students can qualify for financial aid as well. So, get those financial aid documents in as soon as possible so you or someone you know can begin their journey to a better future. 

🎙️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.