Employees at Hinds, in their second year of achieving big savings with energy efficient habits, are earning national recognition.

Welcome Week on the Raymond Campus is getting the fall semester off to a fast start.

Hinds has enrolled nearly 13,500 credit students in fall 2010, a 10.8 percent increase over last fall.

Hinds recently donated an eagle mascot costume to Florence High School in Rankin County.

Tamieka Shields of Byram, a 2010 graduate of the Hinds Community College Utica Campus clothing and textiles program, was awarded the Utica Campus Centennial Scholarship.

Enrollment has reached 13,000 credit students for the first time in history, a 10.9 percent increase over this time last year.

As Hinds wraps up late registration this week, the college is well on the way to the fourth-consecutive enrollment increase.

Welcome Week Aug. 23-26 at Hinds in Raymond will get this year’s fall semester off to a fast start with four events to welcome new and returning students. 

Female students at Jackson, Rankin, Raymond and Vicksburg-Warren campuses have until Sept. 2 to apply for homecoming maid. 

The dedication of the new district administration building, D.G. "Sonny" Fountain Hall, on the corner of Hinds Boulevard and Main Street in Raymond will be held at 4 p.m., August 26. The public is cordially invited.

2010-11 Eagle yearbook is being sold in advance for half price -- only $20 -- when students purchase one before fall classes start on Monday. After Aug. 16, the regular price will be $40.

Hinds is offering extended registration hours Thursday, Aug. 12 and during late registration next week, Monday-Thursday, Aug. 16 -19, to accommodate the increased numbers of students enrolling.

As Hinds Community College's dual enrollment program continues to grow, a new study shows students get tremendous benefit from taking college-level classes as high school students.

Hinds is offering an online "hybrid" curriculum for its popular two-year associate of applied science degree Veterinary Technology Program.

Hinds Community College is seeking qualified adjunct instructors in core subject areas such as biology, computer science, history, sociology, psychology, speech and English. The reason: Enrollment at the state's largest community college is headed toward the fourth consecutive record-breaker.

PEARL — After one semester at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hinds Community College's reputation as a good school enticed Margaret Lovett of Florence, 21, to start her majors in forensic science and criminal justice at the Rankin Campus.

Hinds Community College today unveiled a new "EagleOne Alert" web page and improved protocol for alerting students, parents and employees about emergencies and other important information.

Jenna Bearden, 44, of Pattison waited a long time to fulfill her dream to get a nursing degree but she finally did on July 30 when she graduated from Hinds Community College. 

Hinds Community College is participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program beginning fall 2010.

Nine Fashion Marketing Technology students from the Raymond Campus participated in the summer Internship in Fashion Marketing program.

Hinds County Supervisor (District 4) Phil Fisher of Clinton will give the July 30 commencement address to more than 400 Hinds Community College summer 2010 graduates in two programs.

Students often ask, "Why should I consider study abroad?" Just ask biology major Willie Frazier of Jackson, who recently completed his second Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica with the Hinds Community College Honors Institute.

As part of the dropout recovery initiative, the college is adding a vocational certificate component to its one-year technical certificate and two-year associate of applied science degree.

Mary Beth Applin, former coordinator of instruction for University of Southern Mississippi libraries, assumed duties on July 1 as Hinds Community College district dean of learning resources.

Visitation for Vashti Underwood Muse, 76, who died Friday, July 9, 2010, will be held on Monday, July 12, from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Cain-Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College, followed by a service at 4 p.m. also at Cain-Cochran Hall.

Vashti Underwood Muse of Raymond, wife of Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse, died Friday, July 9, 2010, after a one-car accident on U.S. 49 near Carnes.

The 18-member Hinds Hi-Steppers were on the Raymond Campus for a camp this week to learn new routines for the 2010-11 year.

The Eagle Ridge Conference and Training Center on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College launched a newly designed and updated website on July 1.

Hinds Community College and the non-profit Education Services Foundation are partnering in July to help students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2010-11 academic year.

Dr. Joyce Jenkins of Byram has been named dean of Career-Technical Education, Raymond Campus. Jenkins had served the division since 2005 as assistant dean.

Hinds Community College 2009-10 Eagle yearbooks are now available in the Public Relations office on the Raymond Campus for $40.

Miss Hinds Community College 2010 Ashley Nowell of Clinton is participating in the Miss Mississippi competition at the Vicksburg Convention Center July 7-10.

Registration for the second four-week summer term that begins on June 28 is continuing at Hinds Community College.

The Hinds Community College Deans' list scholars have been named for the 2010 spring semester.

The Hinds Community College President's list scholars have been named for the 2010 spring semester.

Hinds Community College honored 84 recipients of GED high school equivalency certificates with the first district-wide graduation ceremony on the Raymond Campus on June 3. 

Summer enrollment is up nearly 60 percent over last summer. 

Hinds Community College’s Eagle Band is the recipient of a donation of materials from renowned music arranger and University of Southern Mississippi band director Kelly Love, who died in 1998. 

Hinds Community College and Stealth Learning Co. have partnered to offer a new summer camp for rising ninth- to 12^th-graders called the “Stealth Med/Surg and Aviation Boot Camp.”

The 11th annual Ultimate Game Dinner, will be held 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 at Eagle Ridge Conference Center.

On June 3, Mark Adams, 56, of Raymond will put a cap on a life-long goal – a graduation cap – when he receives a certificate commemorating his high school equivalency achievement in Hinds Community College’s first district-wide GED commencement ceremony.

The Hinds Community College Spring 2010 commencement held on the Raymond Campus on May 13 and 14, 2010, celebrated a total of 798 graduates.

Over the course of five ceremonies in three days, Hinds Community College graduated 816 with degrees or certificates.

Jane Lauderdale Flowers of Vicksburg, Work-Based Learning coordinator at the Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus, has received the college’s 3-E Award for Emphasis on Excellence and Enrichment. 

Beach volleyball, cold and messy snow cones and squeals of laughter were just a few of the sights and sounds coming from the football stadium when Hinds Community College hosted 80 special education students for a fun-packed field day full of activities.

Hinds will graduate 879 over three days of ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 16, setting new records for the college. That’s a 40 percent increase over last spring.

Hinds Community College Associated Student Government senator Jasmine McIntyre from Pearl was honored by her peers May 4 with the 2009-2010 Joe Cooper Service Award.  Fellow senator Carlesha Wells from Jackson received the 2009-2010 Percy Brooks III Leadership Award in the same ceremony.

Officers for the Raymond Campus Associated Student Government for fall 2010 include Caleb Dilmore of Clinton, president; Jarett Rubin of Jackson, formerly of Houston, Texas, vice president and Stephen Decareaux of Brandon, secretary. 

Hinds Community College is offering a number of courses at three different campuses for the May 17-21, 24-28 mini-term.

Auditions for the 2010-11 Hi-Steppers were held April 17 at Anna Cowden Bee Hall.