Hinds Community College hosted the annual fall legislative luncheon on Nov. 8, giving local lawmakers a chance to talk to students and employees and hear about the priorities of the 15 community colleges in Mississippi.
The students who met with legislators were members of either the Hinds Connection student recruiting and public relations group or Hinds’ Student VOICES, a statewide organization designed to empower community college students to become civically engaged at the local, state, national and global levels. One of their missions is to support mid-level funding, which is a per-student funding level for community colleges midway between funding for K-12 and regional public universities students.
Among those attending from Hinds County were, front from left Sen. Hillman Frazier of Jackson, Honors Institute Dean Dr. Ben Cloyd of Jackson , Rep. Adrienne Wooten of Jackson, Connection student Terhuna Bass of Raymond, Student VOICES member Mesha Blackshear of Jackson, Connection student Landon Corkren of Raymond, Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon of Raymond, Sen. Sollie Norwood of Jackson; back, Rep. Brad Oberhousen of Jackson, Connection student Eddie Anderson of Jackson, Student VOICES member Christiane Stephens of Jackson, Sen. David Blount of Jackson, VOICES member James Newell of Terry.
Among those attending from Hinds County and other areas were, front from left, Sen. Hillman Frazier of Jackson, Connection student Terhuna Bass of Raymond, Utica Campus employee Beverly Trimble, Rep. Adrienne Wooten of Jackson, Student VOICES member Mesha Blackshear of Jackson, Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon of Raymond, Connection student Landon Corkren of Raymond, Sen. Sollie Norwood of Jackson, Sen. David Blount of Jackson; back, Connection member Eddie Anderson of Jackson, Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson, vice president of the Utica and Vicksburg-Warren campuses; Student VOICES member Christiane Stephens of Jackson, Rep. Albert Butler of Port Gibson and Student VOICES member James Newell of Terry.
For more information about Hinds, see www.hindscc.edu.