Tiger Talk Podcast by Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Associate Alli Scott as she fills in for Liz Calvery to discuss what the veteran educator would say to those graduating high school or college. Ford draws upon years of experience to express what he would want graduating seniors to know as well as those entering the workforce to understand. Ford talks about those coming into college with little or no help and those, who are trying to navigate life on their own for the first time. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses the college's retirement ceremony and who is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation and Alumni Association's newest fund-raising campaign - TigerTiles. Members of the Northeast community who want to possess a piece of history can do so by donating to the Development Foundation and Alumni Association. TigerTiles are pieces of the legendary Bonner Arnold Coliseum floor that was used from 1951 until 2024 and saw so many wins and triumphs for the Tigers and Lady Tigers. Northeast is selling 2-inch by 6-inch pieces to those who want to possess a piece of history to help pay for the new floor that is going down in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses the college's retirement ceremony and who is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the Northeast Honors Institute and its recent Honors Symposium where students involved in the Honors Institute on campus were allowed to present their research-based topics to Northeast employees, students and the community. Students presented their findings in a variety of styles from 10-15 minute presentations, to poster presentations and even in comic book form to help get their message across about their studies. Ford talks about the importance of the Honors Institute and what the future holds for the organization. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses the college's retirement ceremony and who is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's plan for graduation with the Bonner Arnold Coliseum undergoing major renovations to the playing surface, the college had to find a new place for its 2024 commencement exercises. Ford talks about where the college's 2024 graduation will be, what time the ceremonies will happen, and any additional details to the course of events for commencement exercises and the college's adult education graduation. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses the college's retirement ceremony and who is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss as the semester winds down and classes are drawing to a close, what the veteran educator thinks about the spring semester and how it has been going. Ford gives insight into how busy the spring semester has been but gives credit to the college's Student Success Center, and Counseling Center for the job that they have done to keep students engaged in the learning process to the end of the semester and the college's Enrollment Services for what they have done to prepare for the upcoming summer and fall semesters as it pertains to recruiting and getting students registered. Ford also talks about some of the big events that have happened throughout the spring semester and reminds listeners of big events that are yet to come like graduation at the Crossroads Arena in Corinth. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's newest class - a computer concepts class for the fall. However, this class will not be like the college's CSC Computer Applications class but will be more geared toward an introductory course to computers. Not only is the computer concepts class aimed at helping students understand the role of computers in everyday life but the class has been designed to help non-traditional students who want to embrace computers and technology in their everyday lives. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the new logistics management technology class that the college will be starting in the fall. Ford talks about Willie Gates, who will lead the program and what he has done to help get the program off the ground and rolling even before students sit in the classroom for it. Ford also talks about the college's willingness to add new programs when and if the need arises. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how high school students especially high school seniors can use the Spring Break holidays to get a jump on their fall enrollment duties and what they can do to give themselves better chances at scholarships during the downtime during the Spring Break holidays. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the legislative process at the Mississippi state capitol and how the community college system plays into that process. Ford discusses his meetings with top elected officials and committee chairs trying to encourage them to provide the Northeast and the rest of the community college system with the funds for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Ford discusses the needs of the college and also the legislative priorities set forth by the community college system that all community colleges in the state are looking to obtain during the budgeting process. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the customer service training that was provided to members of the college's administrative council and how that training will trickle down to everyone at the college from full- to part-time faculty and staff. In addition to talking about customer service training, Ford discusses how many major brands often undergo training to keep their staff abreast of different issues when it comes to addressing the different generations that the business sees as customers. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how Northeast is one of the top community colleges for online education. In addition, the pair touch on how the college continues to stay at the top by leveraging its digital resources and technology to keep Northeast students at the forefront of education - whether it is in the classroom or online and prepare them for transferring to a four-year college or university or entering the workforce. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss an event that happens right as the school returns from its Spring Break holidays in May. Calvery and Ford discuss the Northeast baseball and softball team's "An Exceptional Night of Baseball," which is geared toward those who may not have had a chance to play baseball in their lives due to one reason or another. As Ford gives information on "An Exceptional Night of Baseball," the veteran coach also delves into some of the other community events that the college is involved in and how the college tries to involve the community in many of the things that it does. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss all the students that the college serves but focus on the non-traditional students and how they impact the student make-up of Northeast. Ford talks about reasons some students step away from their educational dreams and then come back in life and other reasons that students decide to wait until later in life to obtain their education. Ford also discusses the members of the college's Adult Educaiton department and all that they do to help Northeast succeed in everything they do in life. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to talk about the college celebrating its 75th anniversary. Calvery asks about pivotal moments in the college's history that have helped to shape Northeast as one of the top educational institutions in the nation. Ford not only discusses the college's founding, the name change in the 1980s and how the college came to be an Apple Distinguished School but also many of the athletic accomplishments that the Tiger and Lady Tiger fans have seen in the 75 years that Northeast has been in Booneville. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss all that goes into the college making a call for weather or other events and how that affects the operations of the college, its employees, students and community members. Ford also talks about the ease of transitioning classes to an online format, with Northeast being one of the top schools in the nation in delivering instruction through online formats, and how when the college makes a decision on weather, it has a trickle-down effect on local school districts, parents, and students. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the inclement weather that has caused the college to shut down for the remainder of the week and switch from in-person to virtual learning. Ford also addresses the addition of cross country in the fall of 2024, the hiring of a cross country coach, the impact that athletics has on the college's enrollment and bottom line, and the financial responsibilities that the college has when adding a sport. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources, along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's dedication to customer service training and what Northeast is doing to do more to help the customers it serves -- whether it is students, alumni or community members. Northeast will undergo customer service training in the Spring of 2024 for members of the college's administration and then implement the training that Chick-Fil-A uses to all of its employees -- full- and part-time along with student workers in Fall 2024. To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the veteran educator's goals and aspirations for the 2024 Spring semester. Ford talks about projects coming to the college's Booneville campus such as finishing the HVAC renovations in Gordon and Hargett halls as well as the Burgess Fitness Center, a look at the progress being made to the Seth Pounds Auditorium and the Eula Dees Memorial Library and future endeavors that the college will undertake such as the renovations to Wood Hall, the MDOT Phase III and IV projects and the recently-acquired career and technical education facility (old Corinthian Furniture building) To wrap up, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resources along with many more important things happening at one of the nation’s top community colleges. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford talks about everything that the college has accomplished during the Fall 2023 semester. Ford discusses the enrollment increase that the college saw during the Fall 2023 semester - over 200 students from the previous year, the college's selection as a Great Colleges to Work for Honor Roll status, the selection of Northeast as an Apple Distinguished School for the second consecutive term, Northeast receiving a $15 million grant from EONReality for advancements in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and XR along with many other accomplishments that the college celebrated during the last four months.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.

Northeast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the different advancements and trends in technology that the college has embraced and will embrace during the coming year to help keep up with the differences in the student population year over year.  For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast 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.