ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES SET AT NEMCC
Booneville, MS (05/02/2023) — Northeast Mississippi Community College will hold its annual commencement exercises on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12 in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on the Booneville campus.
Northeast will recognize candidates for degrees and certificates from the college's Division of Health Sciences and Career and Technical programs on May 11 while degree candidates from the divisions of mathematics and sciences; business and engineering technology; fine arts; social, behavioral and applied sciences; and languages and humanities will be honored on May 12.
Both ceremonies are set to begin promptly at 6 p.m. in front of near capacity crowds. School officials will start moving the processional into the coliseum at approximately 5:45 p.m.
In case of inclement weather on one or both nights, the processional lineup will be housed in the adjacent Patterson Hall.
Members of the college's Board of Trustees, administration, as well as other guests, will take part in the program.
Moment of Silence/Prayer will be led by Tomeka Johnson of Shannon on Thursday evening and Brianna Lowrey of Iuka on Friday.
Lillie Faith Childs of New Albany will perform the National Anthem Thursday night, while Isabel Goad of Glen will do the honors on Friday.
Northeast president Dr. Ricky G. Ford will address the graduates on both nights.
Business and Engineering Technology division All-Star award winner Tres Jones of Rienzi will address his classmates Thursday night while Callie Smith of Guntown, the 2022-23 Student Government Association president, will deliver the student response during the Friday night ceremony.
During both ceremonies, Northeast Board of Trustees chairman Vance Witt (Union County) will deliver an official welcome to those in attendance and give remarks.
Northeast executive vice-president Dr. Craig-Ellis Sasser will recognize the class of 2023 and vice president of instruction Dr. Michelle Baragona will introduce each candidate.
President Ford will confer the degrees and certificates on both nights.
Northeast's High School Equivalency Graduation ceremony is set for Monday, May 15 at 6 p.m. in Bonner Arnold Coliseum.
For those who cannot make it the commencement exercises, the college will be broadcasting all three ceremonies - Thursday, Friday and Monday night - live on http://www.nemcctv.com.
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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, located in Booneville, Mississippi, is continually moving forward.
In the spring of 2020, Northeast became just one of four community colleges in the world to reach the prestigious Apple Distinguished School designation. NEMCC was the recipient of the Ellucian Impact Award for 2020 that recognizes the college's advancements in technology and is the only school in the nation to receive the award with the second award going to the University of Greenwich in London and Kent, United Kingdom.
Northeast has been named one of the top colleges and universities in Mississippi and was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as the Healthiest Workplace in Mississippi as it pertains to colleges and universities.
In addition to being one of the top colleges and universities in the nation, OnlineColleges.com recognized Northeast as the top school in the state of Mississippi for online education out of all colleges and universities, including four-year colleges and universities.
ZIPPIA has honored Northeast as the top community college in Mississippi in preparing students for the workforce and Northeast became the first college or university to offer a Z-degree (zero textbook cost) degree in the state of Mississippi as well.
Northeast athletics can also boast that it is home to a new ultramodern baseball and softball facility and currently holds the record for largest video boards for both sports in the community college ranks in the state.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated the college as one of its 'Best Places to Work For,' and CollegeChoice.net has named Northeast a Top 25 Community and Junior College in the country while The Center for Digital Education has recognized Northeast as a Top 10 Digital Community College in the nation.
Campus Labs recently named Northeast as one of two educational institutions in the nation as a Campus Labs Trailblazer Award honoree. The Campus Labs Trailblazer Award is based on the college creating a culture of assessment on campus through Campus Labs Planning to increase institutional adoption, focus on continuous improvement, and closing the loop in the institutional assessment priorities.
For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.
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