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est start ere 2006 mirror ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE opening 2 student 8 life newsmakers 18 competition 50 involvement 92 profiles 136 204 closing /\ Yin 2006 • mirror ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Volume 51 • Fulton Tupelo • www.iccms.edu - the best start here! Simply the BEST imply the Best is not only a cliche' but also a standard for Itawamba Community College. Seventy-five per- cent of Northeast Mississippi valedictorians and salutatorians choose to further their education at ICC. Improvements contin- ue to be made on both the Fulton and Tupelo fLTON campuses. FredericGandydesignstheT-shirtfor the FacultyAssociation. Top, Harold Plunkett, respiratory therapy technology director, advises Angela Coggin, a Louisiana evacuee from the hurricanes. Above, Joey Davis works in the I Can Learn lab. Opening Left, MatthewLittlemakesapurchaseintheBookstore. Below,SpencerMooredis- cusses an assignmentwith classmates beforeclass begins. This year, 16 new instructors joined the ICC family of high- ly qualified educators. Students at the Fulton cam- pus took advantage of the I Can Learn lab to build a foun- dation in math before tackling college algebra. ICC strives for excellence not only in the classroom but also in the community. In conjunction with the Salvation Army, ICC students and faculty helped Hurricane Katrina victims by sending goods, donations and offering temporary "home" to some of the students who were dis- placed by the storm on the Gulf Coast. Carroll Slack works out on the treadmill in the Fitness Center. Opening "• :' STARTiig Over students 11 have a fresh opportunity as soon as they enter the doors at the Fulton and Tupelo campuses. New teachers, classes, peers and surroundings are part of their new start as well as a chance to begin work toward their future. Students who come to ICC straight from high I school have the freedom to begin their adult lives. Above, Gary Heard completes paper- work. Associate degree nursing instructor Tamar Lucas and Kathleen Riley discuss a nursing assignment. Emily O'Neal pulls afilm cassetteas part of hertraining in radiologictechnology. Opening Left, Gilbert Comolla studies in the Learning Resource Center. Below, Bronson Prochaska discusses class scheduleswith with Brandi Byrd. To encourage good study habits and efficient time man- agement, ICC student services personnel teach "The Best Start" class to entering fresh- men. All resident students are required to take the eight-week class. In addition, non-traditional students or those older than "just out of high school" begin a new chapter of their lives. To assist them with adjusting to the college schedule and net- working with their peers, ICC offers an organization entitled Slightly Older Students or S.O.S. as it's better known. Students meet regularly to swap experiences or to learn more about college life. Ashton Levens takes advantage of a computer in the Learning Resource Center. Opening Janay Witherspoon accessesthe ICCWeb sitefrom acomputer in the Learning ResourceCenter. HERE and Now CC offers an education for anyone willing to work for it. To assist students ICC in their efforts, offers classes at off-cam- pus sites throughout its five-county district as well as distance learning to enable more flexible opportunities. In order to maintain the College's technologi- cal advancement, new computers were added to the Learning Resource Center. Zack Boren plays volleyball during intramurals. Jacob Morgan participates in activities during the BSU Water Party at the begin- ning ofthefall semester. 6 Opening or .