Student Voices

Ice Cream Social 2009 brought many students out into the summer heat for some cool, refreshing ICE CREAM!

Welcome Back, students! It’s great to see so many new faces at all the different campuses in 2010.

In case you didn’t know, there is ample opportunity for ALL students to take part in student activities, including intramural sports. Take a look at this page for more information.

I hear there may be some activities with ice cream, musicians, comedians, magicians … just to name a few things going on.

Can’t wait to meet some of you around the campuses at the different activities! Good luck in 2010!

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Attention all Hinds new and current students: I NEED YOU!

Do you like to update your status on Facebook? Do you Tweet? Well, put your brilliant mind to work and blog with us, and earn some really cool stuff — even some VIP events during the school year!

If you are interested in becoming a blogger, please contact Kendra Sue Robinson. She will hook you up with all the information you’ll need to start bloggin’!

The Gamma Lambda Chapter from the Raymond Campus won several awards this weekend at the Phi Theta Kappa MS/LA Regional Conference. First place awards went to Nikki Hobby for Most Distinguished Officer, Debbie McCollum for Most Distinguished Advisor and Honors Presentation (presented by Bailey Gill and Reekie Ellis). Second place awards in Most Distinguished Officer Team, Leadership Hallmark, and Newsletter. Naomi Hobson was elected to serve as a 2010-11 Regional Officer, replacing Lacy Dugas. Several Hinds chapters were recognized as 5 Star Chapters: Vicksburg, Rankin and Raymond. Jackson/ATC received 3 Star Chapter recognition. Congratulations to all members of Phi Theta Kappa!

Gamma Lambda, the Raymond chapter, has inducted 92 new members since January! Our goal is to reach 125+ by the end of the semester. We are still enrolling – 3.5+ GPA on 12+ transferrable hours – come by the Honors Center, 2nd floor of the Administration Building on the Raymond Campus. You are guaranteed a scholarship at all universities and colleges in Mississippi with Phi Theta Kappa membership.

Twenty-one 3E Outstanding Students from throughout the district were recognized the end of February during the President’s and Deans’ Scholars Day Ceremony. Watch for the next Hindsonian where they will all be featured!

Leadership training at its best – want to be more engaged in your community? Would you like to hobnob with state legislators and U.S. Congressmen? Interested in making a difference that lasts? Tomorrow I will tell you about a new leadership training experience for students seeking a challenge and not afraid to “rock the boat”.

Later,

KSS

Left to Right: Mark Stanton, Heather Curtis, Chad Scott; Front Center: Jessica Harper

Congrats to Hinds Connection for winning the intramural volleyball championship. Wait, they won first, second and third place in the competition! Perks of having so many teams, I guess.

Mad props to the Staff Infection for scraping up a fourth-place finish.

Next: Ultimate Frisbee and Disc Golf

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With the implementation of Web 2.0 all over the Web, there are some cool sites out there giving students and others awesome access to textbooks. Take a look:

Chegg (www.chegg.com)

Students can RENT books from this site at costs well below purchase cost. There’s even an option to buy at the end of the rental period. And, if they work with a school, they’ll kick back 10-12 percent of the sales to the institution. How cool is that?!

Campus Book Swap (www.campusbookswap.com)

This is a bulletin board allowing students to buy and sell textbooks. Pretty neat idea!

Flat World Knowledge (www.flatworldknowledge.com)

This site allows instructors to select FREE textbooks written and reviewed by experts. Teachers can mix and match chapters, and even add their OWN content. Cool!