Mississippi Delta Community College
Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative : Partnering
Mid Delta Community Consortium; West Helena, AR ... Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA ... University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health - Little Rock, AR ... [Read More]
Corporation for National Service : National Service & Education: Federal Work Study : FWS & Community Service
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... [Read More]
MDES
Learn about the public universities and community colleges in Mississippi, which offer academic and job training programs tailored to the needs of the local communities. ... Public Colleges and Universities ... [Read More]
Southernmost Illinois Delta EZ
Stronger Unity/Sense of Community -300 people, reflecting the diversity of the community will plan or participate in new volunteer community building activities; ... The Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone encompasses portions of three counties at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in the southern tip of Illinois, 400 miles south of Chicago and is plagued with a stagnant economy, increasing outmigration, and low-incomes. The area does not possess the industrialization of the northern part of the state nor the fertile agricultural topography of the central portion of the state. Instead, the area bears those characteristics more associated with Appalachia, and is the northern boundary of the geocultural region often referred to as the Lower Mississippi Delta. In the past seven years, this area has suffered major droughts and multiple floods, most recently the "Great Flood of 1993" along the Mississippi and the Flood of 1995 along the Ohio River. In 1993, the regionwas designated a disaster area. From 1992 to 1995, total farm income in the region decreased 62%. ... [Read More]
Chapter 2
Dr. Ray emphasized how accepting and supportive the community college environment can be. He pointed out that his own parents had dropped out of school—his father after the third grade—and that community colleges provided his family and other “disenfranchised” people with a nonthreatening introduction to higher education. Dr. Ray said his family found community colleges to be “more accepting and supporting. . . . It’s not just accepting; it’s what they do for students once they get there. People who need to feel OK, who need to feel the level of advice and support from people rather than a more impersonal environment on a larger, more complex campus. . . . What we do well is we invite people to come and to succeed.” Ibid. ... [Read More]
Higher Education | The Official State Web Site of Mississippi
State Board for Community & Junior Colleges ... Mississippi State University - College of Veterinary Medicine ... Mississippi College School of Law ... [Read More]
Continuing Education | The Official State Web Site of Mississippi
State Board for Community & Junior Colleges ... Mississippi College School of Law ... [Read More]
Corporation for National Service : National Service & Education: Federal Work Study : FWS & Community Service
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... [Read More]
ATSDR - Office of Urban Affairs - Mississippi Delta Project
The HBCUs will play a key role in the conduct of theDelta Project, particularly in efforts toeducate DeltaRegion residents about environmental hazards. The HBCUs inthe Delta Regionhave educated a large numberof African-American professionals who teach, practicehealthcare, and assume leadership roles in many ofthe Delta Region minority communities. Theseprofessionalshave the credibility needed to ensure the success ofthe project and are stronglycommitted to supporting HBCUsin the Region. Meharry Medical College serves as theprimaryHBCU. Meharry's history of providing health care inthe Delta Region provides the credibilityneeded to ensurethe trust of the people in the Region. ... [Read More]
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