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EMCC ALUMNA'S TREK FROM COLLEGE, TO DISNEY, TO DENTAL SCHOOL

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East Mississippi Community College alumna Makenzie Scarbrough graduated from the college in December of 2025 spent the next four months working as a paid intern at Walt Disney World in Florida. This fall she will enroll at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Dentistry.

East Mississippi Community College alumna Makenzie Scarbrough graduated from the college in December of 2025 spent the next four months working as a paid intern at Walt Disney World in Florida. This fall she will enroll at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Dentistry.

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East Mississippi Community College Center for Teaching and Learning Director Scott Baine conducted a May 13, 2026, training session for Division of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty and staff that best practices for removing digital accessibility barriers for students, among other things.

LESS FRICTION, MORE TRACTION: WHAT ACCESSIBILITY REALLY MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS

May 14, 2026

East Mississippi Community College Center for Teaching and Learning Director Scott Baine conducted a May 13, 2026, training session for Division of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty and staff that best practices for removing digital accessibility barriers for students, among other things. More


Sodexo Area Marketing Manager Elizabeth Brunet, at left, presented LOVE’s Kitchen Executive Director Fannie Johnson, center, with a ceremonial check for the $1,250, and East Mississippi Community College freshman Matthew Wolvers, right, with a $575 Visa gift card. Wolvers was a winner in Sodexo’s national “Slay the Day Sweepstakes” and designated LOVE’s Kitchen to receive the donation from Sodexo.

EMCC STUDENT AMONG 10 NATIONWIDE TO WIN SODEXO SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE

May 12, 2026

East Mississippi Community College's food service provider, Sodexo, randomly selected 10 students from 600 colleges and universities nationwide to each receive a $575 Visa gift card and a $1,250 donation on the student's behalf to food-related charity of his or her choice. EMCC freshman Matthew Wolvers, a Meridian resident who attends school on EMCC's Scooba campus, was among the 10 winners selected out of 7,184 entries. More


A graduation ceremony on East Mississippi Community College’s Scooba campus took place May 7 on Sullivan-Windham Field.

EMCC CONDUCTS SPRING CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATION CEREMONIES

May 11, 2026

East Mississippi Community College conducted spring 2026 graduation ceremonies at the college's Scooba and Golden Triangle campuses May 7-8. More