MCC hosts Mississippi Space Grant campus coordinators meeting
Attendees include, front from left, Dr. Whitney Jackson, the University of Mississippi,
MSSGC research assistant; Dr. Nathan Murray, the University of Mississippi, MSSGC
director; Dr. Angie Carraway, MCC chemistry instructor and division chair of science and wellness; Dr. Noel Gardner,
Jackson State University; Andrea Mathis, Northeast Mississippi Community College; and Dr. Earnest Stephens, the University of Mississippi; MSSGC assistant director.
Back from left are Dr. Charlie Walter, the University of Mississippi; Charles Smithhart, Delta State University; Dr. David Cochran, the University of Southern Mississippi; Dr. Ross Whitwam, Mississippi University for Women; Dr. Carl Dewitt, Northeast Mississippi Community College; Melinda Miller, Pearl River Community College; Dr. Raymond Williams, Mississippi Valley State University; and Dr. Rhett McNorton, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Meridian Community College hosted the annual summer meeting of the Mississippi Space
Grant Campus Coordinators, with 14 representatives attending.
The gathering serves as one of the two yearly business meetings.
This year's event held special significance as 2024-2025 marks the final year in the current funding cycle. During the session, coordinators introduced upcoming changes for the next funding cycle, which included revisions in the use of funds and expense reporting, the realignment of Space Grant activities to NASA's mission, and an increased emphasis on partnerships within Mississippi.
This year also marks MCC's 25th year of participation in the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium, through which numerous students have benefited from various educational opportunities and resources, said Dr. Angie Carraway, MCC chemistry instructor and division chair of science and wellness.
Dr. Carraway serves as MCC's campus coordinator for the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium.
For more information, visit meridiancc.edu.