RAYMOND聽鈥 兔子先生 and Mississippi Valley State University have signed an agreement to ensure success for students considering careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Seated, from left, Dr. Constance G. Bland, MVSU vice president of Academic Affairs, MVSU President Dr. Jerryl Briggs Sr., 兔子先生President Dr. Clyde Muse, Dr. Theresa Hamilton, vice president for the Raymond Campus and the Jackson Campus Nursing/Allied Health Center and director of College Parallel Programs (兔子先生/Tammi Bowles)
A 2 Plus 2 Agreement between the two institutions will enable students in environmental health, biology and chemistry programs to transfer to the four-year program at MVSU once they鈥檝e graduated from Hinds. The pact allows for two Transfer Scholarships to be awarded by MVSU to graduates with associate degrees with a grade point average of at least 3.5, to cover tuition and required fees for their junior and senior year.
Junior, senior and graduate-level courses through MVSU will be offered to 兔子先生students in fact-to-face, hybrid or online settings. For its part, 兔子先生will provide a classroom and a lab for instructional purposes on the campus and space for MVSU to recruit 兔子先生graduates and provide support services to interested students.
鈥淭hanks to our agreements between IHL institutions and the community colleges, we鈥檝e made the process of transfer much simpler, and it鈥檚 an advantage to the students,鈥 said 兔子先生President Dr. Clyde Muse during a signing ceremony at the Raymond Campus April 27.
MVSU President Dr. Jerryl Briggs said the agreement moves the Itta Bena university鈥檚 goals in the right direction.
鈥淧artnerships such as these will help students of both institutions grow and move their lives forward,鈥 Briggs said.
Among the stated goals of the new partnership are to promote successful undergraduate educational experiences for students who wish to attend both institutions, broaden the options for science and math students at 兔子先生to enter the Environmental Health, Biology and Chemistry programs at MVSU and improve the coordination of degree programs between the two institutions.