MSCC Manufacturing Instructors Earn 18 Metalworking Certifications

Mid-South Community College manufacturing/machining instructors Gary Giordano and Kelly Bearden recently earned a combined 18 National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certifications, an important step toward overall program accreditation.

“The first part of accreditation for machining is that the instructors get credentialed,” Giordano said. “To earn program accreditation the instructors must have a total of at least four credentials between or among them.

“Since Kelly and I earned so many certificates, MSCC will have the opportunity to shoot for the highest level of accreditation, Level 1. It’s really exciting for our institution and our region. If we can complete the process successfully, we’ll probably be the only school in this area that has any NIMS accreditation, let alone the Level 1.”

MSCC Speaker Encourages Audience to be ‘Dipped in Destiny’

Courage, hope, and love make a powerful combination, and those who can harness all three can be “dipped in destiny,” says Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell, an internationally-known psychologist, author, program developer, and life coach.

Speaking at Mid-South Community College’s Black History Month program on Wednesday, Feb. 18, Dr. Caldwell presented an inspirational and informational message to a big crowd in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Educational Excellence.

“We’re here for a very important occasion, and I encourage you to open your heart, your mind, your spirit,” she said. “I am a ‘hope dealer.’ I often talk about being dipped in destiny. You have to know that you have value, purpose, and potential.”

MSCC Math Instructor Earns National Innovation Award

Mid-South Community College mathematics specialist/instructor Stephanie Krehl has been named a John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award winner by the League for Innovation in the Community College.

Krehl, in her fourth year at MSCC, will be recognized for her accomplishment at the 2014 Innovations Conference in Anaheim, Cal., in March.

“I was surprised by the award because I just feel like I’m doing what I always do,” she said. “I always joke about how I’m never quite satisfied with things and keep trying to change them for the better.