President's Report >> Community Inspiration

2008 President's Report

Community Inspiration

Part of the Jones mission is to reach its community, and through its many services it not only reaches people, but it also inspires them.

Take, for instance, the following:

  • elementary school children who are inspired to love reading after being visited by Jones students from the English Honor Society,
  • the child care children who get a special visit and a story read to them by the Mayor
  • someone in the community who finds a job at the annual Job Fair
  • the high school senior who sees the potential they would have at Jones during a visit to the campus for band, choir, or student council meetings
  • or maybe the cancer survivor who is inspired to return to school when they see Jones students and faculty participating in Relay for Life.

In some way, at some time, in each person’s life, Jones inspires.

Top of Class
Almost 50 schools in the Pine Belt participated in Top of Class 2008 on April 30 at the home of Jones County Junior College President Dr. Jesse Smith.

Walking For a Cure
Jones Participates in Relay for Life
Jones’ annual participation in Relay For Life and the fight against cancer increased this year with the addition of a JCJC faculty and staff team.

Honor Society Inspires Reading
In order to inspire the community and our students, the college created a newly established chapter of the national English honor society Sigma Kappa Delta.

Students and Employers Match at the Annual Job Fair
With more than 75 vendors on hand anxious to meet with prospective employees, “Job Fair 2008” was a great success.
Jones has been offering this opportunity for ten years to students and the community in an effort to meet the needs of both groups.

Southern Girl Takes Charge
Dr. Martha Saunders takes the official helm of her alma mater.
Dr. Martha Saunders made history March 28 and inspired females everywhere when she was inaugurated as the first female president of the University of Southern Mississippi.