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Honors Institute
Libraries
Identification
eLearning-department
Instructional-technology-support
Distance-learning
Media-services
HONORS INSTITUTE
The Hinds Community College Honors Institute on the Raymond and Rankin Campuses offers an enhanced and supportive educational environment to students who demonstrate potential for superior achievement. Honors Institute programs foster intellectual stimulation for students, allowing them to integrate ideas, themes, course content and extracurricular activities with creativity, depth, and sophistication throughout their education at Hinds Community College. Programming, which is divided into several areas, is open to both freshman and sophomore students.
Honors Program
The Honors Program offers experiential and collaborative learning opportunities as well as specialized advising, internships, opportunities to participate in a variety of cultural events and field trips. Scholarships are available to Honors Program members who enroll in at least one three-hour honors course each semester. Members have access to the Honors Center, which includes a lounge, classroom and break room. Entering students must have an ACT composite score of 25 or a 3.5 high school or college GPA.
Leadership Program
Students who desire to excel in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service will find many opportunities within the leadership classes offered through the Honors Institute. Programming begins with strengthening personal qualities of leadership and progresses to opportunities for assuming leadership within college, local, regional and state organizations. Participants must be enrolled full time at Hinds and must hold a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA.
Travel Studies
Travel study courses, which focus on a variety of topics, nations or global regions are offered each year. Course content typically includes pre-tour preparation, ten to 14-day short-term travel, as well as post-tour reflection assignments directed by a Hinds CC faculty member. Students earn college credit hours for each class. Participants must be enrolled full time at Hinds and must hold a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
PTK programming is woven into Hinds Honors Institute programming. The Honors Institute also serves as the primary point of contact between Hinds’ 6 PTK chapters and Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, the official honor society of the two-year college. Working directly with PTK advisors on each campus, the Honors Institute helps to organize membership campaigns and to promote service, scholarship, leadership, and fellowship opportunities to Hinds students. Students who hold a 3.5 or greater cumulative GPA on 12 hours earned at Hinds are eligible to join. Additional information on PTK at Hinds is available on the Hinds website at: https://www.hindscc.edu/honors/phi-theta-kappa
Additional information about the Honors Institute is also available on the Hinds website at: www.hindscc.edu/honors. Interested students are encouraged to phone, email or visit the Honors Center on the Raymond and Rankin campuses to learn more. Raymond campus Honors Center: 237 Denton Hall, honors@hindscc.edu 601-857-3314 or 601- 857-3837. Rankin campus Honors Center: Student Services Building, rankinhonors@hindscc.edu 601-936-1992
LIBRARIES
The Hinds Community College Libraries are an integral part of the instructional, intellectual, and cultural life of Hinds. The Libraries are located at each of the College’s six locations. Hinds Libraries have pleasant and comfortable atmospheres for reading, group work, class preparation, and computer work. An excellent collection of books, periodicals, newspapers, audiovisual materials, and computer resources is available for patron use. Photocopying, scanning, and printing are also available. Over 400,000 full-text print & e-journals, 600,000 print & e-books and over 50,000 DVDs & e-videos are now available through the Hinds Libraries. In addition, as a member of the MS Library Partnership, Hinds patrons have access to print materials from MS State, MS University for Women, Delta State University plus 50+ public libraries around the state. Borrowing privileges are available to individuals holding a valid Hinds CC ID card and are also extended to community users upon approval of the staff. Books may be checked out for a period of two weeks (except as indicated at the end of a semester) and may be renewed if not requested by another patron. Reserve items, which are kept at the circulation desks, are items upon which circulation restrictions have been placed. In general, reserve items are to be used in the libraries and may be checked out for home use only when the libraries are closed. Service-oriented staff provide assistance in the use of all material resources. The professional librarian is an information scientist who, in addition to providing individual reference and research consultation, teaches library research methods to various classes of student, faculty, and community users. For operating hours refer to the library web site at libguides.hindscc.edu/home/ libraryinfo. Hinds Community College Libraries are committed to serving all members of the Hinds community. Special problems or special needs can be met at any public desk. Several carrels in each center accommodate wheelchairs. The Raymond and Utica campus libraries house archives and a variety of special collections. The archives were established to preserve and make accessible records which are deemed to be of continuing value to Hinds Community College. The archives include photographs, yearbooks, student newspapers, college catalogs, student handbooks, and operational documents of the college. In addition, the Utica Archive materials at the Utica Institute Museum chronicles the Black experience in rural Mississippi from the inception of the Utica Normal & Industrial Institute in 1903 through the merger of Utica Junior College and the Hinds Community College system in 1982. Recently, the archives, in collaboration with the Hinds Alumni Association, Foundation and Hinds - Utica Title III program, have digitized and made available online most of the Hind CC’s catalogs (through 1999) and yearbooks (through 2012) from its inception as an Agricultural High School in 1917. The digitized materials also include the Hinds newspapers (Hindsonians), yearbooks from the Hinds – Utica campus, Annual Utica Farmers Conferences, Jubilee Singers Spirituals Songbook and Commencement Programs of Utica Junior College and High School. The collections can be viewed at https://libguides.hindscc.edu/home/archives
IDENTIFICATION
When using the facilities or materials of the libraries, students must provide identification whenever called upon to do so. Patrons are expected to maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to the research and educational mission of the college.
eLEARNING DEPARTMENT
The eLearning department encompasses the areas of Distance Learning, Instructional Technology, and Media Services. The goal of the department is to support the instructional technology needs of faculty and students as well as coordinate and administer the development and delivery of internet-based courses. This is accomplished by providing instructional technology support resources through traditional media services and expanded computer-based instructional methods. For more information please see our eLearning website at www. hindscc.edu/online The eLearning department will provide and support the learning management system technology for the college. Since Summer 2013 this technology has been available through the Canvas platform. For more information please visit the eLearning Canvas page at www. hindscc.edu/online
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
The area of Instructional Technology provides support to students, faculty, and staff to develop creative, innovative, and engaging learning environments that foster an atmosphere of critical thinking and collaboration among students. Instructional Technology is available to faculty, staff, and students for technology-related and learning opportunities. Located in the McLendon Library Media Center, the department is open during the college operational hours, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Fridays 7:30 a. m. to 11:30 a.m. Summer Hours 7:30 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays. Instructional Technology offers students an open computer lab and technical support for Canvas and other instructional software supported by the institution. For more information, visit the department’s web-page at www.hindscc.edu/online
DISTANCE LEARNING
The Office of Distance Learning, in partnership with the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC), has created an online learning environment for Hinds Community College students. Students who wish to register for online courses should visit the eLearning page on the Hinds website (www.hindscc.edu/online). Only courses listed in the Hinds Community College Catalog will be included in Hinds Community College course offerings. Final determination of course offerings for Hinds Community College students is subject to the approval of the Office of Distance Learning.
COMPUTER BASICS
Students taking online courses through Hinds Community College are expected to have basic computing skills and have permanent access to a computer with a reliable internet connection. Students should review with an advisor the necessary computer skills before enrolling. All Hinds’ students are required to use the college-provided email account for correspondence in Distance Learning courses.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
The instructor is responsible for giving written instructions to his/her classes detailing the forms of collaboration that will be allowed. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the instructor for clarifications of the policy.
STUDENT GUIDE INFORMATION
Additional information regarding enrollment in distance learning courses is available in the Distance Learning Student Guide published by the Distance Learning Office and made available to students on the College Website and Canvas. It is the student’s responsibility to secure the Guide and become familiar with the information.
TESTING POLICY
In order for a student to successfully complete an online course, he or she will be required to take two proctored exams per online course. This ensures compliance with our accrediting body’s standards for identity verification (picture ID is required to take a proctored exam) in all distance learning programs. Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment students must provide a photo ID. It can be a high school photo ID or a government issues photo ID. Exemption on the final exam for graduating sophomores is determined by the faculty member. The majority of online courses will require a final exam regardless of your graduation status. Proctors for students outside of Mississippi MUST be submitted and approved by the Distance Learning office. It is the student’s responsibility to locate a proctor and submit their credentials for approval. This should be done at the beginning of the term. Please call 601-857-3834 for more information on setting up an outside proctor.
ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL POLICY -Attendance in online courses is recorded weekly or bi-weekly (depending on length of term) and requires completion of online content-related assignments. Logging in to the course will not count towards attendance. Please refer to the Attendance and Withdrawal Policy located under ‘Instructional Policies’ for the Withdrawal Policy.
MEDIA SERVICES
Media services are offered through the eLearning Center on the Raymond campus. The eLearning Center serves as a central distribution and production center for non-print materials for the College. Located on the ground floor of the McLendon Library, the eLearning Center operates an open learning lab equipped with audio/video equipment and computers with course-related software. The eLearning Center also houses a graphics production and video editing facility and production studio.
Students may use the learning lab at any time during these normal hours of operation:
Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Summer hours: Closed on Fridays
When using the eLearning Center, students must provide identification whenever called upon to do so. Patrons are expected to maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning with no loud talking, no food or drink and no tobacco products permitted. Cell phones are not allowed in the Center. The eLearning Center provides a place for printing and utilizes the WEPA cloud printing format. Students will be provided a print account pre-loaded with $10 each semester.
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