Tiger Talk Podcast by Northeast Mississippi Community College
290 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe official podcast of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Listen to us each Tuesday via iTunes Podcast, Spotify and GooglePlay.
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TigerTalk 286 03/05/2024
March 05, 2024 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the legislative process at the Mississippi state capitol and how the community college system plays into that process. Ford discusses his meetings with top elected officials and committee chairs trying to encourage them to provide the Northeast and the rest of the community college system with the funds for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Ford discu...
TigerTalk 285 02/27/2024
February 27, 2024 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the customer service training that was provided to members of the college's administrative council and how that training will trickle down to everyone at the college from full- to part-time faculty and staff. In addition to talking about customer service training, Ford discusses how many major brands often undergo training to keep their staff abr...
TigerTalk 284 02/20/2024
February 20, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how Northeast is one of the top community colleges for online education. In addition, the pair touch on how the college continues to stay at the top by leveraging its digital resources and technology to keep Northeast students at the forefront of education - whether it is in the classroom or online and prepare them for transferring to a four-year...
TigerTalk 283 02/14/2024
February 14, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss an event that happens right as the school returns from its Spring Break holidays in May. Calvery and Ford discuss the Northeast baseball and softball team's "An Exceptional Night of Baseball," which is geared toward those who may not have had a chance to play baseball in their lives due to one reason or another. As Ford gives information on "An E...
TigerTalk 282 02/07/2024
February 08, 2024 20:14 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss all the students that the college serves but focus on the non-traditional students and how they impact the student make-up of Northeast. Ford talks about reasons some students step away from their educational dreams and then come back in life and other reasons that students decide to wait until later in life to obtain their education. Ford also d...
TigerTalk 281 01/31/2024
January 31, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to talk about the college celebrating its 75th anniversary. Calvery asks about pivotal moments in the college's history that have helped to shape Northeast as one of the top educational institutions in the nation. Ford not only discusses the college's founding, the name change in the 1980s and how the college came to be an Apple Distinguished School but als...
TigerTalk 280 01/24/2024
January 24, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss all that goes into the college making a call for weather or other events and how that affects the operations of the college, its employees, students and community members. Ford also talks about the ease of transitioning classes to an online format, with Northeast being one of the top schools in the nation in delivering instruction through online ...
TigerTalk 279 01/17/2024
January 17, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the inclement weather that has caused the college to shut down for the remainder of the week and switch from in-person to virtual learning. Ford also addresses the addition of cross country in the fall of 2024, the hiring of a cross country coach, the impact that athletics has on the college's enrollment and bottom line, and the financial respons...
TigerTalk 278 01/10/2024
January 10, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's dedication to customer service training and what Northeast is doing to do more to help the customers it serves -- whether it is students, alumni or community members. Northeast will undergo customer service training in the Spring of 2024 for members of the college's administration and then implement the training that Chick-Fil-A use...
TigerTalk 277 01/03/2024
January 03, 2024 21:28 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the veteran educator's goals and aspirations for the 2024 Spring semester. Ford talks about projects coming to the college's Booneville campus such as finishing the HVAC renovations in Gordon and Hargett halls as well as the Burgess Fitness Center, a look at the progress being made to the Seth Pounds Auditorium and the Eula Dees Memorial Library ...
TigerTalk 276 12/26/2023
December 27, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford talks about everything that the college has accomplished during the Fall 2023 semester. Ford discusses the enrollment increase that the college saw during the Fall 2023 semester - over 200 students from the previous year, the college's selection as a Great Colleges to Work for Honor Roll status, the selection of Northeast as an Apple Distinguished School for the second consecutive term, Northeast receiving a $15 million gran...
TigerTalk 275 12/19/2023
December 19, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the different advancements and trends in technology that the college has embraced and will embrace during the coming year to help keep up with the differences in the student population year over year. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com. --NEMCC-- Inf...
TigerTalk 274 12/12/2023
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's recent legislative luncheon, where college officials welcome elected representatives to campus to give them information and a tour of one of the top community colleges in the nation. Calvery and Ford discuss the importance of inviting legislators and elected officials to campus to see what the college does first-hand and how importa...
TigerTalk 273 12/05/2023
December 05, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College President Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss ways in which students can manage the stress of the end of the semester. The veteran educator offers several tips on how to address end-of-the-semester exams. From taking breaks to not studying all night and getting a full night’s sleep to eating correctly and exercising, Ford offers his own suggestions on how students should approach exams and b...
TigerTalk 272 11/28/2023
November 28, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the steps that the college has taken to keep its students, employees and members of the community safe. Whether it is an active shooter, inclement weather or any other incident that can happen, Northeast has taken the neccesary steps to make sure that its students, employees and community members safe in the event that something should happen. To...
TigerTalk 271 11/14/2023
November 16, 2023 14:43 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss what the college president is proud of the college accomplishing in the past 11 months from being named an Apple Distinguished School for the second straight three-year section to receiving a $15.8 million technology grant from EON Technologies to how the college employees interact with each other and how the entire campus can come together to he...
TigerTalk 270 11/07/2023
November 09, 2023 15:54 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss what the veteran educator would say to high school seniors as they are wrapping up their final year in high school. Ford draws upon his experience as a women's basketball coach recruiting high-quality athletes, his time as an admissions counselor before moving into administration. Ford discusses the important steps that seniors need to take to ma...
TigerTalk 269 10/31/2023
November 01, 2023 13:41 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss some of the favorite memories of the 2023 fall semester. Ford talks to different employees and gauges what they have liked and enjoyed about the 2023 fall semester and shares a tidbit of those memories. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, workforce, student activities, and human resourc...
TigerTalk 268 10/24/2023
October 24, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the importance of Northeast's desire to see all of northeast Mississippi become digitally fluent. Ford discusses the differences in digital literacy and digital fluency and how the college is working to make not only students, employees but community members digitally fluent so that the college can help attract more industries to the area and the...
TigerTalk 267 10/17/2023
October 17, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) has been around longer than many people realize and how the college can embrace the use of AI in the classroom as an aid in preparing students for the workforce and giving them a top-notch education instead of being afraid of the new technology. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and disc...
TigerTalk 266 10/10/2023
October 10, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss what Ford's vision for Northeast in not only the short-term but the long-term as well and how the college will continue to invest in new technologies and new instruction methods to keep it as one of the top educational institutions in the nation. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses athletics, academics, work...
TigerTalk 265 10/03/2023
October 03, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's recent Tiger Apprenticeship Interview Day that goes hand-in-hand with the Tiger Apprenticeship through the college's Division of Business and Engineering Technology. Ford discusses the ways the program is beneficial to the students, the college and to the local businesses and industries who volunteer to take on Tiger Apprenticeship ...
TigerTalk 264 09/26/2023
September 26, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how important it is to get the Northeast brand out in front of today's high school students. The duo talks about the recent Northeast NOW recruitment event that saw 14 high schools come to the college on a Friday morning for a more in-depth tour of the college and have the ability to ask questions that they would not get an opportunity to ask if ...
TigerTalk 263 09/19/2023
September 19, 2023 15:46 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college takes steps to ensure not only the mental health of its students but its employees as well. Ford talks about the lecture by former coach Mark Potter on Tuesday, September 19 where the former basketball headman came in to speak in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum and the college president also discusses all the tools that Northeast has t...
TigerTalk 262 09/12/2023
September 12, 2023 20:29 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college keeps up with the needs of its ever-changing student population. From one year to the next, the needs of the students are constantly changing and Northeast uses a variety of processes to keep up with the needs of the students and stays flexible when it comes to addressing student needs. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners th...
TigerTalk 261 09/05/2023
September 06, 2023 19:34 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college partners with four-year colleges and universities to ensure the success of its students after their time in the City of Hospitality. Ford also discusses how the Success Center and the Counseling Center at Northeast play a significant role in preparing students to move forward. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeas...
TigerTalk 260 08/29/2023
August 29, 2023 18:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss upcoming events on campus and news about several renovations, athletic events, and student activities, in addition to Northeast's position as one of the premier institutions of higher education in the country. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com. --NEMC...
TigerTalk 259 08/22/2023
August 22, 2023 15:26 - 10 minutes - 9.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how Northeast and the Northeast Development and Alumni Association stay connected with college alums and how the Northeast Development Foundation and Alumni Association uses its unique position to leverage the Northeast alumni base to benefit current students. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses how employee...
TigerTalk 258 08/15/2023
August 17, 2023 13:41 - 10 minutes - 9.6 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how Northeast promotes its extracurricular activities to students and how the college is bolstering its extracurricular offerings with the addition of an Intramural Coordinator and a consorted effort from organizations, groups and committees to have more events aimed at students on campus. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast N...
TigerTalk 257 08/08/2023
August 08, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college plays a significant role in promoting cultural and creative events not only on the college's five campuses throughout its service district of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties but how Northeast personnel are also responsible for helping to advance cultural events, the arts, and other creative opportunities t...
TigerTalk 256 08/02/2023
August 02, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college works with local high schools to encourage students to pursue higher education. Ford talks about all the recruiting that happens to not only a senior in high school but how Northeast tries to welcome all students with a Junior Preview Night and the traditional Northeast NOW recruitment events. Ford talks about fostering relations ...
TigerTalk 255 07/26/2023
July 26, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how Northeast sets itself apart from other community and four-year colleges and universities in the state and what unique programs that Northeast offers to help attract students to Booneville. In addition, Ford talks about the community college system as a whole in Mississippi and the advantage it gives residents of Mississippi when seeking a hig...
TigerTalk 254 07/19/2023
July 19, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss how the college not only serves the needs of its traditional student population base but how the entire college community comes together to serve not only those 18-24 years in age but dual enrolled students and non-traditional students and those coming to Northeast to seek their HiSET and/or GED as well. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners ...
TigerTalk 253 07/12/2023
July 12, 2023 20:05 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss what steps Northeast has taken to make college affordable for all while other two- and four-year colleges and universities continue to raise tuition. Ford talks about all the ways the Booneville-based community college has been able to keep tuition steady for two straight years and provide a high-quality education to all who seek it without incur...
TigerTalk 252 07/05/2023
July 05, 2023 17:14 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses some of the advice the veteran educator would give to a person coming to college for the first time or to someone returning to Northeast for the Fall 2023 semester. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses upcoming events on the college's calendar, including a major update to the Eula Dees Memorial Library, co...
TigerTalk 251 06/28/2023
June 28, 2023 19:17 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses Northeast being mentioned on a national television program for its career technical education (CTE) programs, how the college embraces its role in preparing some students for four-year colleges and universities, preparing them for the workforce, and providing local businesses and industries with an educated and well-equipped workforce. To wrap...
TigerTalk 250 06/21/2023
June 21, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses the main challenges, opportunities and other influences that the community colleges - as an individual community college and as a community college system - face in an ever-changing educational landscape. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses upcoming events on the college's calendar. For those who may hav...
TigerTalk 249 06/13/2023
June 13, 2023 23:24 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses plans for the college in the coming years. Ford discusses the addition of different sports in the next few years to Northeast, working to make Seth Pounds Auditorium a state-of-the-art facility, the addition of a new coliseum that will give the college two places to practice and play its sports, as well as giving the Showband from Tigerland a ...
TigerTalk 248 06/07/2023
June 08, 2023 15:14 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses how Northeast prepares its students for life after Northeast, whether it be transferring to a four-year college or university or entering the workforce and providing for their families. To wrap up the time, Ford gives listeners the Northeast News and discusses upcoming events on the college's calendar. For those who may have missed an episode...
TigerTalk 247 05/30/2023
May 30, 2023 19:23 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits down with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses everything that happens at one of the premier community colleges in the nation during the summer months. Northeast does not sit idly by during June and July but amps up its commitment to the community with a variety of summer camps, including a multitude of athletic camps, contests and games, CDA camps, the Jeffrey Powell Mobile Learning Confe...
TigerTalk 246 05/23/2023
May 23, 2023 17:15 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and discusses the prison education program at the Alcorn County Regional Justice Complex in Corinth and how unique partnerships with Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell and the Mississippi Humanities Council have led Northeast to having one of the top programs in the state and allowing the program to look at expanding into teaching a marketable skill such as weld...
TigerTalk 245 05/17/2023
May 17, 2023 13:00 - 9 minutes - 9 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. In this interview, Calvery and Ford discuss how Northeast has a strong reputation for providing quality education - in the classroom, online and all places in between. Ford talks about the factors that go into the success of providing such quality education and how Northeast maintains such high standards. To wrap up the ti...
TigerTalk 244 05/10/2023
May 11, 2023 15:04 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. Instead of two questions and limited discussion, the two hosts focus on one main issue for an extended time and then head into the Northeast News. In this interview, Calvery and Ford discuss how Northeast promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus through various events such as Diversity Day and the creation of th...
TigerTalk 243 05/03/2023
May 03, 2023 18:53 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. Instead of two questions and limited discussion, the two hosts focus on one main issue for an extended time and then head into the Northeast News. In this interview, Calvery and Ford discuss the goals and mission of Northeast and how the college not only focuses on the employees and students, but also the surrounding Boone...
TigerTalk 242 04/25/2023
April 25, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. Instead of two questions and limited discussion, the two hosts focus on one main issue for an extended time and then head into the Northeast News to wrap up the podcast. In this interview, Calvery and Ford discuss how the college has prepared students to be successful in not only their education at Northeast but after thei...
TigerTalk 241 04/19/2023
April 20, 2023 03:00 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. Instead of two questions and limited discussion, the two hosts focus on one main issue for an extended time and then head into the Northeast News. In this interview, Calvery and Ford discuss how the college works with local businesses and industries to ensure its curriculum is relevant and prepares students for the workfor...
TigerTalk 240 04/12/2023
April 12, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery and changes up the format of TigerTalk. Instead of two questions and limited discussion, the two hosts focus on one main issue for an extended time and then head into the Northeast News. In this interview, Calvery and Ford talk about the upcoming deadline for the college's Division of Health Sciences applications and a brief overview of the entire Health Science...
TigerTalk 239 04/04/2023
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's recent memorandum of understanding between the Northeast Honors Institute and the University of Southern Mississippi's Honors College and how it benefits Northeast students in extending their educational opportunities. In the second part of the interview, Ford and Calvery talk about how the college and the community work hand in hand on ...
TigerTalk 238 03/29/2023
March 29, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the recent tragedies caused by inclement weather in Mississippi and around the South. Ford informs everyone that the college is there for those impacted by the storms. In the opening discussion of the program, Calvery and Ford talk about the selection of two Northeast students who will spend their summer in Oxford at the University of Mississippi for ...
TigerTalk 237 03/22/2023
March 22, 2023 21:53 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBNortheast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Ricky G. Ford sits with Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery to discuss the college's recent addition of a Logistics Management program for the Fall 2023 semester and various other programs that can and will benefit current and future students. In the second part of the interview, Ford and Calvery talk about the college's recent role in hosting the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University in a three-game ba...