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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Mississippi Second Congressional District 2014 College – Career Fair
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announces his 8thAnnual College and Career Fair for the Second Congressional District of Mississippi. The fair will be October 3, 2014 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Washington County Convention Center, 1040 S. Raceway Road, Greenville, MS 38703. The fair is free and open to the public.
“I am pleased to announce a record number of colleges, universities, businesses, and high schools participating in this year’s College and Career Fair,” said Congressman Thompson.
Participants registered for the 2014 College and Career Fair include:
Institutions of Higher Learning & Trade Schools
- Alcorn State University - Admissions
- Alcorn State University - Department of Agriculture
- CNCS - Americorps NCCC
- Coahoma Community College -Division of Health Sciences
- Coahoma Community College -Dept. of Admissions and Recruitment
- Coahoma Community College -Division of Enrollment and Student Services
- Delta Beauty College - Cosmetology
- Delta State University - Admissions
- Delta State University - Center for Community and Economic Development
- Delta State University - College of Business
- Delta State University - Music
- Finch-Henry Job Corps Center -Admissions and Placement
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- Gulfport Job Corps Center - Trades Training
- Jackson State University -Undergraduate Recruitment
- Meridian Community College -Department of Recruiting and Campus Life
- MS Delta Community College -Recruiting
- MS State University - Admissions
- MS Institutions of Higher Learning -College Knowledge Project
- MS Institutions of Higher Learning -Gear UP Mississippi
- MS Institutions of Higher Learning -Office of Academics and Student Affairs
- MS Valley State University -Academics and Admissions
- MS Valley State University -Admissions and Recruitment
- Nashville Auto Diesel College
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- Northwest MS Community College -Recruiting Office
- Rust College - Enrollment Services
- Southern Apprenticeship and Training- Apprenticeship Department
- Teach for America - Mississippi
- The Art Institute of Tennessee -Nashville Admissions
- Tougaloo College - Enrollment Services
- University of Arkansas at Monticello -Office of Admissions
- University of Arkansas Pine Bluff - Office of Recruitment
- University of Southern Mississippi -Office of Admissions
- University of Mississippi - Office of Admissions
- University of MS Medical Center -Division of Academic Affairs
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Businesses
- American Red Cross - Chapter Operation
- Atmos Entergy - Operations Department
- Baxter Healthcare - Manufacturing
- CN Railroad - Human Resources
- City of Greenville - Police and Fire Department
- Delta Rides - Transportation
- Department of Homeland Security -Customs and Border Protection
- Department of Homeland Security -Transportation Security Administration
- Department of Veterans Affairs - Voc Rehab and Employment Services
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve - DOD
- Entergy - Mississippi, Inc. -Customer Service
- Gulf Coast Veterans Advocacy Council
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- G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
- G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC -Directors Staff
- G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC -Rural Health Outreach
- Harlow's Casino Resort and Spa -Human Resources
- Ingalls Shipbuilding - Human Resources
- Innovative Wireless, LLC
- Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice - Human Resources
- MMC Materials, Inc. - Human Resources
- MS Association of Credit Unions -Reality Fair
- MS Department of Corrections –Personnel Services
· MS Department of Employment Security - Greenville WIN Job Center |
- MS Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks - Law Enforcement Bureau
- National Alliance of Mental Illness - Mississippi
- Retzer Resources - Human Resources
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, MS, Inc. - Human Resources
- USDA Agricultural Research Service - Human Resources Department
- USDA Farm Services Agency
- USDA Forest Service - National Forests in MS
- USDA Rural Development
- Washington County Sheriff Department - Administration
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High Schools
- Amanda Elzy HS
- Canton HS
- Clarksdale HS
- Coahoma Community College -Educational Talent Search
- Coahoma County HS
- Durant Public HS
- Finch-Henry Job Corps Center -Career Transition Services
- Gentry HS
- Greenville Christian HS
- Greenville HS
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- Greenwood HS
- Holmes County Central HS
- Leland HS
- Madison Palmer HS
- Montgomery County HS
- O'Bannon HS
- Port Gibson HS
- Ray Brooks HS
- Riverside HS
- Rosa Fort HS
- Ruleville Central HS
- SHCPI/WIA – Select Grads
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- Simmons Junior Senior HS
- South Delta HS
- Unity Christian Academy
- West Bolivar HS – Joe Barnes Career and Technical Center
- WWISCAA GED Program
- Yazoo City HS
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New to the fair, Congressman Thompson has invited a local credit union to showcase a “Reality Fair” to promote the youth financial experience. A “Reality Fair” is an interactive financial literacy tool for high school students.
If you have questions about the upcoming October 3rd fair, please call: Timla G. Washington in my Greenville office at 1-662-335-9003 or 1-800-355-9003 (In State). See you at the fair!