Jackson County Campus Section

Jackson County Campus Administration

Department Chairpersons

Jackson County Campus Faculty-Phone Extensions & Office Locations

Jackson County Campus Staff

Guide To Campus Services For Students

(What, Who & Where)

Library

Hours of Operation

7:30a.m. – 8:00p.m. Monday – Thursday
7:30a.m. – 3:30p.m. Friday

Learning Lab

Hours of Operation

7:30a.m. – 8:00p.m. Monday – Thursday
7:30a.m. – 3:30p.m. Friday

*Access the Student WEB at www.mgccc.edu. Click on Web Services: Remember your PIN!

Withdrawal Procedure

Full-Time or Part-Time Students

NOTE:

1. Students who officially withdraw from a class on or before the last day to officially withdraw (as stated in the current catalog) will receive a grade of “W”. A “W” will be given regardless of whether the instructor previously submitted a drop grade due to lack of attendance.
2. Students who withdraw from a class after the last day to officially withdraw (as stated in the current catalog) but are passing the class will be assigned a grade of “W” at the discretion of the instructor only if extenuating circumstances are determined.

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BOOKSTORE & LIBRARY MATERIALS: The cash value of textbooks and/or Library materials not returned will be applied to your account. All outstanding account balances are turned over to a collection agency.

STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID: Withdrawal from classes may result in you owing back a portion of your entire financial aid award. Your financial aid award will be recalculated based on your last day of attendance. If you owe an overpayment, you will receive a letter from Financial Aid. Students who owe an overpayment are NOT ELIGIBLE to receive additional financial aid until the overpayment has been repaid.

STUDENTS RECEIVING STATE AID: If your enrollment status falls below full-time (less than 12 hours) you will forfeit your state aid for your next term of enrollment. Example: If you drop below full-time during the fall term, you will lose your state aid during the spring term.

Non-Students on Campus

After the add/drop period, persons may not attend classes on the Jackson County Campus if they have not registered and paid fees for the classes. Children or adults are not allowed to attend classes with MGCCC-Jackson County students. Young children must not be left in automobiles, in campus buildings or on campus grounds unattended.

Student Life

The objective of any institution should not be limited to mental development of its students, but should be all inclusive. It is the desire of the leadership of Jackson County Campus administration, faculty, and students that the total person be considered in all phases of his/her educational and extracurricular activities. For this reason all students are encouraged to become active in school sponsored organizations and clubs. General officers of the Student Executive Council and Student Services administrators are ready and willing to assist administratively, financially, or in whatever manner may be deemed necessary to assure students of a well-rounded activities program.

Counseling Center

The Career Center, located in “ACC” Building, provides services for students and community residents. Services include:

1. Career Planning Assistance
   A variety of career and vocational tests are available which provide information on the individual’s interests, experiences, abilities and aptitudes as they relate to career fields and occupations. Individual counseling sessions using test results are part of the assistance. Up to-date facts on hundreds of occupations and career fields are available.
2. Job Placement Assistance
   Assistance for individuals seeking off-campus employment–part-time and full-time-is available.
3. Senior College Information Service
   College catalogs, applications, and related information are provided for students enrolled in University Transfer programs of study.
4. Counseling
   Counseling and guidance services provided to students through the student services department. Emphasis is placed on providing information concerning educational and career opportunities, personal and social development, orientation to college life and decision making skills.

Cafeteria

The cafeteria is located in “CBA” building. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Breakfast foods, hot lunches, sandwiches, snacks and hot and cold beverages are served daily. The dining area provides a relaxed setting for meals, studying or getting together, with friends between classes.

Bookstore

The bookstore is located in the Student Center and is open from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday. In addition to book distribution and collection, the bookstore sells classroom supplies, workbooks, study guides and novelties.

Additional Important Information

Career and Technical Division Safety Dress Code

Dress–Students should dress in pants or slacks/full length trousers. Short sleeve shirts or blouses should be worn with the exception that long sleeve shirts or blouses or other protection is required when burning or welding. Too loose or too tight fitting clothing will not be acceptable. CAUTION: Caution must be exercised not to wear flammable, synthetic fiber clothing while burning or welding.

Shoes–No sandals or cloth-composed shoes will be acceptable. High top shoes are required in the welding lab.

Safety Glasses–Safety glasses are required of each student in all trade and industrial labs when students are working on projects. Other eye protection made available by the instructor is required under specified conditions in other labs.

Head Covering–Caps and other appropriate head covering must be worn in welding lab.

Hair Length–Individuals with hair approaching shoulder length must pin or secure their hair up to prevent a safety hazard in use of power equipment, welding, burning, etc.

Neck Decorations–Excessively long, outside hanging decorations are prohibited.

Jewelry–Wearing of arm and hand jewelry is discouraged because of several health and safety hazards that wearing of such would present.

Hand Covering–Gloves of a non-flammable material must be worn by students while burning or welding.

Beards–Beards of excess lengths will not be permitted in any lab. This falls into the same category as excessively long hair from a health and safety hazard standpoint.

Enforcement:

• Students are required to present Student Identification upon demand by a Campus Police Officer or any college employee while on campus. If the Student is not in possession of a Student ID, a Mississippi Driver‘s License or valid picture identification card is acceptable. Failure to do so will result in a referral to the Dean of Student Services.
• Students and Employees found to be in violation will be issued citation by a Campus Police Officer. Students who receive a ticket can contest the ticket through the Chief of Campus Police. Students have five school days to contest the ticket (see Appeal Process section). Employees in violation will be routed through the appropriate Dean for proper enforcement.
• Fines are levied as follows: Handicapped Violations are $100.00 each; all other offenses are $25.00 per violation. (Fines are subject to change without notice).
• All students in violation will have a ―hold‖ placed on their student record until the fine amount is paid or released through appeal by Campus Police. Students with a ―hold‖ placed upon their records will not be able to register for subsequent semesters or obtain transcripts and may be subject to a $40.00 delinquent payment fee.
• Students who provide false or misleading vehicle registration information will not be permitted to register or operate a vehicle on campus. Additionally, Campus Police has the option to refer the student to the Dean of Student Services with a recommendation of disciplinary action.
• Any Student who violates a rule other than a Parking, Moving, or No Decal violation (i.e. – Loud Music, etc.) without compliance will be referred to the Dean of Student Services with a recommendation for disciplinary action and may be forbidden from operating a motor vehicle on campus.

Remittance:

• All fines will be paid to the Business Office.
• The student MUST have their copy of all tickets issued when paying fines.

Policy on Children on Campus

Students are not allowed to bring children to the campus during the time that the students’ scheduled classes are in progress. Arrangements for other students or visitors to care for a child on campus while the parent attends class are not satisfactory and will be considered a violation of this policy. Also, children may not be left unattended on campus while the parent attends classes. Students who work on campus are also not allowed to have their children on campus during assigned working hours. Students may not bring children of non-students on campus to care for or to be cared for by others.

Accident / Health Emergency Procedure

If the situation seems to be “life-threatening”/critical please call 9-911 immediately; then call SECURITY! Give the building name, room number and a description of the emergency. If the individual is conscious and coherent, ask him if he wants an ambulance called. If he is unconscious or cannot comprehend the question, and ambulance will be called at the individual’s expense. If the individual chooses not to have an ambulance called, he must sign a waiver form stating this. It is also his responsibility to find transportation home. If his emergency contact person cannot come and get him, a cab or public transportation, if available, will be used. The College will not provide transportation under any circumstances.

1. REMEMBER! If the situation seems to be “life-threatening”/ critical, call 911 immediately; then call Campus Security and the first administrator on the rapid response list below. (If the first person is not available, proceed in order. Once you have reached an administrator, do not call additional administrators.)

2. It is important to have the following information available when you make the calls:
   
   • Location of the patient?
   • Name of patient?
   • Type of injury or sickness?
   • Conscious?
   • Ambulatory?
   • If ambulance is needed?
3. If the patient cannot move, remain with the person until the proper official arrives. Should the person not be incapacitated, accompany the patient to the Office of the Dean of Student Services, WPA Building (or the Evening College Office – WPA Building at night). These offices have basic first aid supplies. For illness or injury other than that requiring simple first aid, (bandages) students will be referred to a health care facility in the community.

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For Accidents/Emergencies at night, contact the Evening College:
Bobby Ghosal - ext. 7633 or 7698 (Roxanne Krebs)
Security - cell phone 218-0024

In Case of Fire

(You will hear the Emergency Alarm followed by Instructions)

1. All personnel and students should exit through the nearest door and proceed on to the designated areas away from the buildings.
2. Building Monitors should check their buildings to ensure that all personnel and students have cleared the buildings. Ladies should carry their handbags with them! Do not let anyone back in for any reason until officials have cleared the building(s).
3. All personnel are asked to assist the handicapped students.
4. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS!

Active Shooter

In general, how you respond to an active shooter will be dictated by the specific circumstances of the encounter, bearing in mind there could be more than one shooter involved in the same situation. If you find yourself involved in an active shooter situation, try to remain calm and use these guidelines to help you plan a strategy for survival. At the first sign of an active shooter call 9-911 from a campus phone or 911 from a non-campus phone. Call campus police at 7690 (or cell 228-218-0024). The procedure for the campus during an active shooter situation is to go into lockdown. Tell the dispatcher of what is taking place, and inform him/her of your location; remain in place until the police, or a campus administrator known to you, gives the ―all clear.

If an active shooter is outside your building, proceed to a room that can be locked, close and lock all the windows and doors, and turn off all the lights; if possible, get everyone down on the floor and ensure that no one is visible from outside the room. Unfamiliar voices may be the shooter attempting to lure victims from their safe space; do not respond to any voice commands until you can verify with certainty that they are being issued by a police officer.

If an active shooter is in the same building, determine if the room you are in can be locked and if so, follow the same procedure described in the previous paragraph. If your room can‘t be locked, determine if there is a nearby location that can be reached safely and secured, or if you can safely exit the building. If you decide to move from your current location, be sure to follow the instructions outlined below.

If an active shooter enters your office or classroom, try to remain calm. Alert police to the shooter‘s location; if you can‘t speak, leave the line open so the dispatcher can listen to what‘s taking place. If there is absolutely no opportunity for escape or hiding, it might be possible to negotiate with the shooter; attempting to overpower the shooter with force should be considered a very last resort, after all other options have been exhausted. If the shooter leaves the area, proceed immediately to a safer place and do not touch anything that was in the vicinity of the shooter.

Lockdown Procedures

Lockdown may be implemented when a situation occurs that may be a hazard to health or is life threatening. Lockdown is intended to limit access and hazards by controlling and managing staff and students in order to increase safety and reduce possible victimization. Buildings will have restricted access until an all clearance notice is given by PA system, Connect Ed system or one of the methods listed below. A lockdown will be called by the campus incident commander. Lockdown may be called for a variety of reasons such as person(s) with weapons, intruders, police activity, terrorist events and other situations that pose a threat to the campus community when evacuation is not a safe alternative. Notification – Due to the varying nature of situations that may cause lockdown, communication to begin lockdown may come in a variety of ways:

Announcement of ―LOCKDOWN repeated for a period of time and followed by the siren
By phone to Building Monitors
E-mail to campus employees
Connect Ed message to cell phones registered in the system
By handheld loudspeaker
Message by runners
Voice commands from Campus Police or other law enforcement officers.

The Campus Incident Commander will determine the methods of notification. As many methods as can be utilized under the circumstances will be used to notify the campus community of lockdown. Actions to be taken

Building Monitors with the help of Instructors should make sure all students are in a classroom.

Building Monitors should lock all exterior doors.

Instructors should lock all classroom doors, close windows and pull down blinds.

Direct students to sit on the floor away from windows and doors.

Attempt to locate students in an area in the classroom that cannot be seen from the outside.

Do not answer any voice you are not absolutely sure of.

Building Monitors - Day

Building Monitors - Evening

ALL EVENING PERSONNEL, FULL TIME AND PART TIME, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. If an emergency should occur on an evening when you are working, please work together to evacuate your building, or, in case of bad weather, guide students to the designated area in your building.

In Case of Severe Weather Alert

(Emergency Signal on Siren System Followed by Instructions)

All persons proceed to the designated areas as follows:

Stay there and Do Not go outside until you are notified that all is clear.

All Personnel are asked to assist the disabled.

NOTICE REGARDING HURRICANES: Employees are not to move into the buildings where they work unless that building is a designated shelter! In that case, you must check in with security.

Bomb Threat Procedures: Jackson County Campus

1. If other than the switchboard:
   1. Pay careful attention to what is said.
   2. Check the time.
   3. Try to notice any background noise
   4. Male or Female.
   5. Immediately notify the switchboard.
   6. Notify the nearest supervisor.

2. Switchboard Operator:
   1. See 1. a-d above.
   2. Call 9-911 and report the call.
   3. Call the Dean of Student Services and notify the Vice-President.
   4. Transfer all calls to the Security Office (ext. 7690).
   5. Go to the Security Office and proceed with connecting the phone line and P.A. system. Extend both lines to the communications van in parking area away from the buildings.

3. Dean of Student Services:
   1. Call Dean of Business Services.
   2. Sound Alarm & make announcement to evacuate all buildings (remind students and faculty not to use their cellular phones!).
   3. Check area and evacuate building.
   4. Proceed to the communications van.
4. Dean of Business Services:
   1. Sound alarm (if not already done).
   2. Call Security and Dean of Instruction.
   3. Check area and evacuate building.
   4. Proceed to communications van (security).
5. Dean of Instruction:
   1. Call Assistant Deans of Instruction
   2. Call USM Administrative Office - 497-3636
   3. Check area and evacuate building.
   4. Proceed to communications van (security).
6. Security Personnel:
   1. Notify Maintenance Supervisor.
   2. Move college van to an area away from any building and set up telephone and P.A. system in van.
   3. Proceed to lock all buildings.
   4. Proceed with blocking entrances to the college. Allow exits but not entrance. Allow law enforcement officials and other agencies to come in.
   5. Assist childcare instructors and staff moving infants and children to tennis court parking area.
7. Building Monitors and other staff should direct people to designated areas away from the buildings. Do not let anyone back in the buildings!

* Pine Hill is the wooded area across from the Gym.

Emergency Numbers

If the situation is “life-threatening” dial ….911, then contact administration and/or security.

Jackson County Campus Map

Click here to view the Jackson County Campus Map .