Community College Day

November 7, 2011

Mississippi State University faculty and officials celebrated Community College Recognition Day Monday. MSU Director of Admissions and Scholarships Phil Bonfanti Director of Admissions and Scholarships Phil Bonfanti said the day is designed make the transfer to MSU from community college as seamless as possible. About 40 percent of the 2010 fall class was made up of community college transfers, he said. Top: Members of the MSU Student Association hand out dog boned-shaped cookies to visiting community college students. Right: Communication majors Wendy Morell, left, and James Carskadon, right, discuss how to best present their department to visiting community college students with department head John Forde. (Photos by Angie Carnathan, SDN)