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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Friday August 08, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Agreement With Mississippi College Boosts Jackson VA Center's Counseling Capacity
CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 4 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Agreement with Mississippi College boosts Jackson VA Center's counseling capacity A new agreement between the Department of Counseling at Mississippi College and the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson will allow qualified students at the Christian University to gain clinical experience by providing counseling services to veteran patients at the facility. A Memorandum of Understanding betwee  more

Mississippi Department of Education Announces Launch of Advanced Placement Courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business With Personal Finance
JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 8 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today its participation in the College Board's innovative AP Career Kickstart(TM) courses, including an AP Cybersecurity and AP Networking pilo  more

MSU Surpasses $260 Million Raised in FY25, Endowment Passes $1 Billion
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 8 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU surpasses $260 million raised in FY25, endowment passes $1 billion STARKVILLE, Miss.--The Mississippi State University Foundation set a new record for fundraising in fiscal year 2025, exceeding $260 million and growing the size of its total endowment beyond $1 billion. The achievement pushed its total assets beyond $1 billion as well. This is the second year for the foundation to exceed a quar  more

MSU's Stafne Named American Society for Horticulture Science Fellow
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 7 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's Stafne named American Society for Horticulture Science fellow STARKVILLE, Miss.--The American Society for Horticultural Science is recognizing Mississippi State Professor Eric Stafne with its highest honor: election as a fellow. Stafne is an extension and research professor in the MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and a Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station scient  more