Gui Russo, B.A

Ph.D Student in Political Science at Vanderbilt University

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“我在DSU获得的政治学文学学士学位是我学术生涯的基础. My years in the program provided me with the skills, environment and experiences necessary not only to enter a competitive graduate program at Vanderbilt University but also to think about social problems more broadly. 作为一名学生和学者，与系里老师的密切互动对我的发展尤为重要.”

Corinne Berry Jones, BA,MS,JD
Attorney, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

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“DSU的msc项目为我提供了一套新的镜头来观察我周围的世界. As I begin my career, I recognize the energy and excellence that arises from collaboration and the importance of developing partnerships with local businesses and organizations.  On a more practical level, my course work and the excellent faculty at DSU provided me with a strong foundation for the analytical reSearch and writing that I encounter daily as a practicing attorney.”

Tomeka Harbin, BS, MS, PHD

Assistant Professor of Management, Delta State University

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“MSCD项目让我能够参加蒙特利尔的专业会议, 加拿大, 伊萨卡, NY, and Tuskegee, AL to present and hear presentations from a diverse group of people. I was able to work with faculty on community improvement projects which provided me with in-depth 知识 about the importance of grassroots organizing. As one of the founding members of the Delta State University, 社区发展学生组织我成为了一个精英学生团体——赫林研究员的一员. 正是这些改变人生的经历，为帮助人们自助这一令人兴奋的职业生涯奠定了基础.”

Todd Holt, BA,MS

大劳德代尔堡联盟业务发展总监:佛罗里达州劳德代尔堡

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“The MSCD program at DSU provides an excellent opportunity to develop the skill sets necessary for one to be an effective economic/community developer.  我利用从msc项目中获得的知识和经验，在竞争激烈的行业中取得了成功. 我非常感谢和钦佩使msc项目成功的教师们. 在短暂的, 我在DSU读研究生的那段时间是一件幸事，它丰富了我的专业发展，超出了我的预期.

Emanuel Edmond, BA,BS, CEcD, MS

Manager-States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP)

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Emanuel Edmond, a 2008 graduate has held several positions and received many promotions in his short career; something he directly attributes to his training and mentorship received in the MSCD program at Delta State University.  A native and resident of Greenville, MS, he is a sought after speaker on Economic Development, 健康 and 健康 Information Technology related issues. He has co-authored numerous publications, the most recent being, “A Church-based Dietary Intervention for Rural, Lower Mississippi Delta, African American Adults: Delta Body and Soul Pilot Study,” for the Journal of Rural 健康.  Until September of 2012, 伊曼纽尔曾担任卫生信息技术(HIT)和三角洲卫生联盟特别拨款协调员, in Stoneville, MS. He coordinated efforts for all 健康 Technology programs, 在DHA, 协助项目主任处理HIT项目和特别资助项目的日常运作. Emanuel is currently employed with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a federal economic development agency, with headquarters in Clarksdale, MS. He serves as Manager of the largest funding mechanism, 民政事务总署署长, the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). He is responsible for all administrative aspects of the SEDAP, 此外，还直接监督位于DRA 8个州服务区域的500多个投资项目.

Eric Atchison, BA, MS, M.Ed

密西西比高等院校的机构研究分析师

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Eric Atchison is the Institutional ReSearch Analyst in the Office of Strategic Data Management for the State Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the IPEDS State Coordinator for Mississippi.  Prior to joining the state board, 2008年至2012年，他担任Delta State的研究和信息专家.  Eric is furthering his education and career goals by pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational ReSearch at the University of Southern Mississippi and serves as an adjunct instructor of Sociology for Delta State.  He is an active member is numerous state, 区域, and national education and reSearch associations and in 2013 was selected to participate as a fellow at the Association for Institutional ReSearch National Data Institute. Eric shared his experieces at Delta state university :

 “DSU的社区发展项目为我提供了识别的知识和技能, 收集, 并分析数据以及批判性地分析和解释社会研究中的各种项目的能力. 这些技能帮助我协助致力于改善三角洲居民生活质量的项目, survivors of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and currently students enrolled at DSU. I tend to view our campus as a community and have been able to address many of the issues we face using methods learned within the MSCD program. 这个项目极大地影响了我对社会的看法以及我对自己未来发展方向的看法.” 

John Bridges BS, MS

MD student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center

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“The completion of the MSCD program helped me to gain a good perspective on how social problems and community development issues impact health care disparities in Mississippi.  The MSCD program gave me a good social science background and lens through which I can better understand medicine and how it affects community.  我还学会了研究和评估方面的重要技能，这些技能我将在UMMC继续培养.”

Sarah Leonard, BA,  MS

Associate Director at the College Board

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“The skills I developed at Delta State provided me with the necessary tools for conducting community-based reSearch and analysis, 使我能够了解我工作的社区和与我一起工作的人. 社区发展给了我一个有用的框架，可以应用到我生活的各个方面.”

Corbin 继, BA, MS

J.D. candidate at the College of Law at the University of Illinois

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“The MSCD graduate program at Delta State University enabled me to continue my academic career while embarking on my life-changing experiences in the Mississippi Delta through the Americorp-sponsored program, Teach For America. 这个项目为我提供了分析工具来探索我的学生和我所服务的社区的生活. 它还提供了实用技能，我向社区组织提供了我的志愿服务. Having matriculated into law school, I utilize the package of 知识 that I gained from the mentorship of my professors at Delta State University to present various perspectives and possible interpretations to legal discussions, 是什么让对话朝着质疑社区实际政策影响的方向发展. 这个项目的主题在我的法律学习中不断出现:政治, class, and social capital in Federal Income Taxation; sustainability and conservation in Property and Real Estate Finance and Development; race and gender in Constitutional Law; criminality and juvenile delinquency in Criminal Law; and of course writing, 演讲, and reSearch throughout the curriculum.” 

Lee Commer Pharr, BA

展品 & 项目 Coordinator at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS

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“My history degree obtained from DSU helped me to attain my position and naturally complements my tasks here at the Delta Blues Museum on a daily basis. 布鲁斯被认为是美国的音乐，影响了我们今天所听的每一种音乐类型，并认同了这个国家. 蓝调的根源显然是在密西西比，特别是在三角洲地区. KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载的历史系极大地扩展了我对这个地区丰富的文化历史的了解, the good and the bad, 加深了我对这个地方的热爱，我从小在这里长大，现在也定居在这里. Every day I draw on things that I learned from my MS 历史 classes, African American 历史 classes, and my studies about the Civil Rights’ struggles covered in Dr. Westmoreland’s class on The Sixties. The history of Blues and the artists we remember and pay tribute to here at the museum is deeply and inextricably intertwined with all of those subjects. 此外, I use my writing and reSearch skills honed by all the history classes constantly and my communications skills from the English classes and Interpersonal Communications classes never cease to aid me when interacting with tourists from all over the world, 潜在的 & existing donors, 许多班级和团体来这里学习更多KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载蓝调和密西西比三角洲的知识. We have international visitors from every part of the globe, and I can converse and relate to each one at least a little bit thanks to the wide spectrum of study covered by my 历史 degree.”

Caleb 种子, MALS

World 历史 Teacher at Tupelo Public School District

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“The Bachelor of Science in Education – Social Science degree at DSU not only allowed me to teach high school students about my passion, the social sciences, but also gave me a skill set transferrable to other areas. 我目前在DSU研究生招生办公室工作，同时攻读我的文科硕士学位. The 知识, 我在KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载和疯牛病项目中培养的技能和人脉帮助我在事业上取得了成功, continuing education and life in general.”

斯宾塞W. Ashley, BSE

研究生 Recruiter/招生 at Delta State University

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“The Bachelor of Science in Education – Social Science degree at DSU allowed me to take my passion for American 历史 and share it with others around me. The program also gave me the skills to reSearch and write competently. Most importantly, 虽然, 小班授课使我能够在更私人但更专业的层面上了解我所有的教授. The connections I made with the members of the Division of Social Science and 历史 have given me a vast network of support through my academic and professional career. 我的成功很大程度上要归功于我在KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载遇到的支持我的教师和导师, challenged me, and/or given me a push when I needed it. 我很早就明白，拥有有效的研究和写作能力对任何职业都很重要. 在意识到这些技能对专业发展的重要性之后, I joined the Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Delta State University to continue to improve these skills for the future.”

Caitlyn Thompson, MS

Director of 市场营销 at Bolivar Medical Center

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Graduating from the Community Development program has allowed me to move up in my career through promotion and new job opportunities. It has provided me 知识 that is applicable to many fields and industries. 我已经意识到事情不仅会影响我的社区，也会影响其他人, the nation and beyond. Having this degree, I feel more confident in the decisions that I make in my current job because I have been taught and trained by a great group of people. 我真的相信社区发展项目帮助我提高了职业生涯成功所需的技能.