Campus Life - 1/7/21

MGCCC cuts ribbon on new Perkinston Campus residence hall

The Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for the New Residence Hall on MGCCC’s Perkinston Campus was held Thursday. From left are Dr. Jason Pugh, executive vice president of Administration and Finance; Ken Taylor, Jackson County supervisor; Dr. Ladd Taylor, vice president of the Perkinston Campus and George County Center; Bill Wilkerson, chairperson of the MGCCC Board of Trustees; Dr. Mary S. Graham, MGCCC president; Dr. Suzi Brown, executive vice president of Institutional Advancement; Dr. Cedric Bradley, vice president of the Harrison County Campus; and Dr. Phil Bonfanti, executive vice president of Student Services and Enrollment Management.
The Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for the New Residence Hall on MGCCC’s Perkinston Campus was held Thursday. From left are Dr. Jason Pugh, executive vice president of Administration and Finance; Ken Taylor, Jackson County supervisor; Dr. Ladd Taylor, vice president of the Perkinston Campus and George County Center; Bill Wilkerson, chairperson of the MGCCC Board of Trustees; Dr. Mary S. Graham, MGCCC president; Dr. Suzi Brown, executive vice president of Institutional Advancement; Dr. Cedric Bradley, vice president of the Harrison County Campus; and Dr. Phil Bonfanti, executive vice president of Student Services and Enrollment Management.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 57,331-square-foot residence hall at the Perkinston Campus on Thursday, January 7.

The residence hall, which will open this spring, has an occupancy rate of 206 residential students. Conveniently located near the Student Union Dining Hall and Campus Bookstore, features include lobbies on each floor and study rooms for student use.

“With this new residence hall, which is the eighth, MGCCC can offer housing to 1,078 students on the Perkinston Campus,” said Dr. Ladd Taylor, vice president of the Perkinston Campus and George County Center. “We are pleased to offer quality options for on-campus housing to our students interested in a traditional college experience.”

For more information about MGCCC student housing, visit mgccc.edu/housing or call Office of Residence Life at (601) 928-6220.

Share This Article