Meridian Community College recently hosted the annual summer meeting of the Mississippi Space Grant Campus Coordinators with 14 representatives attending.

The gathering serves as one of the two yearly business meetings.

This year’s event held special significance as 2024-2025 marks the final year in the current funding cycle. During the session, coordinators introduced upcoming changes for the next funding cycle, which included revisions in the use of funds and expense reporting, the realignment of Space Grant activities to NASA’s mission and an increased emphasis on partnerships within Mississippi.

This year also marks MCC’s 25th year of participation in the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium through which numerous students have benefited from various educational opportunities and resources, said Angie Carraway, MCC chemistry instructor and division chair of science and wellness.

Carraway serves as MCC’s campus coordinator for the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium.