Services Offered

Services Offered

Public Information

Due to the nature of the office, Northeast’s Office of Public Information manages a broad array of communications as it concerns Northeast Mississippi Community College, its employees, students and the Northeast community. Media relations, requests for publicity, publications and all advertising for the college should be coordinated through the Office of Public Information.

All outward-facing publications should be referred to the Office of Public Information for review prior to being produced and released to the public. On occasion, media releases may also require the approval by the President of the college or their designee. Only requests for college-related activities will be accepted by the Office of Public Information.

In order to maximize the effectiveness of the Office of Public Information, the following information provides an outline of the services performed and/or provided by the Office of Public Information.

Deadlines for area weekly newspapers are Fridays at noon. However, information should be submitted to the Office of Public Information two weeks prior to an event and immediately following an event (no more than one week – seven days – after the event has taken place). Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are sent to newspapers, radio stations and television stations as deemed appropriate by Office of Public Information personnel. Public Service Announcements must also follow the two weeks in advance of an event deadline to receive proper coverage. 

Media Access

Media access to Northeast Mississippi Community College, its employees (administration, faculty, staff and Board of Trustees), students and/or the college’s facilities is arranged through Northeast Office of Public Information, the college’s Marketing and Community Relations Specialist or by a college administrator empowered to act as a liaison with the media on behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Information regarding events taking place on any Northeast campus (Booneville, Corinth, Iuka, New Albany and/or Ripley) including those events that are currently under investigation, are overseen by the Office of Public Information, preferably in the form of written press releases.

Requests to interview Northeast employees (administration, faculty, staff and Board of Trustees) should be arranged through the Public Information Office with ample time given to arrange such interviews.

When covering official Northeast Mississippi Community College business, at no time should a representative of a media organization be on campus without an escort from the Office of Public Information or its designee.

Employees (administration, faculty, staff and Board of Trustees) who become aware of a media representative on campus unescorted, should report the information to the Northeast Office of Public Information or a college administrator empowered to function as a liaison with the media on behalf of the college.

Official contact on behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College with any member of the media should be initiated only by members of the Office of Public Information, the college’s Marketing and Community Relations Specialist or by a college administrator empowered to function as a liaison with the media on behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College.

For those wishing to contact the media for an upcoming event, a form is provided within the college’s SharePoint folder to aid employees in this process.

Access to classroom buildings and all five of the student residence halls (on the college’s Booneville campus) and the adjoining parking lots associated with the residence halls is prohibited unless approved by the President or their designee.

Special Events Coverage

Northeast’s Office of Public Information strives to provide coverage of unique events on campus such as Fine Arts productions, the Region IV Science Fair, math/science tournaments and a myriad of other special events throughout the year at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Organizers should provide at least a two week notice for coverage of a special event. A form is provided in the college’s SharePoint folder to help in scheduling such coverage. Requests should be made to the Office of Public Information using the appropriate form or by e-mail; not by telephone message.
Requests for television coverage should be made as far in advance of an event as possible.

Sports/Athletic Coverage

Sports press releases and radio/television public service announcements are distributed to all local and regional media. Following all Northeast athletic events, the Sports Information Director, Sports Information Specialist and/or their designee will report scores and statistics to the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA), the Mississippi Association of Community College Conference and all newspaper, radio and television stations in the college’s five-county service area of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union counties as well as regional media outlets in Tupelo. Press releases are sent to hometown newspapers and media outlets of out-of-district and out-of-state athletes. Coaches are responsible for communicating effectively with the Sports Information Director, Sports Information Specialist and/or their designee about any changes or updates concerning each sporting event. Northeast’s Office of Public Information handles disseminating any statistical information to the public. Information related to individual players such as outstanding performances is provided to the news media through the Office of Public Information by the Sports Information Director, Sports Information Specialist and/or their designee.

College Photography

Photographs are made of student events, special award, sporting events, campus life and other happenings around campus to send to area media outlets for publicity purposes. Photographs of out-of-district and out-of-state students will be sent the student’s appropriate media outlet.

At least three days’ (72 hours) notice is needed for scheduling photographic services from the Office of Public Information. Only requests for college-related activities will be accepted due to the number of events that the college hosts throughout the year.

For those needing to schedule photographs of students graduating from a program of study that requires a photograph for licensure examination applications, requests should come as early as possible but no less than five (5) working days prior to the postmark date on the application. The entire class will be photographed on the same day at the same scheduled time to expedite the process.

With the college embracing a 1:1 technology initiative and welcoming the iPad onto campus, instructors are encouraged to take photos of their off-campus field trips and class photos via the iPad and submit them to the Office of Public Information for dissemination.

Photographs taken by members of the Office of Public Information can be found at http://nemcctigers.smugmug.com

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