Internship leads to full-time job for MVSU Environmental Health grad

 

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 Life can change in an instant and for 91自拍 (MVSU) graduate Oriana Bledsoe that change has manifested into a dream come true.

In November 2017, Bledsoe became the first MVSU student to be selected to participate in the City of Jackson鈥檚 Wastewater Treatment Facility (CJTWF) internship program through its environmental partnership with Veolia Water North America 鈥 South, LLC. 

Higher Purpose Co. to host annual women empowerment summit at MVSU Oct. 4

 

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥擧igher Purpose Co. is headed to 91自拍 Thursday, Oct. 4, to host its 3rd Annual #MoneyPurposeSuccess Women Empowerment Summit designed to help women entrepreneurs launch or elevate their business.

Co-founded by MVSU alumnus Timothy Lampkin (鈥08), Higher Purpose Co. is a nonprofit social impact agency based in Clarksdale, Miss., whose mission is to build community wealth in low-income areas of Mississippi by supporting the ownership of businesses, land, and culture.