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On this episode,  LaQuita Smith-Parker  and  Angela Dortch take to the airwaves to talk Welcome Week/Ranger Round Up and graduation data, respectively.

This episode of The Ranger Hour will feature interviews with head volleyball coach  Allison Burchyett  and  Dr. Emily Tucker , Northwest's recently-hired director of the college's new Advising and Retention Center (ARC). Burchyett will talk her program's upcoming season andspotlight last year's team GPA of 3.72. Tucker will cover ARC capabilities and discuss...

On This episode of The Ranger Hour, listeners catch a preview of the upcoming women's soccer season from head coach James Beattie. Student-athlete Ryan Lee also sits down with host Gary Darby to talk Northwest baseball, his Conference Player of the Year Award and his future at Arkansas State.

Listeners tuning into this episode of The Ranger Hour will hear from Tim Garrett, the new director of bands. Garrett will discuss his background and vision for the program. District Dean of Student Services Dr. Tommy (TJ) Walker will also be on to talk about student life and how students can get more involved during the fall semester. 

Listeners tuning in for the Thursday, June 30th episode of The Ranger Hour will hear interviews with Dean of the Oxford Campus Dr. Don Jones and Northwest softball student-athlete Laila Armstrong. Jones will speak with host Gary Darby about our new partnership with the Ole Miss School of Engineering called the RedShirt Program and all of the opportunities it will provide aspiri...

This week, The Ranger Hour listeners get caught up on important details surrounding the soon-to-be-open Center for the Performing Arts. Kerry Goff, director of the Center for the Performing Arts, chats with Gary Darby. District Director of Admissions & Records/Registrar Angela Dortch will also discuss Summer & Fall 2022 registration. 

This week, Northwest Pathfinder Jacob Stroud and BancorpSouth Market President Ritchie Hampton are Northwest's featured guests on the college's weekly radio show. Host Gary Darby chats with Stroud about summer tours, what it's like being a Pathfinder at Northwest, and why students should apply, while Hampton will cover The Annual 2+2 Scholarship Golf Tournament, which is set for Thursday, Septembe...

On this episode of the Ranger Hour, Dr. Saundra Bishop Talks with Gary about Northwest becoming an All-Steinway School, and Jaszlyn Scurlock, Residence Life Coordinator in Calhoun Hall talks about dorm applications and all things campus-related for Senatobia.

Ranger hour host Gary Darby welcomes Dr. Barton Allen, Director of Physical Therapy Assistant Program, and Jenny Hurt, Assistant Director of Recruiting. Allen will talk about the advancement of their accreditation status and Hurt will discuss upcoming dates for new student orientation and how to register. 

On this episode of the Ranger Hour Gary Darby talks with Lakeshia Hibbler about the financial aid processes at Northwest and Brian Lentz talks about the 2022 NJCAA World Series Softball Tournament.

On this episode of the Ranger Hour Dr. Tonyalle Rush talks with Gary about Summer and Fall Registration and in the second half of the program Northwest Softball Coach Chelsea Bramlett discusses post-season opportunities and the NJCAA Region 23 championship.

This episode of The Ranger Hour features Anne Marie Ross, Lead Instructor of Early Childhood Education Technology, and Jeremy Isome, Dean of Early College Programs at DeSoto. Ross discusses a new option for current childcare workers where the first 30 hours of the program will now be offered online. Isome brings Gary Darby up to speed about the 2nd ever graduating class of the Scholastic Institute...

This episode of The Ranger Hour features Angela Dortch, District Director of Admissions and Records, and student Meghan Harries. Dorch discusses the upcoming graduation ceremonies with host Gary Darby. Harries walks Gary Darby through her student experience at Northwest and discusses why NWCC is the best option for local students. 

This episode of The Ranger Hour features student guests  Chyanne Hewitt,  Les Fauves Art Club member,   and  Jackson Hamilton , soon-to-be graduate of the Utility Line Worker program. Hewitt discusses the upcoming spring Les Fauves Art Sale with host Gary Darby. Hamilton walks Gary Darby through his time in the Utility Line Worker program and how the program helped him secure a...

This episode of The Ranger Hour will feature guests  Dr. Don Jones , dean of the Oxford campus, and  Meg Ross, director of Student Development. Jones will bring host Gary Darby up to speed on the campus's LPN program, including its partnership with a local hospital, and the location's participation in Double Decker festivities. Ross will walk Darby through the college's upcoming orientat...

Carly Weeks discusses new growth in the Health Care Assistant Program and John Ungarit updates the listeners with happenings in the Fine Arts Department including the first-ever NWCC Jazz Festival and the upcoming day of percussion.

Listeners tuning in to this episode of The Ranger Hour will hear interviews with  Dr. LaQuita Smith-Parker , director of Student Support Services, and director of HCA and Phlebotomy, Carly Weeks . Smith-Parker will walk through the college's TRIO program, which, among others, assists first-generation college students. Weeks will plug Northwest's HCA and Phlebotomy courses at the DeSoto, Senat...

Gary Darby welcomes Fine Arts students Mary Claret Landsgaard and Chyanne Hewitt to The Ranger Hour. Landsgaard will talk about her experience as a student and plug the Spring Band Concert on Thursday, March 31. Hewitt will discuss the Sophomore Exhibition, which is set for Friday, April 8, in the Northwest Art Gallery.

Shelli Benton gives an update on Rodeo activities and Gary Darby talks with NWCC Director of Choral Activities Reese Norris about the MidSouth Choral Festival.

Executive Director of Institutional Advancement  Patti Gordon and District Director of Fine Arts Instruction  Jeff Triplett  are the featured guests on this episode of The Ranger Hour. Gordon will bring listeners up to speed on the college's Investing Today, Impacting Tomorrow capital campaign. Triplett will promote the spring concert season.

This episode features three guests from Northwest. Northwest Sophomore and Pathfinder Nick Bobo will talk about his recent selection as Mr. Northwest as well as Northwest's upcoming Spring Preview Days. The show will also host Director of Evening Programs Blake Bostick and Evening School Coordinator Dr. Larry Shaffer, who will provide information about night classes.

Get caught up on legislative topics impacting or potentially impacting the college with  Dr. Andrew Dale , associate vice president for Community Relations, and sophomore student Nathan Dowling also discusses his recent induction into the Northwest Hall of Fame.

Music instructor Dr. Saundra Bishop talks through the details of Fine Arts Immersion Day, held for high school seniors on March 3. Jenny Hurt, assistant director of Recruiting, provides information about scholarship opportunities available to high school seniors.

NWCC Alumnae Victoria Newton directs the Glass Menagerie on campus and talks with Gary about her experiences with Northwest Theatre. Also, Coach Mark Carson talks NWCC Baseball and previews the spring '22 season.

Host Gary Darby chats with Northwest Career Technical Education Career Counselor Beth Morgan about Career and Technical Education Month, highlighting some of the college's program offerings. Softball head coach Chelsea Bramlett provides a preview of the softball season.