For the fifth year, campus and community presented Martin Pride Days, a weeklong series of activities designed to let Giles County businesses and residents join the college’s faculty and staff in expressing their appreciation for MMC students. Martin Pride always carries a fresh theme having to do with a newly established program into the new year. The theme for this year’s Martin Pride Days was “The Beat Goes On...”, as 2006 unveils the heart beat of a new Nursing Program. 

Events included Dinner on the Green, in which local churches help cater a campus wide meal on the Campus Green. That event was followed by a worship service led by the Rev. Laura Kirkpatrick, MMC’s campus minister.

The other favorite event of the year was the Beach Party Extravaganza on the Square,  in which the courthouse square is transformed into a carnival, including, sand volleyball, a waterslide, a challenging obstatcle course, and plenty of music – including karaoke. The fun all starts with food provided by about two dozen local restaurants and vendors. The Pulaski Retail Merchants, the Giles County Chamber of Commerce, and local government all join together to help kick the year off with a fresh new beat.