Newsroom
Welcome to the Southwest Tennessee Community College newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.
A New Era of Leadership Begins at Southwest
The Southwest Tennessee Community College family welcomed Dr. Tracy Hall as she stepped into the role of the college's new president on July 13. Dr. Hall comes to Southwest from St. Louis Community College-Forest Park where she served as vice president...
Southwest Receives SACS Re-Accreditation
Southwest received re-accreditation confirmation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions...
Three Southwest Softball Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes
Three members of the Southwest softball team have been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as All-America Scholar Athletes. To qualify for the award, a student-athlete had to achieve a 3.50 grade point average for the 2014-15...
Burroughs-Cook, McKinnie and Nelson Sign With Four-Year Universities
Southwest sophomore basketball players Jonathan Burroughs-Cook, DeAndre McKinnie and Dominic Nelson have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their education and basketball careers at four-year universities.
Southwest Softball Team To Face Cleveland State in Region Play-In Game
- The Southwest Tennessee Community College softball team will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, this week for the / Region VII Tournament hosted by Chattanooga State Community College.
Southwest Baseball Team In Region Play-In Game Against Roane State
The Southwest Tennessee Community College baseball team will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, this week for the / Region VII Tournament hosted by Chattanooga State Community College.
NBA Veteran Elliot Perry to Deliver the Commencement Address to the Southwest Tennessee Community College 2015 Graduating Class
Hometown favorite and Veteran Elliot Lamonte Perry is the speaker for Southwest's 2015 Commencement Ceremony to be held on May 2 at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS, at 10:30 a.m. Perry is a Treadwell High School graduate (1987). He went on to...
LaKyesha Stennis Named Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American
Freshman guard LaKyesha Stennis, the leading scorer this season for the Southwest women's basketball team, has been named honorable mention All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Rasheed Brooks Named First Team NJCAA All-American
Sophomore guard Rasheed Brooks, who led the Southwest men's basketball team to an outstanding 24-4 record and the regular season championship this season, has been selected First Team All-American. He is the fourth Saluqi to be named to the first...
Southwest Softball Player Alex Turner Selected as NJCAA All-Star
Sophomore centerfielder Alex Turner has been selected as one of 16 players to represent the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Stars at the 2015 Canadian Open Softball Tournament in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada from June...
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu