News From Southwest
COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Shelby County
The Shelby County Health Department began vaccinating for COVID-19 on Jan. 1, 2021. The vaccines will be distributed in three phases beginning with those who are either at the greatest risk of contracting the coronavirus or those who are at the highest...
Southwest extends Back to Campus Plan - Phase II for Spring Semester
Southwest has extended Phase II of its Back to Campus Plan to encompass the Spring Semester which begins Jan. 19, 2021. College officials made the decision in response to the escalating surge of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths in Memphis and the...
SCHD Health Officer discusses COVID-19 vaccines, testing and safety during live community chat
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Bruce Randolph, M.D., shared the latest pandemic data, news and safety recommendations with about 80 Southwest Tennessee Community College students, faculty and staff Tuesday, Dec. 22 during a live,...
Tennessee’s Safe at Home program stark reminder of pandemic’s impact on victims of abuse
Tennessee’s Secretary of State Tre Hargett recently released information to stakeholders across the state about Tennessee’s Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program. The program was enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2018 to aid...
Shelby County issues new health restrictions amid soaring COVID-19 cases
Due to the recent accelerated rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Shelby County and its strain on area hospitals, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter issued “Safer at Home” Directive No. 16 and Face Mask Order No. 4 on...
Generation’s Partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Free Access to Online Training Programs
(Washington, DC) - Generation USA, a nonprofit organization that transforms education to employment systems, is excited to announce its partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College, a public community college in Memphis, Tennessee, to offer...
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
(Memphis, Tenn.) - Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall has been elected to serve on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Her term runs...
Southwest’s Center for Access awarded $50,000 TBR grant to expand services to students with disabilities; Launches autism camp next summer
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Center for Access (formerly the Office of Student Disabilities) was awarded a $50,000 Student Engagement Retention and Success grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents to advance the academic success of...
Southwest schedules on-campus registrations; Appointments available beginning Dec. 14
Southwest Tennessee Community College will hold on-campus registrations in December and January to help Southwest students get ready for the winter and spring terms.
Southwest and Generation USA partner to offer Memphians free online IT trainings
Southwest is partnering with Generation USA to help bridge the tech skills gap in Memphis. The non-profit organization has been teaming up with local colleges across the nation to offer free IT career trainings in areas hit hardest by COVID-19.