News From Southwest


Nichols Hired as Southwest's Head Men's Basketball Coach

Southwest has hired former Motlow State Community College coach and athletic director, Jerry Nichols, as its new head men's basketball coach, replacing Interim Coach Kevin Whitted. "We are excited to have a person of his caliber work with our young...

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Bolton Teammates Reunited at Southwest

When Haylee Power, Kelsey Knight and Sami Jo Kelly were teammates at Bolton High School, all were regarded as college prospects and destined to play at the "next level". (When Power was a senior at Bolton in the spring of 2009, Knight was a sophomore...

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President/CEO Carolyn Hardy Will Address the Southwest Tennessee Community College Graduating Class of 2013

Carolyn Hardy will deliver the commencement address to Southwest Tennessee Community College's Class of 2013 on May 4, at 10:30 a.m. at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS.

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The Royal Thai Government's Productivity Institute Visits Memphis: Home of the "King" of Rock 'N Roll in Celebration of MSQPC's 25th Anniversary

The Mid-South Quality Productivity Center (MSQPC) is hosting a visit from the Royal Thai Government's Productivity Institute comprising a group of CEOs/executives in honor of the center's 25th anniversary. MSQPC is a partnership of the Greater Memphis...

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TSBDC Rising Star Award 2012

Gregg Overman, owner of River City Soap Company, has been awarded the 2012 Memphis Rising Star Award from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC), at Southwest. The Rising Star award is given annually by the TSBDC to the company that...

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Coronel Named TCCAA Pitcher of the Week

Miguel Coronel, a sophomore right-handed pitcher on the Southwest baseball team, has been selected by the Tennessee Baseball Report as TCCAA Pitcher of the Week for March 17-23.

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Microsoft Presents an AppLabs Event at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Brian Prince of Microsoft will facilitate a free Microsoft AppLabs programming workshop, "How to Build Your Own App" on March 29 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Southwest's Macon Cove Campus, Bornbloom Library - ML 234. Prince will use the latest...

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Southwest Players Newell and Lurry Named All-TCCAA

Five Southwest men's and women's basketball players were voted all-conference by coaches in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association including first team selections Marshun Newell and Teneisha Lurry.

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Southwest Tennessee Community College Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service

Memphis, TN – Southwest Tennessee Community College was named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning,...

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Southwest Holds Ribbon Cutting For New ILS Technology Lab

The February 26 Ribbon Cutting and Naming Ceremony marked the grand opening for the Inventory Locator Service (ILS) Technology Lab located in the Butler Building on the Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus. Inventory Locator Service,®...

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