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Student ambassadors helped direct students to a New Student Orientation event on the Union Avenue Campus in June.

New Student Orientation draws over 1,300 high school grads to campus

Southwest Ambassadors had a busy summer greeting more than 1,300 new students at 11 New Student Orientation (NSO) events this June, July, and August on the Union Avenue and Macon Cove campuses, and at the Whitehaven and Maxine A. Smith Centers. ...

Brenda Phillips, assistant professor of networking, reviews sample questions on the CompTIA certification test with Zachary Paulson during the A+ hardware boot camp.

A+ Boot Camp prepares students for CompTIA certification

Zachary Paulson was inspired to enroll at Southwest and major in cyber defense after watching a television show called Mr. Robot. Brenda Phillips, assistant professor of networking, reviews some sample questions on the CompTIA certification test...

Students in the Tennessee Achieves summer institute at the Whitehaven Center work on an English assignment taught by instructor Brice Wilson.

Tennessee Achieves summer institute continues to grow at Whitehaven

Jerrod Bowlton figured that taking college classes in the summer would help fight off “summer melt” and give him a head start on earning some college credits when he enrolls at Southwest as a freshman in the fall.

Eighth-graders Ximena Villa of White Station Middle School and Adysun Jones of Kate Bond Middle School studied STEM lessons with the help of facilitator Rahni Stuwart during Eureka Summer Camp at the Union Avenue Campus.

Eureka program shows young girls the benefit of careers in STEM

Snakes. Solving an art heist using forensic science. DNA models made out of candy. A contest to see who could build the tallest bridge, maze, or tower using common household products. Biology classes for college credit. And a trip to the Medical...