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Southwest Tennessee Community College


Garcia credits Southwest Chef Steven Leake for giving him the skills and confidence to open his own business.

Culinary arts graduate opens ‘Cool Beans’ coffee shop in Cordova

When Alfredo Garcia was a student in the culinary arts program at Southwest, he and instructor Chef Steven Leake used to say “cool beans” to each other in class all the time.

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Scholarship

Early FAFSA completers win book scholarships

Congratulations to Kamilah Fair (Union Avenue Campus), Glendoria Townsend (Macon Cove Campus), Patrick Garner (Maxine A. Smith Center), and Brianna Henderson (Whitehaven Center), all students who won a $250 book scholarship for completing their 2020-2021...

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VP of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner

KUDOS: Memphis Grizzlies select VP of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner for annual HBCU Empowerment Award

Vice President of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner will be one of just four honorees to receive the Memphis Grizzlies HBCU Empowerment Award this month. The Memphis Grizzlies annually recognizes local Historically Black College and University...

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Dr. Christopher Hastings (front row, center) gathers with English teachers from Pakistani Madrasas.

FACULTY KUDOS: U.S. State Department selects Dr. Christopher Hastings for specialist assignment

Congratulations to Southwest’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Coordinator Dr. Christopher Hastings who completed his assignment to train English teachers in Islamabad, Pakistan this past December. Hastings was one of 80 United States citizens...

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