Southwest Tennessee Community College Scoop Newsletter
In This Issue...
- Message from President Tracy D. Hall
- Welcome aboard, Anita Brackin Associate Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development
- KUDOS: Dr. Donald Fisher to receive McWherter Leadership Award
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Claude Hinds and his “WONDER”-ful experience
- STAFF KUDOS: Nikita Ashford-Ashworth named Maxine Smith Fellow
- Works of adjunct English faculty Hayes and Black recently published
- Todd Blankenbeckler assumes Digital Learning director post
- Beware of Airbnb scams
- KUDOS: Malinda Wade marks final year at helm of Carter G. Woodson Award ceremony
- Welcome aboard Darryl Hill, Director of Marketing and Communications
- FACULTY KUDOS: AACC selects Dr. Amy Waddell for distinguished faculty award
- FACULTY NEWS: Dr. Jennifer Townes named teaching academy director
- Veterans Empowerment Training is Feb. 28
- The Lady Saluqis are red hot!
- Saluqi Athletics Corner
- Southwest hosts TN Achieves mentor breakfast
- SERT Team receives CPR Training
- Welcome aboard, Aquila Phillips Executive Administrative Assistant to President Tracy D. Hall
- FACULTY KUDOS: Susanna L. Jackson publishes first novel
- Mandatory Title IX training due by Feb. 23
- Saluqi Baseball rebuilds under new coach
- Saluqis ranked 19th nationwide
- Dates to Remember
- In Memorial: Ben Watson
- News Roundup
NEWS ROUNDUP
Links to the latest online news reports on Southwest, community college trends, Tennessee Board of Regents coverage and more
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President Hall announces Tennessee Reconnect on Live@9
WREG.com
Feb. 15, 2018
Watch the video.
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VP for Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner talks about Tennessee Reconnect and Southwest programs
WREG News Channel 3
WREG.com
Feb. 14, 2018
Watch the video.
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VP Faulkner on Germantown High School TV
YouTube.com
Jan. 29, 2018
Watch the video. (Scroll to 18:21)
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Tuition-free community college program for adult kicks off first enrollment period
opens
Tennesseean.com
Feb. 15, 2018
Tennessee's program allowing adults to enroll tuition-free this fall at a community
or technical college is officially open for business.
Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday made the announcement about Tennessee Reconnect's application
period through a news release. Read more.
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Application opens for free community college or technical school through Tennessee
Reconnect
Knoxnews.com
Feb. 15, 2018
Applications for the Tennessee Reconnect program, a new initiative providing free
tuition for adults to enroll in community college or technical school, are now open,
Gov. Bill Haslam announced Thursday.
The program builds off the Tennessee Promise program, which provides recent high
school graduates two years of tuition-free community or technical college. Read more.
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Bringing Back Adult Students Takes More Than a Catchy Campaign
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Chronicle.com
Feb. 12, 2018
More than 80 million adults nationally have either graduated from high school but never attended college or started college but never earned a degree. Structural and cultural barriers often discourage adults from enrolling or from going back to finish. Read more.