Southwest Tennessee Community College Scoop Newsletter
In This Issue...
- Message from President Tracy D. Hall
- Commencement is May 19
- Southwest teams up with Crappie University
- New federal tax bill takes effect
- Duplicating Services at Union Avenue now a self-service copy center
- New Year’s resolutions: making them and keeping them
- Board approves warranty for new technical program graduates
- Prepare for personal health
- Mandatory Title IX training due by Feb. 23
- Saluqis ranked in Top 25 nationwide
- Saluqi Athletics Corner
- 30th Annual Carter G. Woodson Award Ceremony is Feb. 6
- Prepare for extreme cold
- Schedule Library Instruction training for your students today
- Let’s take a bite out of spam
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- News Roundup
- Dates to Remember
News Roundup
Links to the latest online news reports on community college trends, Tennessee Board of Regents coverage and more
In Session: The Haslam Administration in Year Eight
Analysis: Will the 2018 legislative session cement Bill Haslam’s legacy, or could
it partially upend it?
Nashvillescene.com
January 11, 2018
A year from now, Gov. Bill Haslam will be handing over his duties as head of the
state to a newly elected governor, bright-eyed and bullish on advancing her or his
agenda through the 111th Tennessee General Assembly. But starting this month, as
the second year of the 110th session gets underway, Haslam has one last chance to
push his own agenda and ostensibly cement his legacy, such as it is. Read more.
Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Tydings speaks at rotary club luncheon
TheChattanoogan.com
January 10, 2018
Dr. Flora Tydings, Chancellor for the Tennessee Board of Regents, was the speaker
at the Rotary Club of Cleveland luncheon on Tuesday at the Museum Center at 5ive
Points.
Dr. Tydings provided an update on “The New TBR” after the FOCUS Act changes including some of the system’s new priorities and the impact this will have on CSCC. Read more.
Closing Gaps in Tennessee
Despite tackling college access head-on, challenges remain in Tennessee as the state
grapples with decreasing adult student enrollment and an achievement gap for African-American
students.
Insidehighered.com
January 9, 2018
Tennessee has received numerous accolades for its push over the past few years to
increase college access.
But a recent report on the retention and completion rates of the state’s most vulnerable college students show that access alone isn’t enough if Tennessee wants to reach its goal for 55 percent of adults to hold a degree or certificate by 2025. Read more.
Southern Middle Tennessee will be region of lightning-fast change in 2018
Columbiadailyherald.com
December 30, 2017
The year ahead will bring a wave of lightning-fast changes for Maury County and southern Middle Tennessee.
That’s not just a prediction. It’s already happening before our eyes. Read more.
Unemployment in Tennessee remains low
Manchestertimes.com
Friday, December 29, 2017
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips earlier in December announced the November statewide unemployment rate posted significantly lower than November 2016 and notably lower than the national average. The preliminary, seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for November 2017 was 3.1 percent – two percentage points lower than it was one year ago and one percentage point below the national average of 4.1. Read more.