Scoop 2019
STUDENT NEWS: 33 inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda
One by one, 33 inductees of the Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Honor Society stepped onto the Fulton Auditorium stage March 29 to receive their new member certificates. Faculty sponsors, families, friends and students cheered on the group of adult learners...
Phi Theta Kappa chapter earns 5-star honors again
Congratulations to the officers and members of the Upsilon Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) at Southwest and their advisers Paralegal Studies Professor Twyla Waters and Business Studies Professor Joan McGrory for achieving a 5-Star Chapter...
Student Leadership Institute empowers and motivates adult learners
The Office of Student Development hosted its inaugural Student Leadership Institute (SLI) for Adult Learners May 16 on the Macon Cove Campus to empower adult students pursuing higher education to stay the course and become future leaders. Student...
Hieroglyph expands reach online and in Memphis bookstores!
Hieroglyph, Southwest’s literary journal, is expanding its reach into the community. The College’s literary journal is now available free of cost at two new off-campus locations – Novel Books at 387 Perkins Extended and Burke’s Bookstore...
STUDENT NEWS: Students spruce up campuses on Saluqi Clean Up Day
Eighty students participated in Salqui Clean Up Day March 19 at the Macon Cove and Union Avenue Campuses. Saluqi Success Pathway Coach Devin Foster organized the event in collaboration with the offices of Student Development and Physical Plant. Foster...
Students celebrate diversity, inclusion at Southwests first-ever second-chance prom
The Nabors gym was transformed March 29 by LED lights, a rainbow balloon arch, and a live DJ. Stacks of Papa John’s pizza beckoned students, some of whom sat quietly on the bleachers while others danced. To the casual observer, this scene resembled...