Southwest: In the News
Links to Southwest news and other reports on community college trends, Tennessee Board of Regents coverage and more:
January 30, 2020
Connecting with students to connect them to their education
By Laura Ross
Forbes
January 30
Where education systems stumble, grassroots groups step in to raise success rates
By Jon Marcus
AL.com
January 29
Community College Impact Report
By De-Soto Times Tribune staff
De-Soto Times Tribune
January 29
Who leads on college learning?
By Doug Lederman
Inside Higher Education
January 28
Southwest offers tuition-free courses for women in Whitehaven
By Kirstin Garriss
WHBQ-TV (Fox 13)
Certificates and associate degrees offer more value than you think
By Matt Zalaznick
UB – University Business
January 27
Job & Career news from the Memphis Public Libraries
By Memphis Public Library staff
Memphis Public Library Blog
January 22
Southwest faculty chef honored with national award
By The Daily Memphian Staff
The Daily Memphian
January 15
Finalists for AACC’s 2020 Awards of Excellence
By Daily Staff
AACC Community College Daily
January 12
Competing with the Streets with Dr. Tracy D. Hall
By Tonyaa Weathersbee
Commercial Appeal – Twenty with Tonyaa
January 9
Chef Leake prepares bourbon-glazed salmon
By Live@9 staff
WREG-TV
January 8
Southwest, TCAT talk workforce development with lawmakers
By Elle Perry
The Daily Memphian
January 7
Southwest students hired on the spot after completing medical device program
By Mearl Purvis
WHBQ-TV Fox 13
January 3
Six innovators, leaders named to Business and Technology Hall of Fame
By Johnson City Press staff
Johnson City Press
January 2
State Board of Education’s leader recommends upholding closure verdict for Southwest Early College High
By Caroline Bauman
Chalkbeat
January 1
Making student achievement a priority: the role of school counselors in turnaround schools
By Erik M. Hines, et. al.
SAGE Journals
Addressing the changing workforce
By Walter G. Bumphus
Community College Daily
December 28, 2019
The ‘Southwest Makeover’ with TSDRadio on WLOK
By Karanja A. Ajanaku
The Tri-State Defender
December 26
Southwest and CodeCrew team up for software developer bootcamp
By TSD Newsroom
The Tri-State Defender
December 20
CodeCrew and Southwest Tennessee CC partner in class
By The Daily Memphian Staff
The Daily Memphian
December 12
Chef Leake cooks oven-roasted lamb for the holidays
By Live@9 staff
WREG-TV
December 12
Board of Regents approves 12 new training programs at Colleges of Applied Technology in its quarterly meeting
By TBR Staff
Press Release Point
December 9
Fred Davis, Charles ancd Patra Temple receive Southwest Foundation honors
By Elle Perry
The Daily Memphian
Medical device community says area needs to step up against growing competition
By Michael Waddell
The Daily Memphian
December 6
Memphis-Area laboratory science programs ranked by students enrolled
By MBJ Staff
Memphis Business Journal
In This Issue...
- FROM THE PRESIDENT
- Southwest Foundation takes center stage at cityCURRENT Signature Breakfast
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Human Resources to kick-off redesign of employee experience in 2020
- MENTAL HEALTH CORNER: Charting a new path
- HIPs teaching methods a ‘game changer’ for student success
- Project M.O.S.T. hosts “De-Stress” fest during finals
- SGA Angel Tree Program brings holiday spirit to Alton Elementary students
- FACULTY: Schedule Library Instruction session for your students today
- STUDENTS: Print 2019 Tax Forms in My.Southwest portal
- AACC names Chef Steven Leake a 2020 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty recipient
- KUDOS: Memphis Grizzlies select VP of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner for annual HBCU Empowerment Award
- US Secret Service trains Southwest SERT team on workplace security
- U.S. State Department selects Dr. Christopher Hastings specialist assignment
- THEC awards Southwest and TCAT-Memphis $145K Veteran Reconnect grant
- Writers series showcases works by Southwest faculty
- Students travel to state capitol to learn law-making process
- Early FAFSA completers win book scholarships
- Culinary arts graduate opens ‘Cool Beans’ coffee shop in Cordova
- Southwest and TCAT-Memphis tout growth and expansion at 2020 Legislative Luncheon
- Southwest establishes Innovation Funds to fuel success; Now accepting grant applications
- Scholarship recipients thank Foundation donors for making dreams come true
- Southwest celebrates the holidays with faculty and staff open house
- Women of Worth accepting new members
- Shelby County Government and Southwest Allied Health and Sciences drill nursing students on disaster triage
- Business and Technologies joins National Cyber Watch Center
- SALUQI CORNER: Saluqis start new year with impressive wins
- Southwest: In the News
- 32nd Annual Carter G. Woodson Award Ceremony is Feb. 13