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September/October 2020
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FROM THE PRESIDENT: Where education, training and business merge
Our greatest mission at Southwest is helping students gain satisfying and profitable careers by equipping them with the necessary tools to succeed in today’s workforce. As we Reimagine Southwest, one of our goals is to ensure that we are blurring...
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FACULTY NEWS: President Hall asks faculty to help TN Reconnect students keep moving forward
Earlier this month President Tracy D. Hall sent an email to each faculty member asking for their help to keep students moving forward. She asked every faculty member to incorporate into their lectures a brief video presentation on applying for a...
![(Clockwise) Vice President of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner, Vice President of Financial and Administrative Affairs Mike Neal, Executive Director of Government Relations Sherman Greer and President Dr. Tracy D. Hall at the College’s first virtual legislative town hall Aug. 25, 2020.](/stories/scoop/2020/10/images/townhall-small.jpg)
Southwest convenes first virtual legislative town hall
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Dr. Tracy D. Hall and senior leadership convened the College’s first virtual Town Hall-Legislative Edition Aug. 25, 2020, to update state legislators on Southwest’s pandemic response and its Back...
![Keynote speaker and Beyond Academics Founder Mathew Alex addresses faculty and administration at the Second Annual President’s Leadership Retreat.](/stories/scoop/2020/10/images/lead-small.jpg)
President’s Leadership Retreat focuses on reimagining student success
Southwest faculty and administration participated in an exciting and transformational leadership retreat to reimagine Southwest Aug. 7. President Tracy D. Hall invited the group to her second annual President’s Leadership Retreat to engage in...
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STUDENT NEWS: New AFA program nets four Memphis Ostrander awards
Congratulations to Southwest’s stellar thespians and members of the new Associate of Fine Arts program on winning four prestigious Ostrander Awards out of eight nominations in the Collegiate Division for the February 2020 production of Lorraine...
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STUDENT NEWS: Honors Convocation salutes perseverance during pandemic
Congratulations to all the outstanding student-scholar winners of the 2020 Honors Convocation. This time-honored academic tradition, presented by the Office of High Impact Practices and Innovation, celebrates the outstanding achievements, leadership...