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Scoop 2020


Flu Shot

‘Tis the season for a flu shot

Have you been thinking about getting a flu shot? Now is the time as fall marks the beginning of flu season. According to the Shelby County Health department, everyone who does not have a contraindication (for example an allergy to eggs) should get...

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Scams

SPECIAL TO SCOOP: Avoid COVID-19 phishing scams

Maybe you or your friends have gotten an email claiming to be from the “Financial Department” of your university. The email tells you to click on a link to get a message about your COVID-19 economic stimulus check — and it needs to be opened...

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In the News

Southwest: In the News

Links to Southwest news and other reports on community college trends, Tennessee Board of Regents coverage and more.

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Saluqi Awards

SALUQI CORNER: Student-athletes score big at TCCAA achievement awards

Twenty-five Southwest student-athletes representing each of the College’s five athletic teams were honored for their scholastic accomplishments as recipients of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association’s Academic Achievement Award...

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Dr. Tracy D. Hall

FROM THE PRESIDENT

To the Class of 2020: Congratulations on your wonderful achievement! You have persevered through late night study sessions, early morning classes, pop quizzes, final exams and COVID-19. You have quite a story to tell! The hurdles you have faced...

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A happy graduate ready to receive her mortar board and tassel at the 2020 Curbside Cap & Tassel Pick-Up event.

Tears and cheers at first-ever Curbside Cap & Tassel Pick Up event

Mother Nature showed up in full force with a deluge of rain, but that did not stop Spring 2020 graduates from coming out to pick up their mortar boards and tassels at Southwest’s first Curbside Cap & Tassel Pick-Up event May 12.

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