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Human Resources to kick-off employee experience, redesign
Faculty and staff can expect a “new employee experience” this year, according to plans unveiled by Human Resources Department Associate Vice President Iliana Ricelli at the 2019 fall convocation. The department’s Big Audacious Goal: Part 2...
Project M.O.S.T. students take time out to relax and de-stress during fall 2019 finals week.
Enhancing teaching and learning by providing culturally responsive and supplemental instruction methods is essential to the success of any student. In core courses with high failure rates, it is not only essential, but also is critical to the student’s...
Scholarship recipients thank Foundation donors for making dreams come true
Southwest Foundation donors received a heartfelt thank you from scholarship recipients at a holiday reception Dec. 4 in the Bert Bornblum Library.
Culinary arts graduate opens ‘Cool Beans’ coffee shop in Cordova
When Alfredo Garcia was a student in the culinary arts program at Southwest, he and instructor Chef Steven Leake used to say “cool beans” to each other in class all the time.
Early FAFSA completers win book scholarships
Congratulations to Kamilah Fair (Union Avenue Campus), Glendoria Townsend (Macon Cove Campus), Patrick Garner (Maxine A. Smith Center), and Brianna Henderson (Whitehaven Center), all students who won a $250 book scholarship for completing their 2020-2021...
KUDOS: Memphis Grizzlies select VP of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner for annual HBCU Empowerment Award
Vice President of Student Affairs Jacqueline Faulkner will be one of just four honorees to receive the Memphis Grizzlies HBCU Empowerment Award this month. The Memphis Grizzlies annually recognizes local Historically Black College and University...