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Scoop January/February 2021 Edition
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Medical District gets new app-based shuttle service
The Downtown Memphis Commission, Memphis Medical District Collaborative and Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) launched a new app-based shuttle service Feb. 10 called Groove On-Demand.
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Telehealth, food boxes available to students in need
Southwest’s Department of Counseling and Social Services has widened its network of community resources to include two new partnerships that will provide currently enrolled Southwest students with telehealth and food assistance. Students will be...
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Welcome Aboard: Sherita Robertson, Director of Financial Aid
Dr. Sherita Robertson is Southwest’s new Director of Financial Aid. Robertson brings to the College more than 23 years of financial aid experience to the role. Her expansive career in student services includes positions as a verification specialist,...
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POLICY MATTERS: About conflicts of interest and commitment
Southwest has a talented, diverse workforce of professionals whose skills are in high demand. This could lead to career opportunities and possible conflicts of interest and/or commitment. Did you know Southwest has a policy for these matters? We do!
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Renowned author Clifton Taulbert returns, sheds light on Black Wall Street at Men in Black Awards
Renowned Mississippi author, international business consultant and global speaker, Clifton L. Taulbert, was back by popular demand to serve as the keynote speaker at the VIRTUAL celebration of Project M.O.S.T.’s (Men of Southwest Tennessee) Men...
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Courageous Conversations series features Richard Milner
The first of the Reimagine Southwest Courageous Conversations series kicked off Southwest’s 2021 Winter Recharge for faculty and staff with keynote speaker Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at...