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2021

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Since the nation’s first community college opened in Joliet, Illinois, in 1901, never has the mission of community colleges been more relevant, more important. Career and technical preparation, workforce and community education, and the ability...

KUDOS: Memphis Business Journal honors Southwest leaders as “Women Who Lead”

The Memphis Business Journal’s editorial team named Southwest President Tracy D. Hall for their 2021 Women Who Lead in Education annual recognition. The honor singled out top educational leaders at Memphis’ key institutions representing both...

Welcome to Kristine Williams, Southwest’s new digital content coordinator!

Kristine Williams has joined Southwest as the College’s new digital content coordinator in the department of Communications, Marketing and Community Relations. She began her new role managing the College’s website Sept. 17, 2021.

Southwest wins Memphis Most’s Best Technical College award

Southwest is The Commercial Appeal’s 2021 Memphis Most winner for Best Technical College!

Bert Bornblum Library adds new anatomy and physiology lab

The new Anatomy and Physiology Lab at the Bert Bornblum Library on the Macon Cove Campus provides students easier access to microscopes and more than thirty anatomy models. The lab is located on the first floor of the library in Room ML117.

Cecilia Maciel Martinez joins Southwest as new COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Coordinator

The Coronavirus pandemic has become an ongoing global infectious disease. Southwest has successfully faced the institutional challenges of the pandemic and adapted to the “new normal.” However, Physical Plant Director Jonathan Welden says the...