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Scoop January/February 2022 Edition
![Campus Child Care Center](/stories/scoop/2022/02/images/childcarecenter.jpg)
Southwest child care centers provide high-quality, low-cost child care
One of life’s challenges for parents, whether going to school, working, or both, is finding affordable, safe and quality child care for their children.
![Whitehaven Vaccination Center](/stories/scoop/2022/02/images/whitehaven-vaxcenter.jpg)
Southwest reopens Whitehaven vaccination site Jan. 28; nearly 500 vaccinated on first day
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Shelby County Health Department Director Michelle Taylor and other community leaders joined President Tracy D. Hall Jan. 28 to urge residents to get vaccinated and announce the reopening of the Whitehaven Center Vaccination...
![AACC names William Weppner 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award recipient](/stories/scoop/2022/02/images/william-weppner.jpg)
FACULTY KUDOS: AACC names William Weppner 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award recipient
Congratulations to William “Bill” Weppner, Associate Professor of Mathematics, on receiving the American Association of Community College 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award for his outstanding leadership, dedication to students,...
![Levi Frazier](/stories/scoop/2022/02/images/Levi-Frazier.jpg)
FACULTY KUDOS: Levi Frazier receives 2022 Carter G. Woodson Award of Merit
Congratulations to Professor Levi Frazier, recipient of the 2022 Carter Godwin Woodson Award of Merit.
![Aviation Operations Technology](/stories/scoop/2022/02/images/Aviation%20TAKE%20FLIGHT%20_%20SG2022%20_%201080.jpg)
Southwest launches first 2-year aviation program in TN
Aspiring aviation professionals now have the opportunity to earn the credential needed for a career in aviation in two years, rather than four, thanks to Southwest’s newest academic offering. The Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Operations...
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Community developer shares entrepreneurship journey at 10th Men In Black Awards
Dr. Derwin Sisnett, co-founder and partner of Maslow Development Inc. (Maslow), served as keynote speaker at the Tenth Annual Men In Black Awards virtual ceremony. This year’s theme was “Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Foster Change...