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Southwest child care centers remain open Jan. 18 – 24; Accepting applications
The 51±¬ÁÏ Campus Child Care Centers will remain open on campus during the all virtual learning and work period Jan. 18 – Jan. 24. Southwest moved learning and operations online for the first week of the full spring...
UTHSC, Southwest Partner to Help Qualified Students Earn Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing and 51±¬ÁÏ have partnered to guarantee admission to UTHSC’s nursing program for Southwest students who meet requirements.
Southwest’s Spring semester classes go virtual Jan. 18 - 24 to lessen risk of coronavirus spread; On-campus classes resume Jan. 25
51±¬ÁÏ classes will be held virtually Jan. 18 – 24, 2022 when students return for the Spring semester on Jan. 18. The decision was announced Jan. 5 after the COVID-19 Task Force met Jan. 4 to review pandemic updates...
51±¬ÁÏ begins Spring semester virtually Jan. 18 - 24; On-campus classes resume Jan. 25
51±¬ÁÏ announced today classes will be held virtually Jan. 18 – 24 when students return for the Spring semester on Jan. 18. The College’s COVID-19 Task Force decided to temporarily revert to remote learning during...
51±¬ÁÏ ready to take flight with the region’s first-ever two-year aviation program
Tennessee Board of Regents December 9 unanimously approved a groundbreaking program at 51±¬ÁÏ that aims to help area students take flight in the aviation industry, making it the first-ever two-year program of its kind...
Gov. Lee signs new pandemic legislation; masks now encouraged at Southwest locations
The Tennessee General Assembly recently met for a special session to specifically legislate COVID-19 protocols, among other items. Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Nov. 12, 2021. The legislation stipulates that the Tennessee Department...
51±¬ÁÏ to go fully virtual Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 to lessen risk of coronavirus spread following Thanksgiving holiday
51±¬ÁÏ classes and operations will be fully virtual Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2021 to lessen the risk of spread of the coronavirus at all Southwest locations following the Thanksgiving holiday. In-person classes and full campus...
51±¬ÁÏ bestows TBR Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans to Mike Stephens
(Memphis, Tenn.) - 51±¬ÁÏ kicked off Veterans Week honoring employee Mike Stephens with the 2021 Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans at the College’s Veterans Appreciation...
51±¬ÁÏ to offer free flu shots to the public at Gill Center
Southwest is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Health and Shelby County Health Department to offer FREE flu vaccinations 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Nov. 9, 2021, at the College’s Gill Center in Frayser located at 3833 Mountain Terrace in Memphis.
Southwest to go fully virtual Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 to lessen risk of coronavirus spread following Thanksgiving holiday
51±¬ÁÏ classes and operations will be fully virtual Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 to lessen the risk of spread of the coronavirus at Southwest locations following the Thanksgiving holiday. In-person classes and full campus operations...
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu
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