Southwest: In the News

Links to Southwest news and other reports on community college trends, Tennessee Board of Regents coverage and more:
May 15, 2020
By Delece Smith-Barrow
The Hechinger Report
May 14
By Newstaff
The Daily Star
By Michelle Miller-Adams
The New York Times
By Alex Northcut
WBBJ-TV
May 13
By Daily Memphian Staff
Daily Memphian
By STCC News Release
WATN-TV Local 24 ABC News
By STCC News Release
WHBQ-TV FOX 13
By Melissa Moon
WREG-TV News Channel 3
By STCC News Release
La Prensa Latina
May 12
By Rudy Williams
WATN-TV Local 24 News
By Kirstin Garriss
WHBQ-TV FOX 13
May 11
By Jeremy King
Businesswire
By STCC News Release
WATN-TV Local 24 News
May 9
Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell
Tri-Sate Defender
Dr. Vicki Karolewics, Tom Downs and Dawn Erlandson
Montgomery Advertiser
May 8
By Tonyaa Weathersbee
The Commercial Appeal
May 7
By Brittani Moncrease
WATN-TV Local 24 News
By Symone Woolridge
WREG-TV News Channel 3
May 6
By Stephanie Scurlock
WREG-TV News Channel 3
By News Staff
The Tullahoma Tennessee Times
May 4
By Brittani Moncrease
WREG-TV News Channel 3
By David Baime
Community College Daily
May 1
By Khari Thompson
The Commercial Appeal
April 27, 2020
By David Jesse
USA Today
April 20
By Bryce Warden
SCORE
April 16
By Tonyaa Weathersbee
The Commercial Appeal
April 15
By Amicia Ramsey
WHBQ-TV FOX 13 Memphis
By Doug Lederman
Inside Higher Ed
April 9
By Christin Yates
Daily Memphian
In This Issue...
- FROM THE PRESIDENT
- President Tracy D. Hall serves on national ATD panel
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Mental Health Corner: Tips to avoid burnout during summer semester
- FACULTY KUDOS: Julia Rhea selected 2020 Field Instructor of the Year
- FACULTY KUDOS: Dr. Robert J. Walker publishes textbook on effective teachers
- U.S. Census deadline extended to October 31 due to COVID-19
- COVID-19: Retrieving office mail from campus
- COVID-19 scams targeting college students
- Department of Education changes CARES Act student relief eligibility requirements
- Outstanding students honored at first virtual Honors Convocation
- TBR to use multiple measures for learning support placement
- Elections held for SGA and CAB student representatives
- Languages and literature department hosts inaugural student poetry contest
- Recruitment hosts live admissions sessions
- TSBDC assists small businesses seeking SBA disaster loans
- Career Services goes virtual to connect students, alumni and employers
- IAC Innovation Grant application extended to June 30
- Free online continuing education courses offered through June 30
- Tears and cheers at first-ever Curbside Cap & Tassel Pick Up event
- Forensics and criminal justice students compete in first SkillsUSA state competition
- Retention & Student Success welcomes IDEAS team members
- Virtual Spring Fling brings students together while apart
- Southwest’s TRIO graduates are “Upward Bound” for college
- ALUMNI NEWS: Former Lady Saluqi Ashley Shields new Arlington High girls basketball head coach
- Athletics department to pay tribute to health care heroes
- SALUQI CORNER: Saluqis conquer academic goals in spite of COVID-19
- Southwest: In the News