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Scoop September/October 2021 Edition

Upward Bound engages students with creative adventures during the Coronavirus pandemic
Southwest鈥檚 Upward Bound program provided some unique and inventive ways to engage students during the Coronavirus pandemic this summer. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the program was not able to offer its traditional residential component where...

TBR offers QPR suicide prevention training for faculty and staff
Question. Persuade. Refer. These are actions we all can take to help someone who is in a crisis, prevent a suicide and save a life. The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in partnership with the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network is providing...


The Taste at Southwest dishes out with take out
The Taste at Southwest cafeteria continues to dish out your favorite food selections with take-out service. Now that students and employees have returned to campus, the cafeteria is following safety measures by offering food delivery via curbside...

TECTA鈥檚 Melissa Joiner鈥檚 children鈥檚 book teaches us all about Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
Congratulations to Melissa Joiner, orientation coordinator for the Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA), on the release of her first self-published children鈥檚 book, Danny the Nanny Cares for Granny! The book follows the adventures...

Alumnus Scott-Healy hails benefits of IT Apprenticeship Program
Alumnus James Scott-Healy is quick to hail the benefits and opportunities of Southwest鈥檚 IT Apprenticeship Program that launched in March 2020.