Southwest to go virtual for week after Labor Day
Classes and operations are scheduled to resume in person on Sept. 13.
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September 2021
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August 2021
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SCS celebrates opening of new Medical District High School
The specialized school will offer students the opportunity to earn an associate degree.
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July 2021
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Southwest Tennessee taps Jarrett Stephens to lead basketball program
Veteran coach returns for Memphis after a stint at Florida A&M.
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May 2021
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Gaps in mask guidance leave businesses, churches, schools guessing
Some businesses, churches and other organizations feel paralyzed with how to provide a safe, potentially mask-less environment without knowing people’s vaccination status.
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32 years later, mom finishes degree — with daughter — in a pandemic
Thirty-two years ago after quitting nursing school in her final semester, Penny Williams earned her RN degree in one of the first in-person commencement exercises in Memphis in more than a year.
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April 2021
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Southwest opening Frayser COVID-19 vaccine site
According to Shelby County Health Department, ZIP code 38127 has among the highest coronavirus cases rates in the county, has produced more variant cases than any other ZIP code in the county per 100,000 and is one of the least-vaccinated areas in the county.
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Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?
On the high end, applications at Rhodes College are up 25%, but down an equal percent at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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February 2021
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Whitehaven welcomes vaccine site with relief, gratitude
The Shelby County Health Department partnered with Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin administering first doses of the Pfizer vaccine Friday at the school’s Whitehaven center at 1234 Finley Road.
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January 2021
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Southwest wins national award for improving process, narrowing gaps
Southwest Tennessee Community College is one of three recipients of the 2021 Bellwether Award. It represents five years of work to improve the student experience, from registration to graduation.
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December 2020
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CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks
CBU also delays graduation ceremony, with plans to honor graduates of both 2020 and 2021 at the Renasant Convention Center May 29, 2021.
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July 2020
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Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus
Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.
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Southwest community college plans expansion, new ‘front door’ on Union
Southwest Tennessee Community College plans to convert the closed Office Depot building near Downtown for its performing arts programs, for an array of student services, for a bit of retail to serve students and for a more prominent presence along busy Union Avenue.
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June 2020
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Southwest announcing plans to reopen 2 campuses July 8
Union and Macon Cove campuses will open for classes that require hands-on learning. Lecture-based courses will still be online for summer session.
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May 2020
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Residency gives Southwest’s 2-year nursing students edge in public health
The director of the Shelby County Health Department started her career with a two-year nursing degree. Now she has initiated a partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College to provide paid Health Department residencies for associate-degree nurses.
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March 2020
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State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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February 2020
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Steven Leake’s road to SWCC was a winding one, but it led home
From computer science to the culinary arts, a chance meeting at The Peabody led Steven Leake to his passion. Now he's an award-winning chef at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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Southwest, EDGE offering free hospitality training in Whitehaven
Preference for the training will be given to people who live in Whitehaven.
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January 2020
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Southwest faculty chef honored with national award
Southwest hired Leake in 2002 to turn around its low-performing culinary arts program.
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Southwest, TCAT talk workforce development with lawmakers
The event's purpose, according to Southwest president Tracy D. Hall, was to talk with elected officials about "what we do and what we need.”
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December 2019
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CodeCrew and Southwest Tennessee CC partner in class
Classes, which begin in February, offer pathways to an associate degree at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple receive Southwest Foundation honors
Southwest's foundation honored Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple, student scholarship recipients, sponsors and donors.
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November 2019
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Southwest president says failure of Early College program requires rigor to try again
Southwest Tennessee Community College is willing to try again when it comes to hosting an early college high school after it and Shelby County Schools pulled the plug on a charter school approach.
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October 2019
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SCS recommends closing Southwest Early College High for ‘egregious’ misconduct
The school district found that 60% of teachers at Southwest Early College High School do not have proper licensing for the classes they are teaching.
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Southwest Tennessee Community College celebrating culture of sweat, equity
When Tracy Hall arrived in 2015, the college was in a seven-year enrollment decline. Numbers are up now and the associate's degrees it awarded in 2018 are up 41%.
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