Scoop May/June 2022 Edition


Dr. Tracy Hall

American Association of Community Colleges elects President Tracy D. Hall to national board of directors

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has elected Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall to its board of directors to represent the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA). Dr. Hall will serve a three-year...

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Cory Major

Southwest names Cory Major new VP of Student Affairs

Congratulations to Cory Major, Southwest’s new Vice President of Student Affairs! Major transitioned into his new role from interim vice president for student affairs on May 16, 2022. He had assumed the interim role in January...

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Joanitha Barnes named recipient of Southwest’s 2022 Faculty and Staff Award

Joanitha Barnes named recipient of Southwest’s 2022 Faculty and Staff Award

Congratulations to Criminal Justice Studies Interim Department Chair Joanitha Barnes on her selection as the recipient of the 2022 Faculty and Staff Farris Award.

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Southwest celebrates return to tradition at Twenty-Fourth Commencement

Southwest celebrates return to tradition at Twenty-Fourth Commencement

A windy, cloudy day with a few droplets of rain did not stop the show of families, friends, faculty and staff from enjoying a momentous occasion celebrating the Class of 2022. For the second consecutive year, the College returned to the Liberty Bowl...

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Southwest’s Business and Legal Studies faculty pose during a Youngprenuers virtual session. Top Row (L-R): Dr. Robin Cole, Dr. Nathan Washington and Dr. Joan McGrory. Bottom Row (L-R): Oyama Hampton, Dr. Eddie Baker and Dr. Twyla Waters.

Southwest inspires more than 300 Memphis Youth in Entrepreneurship

Southwest Tennessee Community College business and legal studies faculty plus the Project M.O.S.T. (Men of Southwest) Team and Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) advisors teamed up with the Memphis Office of Youth Services in a 4-week...

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Faculty, staff and parents surround Saluqi freshmen during Southwest’s inaugural National Signing Day April 14, 2022.

Freshmen Saluqis commit to Southwest during inaugural academic National Signing Day

It’s National Signing Day! Congratulations to Marisa Guevara, Sarah Jones and Tasha Jordan on signing their letter of commitment to join the Saluqi family in fall 2022. They were the first students to participate in Southwest’s academic...

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